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
Mystery fiction - Wikipedia 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 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
mystery - Wiktionary, the free dictionary mystery (countable and uncountable, plural mysteries) The truth behind the events remains a mystery The case was that of a murder It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff