What is a mystery?

A mystery is anything kept as a secret or remains unsolved. [1]
A mystery is solved by a detective. Sometimes mysteries can be confusing or challenging. A mystery is strung together by clues, suspects, and facts.[2]
A mystery is a secret or puzzle you have to find out. You need to catch the criminal and crack the case.
A mystery is something that cannot be explained.
A mystery is a thing that is unknown.
Mysteries are usually investigated by a detective.
There are many types of mysteries. They are cozy mysteries, hardboiled mysteries, police procedural, and amerature detective mysteries. [3]
A mystery is something that is unknown that someone tries to figure out.
A mystery is something that happenss that no one knows how it happened.
Mysteries normally involve crime or breaking of the rules, but sometimes they just have to do with who did what, even if it has to do with a good thing, such as in a close race, it is a mystery who finished first. This mystery would be solved by watching a replay of the scene.


[1]Mystery. 2007. Dictionary.com. 14 November 2007 <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mystery >.
[2] Mystery.December 2000. 42Explore. 15 November 2007 <http://42explore.com/mystery.htm>.
[3] What is a mystery. 2007. Think Quest. 20 November 2007. < http://library.thinkquest.org/5109/What_a_Mystery.html >.
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