Sherlock holmes father brown and lady molly of scotland yard this e book was created from public domain texts from project gutenberg, edited and formatted by candida martinelli of candida martinellis italophile site. Also known as a whodunit or detective story, a mystery creates intrigue by revealing the identity of the antagonist only at the climax of the story. Detective, crime, and murder mystery books reading room. She always wants to be the first to the story, and the first to solve the mystery. But there are more ways to find out what your inner genius can do. Mystery, crime, and suspense are often used interchangeably to describe fiction in which murder and mayhem occurs. We are all familiar with the good old iq tests that rate your intelligence level after you answer 40 standardized questions. Read hot and popular stories about crime on wattpad. A mystery solved georgie dickerson, grade 9, st johns college. What are some decent mystery novels where the crime can be. This story is a crimemystery story that i wrote and decided to share.
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