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whydunit

Noun

Meaning

whydunit (plural whydunits)

A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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For me whodunit is almost always less interesting than whydunit. Source: Internet

Not so much a whodunit as a whydunit, this novel explores human motivations and relationships with sensitivity and authenticity. Source: Internet

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