Compared with a ten year period beginning in the mid '80s, the breast cancer mortality for this age group dropped nearly 30%. Clearly, mammograms done on women in their late 70s were picking up breast cancers that would have otherwise proved lethal if not detected.
Mystery fiction is a genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved. In a closed circle of suspects, each suspect must have a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character must be a detective who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts fairly presented to the reader. Sometimes mystery books are nonfictional.
1 A style or category of art, music, or literature: the spy thriller is a very masculine genre the science fiction genre. More example sentences. Synonyms. 1  He was a pioneer in various genres including satire, literary criticism, and drama. 2  He amassed important examples that hint at diverse tastes for classic genres. A style or category of art, music, or literature: the spy thriller is a very masculine genre the science fiction genre. More example sentences. Synonyms. 1  He was a pioneer in various genres including satire, literary criticism, and drama. 2  He amassed important examples that hint at diverse tastes for classic genres.