Elements of Mystery

Three important people who contributed to the mystery genre are ___________________, ________________________, and ______________________.

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Agatha Christie

• Arthur Conan Doyle

In Latin, the word alibi means ____________________. It is _________________ that someone was elsewhere when a crime was committed, suggesting their ___________________.

• elsewhere

• evidence

• innocence

A red herring is a clue to __________________ or _______________ the reader.

• mislead

• distract

_______________ _________________, a Russian writer, introduced the concept of Chekhov’s gun, which is the idea that objects and elements mentioned in a story should always be relevant. Chekhov’s _________________ is the human version of this.

• Anton Chekhov

• Chekhov’s gun

• gunman

A (a)   is a person thought to be guilty of a crime.

A (a)   is someone who solves crimes and mysteries.

(a)   means the reason for doing something.

To (a)   means to arrive to a conclusion.

Foreshadowing (a)   to what will happen later in the story.

Mood is the ___________________ surrounding a story.

• atmosphere

• emotions