Golden Age of Crime

7. - the person who is actually responsible for committing a crime.
9. - not a common word, starts with W - a mystery story focusing on the question of who committed the crime
11. - the criminal world or society, often secretive and operating outside the law.
12. - a piece of information that helps solve the crime
15. - not a common word, starts with C -... story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader
16. - (starts with D) final section of the story where all the mysteries are revealed, and everything is explained
17. - evidence or a claim that a person was elsewhere when a crime was committed, used as a defense in criminal cases.
18. - starts with i - the asking for information; synonym: question

1. - starts with v - a person who takes the law into their own hands, often operating outside of legal boundaries to bring justice
2. - a key figure in crime stories, often depicted as part of organized crime families or syndicates, who thrived during Prohibition.
3. - a person who helps another commit a crime, often an important character in stories that involve multiple parties in a criminal enterprise
4. - logical thinking used to solve a crime in classic detective stories
5. - two words, starts with D - the dramatic climax where the detective gathers all suspects to expose the murderer
6. - reasoning from evidence
8. - starts with D - an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency.
10. - two words - a photograph taken by the police after an individual is arrested, often seen in crime reports or media.
13. - two words - a false clue intended to distract the detective and reader from the true culprit.
14. - the admission of guilt