howdunit

As nouns the difference between howdunit and howcatchem

is that howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so while howcatchem is a mystery novel or drama which begins by showing or describing the commission of the crime, generally revealing the perpetrator's identity to the audience, then shows or describes how the detective proves the perpetrator's guilt.

As nouns the difference between howdunnit and howdunit

is that howdunnit is an alternative spelling of howdunit while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.

Howdunit is a related term of whydunit.

As nouns the difference between whydunit and howdunit

is that whydunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.

As nouns the difference between focus and howdunit

is that focus is a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.

As a verb focus

is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

As nouns the difference between story and howdunit

is that story is a sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.

As a verb story

is to tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

As nouns the difference between detective and howdunit

is that detective is detective (police officer who looks for evidence) while howdunit is a type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but how they have done so.