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

He Started It
Burn Our Bodies Down
Playing Nice
Blacktop Wasteland
The Bright Lands
Hurry Home
When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven, #2)
Trouble the Saints
You're Next
Never Ask Me
The Girls Weekend
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #3)
Cut to the Bone (Agent Sayer Altair, #3)
The Girl in the White Van
B*WITCH
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