MYSTERY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster mystery, problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle mean something which baffles or perplexes mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or less strictly to whatever resists or defies explanation problem applies to a question or difficulty calling for a solution or causing concern
Mystery fiction - Wikipedia 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
Mystery Books - Goodreads Mystery novels are often called “whodunnits” because they turn the reader into a detective trying to figure out the who, what, when, and how of a particular crime