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

Bright Young Women
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
A Study in Drowning
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
Suddenly a Murder
Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)
Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit #1)
Hemlock Island
The Death I Gave Him
This Is How We End Things
The Only Girl in Town
The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)
The Library of Shadows
The Square of Sevens
The Ghost Illusion
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