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A real man isn’t pale, her father would always tell her whenever he sunbathed. And now the very thing he loved doing, had just killed him.
Rated: PG13
Category: Police
Length: 2 pages
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“Please, let me see him. I can take it.” She sobbed as the white sheet was pulled down by the forensic pathologist.

“He’s sunburnt,” she said, fingers hovering close to his red cheeks yet too afraid to touch it.

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After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr Hyde.
Rated: PG
Category: Suspense
Image Credit: Matheus Augusto

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I’ve always been curious about this classic suspense. I knew well the strange relationship of the elderly Dr Jekyll and young Mr Hyde. With many sorts of intriguing story covers, I had expected plenty of "Incredible Hulk" moments in this classic.

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He simply wanted time alone with his wife, to pamper and spoil her for her hard work at home. But Ma just wouldn’t have it.
Rated: PG13
Category: Romantic Suspense
Length: 2 pages
Image Credit: Canva

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Something sharp was scratching his calf. He pulled his leg away as he struggled to sit up, finding himself immersed in clear water by the seashore. The broken bottle was bobbing nearby, missing its top half. Its jagged edges threatened to pierce him again if he didn’t move.

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Others would have dismissed the annoying calls as pranks. But not Inspector Maigret who took them too personally but only to come up short.
Rated: PG13
Category: Police
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I didn’t know the extent of Inspector Maigret’s reputation. So far the only French-speaking detective I’m aware of was Hercule Poirot. Turns out this fella has a huge series of his own. So did Maigret become my favourite after I read this novel?

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Her usual quiet night was disrupted by an amorous couple who broke into her home. She tried to tell the police their sins but no one ever listened to her.
Rated: NC16
Category: Crime
Length: 2 pages
Image Credit: Pixabay

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I saw it, officer. Really, right in front of me.

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The film industry in Singapore is very small. So when he scouted her for his movie, she was going to give the best scene of her life.
Rated: NC16
Category: Suspense
Length: 1 page
Image Credit: Heorhii Heorhiichuk

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“You play the victim. You understand? Good, good. Now, show me your best fear. Give it your all!”

“Yes, sir.”

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A mother in anguish for her son’s condition. A doctor who rather not be bothered with it. Will she ever save her poor child?
Rated: G
Category: Medical
Length: 2 pages
Image Credit: Rawpixel

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“Doctor, how, my son? Serious is it?”

The anxious old mother tightened her grip on her son’s hand. There was no reaction. Glassy-eyed as before, mouth agape as before, lost somewhere else but here.

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The years of playing have been fun. Now, he plays his final game with her. Will he win as usual? Or will things finally start to change?
Rated: PG
Category: Police
Length: 1 page
Image Credit: George Becker

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“I was thinking of retiring.” He said, pushing the pawn across the board.

His confession was simple. It had to be. She was a woman who needed no flowers or poetry. A clever and honest woman, even to him. After years of playing with her, he wanted to see what would happen if he was finally truthful to her, to himself.

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Their intention was simple — let technology grow rapidly on its own. It was convenient that way. They thought wrong.
Rated: PG
Category: Suspense
Length: 2 pages
Image Credit: Daisy Laparra

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They were worried. No, they were anxious to the point of madness. How many times had they tried but failed? But in any experiment, failure was inevitable. That was how one learnt. But when millions of dollars were pumped into such a discrete defense project, failing meant a severe dent to their careers and ultimately their lives.

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The priceless gemstone, the Buruj, was rumoured to be cursed — death was the inevitable fate of anyone possessing it. But Private Eye Zafirah didn’t believe in curses.
Rated: NC16
Category: Private Eye
Length: 10 pages
Image Credit: 嘉淇徐

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Zafirah crumpled his calling card into her pocket. She had deciphered his code too easily. Bridge, Buruj, really? That bloody thief was up to something. But seeing no one by the bridge, she limped towards a bench, leaning heavily on her forearm crutch with each step.

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Even the simple things in life were a mystery to her, especially when the sun was at its brightest, showing off colours of joy that were foreign to her.
Rated: G
Category: Cozy Mystery
Length: 1 page
Image Credit: Kaique Rocha

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The minutes after Zuhr was always a curious moment for her. The sun was always the happiest, exploding things around her into vivid colours. Every pair of eyes would be as clear as glasses, willing to share their secrets readily in the Kopitiam she always frequent.

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They say that bit of road is haunted. If you see something or someone by the road, never stop. Keep going even if it seemed real.
Rated: PG
Category: Paranormal
Length: 1 page
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As it passed by, the car's headlights had shone on the lone pedestrian. A pale figure of a man, hunched over in his dirty clothes, dragging his feet as he walked. His thin body shook violently over a coughing fit. An eerie figure on a deserted road. A road notorious for its ghostly sightings.

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It should be a simple affair, really. When a lost backpack is found, you give it to the police post and problem solved. But things just had to be all heavy and bloody.
Rated: PG13
Category: Suspense
Length: 8 pages
Image Credit: Dương Nhân

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Ramdan placed the backpack carefully on his dining table. It laid limp with its thin straps hanging off the edge. Tough green canvas, heavily used but still in good shape. He didn’t steal it. It was found on a park bench on his way home. Could've been a bomb, and he'd exploded there and then, not that it mattered. No one was around.

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She trusted her best friend wholeheartedly. She would do anything she asked of her. Until that day when she was betrayed.
Rated: PG13
Category: Crime
Length: 1 page
Image Credit: Pexen Design

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“You mustn’t smile.”

“Why?”

“I saw the last girl crying after her photo was taken. See, yeah, that one.” Her best friend pointed out.

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