If the bank manager, secretly took some money each month from one of his client's bank accounts, it would be:

If the murder victim's enemy says he was playing pool with his friends when the crime occurred, that is his:

If the detective just felt that the suspect's alibi didn't feel right, it would be called a:

If the robber climbed up the drainpipe and quietly slithered through a vent to get into the house, they would be a:

If the police sent the rug to be tested for blood stains, this is an example of:

If the criminal planted a handkerchief belonging to the victim's wife near the body, that would be an example of a:

If the bank robber committed the crime to get cash to pay for his child's medicine, money would be his:

If the gardener was near the open window at the time the crime occurred, he might be a:

If the detective examines the flower bed outside the open window and notices there are no footprints, she might decide the criminal came from inside the house. This would be a:

If the maid heard two people arguing right before the "accident," she might be called as a:

Witness statements, fingerprints, DNA, and tire tracks are all examples of:

One of Agatha Christie's (the mystery writer) most famous characters is Miss Marple. An elderly spinster, Miss Marple solves crimes based on her experience living in a tiny village. She is one of Christie's most famous:

At the beginning of a mystery, if the wealthy character yells at his family, "You'll get my money over my dead body!" This might be an example of:

In mystery stories, kidnapping, robbery, murder, and embezzlement are common:

When one of the suspects in a pig-stealing scheme has just cleaned their shoes, the reader might take that as a sign that they were guilty. This would be a/an: