a red herring

something that takes people's attention away from the main subject being talked or written about About halfway through the book it looked as though the butler was the murderer, but that turned out to be a red herring.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Berinhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Charley	['tʃa:li]
Riaz	-	Arabic
Klaos	KLAWS	Limburgish
Sumner	['sʌmnə]
Felicidad	fe-lee-thee-DHAHD (Spanish), fe-lee-see-DHAHD (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish