Mystery Novel (Noun)
Meaning
Novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The tourist devoured the classic mystery novel, hoping to solve the whodunit before reaching the final page.
- During her flight, Sarah became engrossed in the mystery novel, intrigued by the numerous twists and turns.
- Her grandfather wrote a bestselling mystery novel when he was in his sixties, featuring a brilliant and eccentric detective.
- On a stormy night, a passenger found an old mystery novel on a train and discovered that it mirrored the real-life events unfolding around him.
- An avid reader, Mark reveled in his Sunday afternoons, reading a new mystery novel each week and usually figuring out the culprit by chapter ten.