Whodunit
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A whodunit is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus. The reader or viewer is provided with the clues to the case, f
In The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (1904), Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of Eustace Brackenstall
Columbo
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Columbo is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971,
Whodunit
…revealed to the reader/audience and the story follows the investigator's efforts to find out the truth while the criminal attempts to prevent it. The Columbo TV series is the classic example of this kind of detective story (Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Streets of San Francisco also fit into this…
Martin Landau and Falk in the 1973 episode "Double Shock," in which Landau played a dual role as twins
Richard Kiley and Falk in Season 3 Episode 8, "A Friend in Deed", 1974
Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo, 1973
The first Columbo pilot, "Prescription: Murder", guest starring Gene Barry, Nina Foch, and William Windom, was filmed at the Stahl House.