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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?

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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?

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?

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?