whodunit
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Yet the writer-director has worked in other genres and his latest finds him trying his hand at a whodunit within the trappings of a historical drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"We can't just watch the crime happen, so we have to work with all the clues we're given to figure out whodunit."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Audiences may not be overeager to find out whodunit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It never occurs to George that his sheep are as invested in finding out whodunit as he is.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
In these examples, look at the phrase containing the mg word and look at whodunit.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
A former private detective, Hammett grounded his narrative in a corrupt Montana mining town, replacing the cozy murders of traditional whodunits with a seamier view of vice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The “Knives Out” whodunits are about classic filmmaking delights: smart scripts, sharp jokes and big stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
"Endeavour" meets the "Mystery!" stable's case-of-the-week qualification but the complexity of the whodunits is nothing compared to the intricacy of its character studies.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
The series, Chris Bennion wrote in an admiring review in The Telegraph after the show was broadcast in Britain, is “a whodunit about whodunits within a whodunit.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
As the whodunits will tell you, one of the prime requisites is an accounting and proof of your whereabouts at the time of the deed!
From We're Friends, Now by Mel Varga
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