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Mystery Terms

Mystery Terms. alibi. An excuse that an accused person uses to show he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of a crime. The police found many holes in his alibi. breakthrough. an advancement or discovery that helps solve a crime Finding her number on his cell phone

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Mystery Terms

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  1. Mystery Terms

  2. alibi • An excuse that an accused person uses to show he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of a crime. The police found many holes in his alibi.

  3. breakthrough • an advancement or discovery that helps solve a crime Finding her number on his cell phone records was a hugebreakthrough.

  4. clue Transitional Page • a fact or object that helps solve a crime • The kitten’s syrupy paw print on the window was an important clue.

  5. crime • an act committed in violation of the law Benedict Arnold was accused of the crime of treason.

  6. deduce • to infer by logical reasoning • By examining the clues, I can deduce the name of the culprit.

  7. detective • person who investigates crimes and gathers information In all of the crime shows, there is a detective assigned to the case.

  8. evidence • Something such as a witness statement or object that helpstsolve a crime. • The slashed football was entered as evidence of the fight.

  9. flashback • an interruption in the plot to tell what happened earlier A good mystery reader will use flashback to hisadvantage.

  10. foreshadowing • using clues to suggest whatwill happen • later in the plot • Good foreshadowing can create a mood of fear and anxiety.

  11. hunch • a guess or feeling not based on known fact When I saw the muddy tracks, I had a hunch Susan was inside.

  12. motive • an inner drive that causes a person to do something oract ina certain way • Getting an extra holiday was his motive for doing well on the science test.

  13. mystery • something that is secret or unknown How the glass shattered with no one around is a mystery to me!

  14. plot • the arrangements of incidents in a story • I had a difficult time following the plot of “The Tell-Tale Heart” because the narrator was insane.

  15. purloin • to steal or filch My cat purloined the guppy from the fishbowl.

  16. red herring • something used to divert attentionfrom the basic issue • We need to plan a red herring so we can get out of the room without being noticed!

  17. setting • time and place of a story The setting of “The Tell-Tale Heart” instantly foreshadows mystery.

  18. sleuth • another name for a detective • Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is a famous British sleuth.

  19. suspect • one thought to be guilty of committing a crime Siegfried was the primary suspect in the case of the missing tissue box.

  20. suspense • anxiety or apprehension resulting from mysterious, undecided, uncertain circumstances. • Jonas experienced great suspense at the Ceremony of Twelve.

  21. victim • one who is harmed or suffers a loss It is most distressing when a child is the victim of a crime.

  22. witness • one who saw or can give first-hand information about something • Were you a witness to that event, or did you just hear about it?

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