mystery genre terms & vocabulary
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Mystery Genre Terms and Vocabulary
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Alibi
An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime
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Cliffhanger
A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode
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Clue
A fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime
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Deduce
To infer by logical reasoning
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Deduction
Drawing a conclusion
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Detective
A person who investigates crimes and gathers information
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Evidence
A thing or statement tat helps to prove who committed the crime
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Flashback
Literary or cinematic (movie) device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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Foreshadowing
To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand (a hint at something that will occur later in the story)
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Hunch
A guess or feeling not based on facts
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Motive
A reason that a person does something – can include anger, hatred, love, greed, or fear
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Mystery
Something that is unknown
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Planted
Having placed a misleading piece of evidence so as to be discovered (as in clues)
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Red herring
A false clue that throws the investigator off track
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Sleuth
Another name for a detective
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Suspect
A person who is suspected of a crime
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Suspense
Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation
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Victim
Someone who is harmed or has suffered some loss
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Witness
Someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something