Murder Mystery Genre – Complete List of Book Genres

Murder Mystery Genre – What’s the best definition for the murder mystery genre? The murder mystery genre is a sub-genre of the crime genre. The stories in the murder mystery genre involve a mystery-type investigation surrounding a crime, often homicide; the investigator who seeks to find the murderer may also find their loved ones in danger because of the investigation.

There are three other common plots in crime fiction: whodunit, hardboiled, and gangster.

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Murder Mystery Genre – Examples

Review this list of popular examples to help you get a better understanding of the murder mystery fiction genre.

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

2. 1st to Die by James Patterson

3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

4. 2nd Chance by James Patterson

5. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

7. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

8. 3rd Degree by James Patterson

9. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

10. 4th of July by James Patterson

11. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

12. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

13. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

14. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell

15. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson

16. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

17. The 5th Horseman by James Patterson

18. The 6th Target by James Patterson

19. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb

20. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

21. Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell

22. The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell

23. In the Woods by Tana French

24. 7th Heaven by James Patterson

25. From Potter’s Field by Patricia Cornwell

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Murder Mystery Genre – Related Book Genres

* Crime Fiction Genre

* Detective Fiction Genre Definition

* Gangster Genre

* Hardboiled Crime Fiction Genre

* Mystery Genre Definition

* Whodunit Definition

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