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WHODUNIT
mystery, mystery story, whodunit
(noun) a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whodunit (plural whodunits)
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
Synonyms
(A fictional story of a crime which a detective solves): detective novel, detective story, mystery story
Hypernyms
(A fictional story of a crime which a detective solves): thriller
Anagrams
• howdunit
Source: Wiktionary
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