Crossword Clue:

Figures in detective fiction

Answer	Crossword Clue
PERPS	Figures in detective fiction
DASHIELLHAMMETT	Name in detective fiction
MISTERCHAN	Name in detective fiction

ERLE	Name in detective fiction
ELLERYQUEEN	Pseudonym in detective fiction
AGATHA	First name in detective fiction
ERLE	First name in detective fiction
ARSENE	First name in detective fiction
NERO	Archie's boss, in detective fiction
NERO	First name in detective fiction.
ELLERY	First name in detective fiction

REXSTOUT	Famous name in detective fiction.
NERO	First name in detective fiction
CASE	Word in many detective fiction titles
ERLE	First name in detective fiction writing