探たん偵てい小しょう説せつ

noun

detective story; detective novel; mystery novel

Refers to a genre of fiction centered on crime investigation, typically featuring a detective protagonist. Common in literary and popular culture contexts.

• 彼かれは探たん偵てい小しょう説せつを読よむのが好すきだ。

  He likes reading detective novels.

• この探たん偵てい小しょう説せつは最さい後ごまで犯はん人にんがわからない。

  In this detective story, you don't know who the culprit is until the very end.