whodunnit

British  

/ huːˈdʌnɪt /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Set on a country estate, it toggles between the Regency Era and the present and weaves together physics, history and a whodunnit involving the poet Lord Byron.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first movie has the classic whodunnit setting of a big, old mansion, while its sequel Glass Onion was set on a billionaire's private island.

From BBC

Mr Bruen says he has been interviewed by radio stations as far away as New Zealand and Canada on the "massive whodunnit".

From BBC

A pub quizmaster sparked a "massive whodunnit" after he outed a team for cheating on social media but refused to name them.

From BBC

"Everyone who works at the pub is getting messages about it. It's like a massive whodunnit."

From BBC