whodunit

• Sustantivo que designa una narración, novela, obra de teatro o película sobre un crimen, generalmente un asesinato, en la que la identidad del culpable permanece desconocida hasta el final.

A noun referring to a story, novel, play, or movie about a crime, typically a murder, where the identity of the perpetrator is unknown until the end.

1. Mystery storyB2informal

   A story, novel, play, or movie about a crime, typically a murder, where the identity of the perpetrator is unknown until the end.

   Novela o relato de misterio

   • She loves reading classic whodunits by Agatha Christie.
   • The movie is a clever whodunit with a surprising twist.
   • He wrote a whodunit set in a small English village.

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