Definitions for mystery novel
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1. detective novel, mystery novelnoun

   novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end

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1. mystery novel

   Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, whose titles such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery offered what were then described as complicated to solve and weird stories: supernatural horror in the vein of Grand Guignol. That contrasted with parallel titles of the same names which contained conventional hardboiled crime fiction. The first use of "mystery" in that sense was by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched to "weird menace" during the later part of 1933.

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1. mystery novel

   A mystery novel is a type of fiction in which a detective, either professional or amateur, investigates and solves a crime, often a murder. The plot often includes suspense, clues, red herrings, and surprising twists that keep readers engaged and guessing until the very end. The resolution is typically arrived through deductive reasoning used to interpret the clues and unravel the mystery.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mystery novel in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mystery novel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of mystery novel in a Sentence

1. David Gruber:

   Studying biofluorescence in the ocean is like a constantly evolving mystery novel, with new clues being provided as we move the research forward.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Novel
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