el argumento
plot
el/la autor/a
author
el cuento
short story, tale
el ensayo
essay
el/la escritor/a
writer
la novela
novel
de misterio
mystery novel
de aventuras
adventure story
de ficci�n
fiction novel
el/la novelista
novelist
el personaje
character
el/la protagonista
main character
el relato
story, tale
la b�squeda
search
la coartada
alibi
la comisar�a
police station
el/la c�mplice
accomplice
la declaraci�n
statement
la desaparici�n
disappearance
la detenci�n
arrest, detention
las fuentes
sources
el/la guardaespaldas
bodyguard
la huella
trace, print, handprint, footprint
el/la implicado/a
person involved
el interrogatorio
questioning
el mayordomo
butler
el/la millonario/a
millionaire
el misterio
mystery
la pista
clue
la prueba
proof, evidence
el secuestro
kidnapping
el/la sospechoso/a
suspect
el suceso
incident
el testigo
witness
aclarar
to clarify
contar (ue)
to tell (a story)
demostrar (ue)
to demonstrate
disfrazarse (de)
to disguise oneself as
firmar
to sign
fugarse
to escape
hojear
to skim/glance through
interrogar
to question
narrar
to narrate
relatar
to tell (a story)
resolver un caso
to solve a case
salir con
to go out with
secuestrar
to kidnap
sospechar (de)
to suspect
suponer
to suppose
vincular (a)
to link
como era de esperar
as expected
echar una mano
to help, to lend a hand
en efectivo
cash
estar harto/a (de)
to be tired of, fed up with
ir directo al grano
to get to the point
por suerte
luckily