Mystery fiction can be divided into numerous categories, including
Traditional Mystery-
Legal Thriller- is a subgenre of thriller and crime fiction in which the major characters are lawyers and their employees
Medical Thriller- is a genre of literature, film, videogame stories and television programming that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as its main elements typically
COZY Mystery-also referred to simply as "cozies", are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community
Police Procedural- is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes.
Hardboiled- is a literary genre that shares to some degree its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective stories). Although deriving from romantic tradition which emphasized the emotions of apprehension, horror and terror, and awe, the hardboiled fiction deviates from the tradition in the detective's cynical attitudetowards those emotions. The attitude is conveyed through the detective's self-talk describing to the reader (or, in film, to the viewer) what he is doing and feeling.
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