detective novel

1. 1.

   novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end

   Synonymsmystery novel

   Broadernovel

Questions about detective novel

What does detective novel mean?

detective novel means "novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end".

What is another word for detective novel?

Close synonyms include mystery novel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is detective novel a common word?

detective novel is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.