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mystery story

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mystery story

Work of fiction in which the evidence related to a crime or to a mysterious event is so presented that the reader has an opportunity to consider solutions to the problem, the author's solution being the final phase of the piece. The mystery story is an age-old popular genre and is related to several other forms. Elements of mystery may be present in narratives of horror or terror, pseudoscientific fantasies, crime stories, accounts of diplomatic intrigue, affairs of codes and ciphers and secret societies, or any situation involving an enigma. See also detective story; gothic novel.
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Ghosts of Sackett Lake" is entertaining and provides some nice twists on the mystery story.
Ghosts of Sackett Lake by Dunford, Michael / MBR Bookwatch
JS This is a good choice for librarians serving Mexican American teenagers because it is a YA mystery story featuring young people perhaps like themselves.
Lachtman, Ofelia Duman. The truth about Las Mariposas by Rosser, Claire / Kliatt
com/perseverance Any library catering to either writers or mystery readers needs How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries, a survey telling how to write a historical mystery story.
How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries by The Bookwatch
 
 
 
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