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whodunit

[hoo-duhn-it] / huˈdʌn ɪt /




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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

Another set of noteworthy entries from 2025 engage with classic whodunit scenarios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

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

Throw the audience off with a whole lot of silliness and nonsense, and there’s a good chance they’ll forget that a whodunit like this should be building intrigue as it goes.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

Aguirre-Sacasa has said that his drama first presents as a whodunit and evolves into a “whydunit.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove