3,840 books
—
2,844 voters
Mystery
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym of detective fiction — in other words a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) solves a crime. The term "mystery fiction" may sometimes be limited to the subset of detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle element and its logical solution (cf. whodunit), as a contrast to hardboiled detective stories which focus on action and gritty realism. However, in more general usage "mystery" may be used to describe any form of crime fiction, even if there is no mystery to be solved
...more
Giveaways
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author)
by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: May 29, 2018
Enter now to win an advance reader's copy of Ruth Ware's incredible new book, The Death of Mrs Westaway.
On a day that begins like any other, Hal rece ...more
View Details »
On a day that begins like any other, Hal rece ...more
View Details »
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 20 copies available, 1250 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Feb 05 - Mar 23, 2018
Countries available: CA
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 15 copies available, 318 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 05 - Mar 26, 2018
Countries available: GB
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries #1)
by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author)
by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Jul 01, 2008
Enter for a chance to win 1 of 10 copies of HER ROYAL SPYNESS by Rhys Bowen!
Praise for the Royal Spyness mysteries:
“Wonderful characters...A delight.” ...more
View Details »
Praise for the Royal Spyness mysteries:
“Wonderful characters...A delight.” ...more
View Details »
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 10 copies available, 1727 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 10 - Mar 24, 2018
Countries available: US
Related Genres
S.J. Watson
Author of Before I Go to Sleep
S J Watson was born in the UK, lives in London and worked in the NHS for a number of years.
In 2011 Watson's debut novel, Before I Go to Sleep, was released to critical acclaim. It has now been published in over 40 languages, and has become an international bestseller, winning numerous awards.
Dean Koontz
More Good Minds Suggest…
His Favorite Ghost Stories: The craftsman of creepy shares his favorite ghost stories in honor of his new thriller, What the Night Knows, about a rampaging killer who reawakens from the dead.
“
When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.
”
― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
“
I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything and there are many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we're here. I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, whic
...more
”
― Richard Feynman
― Richard Feynman
Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So…more
5,869 members, last active 41 minutes ago
There is at least one reading challenge within the group per month as well as quarterly reading…more
787 members, last active 42 minutes ago
A group to discuss our favorite novels, be it Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Mystery, YA,…more
3,545 members, last active 4 days ago
Welcome to A Million More Pages. We are a challenge-based reading group that runs seasonal chal…more
1,715 members, last active 4 minutes ago
Tags
Tags contributing to this page include: mystery, crime-mystery, genre__mystery, mysteries, mystery-crime, and mystery-genre
