What are detectives?

A detective is like a super curious friend who solves mysteries by asking lots of questions and looking closely at clues.

Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek, and your friend disappears. You don’t know where they are, but you can find them! A detective does something similar when someone is lost, missing, or did something sneaky.

Detectives look for clues, which are like pieces of a puzzle. Maybe there's a muddy footprint on the floor, or a note left behind. Each clue helps them figure out what happened, just like how you might find your friend by looking at where their shoes are and what they left behind.

Detectives also ask lots of questions to people who know something about the mystery. They talk to witnesses, check out places, and sometimes even follow suspects around, all to piece together the story and solve the case.

Just like you might ask your friend where they went or what they saw when looking for them, detectives use their questions to uncover secrets!