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.