novel : Idioms & Phrases


detective novel

  • noun novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
    detective novel.
WordNet

Dime novel

  • noun a melodramatic paperback novel
    penny dreadful.
WordNet
  • a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which is sold for a dime, or ten cents.
Webster 1913

mystery novel

  • noun novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
    detective novel.
WordNet

Novel assignment

  • (Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit.
Webster 1913