- an excuse used ot avoid blame or punishment
Your answer:
felony
alibi
evidence
- one who is able to break into building without being noticed
Your answer:
deduction
cat burglar
sleuth
- genre involving people not normally associated with crime
Your answer:
cozy mystery
alibi
locked-room mystery
- conclusion reached by logical thinking
Your answer:
sleuth
deduction
forensic science
- to steal money or property entrusted to someone
Your answer:
suspect
embezzlement
deduction
- something that furnished proof
Your answer:
deduction
evidence
stool pigeon
- crime punishable by imprisonment
Your answer:
alibi
private eye
felony
- examination of evidence for use in criminal cases
Your answer:
thriller
embezzlement
forensic science
- story featuring tough, unsentimental detective
Your answer:
hard-boiled mystery
locked-room mystery
cozy mystery
- where a seeming impossible crime is committed
Your answer:
hard-boiled mystery
locked-room mystery
cozy mystery
- private investigator
Your answer:
sleuth
evidence
private eye
- clue or detail that draws attention away from the criminal
Your answer:
stool pigeon
deduction
red herring
- a detective
Your answer:
sleuth
red herring
cat burglar
- informer or spy
Your answer:
alibi
witness
stool pigeon
- person suspected of committing a crime
Your answer:
red herring
stool pigeon
suspect
- designed to hold a reader's interest through intrigue and suspense
Your answer:
locked-room mystery
thriller
cozy mystery
- mystery or detective story
Your answer:
thriller
whodunit
sleuth
- person who offers evidence about a crime and is called to testify in court
Your answer:
witness
suspect
alibi