| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NOONE | Who to trust in a mystery novel |
| SMEE | "Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novel |
| HARPERLEE | Alabaman who wrote the Best Novel of the Century, according to a 1999 Library Journal poll |
| SECRETSTAIRCASE | Passage in a mystery novel? |
| CLUE | Something dropped in a mystery novel |
| THINMAN | Victim in a 1932 mystery novel, with "the" |
