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English 16 Public

Words related to mystery genre

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an excuse that an accused person uses to show that they were somewhere else than at the crime scene

alibi

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a fact or object that helps solve mysteries

clue

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an act committed in violation of the law

crime

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to infer by logical reasoning

deduce

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a person who investigates crimes and gathers information

detective

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another name for detective

sleuth

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a witness statement or object used as proof in a crime

evidence

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a guess or feeling not based on facts

hunch

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the inner drive causing someone to do something in a certain way

motive

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something that is secret and unknown

mystery

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the arrangement of incidents in a story

plot

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something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue

red herring

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time, place, environment and surrounding circumstances of a story

setting

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someone who is expected to have committed a crime

suspect

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someone who is harmed or suffers some loss in a crime

victim

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someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something

witness

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