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- Dictionarywho·dun·it/ho͞oˈdənət/
noun
- 1. a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end. informal
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- Whodunit
Complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the audience is given the opportunity to engage in the same process of deduction as the protagonist throughout the investigation of a crime
A whodunit is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus. The reader or viewer is provided with the clues to the case, from which the identity of the perpetrator may be deduced before the story provides the revelation itself at its climax. The investigation is usually conducted by an eccentric, amateur, or semi-profess... Wikipedia
