detective novel detective agency • detective story · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · detective novel · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end. Synonyms: detective novel, mystery novel. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · mystery novel · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076