detective story or fiction

detective story or fiction
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  • detective story — n. a mystery involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it, esp. a highly formalized one in which a detective, often a private detective, solves a crime, usually a murder, by means of careful observation and logical reasoning:… …   Universalium

  • Detective Story — can refer to the following things: Detective fiction, a genre of fiction Detective Story (play), a 1949 play by Sidney Kingsley Detective Story (1951 film), a film version of the play Detective Story (1983 film), a Japanese film directed by… …   Wikipedia

  • Detective Story Magazine — was an American magazine published by Street Smith from October 15, 1915 to Summer, 1949 (1,057 issues). The first pulp magazine devoted to detective fiction, it consisted of short stories and serials.[1] It was the publishing house s first pulp… …   Wikipedia

  • detective story — noun a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑mystery, ↑mystery story, ↑whodunit * * * detective story [detective story] ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Inverted detective story — An inverted detective story, also known as a howcatchem , is a murder mystery fiction structure in which the commission of the crime is shown or described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator. The story then… …   Wikipedia

  • Detective fiction — Detective story redirects here. For other uses, see Detective Story. Detective fiction is a sub genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often… …   Wikipedia

  • detective fiction — (zhentao xiaoshuo) Detective fiction (zhentan xiaoshuo) presents a mystery, usually the investigation of a murder or other crime by the police. This genre is also called ‘ratiocinative fiction’ (tuili xiashuo). The works of Edgar Allan Poe… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Detective Book Magazine — Not to be confused with Detective Story Magazine. Detective Book Magazine was an American pulp magazine that published detective fiction. It was published in 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952. Detective Book Magazine was first published in April …   Wikipedia

  • detective novel — noun novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end • Syn: ↑mystery novel • Hypernyms: ↑novel * * * detective story [detective story] …   Useful english dictionary

  • detective fiction —    Spain had no significant indigenous tradition of detective fiction until the 1970s. Though stories of crime were popular in the nineteenth century, these usually appealed to sensationalism, and lacked the key elements of the detective novel.… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • fiction — Synonyms and related words: Marchen, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, anecdote, apologue, apparition, article, autograph, bedtime story, blague, brainchild, bubble, canard, chimera, cock and bull story, composition,… …   Moby Thesaurus


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