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.
All labels observed (43)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| crime novel | 394 |
| crime fiction work | 39 |
| Sherlock Holmes short story | 37 |
| detective fiction short story | 29 |
| historical mystery novel | 29 |
| detective fiction | 25 |
| psychological suspense novel | 17 |
| hardboiled detective novel | 10 |
| historical crime novel | 10 |
| mystery-comedy film | 9 |
| whodunit | 9 |
| crime fiction | 8 |
| detective story | 8 |
| Sherlock Holmes story | 7 |
| cozy mystery novel | 5 |
| mystery fiction work | 4 |
| mystery story canonical | 3 |
| American mystery film | 2 |
| Feluda story | 2 |
| historical mystery | 2 |
| locked-room mystery | 2 |
| medieval mystery novel | 2 |
| murder mystery | 2 |
| murder mystery novel | 2 |
| mystery short story | 2 |
| narrative mystery | 2 |
| Hercule Poirot story | 1 |
| Mystery novel | 1 |
| detective fiction subgenre | 1 |
| detective narrative | 1 |
| detective novella | 1 |
| fictional crime case | 1 |
| hardboiled detective fiction | 1 |
| lighthearted mystery novel | 1 |
| metaphysical detective story | 1 |
| murder mystery film | 1 |
| murder mystery play | 1 |
| mystery anime | 1 |
| mystery fiction | 1 |
| mystery fiction subgenre | 1 |
| mystery series | 1 |
| mystery-thriller novel | 1 |
| subgenre of crime fiction | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Brother Cadfael’s Penance | historical mystery novel |
|
The Rainbird Pattern (novel adaptation work)
surface form:
The Rainbird Pattern
|
crime novel |
|
The Name of the Rose (novel)
surface form:
The Name of the Rose
|
historical mystery novel |
| Une ténébreuse affaire | crime novel |
| Arthur’s Seat coffins | historical mystery |
| The Case of the Missing Marquess | detective fiction |
| The Talk Show Murders | crime novel |
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (novel)
surface form:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
|
crime novel |
|
Widows by Lynda La Plante
surface form:
Widows
|
crime novel |
| Poor, Poor Ophelia | crime novel |
| Motherless Brooklyn | crime novel |
| Gun, with Occasional Music | hardboiled detective novel |
| La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro | crime novel |
| The Switch | crime novel |
| Glitz | crime novel |
| LaBrava | crime novel |
| Fifty-Two Pickup | crime novel |
| Pronto | crime novel |
| Riding the Rap | crime novel |
| Tishomingo Blues | crime novel |
| Road Dogs | crime novel |
| Raylan | crime novel |
| City Primeval | crime novel |
| Swag | crime novel |
| Killshot | crime novel |
| Maximum Bob | crime novel |
| Mr. Majestyk | crime novel |
| Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie | mystery-comedy film |
| Bodies Are Where You Find Them | hardboiled detective novel |
|
They Might Be Giants
surface form:
They Might Be Giants (film)
|
mystery-comedy film |
| The Black Echo | crime novel |
| Trunk Music | crime novel |
| The Brass Verdict | crime novel |
| The Reversal | crime fiction work |
| The Poet | crime novel |
| Void Moon | crime novel |
| The Narrows | crime novel |
| The Closers | crime novel |
| The Overlook | crime novel |
| Nine Dragons | crime novel |
| The Drop | crime novel |
| The Black Box | crime novel |
| The Burning Room | crime novel |
| The Crossing | crime novel |
| The Wrong Side of Goodbye | crime novel |
| Two Kinds of Truth | crime novel |
| Dark Sacred Night | crime novel |
| The Night Fire | crime novel |
| The Purloined Letter | — |
| The Law of Innocence | crime fiction work |