Mystery

Missing sailors' families seek answers over sinking of Russia's flagship Moskva

The loss of the Moskva was shrouded in mystery from the moment it was first reported early on 14 April

Margaret Maron, acclaimed mystery writer of the Deborah Knott series, passes away aged 82

Maron received the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor, in 2008, and was later inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame.

In her latest novel, Venita Coelho serves up a compelling Gothic mystery with a slice of the macabre

Through Whisper in the Wind, Venita Coelho crafts a suspenseful narrative in which her protagonist, trying to catch the drifts of a puzzling story, finds himself face-to-face with suspicious characters, each one spinning a different web of lies.

50 years on, conspiracy and doubt still follows the moon landing of the Apollo 11

There are many Internet sites that are trying to prove the landing never happened or questioning the mission.

Adhirath Sethi, author of Where the Hills Hide their Secrets, on managing multiple plot-lines and being inspired by everyday life

Where the Hills Hide their Secrets has a way of being familiar and relatable, interspersed with unimaginable surprises being sprung at the reader.

Hush a Bye Baby: Read an excerpt from Deepanjana Pal's thriller about a high-profile doctor with a secret

In the world of Deepanjana Pal's Hush a Bye Baby, the police try to piece together evidence in a case against a leading gynaecologist accused of performing sex-selective abortions

Natalie Wood drowning case: New witnesses emerge but this could be ‘last shot’ at solving decade-long mystery

Here's everything you need to know about the investigation of Natalie Wood's death over the years.

This 70-year-old solar mystery has finally been solved

Solar physicists have captured the first direct observational signatures of a solar phenomenon that has eluded the world of science for over 70 years.

Boeing 777 wing found on Indian Ocean Island could solve mystery of MH370

A barnacle-encrusted wing part that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island could help solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries, as investigators work to connect it to the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago.

Book excerpt: The unresolved murder of Aarushi Talwar

The murder of fourteen-year-old Aarushi Talwar in May 2008 in her comfortable suburban home along with the family servant has turned out to be an unresolved mystery for all.