Mystery Fiction With a Sense of Humour

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1. Who created Schlock Homes and Dr. Watney of 221B Bagel Street? Arthur Conan Doyle Jack Ritchie Elmore Leonard Robert L. Fish

2. Which is not the title of a Kinky Friedman novel? God Bless John Wayne I Still Miss my Man, But my Aim is Getting Better Armadillos and Old Lace Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover

3. Simon Brett's Charles Paris is a(n).... lawyer actor police officer gardener

4. In which city do we find Hitchcock Sewell, from such books as "The Hearse You Came in On", and "Hearse of a Different Color"? Baltimore Seattle Boston Atlanta

5. 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? Judge Crater Bigfoot Elvis Princess Anastasia

6. In which book is Bernie Rhodenbarr caught burgling an apartment that has, unbeknownst to him, a dead body in the back bedroom? The Burglar in the Library The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart The Burglar in the Closet Burglers Can't be Choosers

7. Leo Haig, Chip Harrison's boss, dearly wants to be a 'great detective'. Who is his hero? Sherlock Holmes Hercule Poirot Nero Wolfe Charlie Chan

8. Who wrote 1972's "Every Little Crook and Nanny" about a kidnapping that encounters complications? Evan Hunter Elmore Leonard O. Henry John D. MacDonald

9. Who is the leader of a hapless bunch of crooks, in a series by Donald E. Westlake? F.X. Mologna Andy Kelp John Dortmunder Stan Murch

10. What is the title of a Donald Westlake book about a petty thief who becomes invisible? Smoke Don't Ask A Likely Story Why Me?

11. Who is the Seattle P.I. who employs a bunch of winos as a surveillance team? Elvis Cole Leo Waterman Kinsey Millhone Mike Hammer

12. What is the action of the Sam Adams mystery "She Walks in Beauty" centered around? poetry plastic surgery a drama festival the Miss America pageant

13. "Big Trouble" is a fast-paced romp by this Florida writer. Edna Buchanan Laurence Shames Dave Barry Carl Hiaasen

14. Who is a recurring character in Carl Hiaasen's novels? a retired mobster with excellent taste in shirts a U.S. marshal who really knows how to wear a hat a 'salvage consultant' who lives on a houseboat an ex-governor who lives in a swamp

15. Who wrote "Compromising Positions"? Sparkle Hayter Barbara Kingsolver Sue Grafton Susan Isaacs