| detective story | เรื่องนักสืบ [วรรณกรรม ๖ มี.ค. ๒๕๔๕] |
| detective story | He amused himself by a detective story after supper. |
| detective story | He amused himself by reading a detective story. |
| detective story | He is absorbed in reading a detective story. |
| detective story | I am halfway through this detective story. |
| detective story | I felt like reading the detective story. |
| detective story | (n) a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
| ディテクティブストーリー | [deitekuteibusuto-ri-] (n) detective story [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵小説 | [たんていしょうせつ, tanteishousetsu] (n) detective story [Add to Longdo] |
| 捕り物;捕物帳;捕物帖 | [とりものちょう, torimonochou] (n) (1) (See 目明かし, 岡っ引き) detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); (2) detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs [Add to Longdo] |