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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
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On Grove Street
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Two men are brutally murdered two days apart, twenty years after they last saw each other. Coincidence? Who killed them, with what weapons, and why? A
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The Killing Habit: A Tom Thorne Novel
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Enter for a chance to win THE KILLING HABIT, the latest Tom Thorne novel from Mark Billingham, the write Karin Slaughter calls "world-class."
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Out of Tupelo
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Enter a chance to win a copy of national bestselling author Mark Gilleo's latest novel, Out of Tupelo.
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The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
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― Anaïs Nin
― Anaïs Nin
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Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one.
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― John Green, Paper Towns
― John Green, Paper Towns
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