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1kooiekerhondje
Aug 29, 2009, 10:29 am

3mallingham
Aug 30, 2009, 1:02 pm

The Shakespeare Secret by J.L. Carrell
Secret Prey by John Sandford
The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
The Secret language of Dreams by David Fontana
McNally's Secret by lawrence Sanders

7jburlinson
Sep 8, 2009, 10:45 pm

The Genesis of Secrecy by Frank Kermode
Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Canine Conundrums, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors by Marty Becker
The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed by Mystery
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater by Frank Bruni
9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled by Kala Ambrose

8rgurskey
Sep 14, 2009, 3:06 pm

Mystery of the Silent Friends by Robin Gottlieb
Mystery of the Haunted Mine by Gordon D. Shirreffs
The Mystery of the Empty Room by Augusta Seaman
Mystery at Thunderbolt House by Howard Pease
Two-Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobol

I was a sucker for mysteries from Scholastic Books when I was in grade school.

9aviddiva
Sep 14, 2009, 3:47 pm

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom
The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Seven for a Secret by Mary Webb

11bedda
Sep 17, 2009, 3:37 pm

12rolandperkins
Sep 17, 2009, 7:53 pm

Doctor Grimshawʻs Secret
by Nathaniel Hawthorne*

The Mysteries of Paris by Eugene Sue

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth*

The Secret History by Procopius (have read, hurriedly)

*own these, but havenʻt read them yet; Sueʻs Mysteries of Paris is also on my TBR, for the next time I have a few weeks or months free for reading.

13vintagebeckie
Nov 12, 2009, 5:27 pm

The Red House Mystery by A A Milne
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill
The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austen Freeman
The Mystery of A Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume

14rolandperkins
Nov 12, 2009, 8:55 pm

16funkyderek
Edited: Nov 13, 2009, 6:42 pm

17rolandperkins
Edited: Nov 17, 2009, 9:12 am

The Disappearing Floor
by Franklin W. Dixon

O Enigma do Crime no Jardim*
by S.S. Van Dine

O Enigma do Britanic by Jacques Cousteau#

Harry Potter e o Enigma do Principe*

Mysterious Wales by Chris Barber

* The "Mystery/Secret/Enigma syndrome doesnʻt come into the English titles of these, only into the Portuguese.

#29 in his "Aventura" series; probably a strictly metaphorical use of "enigma"; not sure he would want to be in this "mystery" category

18Carrotlady
Feb 18, 2010, 7:51 am

19MarianV
Feb 18, 2010, 9:47 am

21patchygirl
Edited: Nov 9, 2017, 5:15 am

23Jarandel
Nov 9, 2017, 1:18 pm

Promise not to tell by Jennifer McMahon
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
The Secret Woods by Naoki Urasawa
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest
Las armas secretas (Blow Up) by Julio Cortázar

24rolandperkins
Edited: Nov 9, 2017, 3:46 pm

Mystery oi the Maya by R. A. Montgomery

The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks

A Mysterious History by Charlotte Carter

The Case of the Mysterious Behavior of
Some Chemical Elements by Landmark

Secrets of Billy the Kid by George Turner