Authors of Mystery Novels
The author of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Define "setting"
The location of a story.
The one who tries to solve the mystery.
The detective
The opposite of sweet.
Sour, spicy, or salty
To be unsure of something.
"Do you think you can come tonight?" "I ______ my parents will let me go"
To doubt
This author wrote famous stories such as "It" and "The Shining"
Stephen King
When police or detectives try to find clues into a crime.
"The crime is still an ongoing _____ and we are searching the scene for clues"
Investigation
The person who suffers from a crime being committed to them.
A victim
When something harmful is put into the environment.
Pollution
The brain is also called the...
mind
The "father of the detective story". One of his famous short stories has a raven that says "nevermore".
Edgar Allan Poe
A plan made to something illegal or harmful. "There was a ____ to replace the king."
Plot
The person or people who other characters think might have committed the crime.
A suspect
The become someone's husband or wife
To marry
A word that means to be impolite
Rude
This woman, considered the "Queen of Mystery", wrote books such as "Death on the Nile" and "And Then There Were None"
Agatha Christie
A term that means: the reason a criminal committed a crime.
Motive
A person who sees the crime when it happens.
A witness
A person who writes news stories
A journalist
A word that means "very very small".
Tiny
"Nancy Drew", a series about a young female detective, is written under what pen name?
Carolyn Keene
A false clue meant to mislead the readers or characters of a story.
It shares the name with a fish.
a red herring
What is a sleuth?
Another name for a detective
Another word for "timid"
Shy
A thief