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=Mystery=

A mystery is a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end. 1  Mystery Fiction in English began around 1790. Most of the the first were short. In the 1830's, a great group of American writers emerged known as the American Renaissance. Many of them wrote mysteries, as well as other kinds of fiction, such as science fiction, adventure stories, sea stories, and realistic novels. These are the earliest mysteries still much read today. 2

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=== Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ===

 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the author of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. He wrote his first book at the age of six, and was illustrated by himself. People loved Sherlock Holmes and when Doyle killed off his character, people were disappointed. The first book of the detective was called "A Study in Scarlet". He brought Holmes back to life twice. People traveled to Holmes' residence only to find out that he was not real. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also wrote some historical books. He was married twice, and had five children. His son from his first wife died in World War One. In his later years Doyle was a spiritist. He died from a heart attack at 71 years old. 3

Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England in 1890, the youngest of three of a well to do family. 4 She wrote over 66 works, including novels, short stories, screenplays, and even a series of romance novels using the pen name of Mary Westmacott. Some of her books include " Murder at the Vicarage" and "Miss Marple". She married twice. Agatha Christie died in 1976.

Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon

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