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Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – “Elephants Can Remember” – Bantam Books $14.99

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – “Death On The Nile” – Bantam Books $14.99

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – “Hickory Dickory Death” – Bantam Books $14.99

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Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – “What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw” – Bantam Books $14.99

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – “Halloween Party – Bantam Books $14.99

NANCY DREW MYSTERY BOOK: MYSTERY OF THE MOSS-COVERED MANSION by CAROLYN KEENE… $5.02

Agatha Christie Five Novels Hardcover Story Literature Classic Mystery Book $9.99

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – By The Pricking of My Thumbs – Bantam Books $14.99

Mysteries of the World by Daniel Cohen (1979, Book, … $7.64

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection – The Moving Finger – by Bantam Books $14.99

Exit Wounds (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 11) , J. A. Jance $0.99

Merlin Mystery Activity Book,GOOD Book $4.43

The London Eye Mystery,GOOD Book $4.43

Book in Russian – Agatha Cristie “Caribbean mystery” $18.90

A Killing Rain (Louis Kincaid Mysteries), P.J. Parrish, Good, Book $1.00

Last Ditch (The Alleyn Mysteries),ACCEPTABLE Book $4.43

Five Go to Mystery Moor (Knight Books) by Enid Blyton $1.56

A Little Too Much (Jack Liffey Mysteries), John Shannon, Book $25.55

World’s Greatest Mysteries, The,GOOD Book $4.43

Mystery of the Talking Skull (A. Hitchcock Books),ACCE $4.43

Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) by Denise Swanson $1.50

An Excellent Mystery,ACCEPTABLE Book $4.43

The Book of Mysteries by Magero, Minda [Paperback] $25.74

The Witness at the Wedding (Fethering Mysteries 7), Simon Brett, Acceptable Book $5.99

Books by the Bay Mystery by Ellery Adams (2011, Paperba $14.99

Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery), Susan Wittig Albert, Good Book $1.00

Set Sail for Murder (Henrie O Mysteries), Carolyn Hart, Good Book $1.00

Bones: An Irene Kelly Mystery (Irene Kelly Mysteries), Jan Burke, Good Book $1.00

The Deadly Dungeon (A to Z Mysteries), Ron Roy, Good Book $1.00

Iced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 3), Carol Higgins Clark, Good, Book $1.00

Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse Mysteries), Colin Dexter, Good, Book $1.00

Hidden in Plain View (Darryl Billups Mysteries), Good Books $11.43

Aunt Eater’s Mystery Christmas (I Can Read Book 2) $1.00

The Mighty Big Book of Travel Mysteries $1.00

The Rat-a-tat Mystery,GOOD Book $4.43

The World’s Greatest Mysteries,ACCEPTABLE Book $4.43

Philip Ardagh – Heir of Mystery book 2 ch sc 0711 $3.42

The Feast of Stephen (Ellis Portal Mysteries), Rosemary Aubert, Good Book $1.00

Lot of 5 Vintage Little Golden Books **RARE FINDS** **2 MYSTERY BOOKS INCL’D** $59.99

A Deadly Cliche (A Books by the Bay Mystery) $9.87

Lot of 5 JIGSAW JONES MYSTERY books by JAMES PRELLER $5.99

The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, Book 3), Carolyn Keene, Good Book $1.00

Sudden Death Sudoku: A Katie McDonald Mystery, Shelley Freydont, New Book $7.35

The Last Days of Newgate (Pyke Mystery), Andrew Pepper, Acceptable Book $5.99

Ronald Tierney Asphalt Moon (Deets Shanahan Mysteries) Book $4.19

Bell, Book, and Murder: The Bast Mysteries NEW $20.99

The Mystery of the Strange Messages,ACCEPTABLE Book $4.43

The Wrong Kind of Blood (Ed Loy Mystery 1),GOOD Book $4.43

The Lighthouse Mystery (Boxcar Children), Gertrude Chandler Warner, Good Book $1.00

The Woodshed Mystery (Boxcar Children), Gertrude Chandler Warner, Good Book $1.00

VTG 1929 BOOK MY MYSTERY SHIPS REAR ADMIRAL CAMPBELL $8.00

Vanishing Smile (Thomas Black Mysteries), Earl Emerson, Good, Book $1.00

‘REAL-LIFE CRIMES’ Forensic Mysteries 1994 Large Hardback Book $0.98

The Spellman Files (Spellman Mysteries 1), Lisa Lutz, Acceptable Book $5.99

The Haunted Abbot (Sister Fidelma Mysteries), Peter Tremayne, Good Book $1.56

Panda One on Duty (Linford Mystery),ACCEPTABLE Book $50.91

The Clocks by Agatha Christie – A Hercule Poirot Mystery – Fontana Books $1.56

Book Club Hardcover DJ. Robin Maugham: Link: A Victorian Mystery 385091 $14.53

The Mystery Cruise (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #29), , Good Book $1.00

