So which type of murder mystery is your poison?

So just how many types of mysteries are there?

I figured this would be a good exercise to get a handle on the subgenres to this popular reading pastime.  My estimate was initially maybe six. Okay, perhaps eight.  So my surprise was how many I did find.  I started thinking, keep looking and you’ll find more.

Here is the list of mystery subgenres. Did I miss anything?

Cozy

Police Procedural

Private Investigator

Historical

Legal/Courtroom

Psychological Suspense

Romantic Suspense

Caper/Heist

Crime

Urban Fantasy

Steampunk

Paranormal/Supernatural

Hardboiled

Soft-boiled
Classic

Suspense

Thriller

True Crime

Whodunit

Amateur Detective

Bumbling Detective/Comic

Child in Jeopardy

Culinary

Medical/Doctor

Animal

Handicapped

Noir

Tart noir

Locked room/Puzzle

Techno Thriller

Third world

Pastiche

Young Adult

Amish

Forensic

Espionage

Private Eye

Science Fiction

Woman in Jeopardy

Dark Thriller

Dark Cozy

Inverted

Motive