Adjective modifier

• classic: Book online for The 39 Steps A comic adaptation of the classic whodunit.

• good: This is an excellent story, a super mystery, a jolly good whodunit.

Modifies a noun

• mystery: Our Verdict... A whodunit murder mystery in the style of a period drama.

• element: Death by violence is common to both but in neither is the whodunit element of central importance.

• murder: Our Verdict... A whodunit murder mystery in the style of a period drama.

• plot: All the elements for a great show are here: an original whodunit plot, colorful characters and a good score.

Noun used with modifier

• period: Crime includes anything from historical mysteries and period whodunits to thrillers.