whodunnit

/ huːˈdʌnɪt /

noun

1. informal.
   a novel, play, etc, concerned with a crime, usually murder

Example Sentences

But in Erin Lee Carr’s Hulu whodunnit documentary, "Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara," their fans' closeness began creepily bordering on something else.

From Salon

The 2022 whodunnit Glass Onion and the 2019 folk horror movie Midsommar were others to pass the test.

From Seattle Times

Later this year, a whodunnit parody musical, produced by the team behind Phoebe Waller Bridge's Fleabag, will open on the West End.

From BBC

Published in 1920, the whodunnit centres around the murder of a wealthy woman, Emily Inglethorp, whose second husband - 20 years younger than her - is viewed with suspicion by the entire Inglethorp clan, including by her friend and confidante, Evelyn Howard.

From BBC

Rather than the term "whodunnit", he insisted such a mystery should be referred to as a "who has done this?"

From BBC