Detective Fiction Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A detective type in film noir
  2. 4. Another informal term for a detective
  3. 6. The person who commits a crime
  4. 8. Information, objects, or testimony used to establish facts in an investigation
  5. 10. The person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime
  6. 12. The location where a crime has occurred or is believed to have occurred (two words)
  7. 14. A piece of evidence or information that aids in solving a crime or mystery
  8. 15. A mystery or detective story that focuses on identifying the perpetrator of a crime
  9. 16. An informal term for a detective
  10. 18. A particular way or method a criminal uses to commit a crime, often indicative of their style (two words)
  11. 21. The logical process of reasoning from general principles to specific facts to solve a crime
  12. 22. A character who assists the detective, often providing comic relief or another perspective
  13. 23. An admission of guilt by a suspect
  14. 24. Analyzing behavior, motives, and patterns to create a psychological portrait of a suspect
Down
  1. 1. When the detective in a story reveals the murderer at the end and explains how s/he found out the truth
  2. 3. The scientific methods used to analyze evidence from a crime scene
  3. 5. Another term for a detective
  4. 7. A claim or evidence that a suspect was elsewhere when a crime occurred
  5. 9. A person who helps another commit a crime
  6. 11. The formal questioning of a suspect or witness by authorities to gather information
  7. 13. The reason or driving force behind a person committing a crime
  8. 17. A person believed to have committed a crime
  9. 19. A misleading clue that diverts attention from the real culprit or solution (two words)
  10. 20. a mystery in which the crime happens in a closed space