noun
A loanword from English, used to refer to the genre of detective fiction. More formal or literary than 探偵小説.
彼はディテクティブストーリーを読むのが好きだ。
He likes reading detective stories.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
探偵小説 is the native Japanese term for detective novels, more commonly used in everyday conversation. ディテクティブストーリー is a direct loanword and may sound more literary or genre-specific.
Loanword from English 'detective story'.