Книга: «Detective Stories»

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• 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 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

• détective — [ detɛktiv ] n. • 1871; détectif 1867; angl. detective, de to detect « découvrir », du lat. detegere 1 ♦ En Grande Bretagne, Policier chargé des enquêtes, des investigations. Les détectives de Scotland Yard (cf. Inspecteur de police). 2 ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• 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 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

• 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