Genre Quest Detective Stories Mystery Stories Romance Stories Horror/Got hic Stories Definition Elements Examples is a sub-genre of crime A specific detective. fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder. Often used as a synonym Mysterious things. for detective fiction or crime fiction. Scooby doo. Sherlock Holmes Nancy Drew or romance novels: Modern or period love stories, always with happy endings, which range from the tepid to the torrid sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Romance Love Conflict The Help -Horror -Conflict -Sometimes Romance The Castle of Otranto Cam Jansen