Mystery Vocab Flashcards
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motive
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious
alibi
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one is alleged to have taken place
evidence
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
victim
a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
culprit
a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed
witness
an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing:
a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness
fugitive
a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, a runaway
slueth
a person who investigates crimes
a detective
suspect
a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense
Interrogate
ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally
lead
to bring to some conclusion or condition
suspicion
a feeling that something is wrong
Twist
literary technique that introduce a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction
Cliffhanger
an ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense
Foreshadow
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Red Herring
something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
was a British writer and physician
He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887
Edgar Allan Poe
invented the short story and is generally considered the inventor of the detective genre
