ハウダニット

noun

howdunit

A detective story subgenre where the focus is on how the crime was committed, rather than who did it. Often contrasted with フーダニット (whodunit).

• このミステリーはハウダニットの要よう素そが強つよい。

  This mystery has strong howdunit elements.

• ハウダニットでは、犯はん人にんの手て口ぐちが物もの語がたりの中ちゅう心しんになる。

  In a howdunit, the criminal's method becomes the center of the story.