Mystery
A mystery book is a fiction novel that has a problem, or mystery, to solve. They are solved by deciphering and finding clues.

A mystery book...

  • always has a mystery to solve which is usually solved by the main character
  • sometimes has a good guy and a bad guy
  • has clues that can sometimes lead you to the wrong person/place
  • the mystery in the book starts in the beginning
  • can lead you to believe a certain thing, but then it changes or twists
  • has LOTS of horror
  • can leave you hanging with many questions
  • is always solved
  • can have different settings
  • has good beginnings and endings, or "hooks" and "punches"
  • lots of suspense
  • most are fantasy fiction


Reccomended Mystery Books
  • Room One:A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements

Author of best selling book, Frindle
Author of best selling book, Frindle


  • Deep, Dark, and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
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  • Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan
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  • Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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  • Kidnapped by Gordan Korman
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  • Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss

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  • The Hound of Baskervilles by Murray Shaw
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  • Nancy Drew Mystery Stories by Carolyn Keene
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This Book Is In A Series


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