mystery section
Detective novel area
The mystery section is the area of a bookstore or library where mystery and detective fiction is shelved.
The term extends to any designated zone for a specific genre: I found it in the mystery section.
In casual use, mystery section can refer to any puzzling or unknown area: The back of the refrigerator is the mystery section.
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- crimePunishable illegal act
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mystery sectionnonfiction section
Shelves for factual works
romance section · travel section · science section · slice of life · children's section
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