SCYSOFFICTION JOURNAL

SCYSOF · B17

Six ordinary places. Six extraordinary mysteries.

Read a free first chapter, meet its characters and choose whether to continue. Each story has its own ending.

Mara discovers banknotes in the pocket of a blue coat at the laundretteChapter one freeA Laundry Worker Finds a Bundle of Cash in Someone Else’s CoatA laundry worker finds £250,000 in a stranger’s coat. The receipt wrapped around the notes leads her to a clue about her missing brother.Read this story →A woman leaves an envelope of money at the pharmacy counterChapter one freeA Woman Leaves Money at a Pharmacy Counter and Walks AwayA customer leaves £250,000 on a pharmacy counter and walks away. Soon the till records a transaction the pharmacist never made, and a stranger arrives to claim the cash.Read this story →Two women examine an envelope of banknotes and a folded plan beside an open blue gym lockerChapter one freeAn Envelope of Cash Is Found in a Gym LockerTwo women find cash and a floor plan inside a gym locker. A reflection in the changing-room mirror points them towards a missing employee.Read this story →A group of young people gathered around an open safe in a garageChapter one freeStudents Rent a House and Discover an Open Safe in the GarageStudents rent a house for the weekend and find an open safe in the garage. Inside is a ledger with future dates; then one of their friends disappears.Read this story →A cemetery worker holding an envelope and banknotes beside a benchChapter one freeA Cemetery Worker Finds an Envelope Under a Bench During His RoundsA cemetery worker finds cash beneath a bench. The envelope also contains a burial order for the next morning—with his own name on it.Read this story →Newlyweds Hannah and Adam examine a partly open duffel containing cash in the cabin of their rented yachtChapter one freeNewlyweds Rent a Yacht and Find a Bag of Money in the CabinNewlyweds Hannah and Adam find £250,000 in the cabin of their rented yacht. A man claiming to collect maintenance equipment wants the bag back, but his explanation does not match the charter company’s records.Read this story →