police procedural

English

Noun

police procedural (plural police procedurals)

A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.

Translations

sub-genre of crime fiction

French: roman policier (fr)

Italian: poliziottesco m

See also

whodunit, whodunnit

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