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Who Done It? Read a Mystery and find out!
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Welcome to Mystery

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 Mysteries are, at their heart, puzzles to solve. Whether it is an amateur sleuth, a grizzled Private Detective, or a Police Officer who cracks the case, the reader is intended to try to figure out the puzzle right along with them. 

Most credit Edgar Allan Poe with "inventing" the Mystery story, but it was the great Mystery authors like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie, creator of the two classic amateur sleuths, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, who established the genre. 

Now one can find a Mystery novel set in nearly any historical time period, in any part of the world.

 

Favorite Books

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    Faithful Place - Tana French
    Call Number: Mystery French
    ISBN: 9780670021871
    This lastest in the richly emotional Dublin detectives series by Tana French.

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    Mission Road - Rick Riordan
    Call Number: Mystery Riordan/PB RACK Mystery Riordan
    ISBN: 0553801856
    San Antonio Private Investigator Tres Navarre revisits a cold case in order to help save a friend accused of murdering his wife, a SAPD detective.

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    Play Dead - Harlan Coben
    Call Number: Mystery Coben
    ISBN: 9780451231741
    Revisit Coben's first novel with this 2010 reissue.

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    Hangman - Faye Kellerman
    Call Number: Mystery Kellerman
    ISBN: 9780061702563
    In this, the latest in the Decker and Lazarus series, LAPD detective Peter Decker looks into the disappearance of a married couple.

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    Lone Star Sleuths
    Call Number: Mystery Lone
    ISBN: 9780292717374
    An anthology of Mystery stories set in Texas, organized by region. Includes such authors as Walter Mosley, Nevada Barr, Rick Riordan, Kinky Freidman, and many more.

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    I'd Know You Anywhere - Lisa Lippman
    Call Number: Mystery Lippman
    ISBN: 9780061706554
    As a teenager Eliza was kipnapped and held hostage. Now, almost 25 years later, her kidnapper is on death row and wants her forgiveness.

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    Queen of the Night - J. A. Jance
    Call Number: Mystery Jance
    ISBN: 9780061239243
    Fans of Tony Hillerman may enjoy the latest installment in this lesser-known series by J.A. Jance. Like Hillerman's works, Jance's Walker Family series incorporates Native American lore into the suspenseful murder mystery tale.

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  • Mystery Net  
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    This website allows you to connect with other Mystery fans and even has Mystery-themed computer games, if you need a break from reading.
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    The ultimate Mystery website! Spend hours here reading reviews and looking through author and character lists.
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    This magazine for Mystery lovers often features new short stories by prominent Mystery authors. The print issues are available at the Central Library.
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