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Have you ever wished you could just go back in time? The great thing about crime fiction is that it lets you. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all of your historical novels and authors, don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question with the correct answer. At the end of the quiz, submit your answers to see how well you have done. You can also go through your answers and see which ones you got correct. Ready? Let's go!

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Pregunta 1 de 10

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This author created the well-regarded Charlie Berlin series, which takes place in and around Melbourne. Each novel takes place in a different decade, starting with The Diggers Rest Hotel, which takes place in 1947. Who created Charlie Berlin?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Peter Temple

  • Geoffrey McGeachin

  • Peter Corris

  • Sulari Gentill

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 10

10

Lindsey Davis' Marcus Didius Falco series takes place in an ancient culture. In which culture does Falco live?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Ancient Egypt

  • Ancient Greece

  • Ancient Rome

  • Ancient India

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 10

10

Benjamin Black's pathologist sleuth Garrett Quirke lives and works during the 1950s. In which city does he solve his cases?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Dublin

  • New York

  • London

  • Auckland

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 10

10

Malla Nunn's series featuring DS Emmanuel Cooper is as much a look at life in South Africa as it is a set of investigations. When does this series take place?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Ancient times

  • 1920s

  • at the end of apartheid in 1994

  • 1950s

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 10

10

We see the world of post-World War II Los Angeles through the eyes of PI Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins, beginning with Devil in a Blue Dress. Who is Rawlins' creator?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Walter Mosley

  • Robert Crais

  • Lawrence Block

  • James Lee Burke

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 10

10

Jacqueline Winspear's sleuth is a PI working in England just after World War I and through the 1920s. Who is Winspear's creation?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Maude Silver

  • Lucy Eyelesbarrow

  • Dandelion 'Dandy' Gilver

  • Maisie Dobbs

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 10

10

Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series takes his PI sleuth from pre-World War II into the 1950s. Where is Gunther from?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • London

  • Berlin

  • Rome

  • Paris

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 10

10

One of Kerry Greenwood's sleuths lives in 1920s Melbourne. The other lives and works there in the present time. Who stars in Greenwood's historical series?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Corinna Chapman

  • Phryne Fisher

  • Ella Marconi

  • Rowland 'Rowly' Sinclair

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 10

10

William Ryan's Captain Alexei Korolev works in Moscow's CID just before World War II. Who is the USSR's leader at that time?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Vladimir Lenin

  • Nikita Krushchev

  • Leonid Brezhnev

  • Joseph Stalin

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 10

10

No discussion of historical crime fiction would be complete without this author, whose name is given to the Crime Writers Association (CWA)'s award for best historical crime novel of each year. Who was the author?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Ellis Peters

  • Lindsey Davis

  • Shona (S.G.) MacLean

  • Peter Tremayne

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