Crime Week Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The first name of the main character in Gillian Flynn’s ‘Gone Girl’
  2. 5. Former presenter of Pointless turned author, Richard _____, who wrote ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ and ‘The Man Who Died Twice.’
  3. 6. The country Stieg Larsson’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ was set in
  4. 10. The first name of crime writer, _____ McDermid, best known for her series of novels featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill
  5. 11. Complete the quote from Thomas Harris’ ‘Silence of the Lambs’: “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice ______”
  6. 15. The country Hercule Poirot was born in
  7. 17. The protagonist of Lee Child’s novels, who was former major in the US military police
  8. 18. The rank of Ian Rankin’s character, John Rebus, who features in his crime novels set mostly in and around Edinburgh
Down
  1. 1. The bird in the title of Dashiell Hammett’s 1929 novel, which was adapted into a film featuring Humphrey Bogart during the 1940s
  2. 3. Author of the 2015 novel, ‘The Memory Man,’ _______ Baldacci
  3. 4. The author who created Miss Marple
  4. 7. Name of the Renaissance painter featured in the title of Dan Brown’s 2003 novel
  5. 8. John le Carré’s ‘The Spy who Came in from the Cold’ was set during which conflict?
  6. 9. Author of the ‘Alex Cross’, ‘Michael Bennett’, ‘Women's Murder Club’, ‘Maximum Ride’, ‘Daniel X’, ‘NYPD Red’, ‘Witch & Wizard’ series, as well as many stand-alone novels, James ______
  7. 12. Complete the title of the Paula Hawkins novel, ‘The Girl on the ______’
  8. 13. The colour in the title of Wilkie Collins’ 1859 novel, ‘The Woman in ______’
  9. 14. Author of ‘A Time for Mercy,’ ‘The Pelican Brief’ and ‘The Firm,’ John ______
  10. 16. Sherlock Holmes’ older brother