Mystery

=Mystery = Although Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is considered the father of the mystery genre, he didn't start out as a writer. He started writing to pay for medical school, but his popular character, Sherlock Holmes, was so loved by his readers that he spent most of his time writing stories. The Mystery genre always contains a puzzle to be solved by the characters and there is virtually always a detective present in the story. The criminals are caught, but they are caught through a complex analysis of clues, motives, suspicions, and Red Herrings (false clues) and logic. While reading a mystery novel, readers wonder "Who did it?" Most of the time readers are fed enough clues that they can figure out the criminal before the last page of the novel. Common plot devices include secret codes, discovering disguises, thrilling escapes, and fast paced chases. Subgroups include Detective Stories, Suspense, and Thrillers.

Examples Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys, Book 1) by Franklin W Dixon The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart