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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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Frage 1 von 10

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In 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 4:50 From Paddington

  • Murder on the Orient Express

  • Sparkling Cyanide

  • The Murder on the Links

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Frage 2 von 10

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Speaking 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Katherine Howell

  • Virginia Duigan

  • Felicity Young

  • Kerry Greenwood

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Frage 3 von 10

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As 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Strangers on a Train

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley

  • This Sweet Sickness

  • The People Who Knock on the Door

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Frage 4 von 10

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Michael 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Mickey Haller

  • Jack McEvoy

  • Harry Bosch

  • Rachel Walling

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Frage 5 von 10

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Police 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

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Helene Tursten

  • Liza Marklund

  • Karin Alvtegen

  • Henning Mankell

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Frage 6 von 10

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In '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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Scotland

  • Switzerland

  • France

  • Italy

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Frage 7 von 10

1

Tony 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Father John O'Malley

  • Nathan Active

  • Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte

  • Jim Chee

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Frage 8 von 10

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In 'Bad Debts,' PI Jack Irish travels from Melbourne to Perth and back in search of a killer. Who gave the world Jack Irish?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Peter Temple

  • Adrian Hyland

  • Peter Corris

  • Robert Gott

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Frage 9 von 10

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Although Fred Vargas' main sleuth lives and works in Paris, he travels quite frequently on his cases. Who is Vargas' police detective?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Nico Sirsky

  • Jules Maigret

  • Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg

  • Benoît ‘Bruno’ Courrèges

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Frage 10 von 10

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Jack Reacher spends most of his time 'on the road.' Who is Reacher's creator?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Lee Child

  • John D. MacDonald

  • Robert B. Parker

  • Linwood Barclay

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