mystery
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- noun
- /ˈmɪstəri/
- Ed Gorman is best known as a mystery writer, but he ventures into other genres as well.
- solve a mystery
- murder mystery
- a mystery novel
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- Why did this win the best mystery Thriller on the Goodreads Choice Award?
- We talk about the role of a journalist in a mystery or thriller.
- We became sleuths in this very perplexing mystery.
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The detective worked tirelessly to unravel the complex mystery of the missing jewels.
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- Guys, we have a mystery here.
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If you want to write your own mystery series, read the ones that are already successful.
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Perhaps you could help solve a mystery for me.
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Her work includes two Victorian mystery series and a series set during World War I.
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This season we look back at the greatest mysteries of crime in our history.
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Jess Lourey is the author of the Murder-by-Month comic-caper mystery series, which began with May Day.
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For the past 10 years, he has written book reviews of mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction for Kirkus Reviews.
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She enjoyed reading a new mystery novel that kept her guessing until the very end.
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In the film, the characters band together to solve a chilling mystery surrounding a haunted house.
Synonyms
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A story about finding who committed a crime, often a murder
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A book about a crime or puzzle that the reader tries to solve
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A story about a person who solves a crime by following clues
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A story about a crime in which a detective tries to find who did it
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A book, play, or film about solving a crime, often a murder
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- Informal
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Food whose type or where it comes from you cannot tell, often served in cafeterias
- Literature
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A play from the Middle Ages that tells Bible stories, often about Jesus, performed for people
- Jargon
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Buttons or links that hide their function so users must guess what they do
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Etymology
A mystery story gets its name from the same Greek root mysterion, which means 'secret'. So a mystery novel hides clues and secrets that the characters and the reader must find.