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Mystery, 1934 mystery fiction magazine cover Mystery fiction is a usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved. In a closed circle of suspects, each suspect must have a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character must be a detective who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts fairly presented to the reader. Sometimes mystery books are. 'Mystery fiction' can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a.

Mystery fiction can be contrasted with detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Polimer Tv Serial Mayakam Enna Episode 1. Mystery fiction may involve a mystery where the solution does not have to be logical, and even no crime involved. This usage was common in the of the 1930s and 1940s, where titles such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery offered what at the time were described as ' stories—supernatural horror in the vein of. This contrasted with parallel titles of the same names which contained conventional hardboiled crime fiction. The first use of 'mystery' in this sense was by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched to 'weird menace' during the latter part of 1933.

Contents • • • • • Beginnings [ ] The genre of mystery novels is a young form of literature that has developed since the early-19th century. The rise of literacy began in the years of the and, as people began to read over time, they became more individualistic in their thinking. As people became more individualistic in their thinking, they developed a respect for human reason and the ability to solve problems. Perhaps a reason that mystery fiction was unheard of before the 1800s was due in part to the lack of true police forces.

Before the Industrial Revolution, many of the towns would have constables and a night watchman at best. Naturally, the constable would be aware of every individual in the town, and crimes were either solved quickly or left unsolved entirely. As people began to crowd into cities, police forces became institutionalized, and the need for detectives was realized – thus the mystery novel arose. Novels by An early work of modern mystery fiction, by (1819), was an influence on by (1841) as may have been 's.

' epistolary novel was published in 1860, while (1868), is often thought to be his masterpiece. In 1887 introduced, whose mysteries are said to have been singularly responsible for the huge popularity in this genre. The genre began to expand near the turn of century with the development of and. Books were especially helpful to the genre, with many authors writing in the genre in the 1920s.

An important contribution to mystery fiction in the 1920s was the development of the juvenile mystery. Stratemeyer originally developed and wrote the and mysteries written under the and pseudonyms respectively (and were later written by his daughter,, and other authors). The 1920s also gave rise to one of the most popular mystery authors of all time,, whose works include (1934), (1937), and the world's best-selling mystery (1939). The massive popularity of in the 1930s and 1940s increased interest in mystery fiction. Pulp magazines decreased in popularity in the 1950s with the rise of so much that the numerous titles available then are reduced to two today: and. The ( of and ) is also credited with continuing interest in mystery fiction.

Interest in mystery fiction continues to this day because [ ] of various television shows which have used mystery themes and the many juvenile and adult novels which continue to be published. There is some overlap with 'thriller' or 'suspense' novels and authors in those genres may consider themselves mystery novelists. And have carried on the tradition, and or the even-more-recent web-based detective series, have helped to re-popularize the genre in recent times. Classifications [ ] Mystery fiction can be divided into numerous categories, including ', ', ', ', ', and '. See also [ ].