Lesbian Stories · 2 parts
The Bookshop at Midnight
Ruth finds a pencilled note inside a second-hand novel. She writes back, and their book-margin conversation starts to matter.
Stories tagged “mystery”
Short Stories · 2 parts
Don't Turn Off the Lights
Rowan house-sits a grand Edinburgh townhouse for a week. Lights flicker, a study door stays locked, and a note warns: do not turn off the lights.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Lake House Caretaker
A city artist takes a winter job caring for an empty Lake District house. The local handyman, Owen, is stubborn, and the house has a locked room nobody will discuss.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Last Room on Floor Nine
A hotel manager in Istanbul finds a key taped under a carpet in room 912. It opens a door no one should have, and a guest who knows far too much about her.
Workplace · 2 parts
The Client Who Never Showed
Tessa, a Milan private investigator, waits for a client who never arrives. When she finds his photograph in a missing-person file, she realises he has been watching her.
Romance & Sensual · 2 parts
The Stolen Painting
Clara is restoring a Renaissance altarpiece in Florence when she finds a forged signature hidden beneath the varnish. The man who hired her has already noticed.
Travel & Outdoors · 2 parts
The Stranger in Seat 14D
On a night train from Paris to Venice, Hana finds a passport that is not hers. The stranger across from her is very interested in getting it back.