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Meanings of detective novel in English
Novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end.
Usage of detective novel in English
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The chapter title comes from an important early detective novel by Fergus Hume.
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So I thought maybe I could do a mystery or a detective novel.
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That the detective novel is reliant on conventions probably helped, too.
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I thought that it was interesting to read an old fashioned, classic detective novel.
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It's kind of a thriller slash autobiography slash detective novel.
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Kate Camp discusses The Big Sleep, the 1939 hardboiled detective novel by Raymond Chandler.
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It is a detective novel for sale at all bookstalls.
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Cutler had written scholarly books but was now working on a detective novel, not without difficulty.
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Like something out of a detective novel.
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Do you think my ship's a blessed detective novel that's to be run just for your amusement?
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He found himself surprised and gratified that the prince of English decadence would enjoy a humble detective novel.
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You know, Dracula's a detective novel.
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She invented a mystery of crime surrounded by everyday circumstances, yet avoiding the " detective novel" mechanism.
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At the end of May, Amazon stopped selling certain titles published by Hachette, including JK Rowling's latest detective novel.
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The Honjin Murders, the classic Japanese detective novel by Seishi Yokomizo, is the perfect read for this time of year.
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There's nothing much wrong with Tomas Alfredson's classy adaptation of an admired detective novel from the Norwegian author Jo Nesbø.
Translations for detective novel
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