| THORNE | Tom, inspector created by novelist Mark Billingham (6) |
| THAW | English actor who starred in Goodnight Mister Tom, Inspector Morse and A Year in Provence (4) |
| LASSIE | Fictional canine character created by novelist Eric Knight (6) |
| TWAIN | Pair (archaic) - US novelist, Mark (5) |
| PETERPAN | Ever-youthful character created by novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie (5,3) |
| REACHER | Surname of the former military police investigator created by novelist Lee Child, also the title ofa TV series (7) |
| ALLEYN | Inspector created by Ngaio Marsh (6) |
| GENTLY | George, fictional inspector created by crime writer Alan Hunter (6) |
| CAMPUS | Where people study page penned by novelist (6) |
| ANALEE | "___, In Real Life" by novelist Janelle Milanes |
| HARDLY | Line penned by novelist? I shouldn't think so! |
| WEXFORD | Fictional police inspector created by Ruth Rendell (7) |
| REBUS | Fictional Detective Inspector created by the Scottish author Ian Rankin (5) |
| RODERICK | ___ Alleyn, inspector created by Ngaio Marsh (8) |
| MAIGRET | Police inspector created by Georges Simenon (7) |
| LESTRADE | Inspector created by Conan Doyle (8) |
| DEATH | 2007 novel by Mark Billingham (5,7) |
| THEBURNING | 2004 novel by Mark Billingham (3,7,4) |
| DEATHMESSAGE | 2007 novel by Mark Billingham (5,7) |
| FROM | 2010 novel by Mark Billingham (4,3,4) (see 23A) |
