best collection of mystery short stories

The King of Global Scrap Collection

Li Zhongnan, a seemingly foolish young man from a rural village, steps onto the world stage from humble beginnings as a scrap collector, after acquiring a "Recycling System".

Write a book and make a fool of yourself · Urban

Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

When they first met, Tang Wan sighed, “The fifth young master of the Jiang family is just as the rumors said. He’s celibate, aloof, prideful, and is a man to be revered. Unfortunately, he’s so smart that he no longer has any will to live, which made him sickly, and he’s going to die soon… Later on, the fifth young master brought her into his room. When she came out, everyone stared at her in shock. Why was she crying? …… Later on, it was said that the fifth young master returned after he recovered from his illness, and he brought a girl back. She appeared pure and harmless, but underneath that harmless appearance, she was actually a spitfire that offended quite a number of people. But the fifth young master just said, “I brought her back, so I’ll let her do whatever she wants. If… anything happens, I’ll take responsibility.” His best friend gave him a reminder. “You’re going to be responsible for someone from the Tang family?” “Since she came back with me, she’s mine. She’s just a young girl and is spoilt. I have to take responsibility.” After Tang Wan married into the Jiang family, she only had one mission. She must give birth to his children before he died! Meanwhile, the fifth young master was puzzled. “You’re a gentle and shy girl during the day, so why are you so different during the night?” Tang Wan thought. ‘I have to make every second count. He won’t be able to live long.’ After she gave birth to his son and he became one year old, Tang Wan was prepared to become a widow. However… ‘Why isn’t he dead yet?’ Much later, the fifth master of the Jiang family asked her, “I heard that you’ve been looking for my death every day. Do you want to kill me by sucking me dry?”

Beautiful Crescent · General

Mystery Descends: My Exchanges Are Not Equal

[The 3000th Descent of Mystery is about to begin.] [This is your only chance to redeem yourself.] When the whole world was in danger, Wang Teng activated a unique talent. It was the Rank SSS talent - Inequivalent Exchange! He was not purchasing things for free, but the exchange was not equivalent. [Exchange successfully. You used half a bowl of cup noodles. With your Rank SSS talent, you may retrieve an unlimited supply of cup noodles.] [Exchange successfully. You used a bottle of Sad Breeze wine to exchange for the Star Shifting Method.] … From then on, Wang Teng activated a new exchange system.

Pure Salted Fish · Sci-fi

There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

``` Entering the world of the Scripted Murder Game isn't scary. Playing the role of the murderer is still doable. Playing the role of the victim is fine. Playing the role of a girl is manageable. Even if you have to deal with dark, strange monsters, and accidentally get tainted by them, it's no big deal. Shuo looked at the script in his hand and felt that he could still play the part! … But after adding a bunch of teammates with mental issues, he felt that he couldn't go on acting. This script is a bit off too! Shuo, "Can we not have a murderer, a victim, a girl, or psychos, and just have a normal person?" … —————— 【Non-traditional Scripted Murder Mystery Game】【Attention: The plot will gradually shift from normal to bizarre, focusing on tasks. Each Scripted Murder Game script is original, not fan-made. Non-original scripts will be indicated.】【Ensemble cast, with undercovers, role-playing, disguises, no female lead.】 ```

Mid spring, tenth month · Horror

Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

New novel by Er Mu, author of 《Release That Witch》! The best fantasy online novel you absolutely can't miss in 2024! ------ Chaoyang had lived an unremarkable life for over twenty years, but then a sudden "awakening" disrupted his life—he awoke to become a demon from legend, sustained by wishing power. The bad news was that wishing power was hard to come by in this world. The good news was that he managed to open a gateway to another world, teeming with wishing power, just before starving to death. The bad news was that most of the wishing power already had owners. The good news was that no one understood making wishes better than he did. At first, Chaoyang simply responded to prayers to survive, but as he grew in strength, he turned it into an industry. And the place where many wishes could be fulfilled came to be known as "Paradise".

Second Eye · Fantasy

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2021-11-30

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A Dose of Love: Bite-Sized Fantastical Love Stories

Mcllorycat · Fantasy

575 Chs

human101

2019-03-22

Honestly one of the best books I've read. It's basically a collection of short stories that the author decided to share to the whole world. Each story has its own unique characters, setting, and plot. I recommend everyone to read it.

Short, Light, Free

Let It Go · Urban

208 Chs

Soul_Grenade

2019-05-02

It's like a collection of short stories with recurring character being the MC. The stories themselves are quite nice and do generate the sense of mystery, but never the sense of crisis the situation should have. This is due to MC being too OP from the start. Nothing the author throws at him could faze him. That said, since they are a collection of short stories, it breaks the immersion everytime the author changes arc. Attempts have been made to avoid this, rather futile, by making certain characters recurring, making everything connected. But that just makes the story look like having a big slow moving background. These all are offset by the almost MTL translation breaking the immersion every so often. All in all nice book for pass times, easy to put down after the arc. But translation quality isn't to satisfaction

Trafford's Trading Club

White Jade of Sunset Mountain · Urban

1232 Chs

LordShivaStories

2023-08-23

OK This book is a collection of short stories and this is the first time I have actually read a short story so my review may not be that good. What I like about this book is that every short story has a haunting or interesting plot twist which excites me

A World of Secrets

GinMonroe · Sci-fi

5 Chs

Scumbag ex-boyfriend wants to get back together

Jinyi was cuckolded! They had been together for four years, but they couldn't compare to the childhood sweethearts who had just returned from abroad! …Thinking about it, he might not be able to win. She couldn't accept this! He lowered himself and threw away his dignity to pray that they would not break up. However, Nan Mu Ye's heart was harder than a rock! She was very uncomfortable, very sad! …… Three years later, the person she thought she would never see again appeared in front of her and pressed her against the table, wanting to reconcile with her…

Tears of the Afterglow

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Starting from Da Qian, slaying demons and devils

When he woke up, Zhao Hong realized that he had been reborn into the dangerous Qian Dynasty. The vengeful Wu Dalang, the fallen Ghost Eight Immortals. Evil spirits haunt the people This was a grotesque world, an era where demons ran amok.

Ink Tangyuan

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I didn't intend to rebel

Zhao Chen, who had transmigrated, was the eldest young master of a landlord family. He had wanted to live a peaceful life, but he had been robbed by refugees on the first day of transmigration... In troubled times, there would always be heroes. Facing the injustice of the world, Zhao Chen wanted to become the master of this world and establish his own dynasty. However, he soon realized that this was a fictional dynasty, and it was a fantasy world…The knowledge in his mind was useless. However, he had a special system that never chatted with him and had no interface! [Ding! The host has received ten years of experience in sword arts.] [Ding! [The host has received a hundred years of experience in sword art.] [Ding! [The host has obtained a thousand years of experience in sword art.] [Ding! The host has obtained the experience of cultivating sword techniques for ten thousand years.] This book is also known as " 10,000 Years of Sword Practice " and " Why Is This System Ignoring Me?"

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Dragon Emperor Divine Doctor

He had become a god in the underground world and an overlord, but he had seen his beloved wife being forced to be raped! Xiao Chen was enraged and returned to River East, his blood flowing for thousands of miles! From now on, with me around, I'll give you a lifetime of happiness!

Yue Yu

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Village doctor

The small village doctor had great skills, saving the dead and healing the wounded, and fighting the village bully with wisdom. It's hard to get away from the peach blossoms.

Fried Three Treasures

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