whodunit
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In a tribute last week, Michael McKean, Curry's co-star in the 1985 comedy whodunit Clue, said that the ailing actor had been in a "grim physical state".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Joel Anderson, host of Slow Burn: Biggie and Tupac, argues that Tupac’s murder was never a whodunit.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
So it seems there are questions here of whodunit and also exactly what it is that they have done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yet the writer-director has worked in other genres and his latest finds him trying his hand at a whodunit within the trappings of a historical drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Aguirre-Sacasa has said that his drama first presents as a whodunit and evolves into a “whydunit.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Like most whodunits, this one is about reconstructing past events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The “Knives Out” whodunits are about classic filmmaking delights: smart scripts, sharp jokes and big stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Was there some secret book about fighter pilots or tech mogul whodunits they’d missed?
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
"Endeavour" meets the "Mystery!" stable's case-of-the-week qualification but the complexity of the whodunits is nothing compared to the intricacy of its character studies.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
Because you see, Beardsley, I just happen to remember something from the whodunits!
From We're Friends, Now by Mel Varga
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