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 ...more

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New Girl
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Night School
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Taken (Elvis Cole, #13, Joe Pike, #4)
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It Takes a Witch (A Wishcraft Mystery, #1)
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The Cabinet of Earths
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Private Games
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The Rope: An Anna Pigeon Novel
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Breakdown
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The Bookmaker by Chris Fraser
The Bookmaker
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Giveaway dates: Jan 24-Feb 24, 2012
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On the Fringe by Courtney King Walker
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Targets in Ties by Tristi Pinkston
Targets in Ties (A Secret Sister Mystery #4)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum, #18)
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Death Comes to Pemberley
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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)
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V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)
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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1)
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I Am Half Sick Of Shadows: A Flavia De Luce Novel
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The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1)
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (A Flavia de Luce Mystery #2)
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Best Realilistic Fiction
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Reading Italy
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Best Multicultural Mysteries
42 books — 22 voters

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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And Then There Were None
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10)
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Angels and Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
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Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
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Recent Reviews

Midnight in Austenla...
02/22
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by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
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Andrea Andrea said: "I got my hands on a copy of this from the library already! So fun. I think I might have enjoyed this one even better than the first. I haven't read a decent "who-dunnit" for a while. Still a quick easy read with a clean romantic plot, b...more"
 
Defending Jacob: A N...
02/23
Gin gave 5 of 5 stars to:
by William Landay (Goodreads Author)
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Gin Gin said: "I thoroughly enjoyed William Landay's Defending Jacob. I recommend it to anyone who loves Mysteries and Court Room dramas. I'm off to find two more William Landay books, The Strangler and Mission Flats."
 
Midnight in Austenla...
02/22
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Michelle Michelle said: "Ugghh. I looooved Princess Academy, the Bayern series, etc. and consider Shannon one of my favorite authors. I was luke-warm about Austenland, but thought maybe she stepped it up a little with this return to England (and I'm a sucker for Austen) N...more"
 
Defending Jacob: A N...
02/22
Dolinm Dolin gave 4 of 5 stars to:
by William Landay (Goodreads Author)
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Dolinm Dolin Dolinm Dolin said: "For someone who never though mysteries were her thing I have been reading a lot lately. This book grabbed me on page one and I didn't let go until I finished the next night. I thought it engrossing, taking a different turn every few pages and it neve...more"
 
Believing the Lie
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Kelly Herta Kelly Herta said: "This book was long, and so are most of her other books. I enjoyed reading about the relationships of Sgt. Havers and her neighbors and always enjoy Linley. I am glad that the next book won't have Linley and the Guv together anymore. Not a book I w...more"
 
Midnight in Austenla...
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All I Did Was Shoot...
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Marissa Morrison Marissa Morrison said: "Either I didn't drink enough coffee today, or the plot of this book is hard to follow. Eight years ago there was a big heist, and some dozen characters were either involved in the heist or played a role in its cover-up. Some of those characters are n...more"
 
Believing the Lie
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Mal Warwick Mal Warwick said: "Another Unpredictable Inspector Lynley Novel

I’ve enjoyed most of Elizabeth George’s 16 previous novels about the life and career of Thomas Lynley, an hereditary earl from Cornwall who has risen to the post of Detective Inspector in Scotland...more
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Taken
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Dot Dot said: "Elvis Cole, world's greatest detective, is hired to find ATF bigwig's niece who's been mistakenly gathered up in the desert with illegals. He and Joe Pike jump thru hoops with Koren mob, Mexican cartel and just plain bad guys but rescue her and boyfr...more"
 
Midnight in Austenla...
02/21
Heidi gave 5 of 5 stars to:
by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
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Heidi Heidi said: "Took about half way through to get into it, but loved it after that. I did find one teensy error in the book. I love it when I find an error that the editor did not. This one was a change of eye color. Perhaps the character had colored contacts. ...more"
 
Night School
02/21
Rose gave 5 of 5 stars to:
by C.J. Daugherty (Goodreads Author)
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Rose Rose said: "I love C.J.'s husband for daring her to write this. Even though I was still a bit confused at the end about what was happening, I still wholeheartly loved it!

Characters

Allie

Even though I thought she was going t...more
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Defending Jacob: A N...
02/21
Lesley gave 4 of 5 stars to:
by William Landay (Goodreads Author)
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Lesley Lesley said: "I won a copy of this book in a publisher's contest and decide to read it even though mysteries are not my normal cup of tea. However, I really enjoyed this psychological courtroom mystery and read it in just a few days. Why was the former Asst. Distr...more"
 
The Rope: An Anna Pi...
02/21
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Jane Jane said: "Seldom do I wish for pictures in a novel. With The Rope, I was frantic for illustrations of the rock climbing situations Anna gets herself in to in this tension filled novel. Not a rock climber myself, I sorta envy people who are crazy enough to at...more"
 
Taken
02/21
Tony gave 3 of 5 stars to:
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Tony Tony said: "TAKEN. (2012). Robert Crais. ***.
In this latest thriller from Mr. Crais, he uses his usual cut-and-paste style of assembly, along with a hopscotch through time technique to move the plot forward. I can’t complain, though, it all seems to w...more
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New Girl
02/21
Britta gave 4 of 5 stars to:
by Paige Harbison (Goodreads Author)
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Britta Britta said: " I found out after reading New Girl that this novel is a retelling of Rebecca, but I have not read the original, so I am in no position to tell how accurately they matched up. My review is solely bases on New Girl (how it should be).

What st...more
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Believing the Lie
02/20
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Vicki Summerfeldt Vicki Summerfeldt said: "Believing the Lie is one in a long series of books (17th or 18th) written about a police officer, Lynley. I would suggest a familiarity with the previous novels to fully appreciate the characters involved. It is apparent that I love the series consi...more"
 
Believing the Lie
02/20
Barb Moore gave 3 of 5 stars to:
bookshelves: adult, british, emotions, mystery
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Barb Moore Barb Moore said: "slow start, good middle--didn't like the ending, but them's the breaks--the author gets to decide who lives and who dies, not the reader. like all george's mysteries, very fraught--major trauma and minor tragedies for all. though this is not really a...more"
 
Private Games
02/20
Martin Patrick gave 4 of 5 stars to:
by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
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Martin Patrick Martin Patrick said: "I read James Patterson to remind myself that I can do this too, and I hope a tad bit better. Patterson books are always a fun read, and this was one per usual, though the final boss battle scene ended in such a comical way that I literally laughed o...more"
 
Night School
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Izzy Izzy said: "Awh man. I really wanted to be able to give this book more. Instead I shall tell you why I didn't (and why I gave it what I did of course). I'm feeling mean enough to rate this a 2.5.

Right, so the blurb and the first chapter of the book ...more
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Defending Jacob: A N...
02/20
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by William Landay (Goodreads Author)
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Dariosk Dariosk said: "The whole book is based on a crappy premise
which I can't discuss here because it would be a huge spoiler.
It was borderline believable for a while, and it is beautifully written,
but it ends just being one cheap trick after the other.
...more
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