It's the word for the outside part or upper layer of something.
What's the surface?
It's another word for careful.
What is cautious?
This is the voice telling the story in prose.
What is narrator?
It is the legal term for being (officially) accused of a crime.
What is "to indict sb"?
The German translation for this word of Latin origin is "entführen".
What is to abduct?
It's a adjective describing events etc. in the present.
What is contemporary?
It's a better word for the "bad guy" in a book or film.
What is villain?
It is another word for the place and time in which a piece of literary writing is set.
What is setting?
It is the legal term for the fact that someone has been found guilty of a crime.
What is "conviction"?
What is to take someone hostage?
It's a word of French origin for all the works of an artist.
What is oeuvre?
It is an adjective for someone who uses dirty tricks to achieve their aims.
What is scheming?
It is a fancy synonym for "to leave out".
What is "to omit"?
What is penitentiary?
This is a word for someone who forces other people to engage in sexual activities with them.
What is a rapist?
It's an adjective which describes works of art etc. which can be seen as having more than one meaning.
What is ambiguous?
The German translation is "voreilig".
What is premature?
The German translation is "Nebenhandlung".
What is subplot?
It is a legal concept under which people have been found guilty of a crime but the court has decided to suspend their prison sentence.
What is parole?
This is someone who "protects" prostitutes and collects a share of their earnings.
What is a pimp?
The German translation is "einen Effekt erreichen".
What is "to achieve an effect"?
This is an adjective for someone who refuses to accept reality.
What is delusional?
This is the technical term for the beginning of a literary text which delves right into the plot without a proper introduction.
What is medias-in-res (or in-medias-res)?
This is the person who for example examines the corpse after a homicide.
What is a coroner?
This is another word for the violent and illegal, often public execution of a person.
What is a lynching?