whodunit
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"We can't just watch the crime happen, so we have to work with all the clues we're given to figure out whodunit."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
As in any good whodunit, there’s a colorful list of suspects, brought to life by Junyi Wu’s charming black-and-white illustrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It never occurs to George that his sheep are as invested in finding out whodunit as he is.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
“Memory of a Killer” may turn out to be a whodunit in which the guy who’s done it doesn’t know he did it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
But whenever you’re reading a whodunit, or watching Law and Order reruns on a Sunday night, you find yourself sorting through candidates to be the criminal on the grounds that they are “too obvious.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Many Japanese crime writers have borrowed elements from the English whodunits of the 1920s and ’30s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
"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
It’s one of the greatest whodunits of all time: What killed the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of all other species on Earth?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
The 30 Second Mysteries Calendar would be fun for anybody who binges whodunits.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
Because you see, Beardsley, I just happen to remember something from the whodunits!
From We're Friends, Now by Varga, Mel
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