Mr. Mystery

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. Sixteen "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.

Plot

The story is about 6 friends who run a detective company behind Alvin Soh's mother's jewelry shop.

Main characters

Alvin Soh: He is the main character in Mr. Mystery. He lives with his mother, Gracie Soh. His gel-slicked hair is always cut very short at the sides, which seems to make his ears stick out. Because his hair sprouts up from the top of his head, he looks a bit like a carrot. In The Mystery of the Sydney Slayings, he learns that his father was murdered by The Snake.
Tan Wei Ling: She has a collection of criminal files in their headquarters. She is Alvin's "girlfriend". She is often jealous when Alvin becomes close to another girl, Tai. She has a prominent beauty spot. She always wears white tee and jeans. In book 13 Wei Ling get a new boyfriend, Tony Hall (who later joins the investigations).
Rafe: His real name is Rafferty Lim. He is Alvin's best friend and his senior investigator. He is so handsome that he looks like a member of a boy band. He is also Mars Wong's boyfriend. In The Mystery of the Rajah's Ruby, it is revealed that he can fly a plane.
Mars Wong: She is a beautiful girl and is Rafe's girlfriend. She is close to Tan Wei Ling and Sabrina Sim (a girl who is not an investigator). She is the one who found out Tai is actually The Snake's daughter. Before she started dating with Rafe, she had a boyfriend, Edmund Lim (The Mystery of the Eagle's Eye).
Azizul: He always wears a hat. Azizul enjoys teasing Wei Ling just to see her beauty spot bob up and down. He has a girlfriend, Farisha, but she is not an investigator. He takes care of Sinchita's cat after she dies.
Sinchita: Sinchita can draw very well. She has a cat, Kuching. Sinchita believes relationships do not last long, just like what happened to her father and mother. In The Mystery of the Seventh Sword, she is unintentionally poisoned by The Snake, after she cut her finger with the poisoned envelope meant for Alvin, slipping into a coma. In the next book, The Mystery of the Missing Murderer, she dies, leaving five investigators in the team.

Minor characters

Sergeant Soo: His name is Samuel Soo. He was friends with Alan Soh, Alvin's father. Sergeant Soo always helps Alvin in his investigations, whether he likes it or not. He became protective to Alvin and his team after he learned that Alan Soh, Alvin's father, was murdered by The Snake. He has a romantic relationship with Gracie Soh. He later becomes extremely protective to Alvin and forbids the team to be involved in any criminal investigation.(The Mystery of the Unlucky Undertaker)
Gracie Soh: Alvin's mother. Owns a jewelry shop. She has a romantic relationship with Sergeant Soo. She is often worried about Alvin's safety during his investigation, especially after finds out how Alan Soh and Sinchita was killed.
The Snake: Alvin's deadliest enemy. He often wears a green-reptile mask and he never takes it off. He is extremely dangerous and always tries to get rid of Alvin and his team as they always outsmart him. In The Mystery of the Rajah's Ruby, it is revealed he has a daughter, Tai.
Tai: Her full name is Taipan, based on a deadly poisonous snake's name. She is very beautiful, and Alvin used to date her until Mars gave him a warning. Tai oftens go against her father's will and warns Alvin about the danger that are coming, causing her father to question her loyalty (The Mystery of the Man Who Had to Die).
Tony Hall: Tony was first mentioned in Book 12 but did not make an appearance. He appears in the next book (The Mystery of the Unlucky Undertaker)as Wei Lin's new boyfriend after Wei Ling finds out about Alvin and Tai's relationship. He seems to be a ploy by Wei Ling to make Alvin jealous. Alvin fails to realise this. Ironically, much to Wei Ling's displeasure, Tony is as interested as Alvin in detective work.
Cordelia Chew: Mars' friend. She tries to get Alvin to be her boyfriend (The Mystery of the Terrified Teacher). Both Alvin and Tony are infatuated by her it seems.

List of Characters

Book introduced:

Book 1

Alvin Soh (debut)
Tan Wei Ling (debut)
Mars Wong (debut)
Rafferty Lim (debut)
Azizul (debut)
Sinchita Sathish (debut)
Alvin's Mum/Gracie Soh (debut)
Khor
The Snake (debut)
Sergeant Soo (debut)
Benny
Josie
Nifty
Man in Hood
Maxim

Book 2

Mr Mun
Felix Wang/Mun
Stella
Mr Terence Tiew
Mr Foo (debut)
Nurulfarisha Atiqa (debut)

Book 3

Tai (debut)
Mr Pek
Inspector Werner Schmidt/Otto
Inspector Lal

Book 4

Ray "Romeo" Doggett
Rocky Doggett
Frankie Doggett
Maxie Bloom
Zeke
Ah Hock

Book 5

Edmund Lim
Professor Julius Jung
Professor Aloysius Tham

Book 6

Takume
General Tshombe
Takume's father/Minister of State
Mr Quentin Quek

Book 7

Justen/ Ricky
Sabrina Sim
The Shark
Mr Sim
Rublev

Book 8

The Boot
Detective Inspector Bellamy
Frank Dugan
Alec Dugan
Joe
Blinsky
Harold Hooper
William 'Lucky' Lockwood
'Butcher' Braggins

Book 9

Mr Tarquin Tarn
Benjamin Pang
Gustave Fan

Book 10

Wilbert Wong
Silas Wong
Olivia Wong
Sebestian Wong
Oscar Oei

Book 11

Chow Ah Long
Johnny Lok
Lefty
Ernest Pan

Book 12

Vincent Goy
Laski
Smith
Miss Chia
Professor Charles Dodge

Book 13

Augustus Heng
Alfred Heng
Tony Hall (debut)
Mr. Hoy
Inspector Wong

Book 14

'Putty Nose' Neo
William Koe
Winston Koe
Jeremy Koe
Jessica Koe

Book 15

Mong Tuck Seng
Karl Kong
Chin
Choy
Antoine Leclerc
Elsie Lee
Ernst Hoffman

Book 16

Lawrence Ler
Leopold Ler
Cordelia Chew (debut)
Charles Chan
Mrs. Chan
Mr. Leong
Alfred Lim
Roger Lye
Simon Tang

SE 1

Erica Ong
Dexter Mak
Julius Fong
Edward 'Bruiser' Boey
Joseph Boey
'Cheery' Chong
Mr. Ho
Mr. Li
Mr. Chia
Tham 'The Tailor'

Books Published

Book	Released	Title	Synopsys
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		The Mystery of the Jealous Jeweler	A famous jeweler is found murdered at a jewelry fair.

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