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

They Wish They Were Us
Winter Counts
The Companion
All Eyes on Her
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne
Behind the Red Door
Elatsoe
Final Cut
Vanishing Falls
Love Sold Separately
Some Kind of Animal
The Last to Know
Murder in the East End (Kat Holloway Mysteries #4)
The Game
The Less Dead
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