Vocabulary

Vocabulary

1.

Amateur Detective Mystery

A detective who becomes involved in a plot by accident.

2.

Clues

Guide to the solving of a mystery or problem.

3.

Cozy

Warm and comfortable; snug.

4.

Danger

Chance of harm; nearness to harm; risk; peril.

5.

Detective

A member of a police force or other person whose work is finding information by investigation, to discover who committed a crime.

6.

Hardboiled Detective Mystery

A Mystery that has a lot of nonstop thrilling action.

7.

Mood

State of mind or feeling

8.

Motive

Thought or feeling that makes one act; moving consideration or reason; incentive

9.

Police Procedural

A kind of mystery which includes a lot of police department rules,like making sure the accused has been given all of his or her rights.

10.

Puzzle

A hard problem.

11.

Red Herring

Clues that lead the mystery reader the wrong way when trying to solve a mystery.

12.

Riddle

A puzzling question statement or problem.

13.

Secret

Kept from the knowledge of others

14.

Setting

Place or time

15.

Suspects

The people who could be the enemy or criminals in doing a crime.

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