Detective Thriller

Thriller (genre)

Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited for making thriller films and television programs.

Detective

A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately.

detective

Noun

1. A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
2. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

Adjective

1. Employed in detecting.

thriller

Noun

1. Something that thrills.
2. A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.