Mystery genre vocabulary
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alibi
-an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed
clue
-a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
crime
-an act that is against the law
detective
-a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
evidence
–something that helps prove who committed the crime
mystery
-something that is secret and unknown
red herring
–a false lead that throws the investigator off track
sleuth
-another name for a detective
suspect
-a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
victim-someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
witness-someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information
alibi
-an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed
clue
-a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
crime
-an act that is against the law
detective
-a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
evidence
–something that helps prove who committed the crime
mystery
-something that is secret and unknown
red herring
–a false lead that throws the investigator off track
sleuth
-another name for a detective
suspect
-a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
victim-someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
witness-someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information