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The mystery and detective fiction collection is located in the Kerferd Library Reading Lounge. Look for the books that have the green mystery and detective icon on the spine with an magnifying glass and a thumb print.

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A genre that focus on solving a mystery and or a crime. An important feature of detective and mystery novels is a problem or crime that has to be solved. Often there is a dangerous or threatening situation that has to be overcome, and there are often false leads to trick the reader. Usually the read is kept in suspense, with the mystery or crime only being solved at the very end of the book.
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Novels and stories dealing with the detection and solution of crime.

Mystery, thrillers and detective stories | Keywords

Click on the terms to access a simple definition from Lexico, the online Oxford Dictionary.

Alibi, Assassin, Clue, Crime, Detective, Flashback, Genre, Heist, Literature, Investigation, Missing, Motive, Murder, Mystery, Noir, Novella, Paranormal, Protagonist, Red herring, Retribution, Robbery, Sleuth, Suspect, Suspense, Thief, Vengeance, Victim, Witness.

Mystery, thrillers and detective stories | Suggested reads

Stay intrigued with one of the many mystery, thrillers and detective stories you can borrow and read from your Kerferd Library. Here are suggestions to get you started. See also the Mystery, thriller and detective story bookshelf on this guide for more suggestions and recommendations.

Netflix Riverdale RIVERDALE: is a teen mystery drama based on the characters on the classic and long running Archie comics. The Archie comics are light hearted and deal with the school friendships and romances of Archie and his friends Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones. Netflix's Riverdale on the other hand is more mysterious and explores the darker underbelly of the town of Riverdale.

Game Theory by Barry Jonsberg
Call Number: JOH
ISBN: 9781760290153
Publication Date: 2017-11-01
Jamie's sister has been kidnapped. And Jamie is convinced he can save her using the principles of game theory. But is strategy the best option when his little sister's life is at stake? A hugely compelling YA thriller.
Everyone in this room will someday be dead by Emily Austin
Call Number: AUS
ISBN: 9781838953768
Publication Date: 2021
Meet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief from her anxious mind, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local church and finds herself abruptly hired to replace the deceased receptionist Grace. It's not the most obvious job - she's queer and an atheist for starters - Gilda must avoid revealing the truth of her mortifying existence.
Payback by M.A. Griffin
Call Number: GRI
ISBN: 9781911077817
Publication Date: 2018
Payback, an enigmatic anti capitalist group staffed by teens, has one mission: to steal from the rich and give to the poor. Its dramatic heists create a sensation. But when excitable Payback fan Tom is recruited, he accidentally brings with him a shady money man, Mr Ruiz. And he's not the only one on their tail. As the net closes in, the teenagers of Payback fight to stay alive - and true to their values. Being Robin Hood has never been this hard ...
Trouble is my business by Lisa Walker
ISBN: 9781743058442
Publication Date: 2021
Olivia Grace, recently retired teen PI, has her priorities sorted. Pass first-year law, look after her little sister, and persuade her parents to come back from a Nepali monastery to resume ... well, parenting. But after Olivia's friend Abbey goes missing in Byron Bay she can't sit back and study Torts. It's time to go undercover as hippie-chick Nansea, in hippiechic Byron Bay
The day before. Riverdale prequel #1 by Micol Ostow
ISBN: 9781338289442
Publication Date: 2018
Based on the massively successful show, Riverdale, this prequel novel explores what the gang was doing before Season One. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica's life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told from multiple points of view, your favorite characters tell their story their way.
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
ISBN: 9780063082137
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
After solving the case of Truly Devious, Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.
Get Out of Town, Riverdale #2 by Micol Ostow
ISBN: 9781338289480
Publication Date: 2019
When Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead take a road trip, they discover that their small-town problems seem to follow them wherever they go.Archie's on trial for murder, and the evidence is stacked against him. Betty, Veronica, and Jughead all know that Archie is being framed by Hiram Lodge, but how can they prove it?
The Maple Murders. Riverdale #3 by Micol Ostow
ISBN: 9781338552621
Publication Date: 2019
Riverdale is clamoring with excitement over news that an old town tradition is suddenly being revived: the Riverdale Revels. The festival supposedly has a long history, dating back to the town's settlers' first successful maple tapping. Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead think there must be more to the story. And when a skeleton is uncovered in a 75-year-old time capsule on the first night of the festival, they know they're right. But a dead body in a maple barrel isn't the only drama surrounding the Revels. This original novel features a story not seen on the show!
Death of a Cheerleader. Riverdale #4 by Micol Ostow
ISBN: 9781338614077
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
Betty and Veronica's cheerleading retreat with the River Vixens was supposed to be Sfun -- not deadly. Betty, Veronica, Cheryl, and the rest of the River Vixens are heading out of town for the weekend on a cheerleading retreat. But when they arrive at the cheerleading camp, there are two other feuding squads already there. The team from Stonewall Prep claims that the Greendale girls are the reason one of their teammates went missing two years ago. Betty and Veronica volunteer to investigate after creepy things start happening .... This original Riverdale novel features a story not seen on the show!
You'll be the death of me by Karen McManus
Call Number: MCM
ISBN: 9780241473665
Publication Date: 2021
Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close - best friends back in middle school. So, when Cal pulls into campus late for class, and runs into Ivy and Mateo, they decide to ditch school. Just like old times. But they're not the only ones skipping school that day. When the trio spot classmate Brian 'Boney' Mahoney acting suspiciously downtown they follow him into an empty building, and walk straight into a murder scene.
Brian's not the only one keeping secrets, and when their day of freedom turns deadly it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out.

Mystery, thrillers and detective stories | Curriculum alignment

This Mentone Girls' Grammar School Libguide supports the following Australian and / or Victorian curriculum outcomes.

Literacy [Australian General Capability.1]
The knowledge and skills needed to access, understand, analyse and evaluate information, make meaning, express thoughts and emotions, present ideas and opinions, interact with others and participate in activities.

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The Australian General Capability is the national vocabulary identifying important general capabilities that schools should help students develop, in addition to content of particular learning areas. (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.)
Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing [Australian General Capability.11]
Using strategies for reading and viewing texts, including using applied topic knowledge, vocabulary and visual knowledge. Listening for information and to carry out tasks and participate in discussions. Using strategies for comprehending spoken, written, visual and multimodal texts, including retrieving literal information and making inferences.

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The Australian General Capability is the national vocabulary identifying important general capabilities that schools should help students develop, in addition to content of particular learning areas. (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.)

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