In good mystery stories, the bad guys have a compelling reason for committing their crime. this reason is also called a?

Motive.

Explanation:

Mystery is a literary genre that is full of suspense. It contains a crime and the solution of it.

A good mystery writer always gives a motive to the criminal in his/her story. Motive is the compelling reason of criminals to commit a crime. In the mystery story, the investigator, the criminal, and all the other characters have motives. The motive of a criminal can be love, money, or revenge.

For example, in the short story "The Idol House of Astarte", the motive of crime committed by Dr. Pender was his love for Diana Ashley.

So, the correct answer is motive.

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moors is essentially another word for muslims.

the moors invaded spain around year 700, during their time ruling spain the muslims promoted religious tolerance (moors tolerated jews who were viewed as outcasts by northerners), the moors as well had a great impact on their language, and architecture (palaces were created).

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