detective story
noun /dɪˈtektɪv stɔːri/
/dɪˈtektɪv stɔːri/
(also detective novel
/dɪˈtektɪv nɒvl/
/dɪˈtektɪv nɑːvl/
)- a story in which there is a murder or other crime and a detective who tries to solve it. The best-known British writers of detective stories include Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Ruth Rendell. The older type of British detective story is often set in a large country house, and typically includes the discovery of a murder at the beginning, a small group of characters who are all suspected of having committed the murder, and a surprising solution at the end. In the US, detective stories more often involve the police or the adventures of a 'private eye' (= private detective), and are often more violent and realistic. Famous US writers of such stories include Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard. Detective stories are also known as 'detective fiction' or 'crime fiction' and informally as ' whodunnits' (or 'whodunits').
侦探故事：一个故事，其中有谋杀或其他犯罪，而侦探试图解决该故事。英国最著名的侦探小说作家包括亚瑟·柯南·道尔，阿加莎·克里斯蒂和露丝·伦德尔。较旧的英国侦探故事类型通常设置在大型乡间别墅中，通常包括一开始就发现谋杀案，一小撮怀疑涉嫌谋杀的人物，以及令人惊讶的解决方案。在美国，侦探故事更多地涉及警察或“私家侦探”的冒险，并且通常更为暴力和真实。美国著名的这类作家包括达希尔·哈米特，雷蒙德·钱德勒和埃尔莫·伦纳德。侦探小说也被称为“侦探小说”或“犯罪小说”