police procedural
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police procedural
noun police procedurals
- A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. But sometimes, what a devoted crime reader wants isn’t anything too fancy. Sometimes, what we want is a good, solid police procedural, preferably set somewhere interesting, preferably with a troubled, renegade investigator who refuses to listen when their boss tells them to leave an avenue of invest
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noun sub-genre of crime fiction
| Español | policíaco, procedimiento policíaco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경찰물 gyeongchalmul |
| Français | roman policier |
| Italiano | poliziottesco |
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