noun
- a mystery story or novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a crime, especially a murder, before the solution is revealed
Usage: informal
Examples
- She loves reading whodunnits by Agatha Christie.
- The new whodunnit kept me guessing until the very end.
- This classic whodunnit features a detective solving murders in a country mansion.
- The TV series is a modern whodunnit set in a small town.
- I enjoy trying to figure out the killer in a good whodunnit.
- The author is famous for writing clever whodunnits with surprising twists.