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a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
What is clue?
100
a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
What is a suspect?
100
excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime
What is an alibi?
200
an act that is against the law
What is crime?
200
someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
What is a victim ?
200
person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
What is a detective?
300
another name for a detective
What is sleuth ?
300
something that is kept from others and unknown
What is a secret?
300
something that helps prove who committed the crime
What is evidence?
400
a guess about something
What is hunch?
400
the reason a person does something
What is a motive?
400
something that is secret and unknown
What is a mystery?
500
the arrangement of events in a story
What is plot?
500
time and place of a story
What is the setting?
500
conclusion drawn from logic or reasoning
What is a deduction?
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