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[[Detective Drama]] is a type of [[~~File talk:~~Mystery Fiction]] that follows the cases of a central detective character as he investigates a crime, usually from from initial investigation to arrest. The character is usually a police detective or [[Private Detective]], but can also be an [[Amateur Sleuth]] or even a [[Kid Detective]] with acute sleuthing skills.

[[Detective Drama]] is a type of [[Mystery Fiction]] that follows the cases of a central detective character as he investigates a crime, usually from from initial investigation to arrest. The character is usually a police detective or [[Private Detective]], but can also be an [[Amateur Sleuth]] or even a [[Kid Detective]] with acute sleuthing skills.

There are two varieties of [[Detective Drama]], which correspond to the two basic types of mystery: closed and open. In a "closed" mystery, the viewer is as in the dark as the detective (and maybe moreso), and only learns the answer to the mystery when the detective reveals it. In an "open" mystery ([[Reverse Whodunnit]]), the viewer has an omniscient view of the plot and knows the solution to the mystery; the entertainment value comes from watching the detective unravel it.