Mystery novels are stories that involve crime fiction. This type of novel is usually about a detective that tries to solve a murder or other crimes. Let’s take a look at some mystery novels that are available to readers.

The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt is a good example of a mystery novel. In this book, a Swedish police department receives a report of a decapitated horse that has been discovered by two girls. The strange thing about this find is that the head cannot be found. This catches the attention of an archaeology student named Martina. Eventually, she comes up missing and later brutally murdered. Come to find out, Martina and the decapitated horse where part of an ancient Viking ritual. The writer gives details on an archaeological excavation that takes place as well as a map of the Swedish island that is involved.

Another mystery novel is one entitled No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay. This story starts out with a rebellious teenage girl named Cynthia Biggie who has just been taken home by her father for drinking. The mystery begins when the girl awakes the next morning to find that all of her family is missing. Years pass without a trace of her family being found when Cynthia, now married with a husband a child, broadcasts her family’s story on a popular TV show. After this, strange things begin to happen to Cynthia in connection with her family’s disappearance.