mystery story

C9222
concept

A mystery story is a narrative centered on solving a puzzling crime or unexplained event, typically following a protagonist who uncovers clues and confronts hidden truths.

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All labels observed (43)

Label Occurrences
crime novel 394
crime fiction work 39
Sherlock Holmes short story 37

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: mystery story
Generated description
A mystery story is a narrative centered on solving a puzzling crime or unexplained event, typically following a protagonist who uncovers clues and confronts hidden truths.

Instances (618)

Instance Via concept surface
Point of Origin crime novel
The Last Precinct crime novel
Blow Fly crime novel
Trace crime novel
Book of the Dead crime novel
Scarpetta crime novel
The Scarpetta Factor crime novel
Port Mortuary crime novel
The Bone Bed crime novel
Dust crime novel
Flesh and Blood crime novel
Livid crime novel
Unnatural Death crime novel
Hornet's Nest crime novel
The Falcon in San Francisco crime novel
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Phantosaur mystery-comedy film
Dry Bones in the Valley crime novel
Consolation (novel)
surface form: Consolation
crime novel