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Whodunit

A whodunit (less commonly spelled as whodunnit; a colloquial elision of "Who done it?") is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus. The reader or viewer is provided with the clues to the case, from which the identity of the perpetrator may be deduced before the story…

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Whodunit

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related to history · 53
Whodunit → Abel Green, According, Agatha Christie, American, Arnold Ridley's, August, Blind Justice, Books, Brand, British, Chesterton, Christianna Brand, Christie, Clayton Rawson, Detective Fiction, Donald Gordon, Dorothy, During, Earl Derr Biggers, Edmund Crispin
related to Howdunnit · 25
Whodunit → An, Anthony Berkeley, Austin Freeman, Criminal Intent, Dead Girls, Fact, Francis Iles, Hitchcock, Iles's Before, In, Law, Malice Aforethought, Order, Patricia Highsmith's This Sweet, San Francisco, Shock, Sickness, Simon Brett's, Stephen Dobyns's The Church, Successors
related to Games · 8
Whodunit → Clue, Cluedo, Jury Box, North America, Players, The, There, Typically
related to Concept · 5
Whodunit → Here, In, Russian, The, This
related to Homicide investigation · 2
Whodunit → Since, The
is a · 1
Whodunit → inverted detective story

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detective crime story murder narrative mystery also fiction first reader case investigation identity parody british given one novel film variety

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Whodunitrelated to ConceptIn0.60section
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Whodunitrelated to ConceptHere0.60section
Whodunitrelated to ConceptRussian0.60section
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Whodunitrelated to GamesThe0.60section
Whodunitrelated to GamesJury Box0.60section
Whodunitrelated to GamesPlayers0.60section
Whodunitrelated to GamesCluedo0.60section
Whodunitrelated to GamesClue0.60section
Whodunitrelated to GamesNorth America0.60section

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