The Love… The Lies… & The Spies… Books About Romance and Mystery Romystery? Mystmance? The portmanteau doesn’t fit together as nicely as “romantasy”, but we can vote on it later. The books about romance and mystery subcategory takes the best tropes and plotlines from both the mystery and romance genres, giving you a roller coaster ride and raising your heartbeat on several levels. When done well, those two categories are a natural, complementary fit that appeal to a broad range of readers. Still not sure Mancestery entails, exactly? Check out this list of excellent reads to jumpstart your reading in this newly popular niche! Fall in love or fall for the lies now. The Takedown by Carlie Walker If you are a fan of Lifetime movies and seasonal romantic tension, this book is for you! The debut novel is full of Christmas, feelings, laughs, some mystery…and some spiciness of course! CIA agent Sydney Swift is undercover on a case that hits very close to home. She is observing a local prince of organized crime, which is easy since Johnny recently proposed to her sister. Luckily the investigation is happening over the Christmas holidays, so Sydney has the perfect excuse to