Explore the young adult mystery and detective story collectionThe 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.
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.