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detective novel

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meanings of detectiveand novel


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detective
noun[C]
uk /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ us /dɪˈtek.tɪv/
someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk /ˈnɒv.əl/ us /ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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Examples of detective novel


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Law and crime, theology and sin, evil in its human and eschatological manifestations, are all inextricably linked in the detectivenovel.
At the core of the detectivenovel lies the truth of lies.
This book reads like a detectivenovel as its authors peer beneath the calm exterior of this quiet country.
Death is at the centre of the detectivenovel.
The expiatory function of the modern detectivenovel here is also turned on its head.
A ghostwritten detectivenovel continuously narrates their investigations.
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It combines the genres of spy novel and detectivenovel.
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At the same time, the book is full of interesting anecdotes and colorful descriptions that could hardly be surpassed by a detectivenovel.
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The note was written on the page of a detectivenovel and wrapped in plastic.
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The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detectivenovel with more overt horror influences.
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It is loosely categorised as a detectivenovel.
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Takagi explored variations on the detectivenovel in the 1960s, including historical mysteries, picaresque novels, legal mysteries, economic crime stories, and science fiction alternate history.
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The film has many comic moments as it switches between detectivenovel and affectionate spoof.
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These works describe the dreams of city dwellers frustrated by powers beyond their control, but are narrated in a style close to that of popular romantic or detectivenovel.
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Winters describes the work as an existential detectivenovel, turning on the question of why people do things in spite of their long-term unimportance.
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It is a group of short detective stories within a detectivenovel, for there is a rather sketchy, but nonetheless absorbing plot which holds the separate tales together.
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Chandler's treatment of the detectivenovel exhibits an effort to develop the form.
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He insisted that a detectivenovel should be mainly an intellectual puzzle that follows strict rules and does not wander too far afield from its central theme.
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If we are to deal generously with authors of detective novels, we must also, with even-handed justice, deal with the authors of reference books.
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