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1.  The setting is the time, place, environment and surrounding circumstances of a story.

2. A red herring is something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue.

3.  A plot is the arrangement of incidents in a story.

4.  A suspect is a person who is suspected of a crime.

5.  A crime is an act committed in violation f the law.

6. Evidence is something such as a witness statement or object that is used as proof in a crime.

7. A hunch is a guess or feeling not based on known facts.

8.  A victim is someone who is harmed or suffers some loss.

9. A clue is a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries.

10.  A witness is someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something.

11.  An alibi is an excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime.

12.  A detective is a person who investigates crimes and gathers information.

13.  A sleuth is another name for a detective.

14.  A mystery is something that is secret and unknown.

15.  A motive is an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way.

16.  To purloin is to steal or filch.

17.  A breakthrough is an advance or discovery that helps solve a crime.

18.  You deduce something when you infer by logical reasoning.