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27 Cards in this Set
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Red Herring
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Something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue.
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Evidence
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Something such as a witness statement or object that is used as proof of a crime.
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Detective
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A person who investigates crimes and gathers information.
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Plot
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The arrangement of the incidents in a story.
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Setting
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The time, place, environment, and surrounding circumstances of a story.
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Mystery
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Something that is secret and unknown.
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Motive
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An inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way.
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Hero
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A good person in a mystery that saves someone or something.
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Villian
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Evil person in a mystery.
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Sleuth
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Another name for a detective.
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Suspect
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A person who might have committed a crime.
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Foreshadowing
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A device the author uses to give hints at what could happen.
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Witness
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Someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of the crime.
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Victim
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Someone who is harmed or suffers some loss.
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False clue
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A clue that has been planted to mislead a detective.
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Twist
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An unexpected happening within the mystery.
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Mood
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State of mind, or feeling of the characters or the mystery.
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Deduce
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To infer by logical reasoning.
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Purloin
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To steal or filch.
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Crime
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An act committed in violation of the law.
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Character
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A description of a person involved in a mystery.
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Climax
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The high point of the action when the mystery is solved.
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Alibi
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An excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime.
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Conflict
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Opposing needs or desires of the main characters.
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Clue
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A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries.
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Cliff Hanger
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A scary or interesting position for a character to be in. Keeps the reader interested in the story.
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Breakthrough
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An advance or discovery that helps solve a crime.
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