Mr. Mystery is a mystery-fiction series written by Jim Aitchison under the pseudonym of James Lee (also the author of the Mr. Midnight series). Unlike Mr. Midnight, it has a fixed group of main characters. The series is published by Angsana Books. Eighteen "episodes" of the series have been published with Special Edition One set to be released near Christmas time, and new "episodes" are planned for release every two to four months, together with Mr. Midnight books. Since the release of book 12, the letterpage and preview of the next book has been removed.
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The story is about 6 friends who run a detective company, named Soh & Co, behind Alvin Soh's mother's jewelry shop. Here is the sign of it.
SOH & CO
INVESTIGATORS
We investigate anything
No case too big or too small
Book introduced:
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
Book 10
Book 11
Book 12
Book 13
Book 14
Book 15
Book 16
SE 1
Book 17
Book 18
Book 19
| Book | Released | Title | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 March 2006 | The Mystery of The White Tiger | Someone is about to kill an escaped convict. |
| 2 | 26 May 2006 | The Mystery of the Missing Movie | The investigators get caught up in a case of an unsolved murder, and millions of dollars. |
| 3 | 15 September 2006 | The Mystery of The Rajah's Ruby | An old enemy tries to get the Rajah's Ruby. |
| 4 | 19 January 2007 | The Mystery of the Purple Pop Star | A pop star disappears before a concert. |
| 5 | 4 May 2007 | The Mystery of the Eagle's Eye | An eagle was stolen from the house of Professor Julius Jung. |
| 6 | 4 May 2007 | The Mystery of the Runaway Rebel | A powerful general is looking for a boy, who is a liar and a thief. |
| 7 | 7 September 2007 | The Mystery of the Boy Who Never Was | Criminals are looking for the Silver Begging Bowl and one of Mars' friends has a new boyfriend. |
| 8 | 18 January 2008 | The Mystery of the Sydney Slayings | On vacation in Sydney, Alvin and his investigators stumble upon a murder. |
| 9 | 6 June 2008 | The Mystery Of The Seventh Sword | Mr Tarquin Tarn receives pictures of swords arriving at different times and gets a threat that he will die when the picture of the seventh sword arrives. Sinchita, one of the investigators, slips into a coma after being cut by a poisoned envelope sent by The Snake which is meant for Alvin. |
| 10 | 29 August 2008 | The Mystery Of The Missing Murderer | A Man who had been framed by his own family asks Alvin for help to prove his innocence and clear his name. However, evidence against him keeps piling up. |
| 11 | 28 November 2008 | The Mystery Of The Man Who Had To Die | Alvin is asked to find a missing security guard named Albert Tien by his sister, Flora Tien. Meanwhile, someone is following Alvin and watching him. |
| 12 | 19 January 2009 | The Mystery Of The Body in the Bath | A rich business man has been shot dead in his bath. Meanwhile, Alvin has to wrestle with another mystery of who Tony is and why he is with Wei Ling. |
| 13 | 15 May 2009 | The Mystery Of The Unlucky Undertaker | An undertaker was stabbed to death in a mortuary while he was embalming a corpse. |
| 14 | 20 November 2009 | The Mystery of the Clueless Corpse | When a headless body is found in a park, Alvin is determined to bring the killer to justice. But without a single clue to work on, his reputation is on the line. |
| 15 | 4 June 2010 | The Mystery of the Bungling Baker | The body of a baker is found dead, stuffed inside a cupboard of a five-star hotel. |
| 16 | 24 September 2010 | The Mystery of the Terrified Teacher | Alvin's art teacher is shot dead the night after he hires Alvin. |
| SE 1 | 19 November 2010 | The Mystery of the Christmas Killer | At a department store, a gangster dressed as Santa Claus is shot dead. |
| 17 | 26 January 2011 | The Mystery of the Jealous Jeweler | A famous jeweler is found murdered at a jewelry fair. |
| 18 | 27 May 2011 | The Mystery of the Friendless Fisherman | Alvin and Azizul fish a corpse from the waters. |
| 19 | 16 September 2011 | The Mystery of the Museum Murder | A poison dart kills a man at the museum at midnight. |
| 20 | The Mystery of the Gangster's Gun | The Snake hires Alvin to prove his innocence after three gangsters were shot dead. |