whodunit

Related to whodunit: whodunnit

whodunit

slang A story focused around the mystery of a crime or series of crimes, especially murder, and discovering who committed it. He has written novels in several other genres, but his whodunits are by far his most popular books. I'm currently writing a whodunit about a group of friends who become stranded in a cabin in the mountains, when one of them is suddenly found murdered.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

whodunit

(huˈdənɪt)
n. a detective story. (see also thriller-diller.) I go through about three whodunits a week.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • the butler did it
  • pervert the course of justice
  • once and future
  • (well) what do you know
  • what do you know
  • what do you know!
  • What do you know?
  • the sunny side of (an age)
  • sticker
  • sticker shock
References in periodicals archive
WHEN it comes to whodunits, I must confess to not being a huge fan, but the brilliance of Agatha Christie is that she weaves plots of intricate subtlety that leave you scratching your head for 95% of the time.
The noir film, which had a gripping plot and was a complete thriller in the whodunit genre, bought accolades for Abhay and the film's director Navdeep Singh.
Murder Myster y is a whodunit about bickering honeymooners from New Yor k 's Br o ok l y n who unwittingly become fugitives in Europe after they witness a murder.
And it's up to you and your fellow guests to find out "whodunit".
Whodunit 8.50 Wolverhampton The key to this horse is that he needs an uncontested lead to be at his best, like when he was an all-the-way winner a week ago at Kempton, where he appeared to be well suited by a drop back to 1m.
One of their newest and best in their outstanding 'Selected Shorts' audio book series is the 3 CD collection "Whodunit? comprised of a compilation of short stories that include Dashiell Hammett's "The Creeping Siamese" performed by John Shea; "C.
"King fo the Holly Hop" is a fresh and original mystery, highly recommended to those looking for a classic whodunit with new ideas.
The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit
A murder mystery is afoot in the world premiere of Susan Hadley's Whodunit? Set to an original score by composer Bradley Sowash, the full-length, film-noir--ish ballet features a rich heiress, a bumbling police detective, and a super sleuth.
African-American author and publishing industry expert Mark Allen Boone presents The Demise of Luleta Jones, a whodunit novel set in Chicago, Illinois and Nashville Tennessee about the mysterious death of a public school teacher from a recently gentrified neighborhood.
This is a well-written, fast-paced whodunit. The story is compelling without being too graphic or gory, and the plot twists are believable.
The story begins with the discovery of his diaries and is followed by an epilog, which adds another layer to this unusual whodunit. Matthews is able to convey Harriot's confusion and hurt even as he shows his growing self-awareness.
The Whodunit was one of the most successful events presented by the ADAAF and a curtain call may be planned for 2004 in Anaheim.
(Her current work at Metro Pictures understands banality and melodrama as homologous.) In "Bus Riders," people--students, shoppers, seniors, commuters--are observed on excursions around the city; in "Murder Mystery People," characters out of what seems to be an Agatha Christie--type country-house whodunit (or maybe just a game of Clue?) are on display: the wife, the butler, the maid, the actress, the movie director, the reporter, and so on.
As the historical whodunit unfolded the finger of suspicion pointed to the King.