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
Astell	['æstl]
Merob	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ezequiel	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Alkiviadis	-	Greek
Mindy	MIN-dee	English
Fedelmid	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology