| IANRANKIN | Scottish crime writer who created Inspector Rebus (3, 6) |
| IAN | _ Rankin, best-selling author who created Inspector Rebus (3) |
| RANKIN | Scottish crime writer who created the character of Inspector Rebus, Ian _ (6) |
| ALLINGHAM | Margery ___, English crime writer who created Albert Campion (9) |
| PATTERSON | US crime writer who created the character of Alex Cross, James _ (9) |
| COLINDEXTER | English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (5,6) |
| DEXTER | Colin ---, English crime writer who created Inspector Morse (6) |
| SLAUGHTER | Karin ---, crime writer who set her early novels in Grant County, Georgia |
| GALBRAITH | Gillian ----, Scottish crime writer (9) |
| AGATHA | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| CHRISTIE | Across English crime writer who created fictional detective Miss Marple (6,8) |
| DOROTHYLSAYERS | English crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane (7,1,6) |
| RENDELL | Ruth ..., crime writer who created Chief Inspector Wexford (7) |
| RUTHRENDELL | Crime writer who created fictional detective Chief Inspector Wexford (4,7) |
| ANNCLEEVES | English crime writer who created Vera Stanhope (3,7) |
| SAYERS | Dorothy L, crime writer who created Lord Peter Wimsey (6) |
| RUTH | _ Randell, late crime writer who created the character of Chief Inspector Wexford (4) |
| NGAIO | ___ Marsh, New Zealand crime writer who created the gentleman detective, Inspector Roderick Alleyn (5) |
| MICKEY | Crime writer who created the detective Mike Hammer, ... Spillane |
| JAMES | P. D., crime writer who created fictional police Commander Adam Dalgliesh (5) |
