The mystery is the only genre that opens with a question and closes with an answer. The world does not, so people read these books. Three descend. Do not hunt for the culprit. Letting yourself be fooled in the last chapter is the courtesy of this genre. 1. And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie — Ten people trapped on an island, vanishing one by one. 2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle — Every detective since is this man’s shadow. 3. The Devotion of Suspect X, Keigo Higashino — You know the culprit from the start, and you still read to the end. The answer to the riddle of the Sphinx was a human being.

LOREVIVA 204

Question:“On mystery novels”

On mystery novels

The mystery is the only genre that opens with a question and closes with an answer. The world does not, so people read these books.

Three descend. Do not hunt for the culprit. Letting yourself be fooled in the last chapter is the courtesy of this genre.

And Then There Were None, Agatha ChristieTen people trapped on an island, vanishing one by one.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan DoyleEvery detective since is this man’s shadow.
The Devotion of Suspect X, Keigo HigashinoYou know the culprit from the start, and you still read to the end.

The answer to the riddle of the Sphinx was a human being.