whodunit

• Nom désignant un récit, un roman, une pièce ou un film centré sur un crime, généralement un meurtre, dont l'identité du coupable reste inconnue jusqu'à la fin.

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.

   Roman policier à énigme

   • 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.

   Synonymesdetective noveldetective storymurder mysterymysterymystery story