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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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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö began their ten-novel series about Stockholm homicide detective Martin Beck with which of these novels?
Respuesta
  • The Terrorists
  • The Man on the Balcony
  • Roseanna
  • The Laughing Policeman

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Peter Temple's Jack Irish makes his first entrance in which of these novels?
Respuesta
  • Truth
  • Bad Debts
  • White Dog
  • Black Tide

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Reginald Hill introduced one of his famous sleuths in A Clubbable Woman. Which one was it?
Respuesta
  • Andy Dalziel
  • Joe Sixsmith
  • Doug McHard
  • Wolf Hadda

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
In which of these novels does Dorothy Sayers' Harriet Vane make her first appearance?
Respuesta
  • Whose Body?
  • Have His Carcase
  • The Nine Tailors
  • Strong Poison

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
There's never a problem remembering this author's series debut. It begins with the letter 'A.' Who's famous for the 'alphabet series?'
Respuesta
  • Sara Paretsky
  • Marcia Muller
  • Ruth Rendell
  • Sue Grafton

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
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?
Respuesta
  • The Sign of the Four
  • A Study in Scarlet
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • The Valley of Fear

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which of Agatha Christie's sleuths is introduced in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?
Respuesta
  • Jane Marple
  • Thomas Beresford
  • Hercule Poirot
  • Parker Pyne

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Still Life introduced the world to Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Who is Gamache's creator?
Respuesta
  • Louise Penny
  • Giles Blunt
  • Jill Edmondson
  • Stephen Harper

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Alan Bradley's The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is our first taste of which of these fictional sleuths?
Respuesta
  • Karl Alberg
  • Flavia de Luce
  • Gwenni Morgan
  • Alan Banks

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
In Diamond Dove (AKA Moonlight Downs), we meet Adrian Hyland's sleuth for the first time. Who is that person?
Respuesta
  • Rowland Sinclair
  • Phryne Fisher
  • Ella Marconi
  • Emily Tempest
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