Short Stories -- Links to online stories

Vintage Short Mystery Classics
http://www.hornpipe.com/mysclas.htm
The Paradise of Thieves by G K Chesterton

MysteryNet
http://www.mysterynet.com/holmes/sherlock-holmes-stories/
Sherlock Holmes

also http://www.mysterynet.com/short-mystery-stories/
Short stories by contemporary writers... Christmas or Romance

Free Christmas Mystery Short Stories

http://www.mysterynet.com/Christmas/mysteries/

Three Travellers by Edward D. Hoch

http://www.mysterynet.com/Christmas/mysteries/three/

A short story mystery before the First Christmas, featuring three characters from the original. The Wise Men are headed West, and stop at an oasis for the night.

Here Comes Santa Claus by Bill Pronzini

http://www.mysterynet.com/Christmas/mysteries/santa/

Department store Santas dread the visit of a rotten kid. Nameless detective meets one in his stint in the plush chair, and ho-hos into a holiday scam in this short story.

Silent Night by Marcia Muller

http://www.mysterynet.com/Christmas/mysteries/silent/

A Sharon McCone short story: She searches for a runaway teen on Christmas Eve and learns some of life's tougher lessons.

Free online romance short stories - Crime Meets Love

http://www.mysterynet.com/love/

Hard Feelings by Barbara D'Amato

http://www.mysterynet.com/love/valentine/feelings/

A 911 call during the Valentine's Day Blizzard in Chicago tests the partnership of two cops in this short story.

Love with the Proper Killer by Rose Deshaw

http://www.mysterynet.com/love/valentine/proper/

It's hard to find a decent boyfriend. It's harder to break up with one on Valentine's Day.

The Things We Do for Love by Jonathan Kellerman

http://www.mysterynet.com/love/romance/forlove/

A short story with a young mother, a fussy baby, and a seedy restaurant

Married to a Murderer by Alan Russell

http://www.mysterynet.com/love/romance/married/

Some women are attracted to prisoners. Danielle wants the best of prisoners, a murderer

82 Places for free mystery...

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-mystery

lists many links for free mysteries and describes the site; includes audio downloads as well as print; not necessarily short stories

East of the Web Crime   (printable)

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LorArt.shtml

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Oscar Wilde

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/BoltDoor.shtml

Bolted Door by Edith Wharton

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/GentPlay.shtml

Gentlemen and Players  (Raffles)  by E W Hornung