Mystery Vocab

Fictional story in which a character needs to figure out who committed a crime

• drama

• comedy

• mystery

• rom-com

Person who could have committed a crime

• Victim

• Suspect

• Playwright

• Narrator

An excuse or reason a suspect might use to show his or her innocence

• Alibi

• Ali Bye

• A. Libye

• Al I. Bye

A character who was wronged, hurt, or killed in a story

• Victim

• Perpetrator

• Femme Fatale

• Accomplice

An investigator. These characters can be professional or amateurs

• Detective

• Slueth

• Private Eye

• Plumber

Someone who may have seen the crime in progress or may have knowledge of it

• Pedestrian

• Witness

• Sanitation Worker

• Police Officer

Details and pieces of information that help solve a crime

• Evidence

• Not Evidence

A reason for committing a crime

• Motive

• Modus Operandi

• Ipsum Lorem

• Detective

Misleading clues meant to keep the readers in suspense

• Blue Fish

• Yellow Bird

• Red Herring

• Orange Fox