Translation of "detective story" to German

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Dictionary translations for "detective story"

detective story noun

pl. detective stories

der Kriminalroman m (books)

Contexts with "detective story"

One of the clichés of each detective story is that the victim has obviously been hit "with a blunt object". Es gehört zu den Klischees jedes Krimis, dass das Opfer natürlich "mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand" erschlagen wurde.

He is a detective. Er ist Detektiv.

This story tells us an interesting fact. Diese Geschichte erzählt uns eine interessante Tatsache.

The detective surprised the truth from the waitress. Den Detektiv überraschte die Wahrheitsliebe der Aufwartefrau.

I'm afraid the story will give him a wrong impression. Ich glaube, diese Geschichte wird ihm einen falschen Eindruck geben.

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