Possible Clues:

• A discredited name arising, southern French writer
• Alexandre ____ wrote The Count of Monte Cristo
• Father/son literary surname
• Alexandre who wrote 'The Count of Monte Cristo'
• 'Camille' author Alexandre
• French writer turned up damaging information, as follows
• 'The Black Tulip' author
• 'The Lady of the Camellias' author, 1848
• 'The Black Tulip' novelist, 1850
• Creator of Edmond Dantes