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Mystery Box (4) - Detective Stories Crossword Puzzle

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Crime stories have been the bread and butter for numerous authors over the decades. Here's your chance to start looking for clues (pun intended). Best of luck.
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      1. Elmore Leonard conjures a rum & cola cocktail with this 1998 story; "Cuba ___"
      4. Sherlock Holmes needs glasses in this 1904 Conan Doyle tale; The Adventure of the Golden ___-Nez"
      7. Ruth Rendell's big fib of a mystery from 1973; "Some ___, Some Die"
      8. Dorothy L. Sayers has a vision with this 1928 short story collection; "Lord Peter ___ the Body"
      9. "Current Affairs" (2011) crowns the 1st novel in Lane Stone's "___ Investigations" series
      10. On the rocks, Michael Connelly's 2nd novel to feature "Harry" Bosch; "The Black ___" (1993)
      11. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct investigates a lawyer's wife's murder; "___ When She Died" (1972)
      14. Rex Stout's novella features Nero Wolfe & comes to rest in 1952; "Home to ___"
      17. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache was introduced by this "dreadful" Canadian author; Louise ___
      20. A short story on an even keel by Colin Dexter in 1976; "Evans Tries an O-___"
      23. A Lester Leith adventure from Erle Stanley Gardner; "The Hand is Quicker Than the ___" (1939)
      24. Creator of the "Commissario Guido Brunetti" novels; ___ Leon
      25. Book one in the "Hartman & Malone" mystery series by Paige H. Perry; "___ by Sabotage" (2020)
      26. 1992 Elmore Leonard novel, basis for the Quentin Tarantino film "Jackie Brown" (1997); "___ Punch"
      27. Following orders, Erle Stanley Gardner (as Charles M. Green) writes "Bloody Bill ___" (1925)
      28. 4th book in the "Under Suspicion" series by Mary Higgins Clark; "___ Breath You Take" (2017)

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      1. James Bond probes the disappearance of Moneypenny in John Gardner's "Nobody ___ Forever" (1986)
      2. Not a Rolling Stone in sight in the Inspector Rebus mystery; "Let It ___" (1995)
      3. Crime fighting duo created by L.C. (Len) Tyler (initials give it away); "___ & Ethelred"
      4. Sherlock Holmes does not dwindle in this 1904 short story; "The Adventure of Black ___"
      5. New Zealand author, created the "Chief Inspector Alleyn" series of novels; ___ Marsh
      6. Scottish author, created the "Glyn Capaldi" mystery series; ___ Hutton
      12. Known for V. I. Warshawski, Sara Paretsky's non-fiction; "Writing in an ___ of Silence" (2007)
      13. Scottish author, introduced the "Inspector Rebus" series; Sir ___ James Rankin
      15. Solitary effort from Lee Child, basis for the 2012 film "Jack Reacher"; "___ Shot" (2005)
      16. Best known for her "Alphabet" series of detective novels; ___ Grafton
      17. One of two parts of Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"; "The Tiger of San ___" (1908)
      18. Creator of the "Lise Norwood" mysteries; Andrew ___
      19. Mary Higgins Clark searching for calendars in 2012; "The Lost ___"
      20. Dream home unravels a 30-year-old murder mystery in Claire McGowan's "___ In" (2023) (2 words, 3,2)
      21. Erle Stanley Gardner short story, features Yee Dooey Wah; "The ___ of the Accuser" (1930)
      22. A sweet, book 2 in the "Eve Sawyer" series by Jane Suen; "Murder at ___ Beach" (2021)