whodunit

Example Sentences

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But “Wake Up Dead Man” is a funny gothic whodunit in which the twist is an ending that squeezes out a tear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Memory of a Killer” may turn out to be a whodunit in which the guy who’s done it doesn’t know he did it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

This year, she’s vying for lead actress in a comedy for her performance as an eccentric gumshoe on the Netflix whodunit “The Residence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

“Ludwig” is already a hit in the U.K., land of the upbeat whodunit, and its second season pickup can’t have been a surprise.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

But whenever you’re reading a whodunit, or watching Law and Order reruns on a Sunday night, you find yourself sorting through candidates to be the criminal on the grounds that they are “too obvious.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith