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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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Grand Openings ;-)

Questão 1 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The Terrorists

  • The Man on the Balcony

  • Roseanna

  • The Laughing Policeman

Explicação

Questão 2 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Truth

  • Bad Debts

  • White Dog

  • Black Tide

Explicação

Questão 3 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Andy Dalziel

  • Joe Sixsmith

  • Doug McHard

  • Wolf Hadda

Explicação

Questão 4 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Whose Body?

  • Have His Carcase

  • The Nine Tailors

  • Strong Poison

Explicação

Questão 5 de 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?'

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Sara Paretsky

  • Marcia Muller

  • Ruth Rendell

  • Sue Grafton

Explicação

Questão 6 de 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The Sign of the Four

  • A Study in Scarlet

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • The Valley of Fear

Explicação

Questão 7 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Jane Marple

  • Thomas Beresford

  • Hercule Poirot

  • Parker Pyne

Explicação

Questão 8 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Louise Penny

  • Giles Blunt

  • Jill Edmondson

  • Stephen Harper

Explicação

Questão 9 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Karl Alberg

  • Flavia de Luce

  • Gwenni Morgan

  • Alan Banks

Explicação

Questão 10 de 10

10

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Rowland Sinclair

  • Phryne Fisher

  • Ella Marconi

  • Emily Tempest

Explicação

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