Today at the British Library an event is running called Deadly: The Festival of Women Writing Crime. The event is described as ‘a celebration of the very best in contemporary crime writing by women. This inaugural festival features non-fiction as well as fiction, with brand-new work from celebrated authors as well as lively exploration of themes and perceptions relating to the genre.’
I thought it would be fun to join in with this celebration by setting you, my readers, some puzzles, all of which are centred on modern female crime writers – naturally. I have already posted a Smart Women logic puzzle, and I have one further puzzle to post later today, so do come back and check for that. I will be doing a roundup post of all the answers in April.
Below are 5 five-letter words from titles in Elly Griffths Ruth Galloway series, the clues to which are on the left. However, each correct answer has been hidden amongst other letters, though the letters for the correct answer are still in the right order. The additional letters when arranged correctly spell out five words which are linked by a theme.
Puzzle No. 2
Below are 6 six-letter words from titles in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series, the clues to which are on the left. However, each correct answer has been hidden amongst other letters, though the letters for the correct answer are still in the right order. The additional letters when arranged correctly spell out six words which are linked by a theme.
Good Luck!