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Mystery Terms

Mystery Terms. Mystery Terms. Mystery stories have their very own special vocabulary. It is necessary to understand the vocabulary to fully appreciate a mystery so . . . . Mystery. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. Whodunit.

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Mystery Terms

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  1. Mystery Terms

  2. Mystery Terms Mystery stories have their very own special vocabulary. It is necessary to understand the vocabulary to fully appreciate a mystery so . . .

  3. Mystery Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.

  4. Whodunit • A story dealing with a crime and its solution; a detective story • In a “whodunit” the reader tries to guess who committed the crime before the author tells them!

  5. Circumstantial Evidence indications that are pointed to by inferred facts You find a clue, but it really can’t prove guilt all by itself

  6. Modus Operandi • method of operation; the way that something is done • The MO

  7. Proof • evidence that compels acceptance of the mind by a truth • Facts that prove guilt

  8. Fact • something which actually exists

  9. Suspense • the quality in literature that makes the reader uncertain or tense about what is to come.

  10. Accessory • One who aides or contributes in a secondary way • an accomplice

  11. Lead • A clue that guides one to an answer

  12. Perpetrator • one who is guilty

  13. Suspect (verb) • to have doubts about • I suspect that she is lying.

  14. Detective • one who finds information which is not readily accessible • Anyone looking for clues in a mystery

  15. Alibi • a plausible excuse intended to remove blame • I was somewhere else, I couldn’t have done it!

  16. Confession • disclosure of one’s sins • admitting guilt

  17. Clues • things that lead one to the solution of a problem

  18. Foreshadowing • hints or clues that suggest actions that is to come

  19. Witness • one who has personal knowledge or experience of something

  20. Motive • a desire that causes one to act • the reason one acts

  21. Red Herring • any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

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