| Hint | Author |
| N - She shares the last name of a US President writes the Heller Series | |
| O - Prolific writer, educator and poet whose award winning books include them, Zombie and The Falls | |
| P - His books include the Alex Cross series | |
| Q - This is the name of one of the most famous detective series of all time and the pen name of the two authors that wrote the books | |
| R - She also writes as JD Robb | |
| S - He wrote the Prey series with Lucas Davenport | |
| T - This Presidential daughter wrote the Capital Crimes series | |
| U - His works include The Witches of Eastwick | |
| V - Not really a mystery writer, but he did write Mother Night and Cat's Cradle | |
| W - He has many series including the following Stone Barrington, Ed Eagle and Holly Barker | |
| X - No author, just type XXX and you get this as a freebie | |
| Y - He writes the Alfred Kropp Series | |
| Z - He writes the River City Series | |