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.

Whidbey
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham, #4)
Stakeouts and Strollers
The Dreadfuls
A Bad, Bad Place
The Best Little Motel in Texas
Ruins
The Survivor
A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell, #10)
Young World
Hunting the Strange
The Plans I Have for You
Most Likely to Murder
Ruby Falls
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
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    The Price of Honey
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    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
    As Far as She Knew
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    A Flicker in the Dark
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    The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
    The Silent Muse
    The Woman From Nowhere (Misted Pines, #5)
    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
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    And Then There Were None
    Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
    Gone Girl
    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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    The Girl on the Train
    The Silent Patient
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    The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
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