Name in detective fiction Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Name in detective fiction . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DASHIELLHAMMETT.

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3 Potential Answers:

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DASHIELLHAMMETT Name in detective fiction (15)
ERLE Name in detective fiction (4)
MISTERCHAN Name in detective fiction (10)

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