margotkinberg
Test por , creado hace más de 1 año

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!

1181
0
0
Sin etiquetas
margotkinberg
Creado por margotkinberg hace más de 10 años
Cerrar

Tickets, Please! ;-)

Tickets, Please! ;-)

Pregunta 1 de 10

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 4:50 From Paddington

  • Murder on the Orient Express

  • Sparkling Cyanide

  • The Murder on the Links

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 10

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Katherine Howell

  • Virginia Duigan

  • Felicity Young

  • Kerry Greenwood

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 10

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Strangers on a Train

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley

  • This Sweet Sickness

  • The People Who Knock on the Door

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 10

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Mickey Haller

  • Jack McEvoy

  • Harry Bosch

  • Rachel Walling

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 10

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Helene Tursten

  • Liza Marklund

  • Karin Alvtegen

  • Henning Mankell

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 10

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Scotland

  • Switzerland

  • France

  • Italy

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Father John O'Malley

  • Nathan Active

  • Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte

  • Jim Chee

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 10

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Peter Temple

  • Adrian Hyland

  • Peter Corris

  • Robert Gott

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 10

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Nico Sirsky

  • Jules Maigret

  • Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg

  • Benoît ‘Bruno’ Courrèges

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 10

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Lee Child

  • John D. MacDonald

  • Robert B. Parker

  • Linwood Barclay

Explicación

Anterior
Siguiente