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  1. 1In one of Agatha Christie's most famous novels, her sleuth Hercule Poirot solves a murder that takes place on a train. What is the title of this novel?
    1. A4:50 From Paddington
    2. BMurder on the Orient Express
    3. CSparkling Cyanide
    4. DThe Murder on the Links
  2. 2Speaking of trains... Phryne Fisher solves a murder that takes place on a train in 'Murder on the Ballarat Train.' Who is Miss Fisher's creator?
    1. AKatherine Howell
    2. BVirginia Duigan
    3. CFelicity Young
    4. DKerry Greenwood
  3. 3As you can see, trains are dangerous. A series of 'travel' conversations leads to murder in this novel by Patricia Highsmith. Which novel tells the story of Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno?
    1. AStrangers on a Train
    2. BThe Talented Mr. Ripley
    3. CThis Sweet Sickness
    4. DThe People Who Knock on the Door
  4. 4Michael Connelly's sleuths sometimes travel for their work too. In '9 Dragons,' for instance, one of them makes an unexpected trip to Hong Kong. Which of Connelly's sleuths is on the road in this novel?
    1. AMickey Haller
    2. BJack McEvoy
    3. CHarry Bosch
    4. DRachel Walling
  5. 5Police detective Irene Huss lives and works in Götborg, but she's been known to travel too. In both 'The Torso' and 'The Glass Devil,' she goes on the road. Who is her creator
    1. AHelene Tursten
    2. BLiza Marklund
    3. CKarin Alvtegen
    4. DHenning Mankell
  6. 6In 'The Adventure of the Final Problem,' Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes goes on the road and has a fateful confrontation with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. Where does that confrontation occur?
    1. AScotland
    2. BSwitzerland
    3. CFrance
    4. DItaly
  7. 7Tony Hillerman's sleuths live and work on the Navajo Reservation. But they travel, too, in novels such as 'The Ghostway,' and 'Talking God.' Which of these is a Hillerman sleuth?
    1. AFather John O'Malley
    2. BNathan Active
    3. CNapoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte
    4. DJim Chee
  8. 8In 'Bad Debts,' PI Jack Irish travels from Melbourne to Perth and back in search of a killer. Who gave the world Jack Irish?
    1. APeter Temple
    2. BAdrian Hyland
    3. CPeter Corris
    4. DRobert Gott
  9. 9Although Fred Vargas' main sleuth lives and works in Paris, he travels quite frequently on his cases. Who is Vargas' police detective?
    1. ANico Sirsky
    2. BJules Maigret
    3. CJean-Baptiste Adamsberg
    4. DBenoît ‘Bruno’ Courrèges
  10. 10Jack Reacher spends most of his time 'on the road.' Who is Reacher's creator?
    1. ALee Child
    2. BJohn D. MacDonald
    3. CRobert B. Parker
    4. DLinwood Barclay

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Fictional sleuths do sometimes travel in the course of their investigations. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all about stories where fictional detectives go on the road, don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question with the correct answer. When you've finished, submit your answers and see how well you've done. Ready? Let's go!
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