Mystery Vocabulary

means

• a puzzling crime that must be solved
• something that furnishes proof of a crime
• someone who may have committed a crime
• the ability to commit a crime

detective

• a puzzling crime that must be solved
• the ability to commit a crime
• the character who will solve a mystery
• a false clue

suspense

• something that furnishes proof of a crime
• anxiety or excitement about an outcome
• the ability to commit a crime
• the resolution of a mystery

evidence

• something that furnishes proof of a crime
• the ability to commit a crime
• a false clue
• a reason to commit a crime

motive

• the character who will solve a mystery
• someone who may have committed a crime
• a reason to commit a crime
• a false clue

red herring

• a false clue
• a puzzling crime that must be solved
• the ability to commit a crime
• the resolution of a mystery

mystery

• a reason to commit a crime
• anxiety or excitement about an outcome
• the character who will solve a mystery
• a puzzling crime that must be solved

alibi

• the ability to commit a crime
• proof of one's location at the time a crime is committed
• a reason to commit a crime
• something that furnishes proof of a crime

suspect

• the character who will solve a mystery
• someone who may have committed a crime
• the ability to commit a crime
• proof of one's location at the time a crime is committed

denouement

• a puzzling crime that must be solved
• something that furnishes proof of a crime
• the resolution of a mystery
• a false clue