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

Every Last Fear
Firekeeper's Daughter
Lost in the Never Woods
She's Too Pretty to Burn
The Ladies of the Secret Circus
The Lamplighters
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs #16)
The Conductors
An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell, #6)
The Poet (Samantha Jazz, #1)
Our Last Echoes
The Castle School (for Troubled Girls)
Tell Me My Name
The Last Secret You’ll Ever Keep
By Way of Sorrow
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    Finding Tessa

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  • The Granite Coast Murders by Jean-Luc Bannalec
    The Granite Coast Murders: A Brittany Mystery

    Release date: Apr 20, 2021
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