Mystery
- Published
- 1 January 1990
- Pages
- 548
- ISBN-13
- 9780671044633
- Type
- novel
About this book
Mystery followed in 1990, slightly shorter at 548 pages, shifting focus to young Tom Pasmore's fixation on solving murders under the tutelage of an aging detective.
Key facts about Mystery
Mystery is a novel by Peter Straub. Readers have had it since 1 January 1990. It runs to 548 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Mystery. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780671044633 to find the main one.
Mystery is book 2 of 3 in the Blue Rose Trilogy series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Koko (1988). The Throat is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 1 January 1993.
Additionally, Peter Straub writes The Talisman as a separate series. Those series sit on our fantasy horror and horror shelves. Meanwhile, Other Worlds Than These is the latest published Peter Straub book on file, from 6 October 2026.
About Peter Straub
Peter Straub was an American author widely regarded as one of the most literary voices in modern horror fiction, known for novels including Ghost Story and Julia, and for his close friendship and creative partnership with Stephen King. See every Peter Straub book in order.
Its place in Blue Rose Trilogy
Mystery is book 2 in the Blue Rose Trilogy series. It follows Koko. It is followed by The Throat. See the full Blue Rose Trilogy reading order.
The Blue Rose Trilogy is Peter Straub's loosely connected sequence of literary horror-mysteries, named for the words a killer leaves scrawled at each of his crime scenes in the shared fictional town of Millhaven, Illinois. Koko (1988), which won the World Fantasy Award, follows four Vietnam veterans reunited by the discovery that a wartime atrocity they buried may be resurfacing as a string of murders across Asia, each signed with the name "Koko." Mystery (1990) shifts focus to Tom Pasmore, a young boy who…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780671044633