| LEEBURKE | James ... ....., noir author whose Robicheaux stories are set in Louisiana (3,5) |
| EVESBAYOU | 1997 film set in Louisiana starring Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson: 2 wds. |
| BOURNEONTHEBAYOU | Matt Damon movie set in Louisiana? |
| PARETSKY | Noir author whose Warshawski stories are set in Chicago (4,8) |
| LAWRENCE | Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| PARKER | Noir author whose Spenser stories are set in Boston (6,1,6) |
| BLOCK | Noir author whose Scudder stories are set in New York (8,5) |
| ROBERTB | Noir author whose Spenser stories are set in Boston (6,1,6) |
| SARA | Noir author whose Warshawski stories are set in Chicago (4,8) |
| KEYBOARD | Where all the pieces of poetry you write are set in row for typist (8) |
| HOSPITAL | Holby City and Casualty are set in one of these (8) |
| ENSNARES | Traps made of tin are set in some quarters |
| THEPEARL | Steinbeck novella set in La Paz |
| STENDHAL | "Le Rouge et le Noir" author |
| NEWSROOM | Where stories are written in novel, writing about entertaining AA Milne character |
| ANDERSON | Lin ----, Tartan Noir writer (8) |
| LEONARD | Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| ELMORE | Noir author whose novels are often set in Florida or Detroit (6,7) |
| THEORIES | Without saint, the stories are merely scientific ideas (8) |
| INSECRET | How embarrassing stories are told, often (2 words) |
