Can you name some top mystery series novels?

Sure. 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins is one. It's often regarded as one of the first detective novels in the English language. 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Charles Dickens, though unfinished, is still a classic mystery. And 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle is a great Sherlock Holmes story.

Yes. The amateur - sleuth mystery is quite popular. In this type, an ordinary person without professional detective skills tries to solve a mystery. Then there's the medical mystery, where the mystery is related to diseases, medical treatments, or the medical field in general. Also, we have the techno - mystery that involves high - tech elements and technology - related crimes.

Sure. 'The Big Sleep' by Raymond Chandler is a well - known mystery novel. It has a hard - boiled detective Philip Marlowe who is trying to solve a case full of secrets and deceptions.

Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep' is a great mystery novel. It features the hard - boiled detective Philip Marlowe. The story is set in a seedy and corrupt Los Angeles. Marlowe has to deal with a complex web of blackmail, murder, and mystery as he tries to solve the case. It has a really noir - ish atmosphere that adds to the overall charm of the story.

Sure. 'The Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett is a great one. It's set in 12th - century England and has a lot of mystery elements woven into the story of building a cathedral. There are secrets, power plays, and a great deal of historical detail.

Sure. There's the locked - room mystery where the crime occurs in a seemingly impossible location, like a room that no one could have entered or left. Also, the police procedural mystery which focuses on the police investigation process. And the mystery thriller, which combines elements of mystery with high - tension, fast - paced action.

Sure. 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson is excellent. It has a complex plot involving a journalist and a hacker investigating a decades - old disappearance which turns out to be linked to a series of murders.

Sure. 'The Chalk Man' is a great one. It has a complex plot that involves a series of mysterious chalk drawings that seem to be related to a string of murders. The story bounces between the past and present, adding to the mystery.

Sure. One popular alphabet series is the 'A is for Alibi' series by Sue Grafton. It's a great set of mystery novels where each title starts with a different letter of the alphabet.

One of the top mystery series novels is 'Sherlock Holmes' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It features the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. Watson solving complex mysteries in Victorian London.