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Top Read Mystery Stories Since Deep Dive 10

Top 7 Most Read Mystery - Amateur Sleuth

Features characters who are not professional detectives but get involved in solving mysteries due to personal interest or circumstance.

  1. Life is Like a New Suit of Clothes, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete
  2. Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Complete
  3. Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis Complete
  4. Face Value by empath Long-Term Hold
  5. Peeping Tom by kbois Complete
  6. Notice by AusGlitterati Complete
  7. SONS OF MAYHEM MC -- HIS TO KEEP by ASH PHOENIX Long-Term Hold

Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Caper

Light-hearted mystery that is easy to read, witty and not too intense.  Can also be more comic in nature.  Examples: Clue, Scooby Doo, Hardy Boys, or Janet Evanovitch books

  1. A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete

Top 9 Most Read Mystery - Classic Mystery

Often involves a murder in a closed setting like a village or a manor, with the crime solved by an amateur or professional detective by the story's end.

  1. Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud Complete
  2. They Think I Killed Her by Topher Lydon Complete
  3. Bell(e)s in the Woods by Celian Complete
  4. Dust in the Basement by Celian Complete
  5. The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes Complete
  6. The Last Laugh by Celian Complete
  7. A salty drop of Magic by Celian Temporary Hold
  8. Murder in Paradise by E K Stokes Complete
  9. The Pink Flamingo by E K Stokes Complete

Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Cozy Mystery

also referred to as "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.  This is also a sub-genre with strong tropes that define it

  1. A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete
  2. It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Temporary Hold
  3. Murder on the Playground by ObicanDecko Complete
  4. A Holiday Adventure by Ticklishboy30 Complete
  5. WHISPERS by PhillMakracken Complete
  6. A Ticklish Thriller by Ticklishboy30 Abandoned
  7. Murder of a Moral Man by St. George Complete
  8. Bellini by Cole Matthews Complete
  9. River City by Bill W Complete
  10. Ticklish Psychic by Ticklishboy30 Complete

Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Detective

stories where the protagonist is a sleuth of some sort, ranging from nosy neighbor to retired detective that is puzzling out the details of why a crime was committed and who did it. More intense than a cozy, more serious than a caper, but not as hard core has hard boiled/noir.   Example: Agatha Christie books

  1. The Mardi Gras Murders by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete
  2. All Lost Things by Josh Aterovis Complete
  3. The Truth of Yesterday by Josh Aterovis Complete
  4. Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Complete
  5. A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis Complete
  6. Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete
  7. Coyote amongst the sheep by Topher Lydon Complete
  8. Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Complete
  9. Carter's Line by Topher Lydon Complete
  10. The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Complete

Top 6 Most Read Mystery - Historical Mystery

The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a sub-genre of two genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. Raiders of the Lost Ark

  1. Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process
  2. Here Be Dragons, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete
  3. The Exchange Students by Mark Paren Complete
  4. A Wolf's Skin by Boy Mercury X Complete
  5. The House of Storms by Geron Kees Complete
  6. Just the Facts, Man by Lee Wilson Complete

Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Light Mystery

Contains light mystery elements such as crimes to solve, but solving a crime is not the focus of the story.

  1. Circumnavigation by C James Complete
  2. The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process
  3. The Art of Living by Robert Hugill Complete
  4. Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees Complete
  5. Frosted Hearts by Jason Rimbaud Complete
  6. Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete
  7. What Brings Us Together - Part 2 by Paladin Complete
  8. Trials and Tribulations by Enoch Complete
  9. Sidewinder by Headstall Complete
  10. Box Shaped Heart by Laura S. Fox Complete

Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Locked Room Mystery

A sub-genre where the crime, usually a murder, happens in circumstances where it seems impossible for the perpetrator to have entered or left the scene.

  1. Green Lightning by Aditus Complete

Top 7 Most Read Mystery - Noir/Hard-Boiled

(Strong Trope Alert) in noir the protagonist isn't a detective, but a victim, a suspect, and/or a perpetrator of crime. Hard-Boiled is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective fiction and noir fiction). The genre's typical protagonist is a detective who battles the violence of organized crime that flourished during Prohibition (1920–1933) and its aftermath, while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Detectives of hardboiled fiction are often antiheroes. Notable hardboiled detectives include Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, Sam Spade, Lew Archer, Slam Bradley, and The Continental Op.

  1. Carter's Echo by Topher Lydon Complete
  2. Pigsty by Jack Poignet In Process
  3. Carter's Line by Topher Lydon Complete
  4. The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Abandoned
  5. The Double Hex by Topher Lydon Complete
  6. Neon by William King Temporary Hold
  7. Scene: An Abandoned Alleyway Leading to a Doorway by Young Sage Complete

Top 9 Most Read Mystery - Police Procedural

is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigation

  1. The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Complete
  2. Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Complete
  3. The Witching Hour Phone Call by Lee Wilson Complete
  4. Happy Fourth of July by Lee Wilson Complete
  5. Solitary by RichEisbrouch Complete
  6. Fairway to Heaven by Jeff Burton Complete
  7. River City by Bill W Complete
  8. Unhappy New Year’s Day by Lee Wilson Complete
  9. A Memorial Day to Forget by Lee Wilson Complete

Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Psychological Mystery

 Delves into the mind, exploring themes of sanity, identity, and often includes elements of suspense or thriller.

  1. Monstrum by Laura S. Fox In Process
  2. Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete
  3. Flame and Frost by lomax61 Temporary Hold
  4. They Think I Killed Her by Topher Lydon Complete
  5. The Other Side of Me by DomLuka Complete
  6. Seagull's Bay by CasualWanderer82 Complete
  7. The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82 In Process
  8. Guideverse: The Future by Invnarcel Temporary Hold
  9. Hello, Claire Voiance Speaking by Lee Wilson Complete
  10. Happy Fourth of July by Lee Wilson Complete
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chris191070

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Some awesome stories in this dive.

Thanks @Myr

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centexhairysub

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Thanks @Myr, as always appreciate the look into what is out there.

Some truly outstanding stories here.

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Topher Lydon

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I recently dipped my toes into the Mystery Genre and let me tell you, I have a whole new appreciation for what it takes to write one of these.

It is a completely different way of writing, and requires some impressive skills.

Skills the authour's above have and display with their amazing books.

Each of them are inspirational, and I want to thank those authours for their advice and guidance when I was writing mine.

This site is a true community, and the lessons I learned from this journey are highly valued. And the kind words will stay with me. 

If you haven't, I encourage you to read some of these, they are truly amazing!

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