One of the most popular types of fiction is the mystery. People what to know “whodunnit” and to see that person caught. The reader can follow along as the main character discovers clues, and perhaps even guess the villain before the detective does! There are many reasons why people like to read mysteries. One aspect of this is that there are different types of mysteries. Some involve comedy, some are violent, and some even feature mystery-solving cats! Whatever your tastes or interests, there is a mystery out there for you.
We have lots of mystery books available in the library. Most of them are located in the PR (written by British authors) or the PS (American authors) section of the stacks. Here are a few mysteries you might enjoy:
| High Five by Janet Evanovich PS 3555 .V2126 H5 2000 
Stephanie Plum isn’t a very good bounty hunter. She is never remembers to take her gun out of the cookie jar, her assistant Lula is a plus-sized woman in a size 6 wardrobe, and her cars keep exploding. She frequently has to take her grandmother to viewings at the nursing home to make sure Grandma Mazur doesn’t pry open the lids of the caskets. The Stephanie Plum series is now up to number 15. We have three of the books in the library. You don’t have to start at the beginning to enjoy these funny and suspenseful novels! |
The Ba llad of Frankie Silver by Sharon McCrumbPS 3563 .C3527 B35 1999 Sharon McCrumb’s Appalachia-centered novels general involve two stories: one taking place in the present day, and one taking place hundreds of years ago. There is always a connection between the two, usually in the person of Nora Bonesteel, an old woman who knows when things are going to happen, and can communicate with ghosts. The Ballad of Frankie Silver concerns the real life case of the first woman in North Carolina hanged for murder (in 1833). While exploring the details from that crime, McCrumb weaves in a modern day mystery. |
| Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown PS 3553 .R598 C44 2002  In this book, not only do cats solve the mystery, but a cat helped to write it, too! Author Rita Mae Brown gives her striped cat Sneaky Pie equal writing credit on her mysteries set in the small town of Crozet, Va. and featuring an animal sleuthing trio of cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and dog Tee Tucker. The animals can talk to each other, and not surprisingly, generally have everything figured out well before the humans catch on! |
 Playing with Fire by Peter RobinsonPR 6068 .O1964 P58 2004 The mystery novels of British author Peter Robinson feature music-loving detective Alan Banks and his assistant Annie Cabot. Throughout the novels we get information about the lives of the characters as they attempt to solve the crimes presented in their latest adventure. In this novel, they attempt to determine if several arson cases are related. Murders are involved and it is a race against time to stop the killer before he strikes again. |