Reel Murder: A Talk Radio Mystery, Mary Kennedy, Good Condition, Book $3.85

Hotel South Dakota (Tory Bauer Mystery), Kathleen Taylor, Good Condition, Book $3.85

Bad Boy (Inspector Banks Mystery), Peter Robinson, Good Books $8.69

Book of Splendours: The Inner Mysteries of Qabalism: It $16.83

Outer Banks Mysteries & Seaside Stories & Chicamacomico NC Outer Bank Book & VHS $7.95

George P. Pelecanos Hell to Pay (Thorndike Mystery) Book $4.09

Narvel S. Annable Lost Lad: A Mystery Set in Derbyshire 1960 Book $5.01

MARY HIGGINS CLARK – Lot of 6 Books – Mystery Suspense $3.00

Michael A. Black Freeze Me, Tender (Five Star Mystery) Book $4.09

PATRICIA CORNWELL – 6 Books – Mystery Suspense – Scarpetta Series Book # 8 – 17 $3.00

Lot of 2 E.V. Cunningham “Masao Masuto Mystery” Hardcover Books (1st Editions) $0.99

Vintage Scholastic Book 3 Investigators Mystery Of The Green Ghost TX1916 2nd Pt $16.72

A Cotswold Mystery, Rebecca Tope, Good Book $5.99

Margaret Truman: Three Complete Mysteries, Margaret Truman, Good Condition, Book $7.48

Psychic Voyages (Mysteries of the Unknown), Time-Life Books, Good Condition, Boo $4.99

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Reading For Fun: Mystery Books

If, as an adult, you are reading fiction, you are probably reading for fun. Of the several genre available, mystery books remain high on the preferred list. Here are several ways to find the kinds of mystery books you enjoy the most.

 Mystery stories are built on several different kinds of story lines.

 The Erle Stanley Gardner’s (Perry Mason) approach is to keep the reader engaged with well written side-tracks which, in the end, have little or nothing to do with the solution of the mystery. These mystery books depend on the strong central character and dialog and lead up to a final court room scene composed primarily of a Perry Mason monologue. At the last minute, one of Perry’s assistants arrives with a brand new piece of information that turns the case around and proves his client innocent. If, when you are reading for fun, you like excellent writing and suspense, this style should suit your needs well. If, however, you like to try to solve the case yourself when you are reading for fun, you need to look for for the kind of mystery book writing that sprinkles genuine clues along the way.

 If your taste in reading for fun runs to character studies, the Columbo approach may suit you best. It was aired as a successful TV series and its creators refer to its style as “howdhecatchem” rather than ‘whodoneit’. In this approach to writing a mystery book the reader knows from the opening scene ‘who done it’. It is then the task of the story to demonstrate how the wily detective finds and uses the clues. The reader is kept engaged in the story by the fascinating personality and unique skills and guile of the detective. These are read more out of love for the main character than the mystery.

 If you fancy yourself a detective or enjoy assembling the clues, look to the mystery books by
Garrison Flint – most notably the series built around the old Detective Raymond Masters. The unique structure of these mystery books allows the reader to know every clue the detective knows from the moment he first finds or suspects it. Although they are written in the third person, every scene is presented through the eyes of Detective Masters. There are no ‘off camera’ goings on to run in at the last minute. If, when you are reading for fun, you like mystery books in which you can match wits with the detective, you will like these stories.

 If you prefer a mixture of mystery and ghostly goings on, try the Marc Miller, ghost writer, series. The stories are set in the isolated back country of northwest Arkansas (an area ghost watchers say is rampant with ghosts). These mystery books are written in the first person. Miller – in the stories – is a writer who investigates and writes about apparent supernatural occurrences, so, as you read you are experiencing exactly what he is experiencing and what he is thinking.

 Understanding some things about the sub-genre of mystery books can enhance your reading for fun experiences.

 

About the Author

Tom Gnagey is a successful, long time, writer with more than 100 original books and 350 stories in his personally published bibliography (seven pen names). He has rewritten dozens manuscripts for others. His education includes degrees in psychology, education, and philosophy. Tom is a nationally known speaker and creative writing teacher. For FREE SAMPLES of his stories and information about his Writing Rx services go to www.TomsBookNook.com now.

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