Mystery Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. an action that breaks the law
  2. 4. keeps the reader on edge
  3. 7. drawing a conclusion based on information you have
  4. 9. hints or clues suggesting something will happen
  5. 10. a fact or object that helps solve a crime
  6. 12. an object or statement that helps prove who committed the crime
  7. 15. an investigator who looks for and gathers clues
  8. 16. an excuse that an accused person uses to show innocence
  9. 17. something that is unknown
  10. 18. a guess or feeling that is not based on facts
Down
  1. 1. a person who has seen or has knowledge of a crime
  2. 3. a reason a person does something
  3. 5. a person who has a motive to have committed a crime
  4. 6. synonym for detective
  5. 8. a discovery that helps solve a crime
  6. 11. where and when the story takes place; seems realistic
  7. 13. a false clue
  8. 14. the reader knows something the characters do not