### Clue: Writer with books seen in expensive bar (4,5)
### Answer: GOLD INGOT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: expensive bar
  GOLDING(William, 1911-1993, Nobel laureate and writer best known for "The Lord of the Flies", and was the theme of a recent crossword) OT(the Old Testament,the collection of books making up the first part of the Bible).  A nice misdirection in the definition.