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A Trap for Cinderella. Japrisot also wrote Rider On The Rain, which was filmed in the 1960's and made Charles Bronson a star in Europe
| Bruce Montgomery is his real name, but what is this mystery writer's pen name? | Mystery fiction
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Edmund Crispin. Crispin is the author of the classic 'The Moving Toyshop'
The House Of The Dead. The House Of The Dead is by Dostoyevsky. Hamlet, Revenge is by Michael Innes, The Hollow by Agatha Christie, and Sleeping Beauty is by Ross MacDonald
| A tragic episode from movie star Gene Tierney's life was used in an Agatha Christie mystery. Which one? | Mystery fiction
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The Mirror Cracked. Tierney's first child was born severely disabled as result of her encounter with a fan who had German measles. This true incident becomes the core of Christie's myster.
Mario Balzic. Balzic is the creation of K.C. Constantine. The others are characters by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone is regarded as perhaps the first true mystery novel.
Netherlands. They are the creation of Janwillem van de Wetering.
The Incredible Shrinking Man. This one is by Short Story master and Twilight Zone contributor, Richard Matheson
The Moonstone. This is by Wilkie Collins
Philip Marlowe. Spade was the creation of Dashiell {Hammett;} Holmes belonged to Conan Doyle
The Woman in White. Wilkie Collins again
Michael Strogoff. The three were writers of detective and mystery and macabre stories. Strogoff was a fictional character (in the novel of the same name) by Verne
The Last Man. This is by Mary Shelley
The Masque of the Red Death. This is a short story by Poe
Robert L. Fish. In a series of short stories, many published in "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" Homes and Watney dash through the gas-lit streets of London, ignoring the obvious in search of the glaringly wrong conclusion. The stories have been collected in 1990's "Schlock Homes - the Complete Bagel Street Saga".
I Still Miss my Man, But my Aim is Getting Better. Kinky Freidman, the country music singer and writer, writes a series of books in which Kinky Freidman, country music singer and writer, solves mysteries. "I Still Miss my Man...", written by Sarah Shankman, is a quasi-mystery in which the spirit of Patsy Cline acts as a sort of Guardian Angel to a young Nashville songwriter.
Baltimore. Hitch is an undertaker and amateur detective. Author Tim Cockey shows a real love for the city of Baltimore.
| Steve Brewer's private eye, Bubba Maybry, tells us that he comes from a long line of gullible people. Who hires Bubba in the first novel in the series? | Mystery Fiction With a Sense of Humour
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Elvis. Elvis Lives! "Lonely Street" has Bubba doing some P.I. work for the King of Rock and Roll. Maybe.
Burglers Can't be Choosers. This series, by Laurence Block, can be counted on for witty dialogue, clever word-play, and convoluted plots that always come to a satisfying conclusion.
Nero Wolfe. Haig believes that Wolfe really is living just a few blocks over, on West 35th, and someday, maybe, will call him up. In the meantime, he is training Chip to be another Archie Goodwin, and cultivating eccentricities for all he's worth. This short but good series is by Laurence Block.
Evan Hunter. As readers of the 87th Precinct novels already know, Evan Hunter (also known as Ed McBain) can be a pretty funny fellow when he wants to be.
John Dortmunder. Andy and Stan are members of the gang, and Mologna (pronounced Maloney) is a Chief Inspector of Police. This series started in 1970, with "The Hot Rock" and is still the best comic crime series around, in my opinion.
Smoke. You would think that invisibility would be a professional asset to a thief, but there are complications.
Leo Waterman. 1995's "Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca" was the first in this series by G.M. Ford.
the Miss America pageant. This series, written by Sarah Shankman, started off as fairly standard nosy reporter books. Then the heroine, Sam Adams, started researching her proposed book, "Weird America" and it has evolved into something quite different. The spun sugar plots, eccentric characters, and Shankman's own unique voice make for a very interesting reading experience.
an ex-governor who lives in a swamp. Skink, a sort of eco-terrorist-madman appears in many of Hiaasen's books. "Bert the Shirt" is a character in Laurence Shames' books, Raylen Givens, the U.S. marshal, is by Elmore Leonard, and the 'salvage consultant' is John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee.
Susan Isaacs. Fans of the 1978 book's smart-talking heroine were pleased to see that a sequel "Long Time No See" was released in 2001.
Bunter. Bunter was Peter's batman during the the Great War (aka, World War I), and afterwards served as valet and crime photographer. His first name, which rarely comes up, is Mervyn.
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