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Debut novels can be the start of wonderful series. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all of your debut novels, don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question to the correct answer. At the end of the quiz, submit your answers to see how well you've done. You can also go back and see which answers you got correct. Ready? Let's go!

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Frage 1 von 10

10

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö began their ten-novel series about Stockholm homicide detective Martin Beck with which of these novels?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Terrorists

  • The Man on the Balcony

  • Roseanna

  • The Laughing Policeman

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Frage 2 von 10

10

Peter Temple's Jack Irish makes his first entrance in which of these novels?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Truth

  • Bad Debts

  • White Dog

  • Black Tide

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Frage 3 von 10

10

Reginald Hill introduced one of his famous sleuths in A Clubbable Woman. Which one was it?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Andy Dalziel

  • Joe Sixsmith

  • Doug McHard

  • Wolf Hadda

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Frage 4 von 10

10

In which of these novels does Dorothy Sayers' Harriet Vane make her first appearance?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Whose Body?

  • Have His Carcase

  • The Nine Tailors

  • Strong Poison

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Frage 5 von 10

10

There's never a problem remembering this author's series debut. It begins with the letter 'A.' Who's famous for the 'alphabet series?'

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Sara Paretsky

  • Marcia Muller

  • Ruth Rendell

  • Sue Grafton

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Frage 6 von 10

10

In Sherlock Holmes' first appearance, he solves two strange murders that have everything to do with the victims' past actions. Which Arthur Conan Doyle novel tells this story?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Sign of the Four

  • A Study in Scarlet

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • The Valley of Fear

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Frage 7 von 10

10

Which of Agatha Christie's sleuths is introduced in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Jane Marple

  • Thomas Beresford

  • Hercule Poirot

  • Parker Pyne

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Frage 8 von 10

10

Still Life introduced the world to Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Who is Gamache's creator?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Louise Penny

  • Giles Blunt

  • Jill Edmondson

  • Stephen Harper

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Frage 9 von 10

10

Alan Bradley's The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is our first taste of which of these fictional sleuths?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Karl Alberg

  • Flavia de Luce

  • Gwenni Morgan

  • Alan Banks

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Frage 10 von 10

10

In Diamond Dove (AKA Moonlight Downs), we meet Adrian Hyland's sleuth for the first time. Who is that person?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Rowland Sinclair

  • Phryne Fisher

  • Ella Marconi

  • Emily Tempest

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