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.
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.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Loanword from English 'detective story'.