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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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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • 4:50 From Paddington
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • Sparkling Cyanide
  • The Murder on the Links

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • Katherine Howell
  • Virginia Duigan
  • Felicity Young
  • Kerry Greenwood

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • Strangers on a Train
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • This Sweet Sickness
  • The People Who Knock on the Door

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • Mickey Haller
  • Jack McEvoy
  • Harry Bosch
  • Rachel Walling

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
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
Respuesta
  • Helene Tursten
  • Liza Marklund
  • Karin Alvtegen
  • Henning Mankell

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • Scotland
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Italy

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • Father John O'Malley
  • Nathan Active
  • Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte
  • Jim Chee

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
In 'Bad Debts,' PI Jack Irish travels from Melbourne to Perth and back in search of a killer. Who gave the world Jack Irish?
Respuesta
  • Peter Temple
  • Adrian Hyland
  • Peter Corris
  • Robert Gott

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Although Fred Vargas' main sleuth lives and works in Paris, he travels quite frequently on his cases. Who is Vargas' police detective?
Respuesta
  • Nico Sirsky
  • Jules Maigret
  • Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
  • Benoît ‘Bruno’ Courrèges

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Jack Reacher spends most of his time 'on the road.' Who is Reacher's creator?
Respuesta
  • Lee Child
  • John D. MacDonald
  • Robert B. Parker
  • Linwood Barclay
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