Detective Fiction

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Across
  1. 2. A story centred on solving a puzzling event, often a crime.
  2. 3. A sense of nervous excitement that keeps readers engaged.
  3. 7. A false clue meant to mislead the detective (and reader).
  4. 8. Information or objects used to prove what happened.
  5. 9. Another term for detective, often informal or used for amateur investigators.
Down
  1. 1. The person who investigates and solves the crime or mystery.
  2. 4. Someone believed to have possibly committed the crime.
  3. 5. A piece of evidence or information that helps solve the mystery.
  4. 6. An unlawful act that triggers the mystery or investigation.
  5. 7. The moment when the truth about the mystery or crime is finally uncovered.