| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| IAN | Crime writer Rankin |
| IANS | Fleming and crime writer Rankin |
| SAYERS | British crime writer |
| TESS | Crime writer Gerritsen |
| ELMORE | Crime writer Leonard |
| RENDELL | Crime writer Ruth |
| HANSEN | Crime writer Joseph |
| ANN | Crime writer Rule |
| SARA | Crime writer Paretsky |
| EDNA | Crime writer Buchanan |
| SARA | Crime mystery writer Paretsky |
| ANN | True-crime writer Rule |
| IRIS | Crime fiction writer Johansen |
| JBFLETCHER | Cabot Cove writer-crime solver |
| IRIS | Crime and romance writer Johansen |
| NGAIO | New Zealand-born crime writer Marsh |
| ANN | "The Stranger Beside Me" crime writer Rule |
