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In the early days of detective fiction, readers devoured mysteries to find out who-done-it.
Moments Of Grace Amid Catastrophe Tom Nolan 2011
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Still, thinking about the books I've written I have to admit it's almost always who-done-it.
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Reporters are still trying to put the who-done-it pieces together on the scandal rather than being focused on which politicians are standing up to the bankers on the issue.
Mike Lux: Exploding Foreclosure Fraud Issue: An Opportunity for Democrats to Turn the Tide Mike Lux 2010
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The who-done-it is playing out in a region dominated by agriculture.
Year's Swelling Hog Prices Drive Porcine Crime Wave Douglas Belkin 2011
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Wherever I go, I always take a sketchbook and a novel to read, usually something historical or a who-done-it.
Architect Shigeru Ban Julie Iovine 2011
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The Eye of Jade is an engaging glimpse of modern China blended with some of the compelling elements of the classic "who-done-it" adventure.
The Eye of Jade: Summary and book reviews of The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang. 2008
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AB: In a mystery, the reader and the sleuth discover clues to the who-done-it together.
Reading Local Interview: April Henry - Reading Local: Portland 2010
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The fate of Red Hook was Cohen's original who-done-it.
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The fate of Red Hook was Cohen's original who-done-it.
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At times it takes on the feel of a "who-done-it" mystery - forcing the reader to keep turning easy-to-read pages and chapters into the wee hours to figure out, how did this clash of titans happen?
Lanny Davis: "When March Went Mad" - Seth Davis's Page-Turner on Magic vs. Larry Contest 2009
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