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Detective Fiction
Vocabulary Related to Detective/Mystery Stories
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sleuth | private eye/private investigator/detective investigating the case |
| sidekick | helper person/animal who helps deputies investigate the crime |
| victim | person to whom the crime happened |
| snitch | person who tells on someone else |
| suspect | a person who may be involved in a crime |
| witness | someone who saw what happened |
| culprit | person who committed or assists in the crime |
| fugitive | person running from the law |
| secondary source | witness who has the information she or he heard from someone else |
| crime | illegal act that is committed |
| clues | pieces of the puzzle that help solve the mystery |
| lead | information or clues concerning the case |
| interrogate | to ask questions related to the crime |
| alibi | proof that a suspect was nowhere near the crime |
| evidence | something that helps prove who the criminal is |
| deduction | using facts to infer a conclusion |
| red herring | Writer of detective fiction deliberately fake out readers by planting misleading clues known as these |
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cbrokaw