Mystery

The mystery genre is a genre of fiction that follows a crime (like a murder or a disappearance) from the moment it is committed to the moment it is solved. Mystery novels are often called “whodunnits” because they turn the reader into a detective trying to figure out the who, what, when, and how of a particular crime. Most mysteries feature a detective or private eye solving a case as the central character.

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Innocence Road
Made You Look
The Marriage Method (The Crinoline Academy, #2)
The Devil in Oxford (Ruby Vaughn, #3)
The Botanist's Assistant
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I'll Make a Spectacle of You
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How Girls Are Made
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The Ivory City
Girls Who Play Dead
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