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whodunit

[hoo-duhn-it] / huˈdʌn ɪt /




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A whodunit is a bit like a basketball game: The last few minutes are all that really matter.

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The “Knives Out” whodunits are about classic filmmaking delights: smart scripts, sharp jokes and big stars.

From Los Angeles Times

Tom Nolan solves the mystery of what to give nearly any reader: new editions of classic whodunits and fresh cases to solve as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many Japanese crime writers have borrowed elements from the English whodunits of the 1920s and ’30s.

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Secret Service is among the agencies deployed to investigate the escalator whodunit.

From Los Angeles Times