LITERARY MARATHON - CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 4. I speak no words,yet tell a tale,Silent witness, cruelty unveiled.In an assylum for healing, secrets are kept, A killer on the loose, But no one believes her, she wept.
  2. 7. The place where an epic battle unfolded between the unforeseen alliances of races. For power, death and the humane desire for deathlessness.
  3. 10. A clandestine chronicler, who penned a series about a trio of siblings facing a litany of calamitous adventures.
  4. 11. For American prose, this prize does laud, Whose words rise high in literary applaud.
  5. 12. The auteur who spun tales of suspense and psychological horror, making us wary of showers and flocks of birds.
Down
  1. 1. This American scribe chronicled the Jazz Age decadence, with tales of opulent dreams and tragic follies.
  2. 2. From rural India, his tales are grand, Who is this author whose actual name is Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava?
  3. 3. She penned a tale of sorrow and joy, Set in Kerala, who's debut won the Booker Prize
  4. 5. With mysteries and crimes, her stories ignite,Who penned the guide where Pippa Fitz-Amobi seeks the light?
  5. 6. I wrote of love and tragedy, of kings and fools alike, With quill in hand, I penned the words, that now the ages strike.From Avon’s banks to Globe’s grand stage, my stories long will dwell.
  6. 8. I am found in a chamber, A Guardian of secrets,My deadly gaze, you surely should not meet it.
  7. 9. Four friends' journey, marked by Jude's hidden scars,A poignant tale of pain and love, reaching for the stars.