Crime Does Pay (for These Authors Anyway)!

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1. Which author can be claimed to have produced the first work of fiction - such as a novel or short story - of the crime novel genre? Wilkie Collins Edgar Allan Poe Charles Dickens Seeley Regester

2. This novelist produced his first crime story in 1859 it was called 'The Woman in White'. What was his name? Edgar Allan Poe Charles Dickens Wilkie Collins Seeley Regester

3. The novelist with the pseudonym Seeley Regester wrote the first American detective novel to be written by a woman. It was called 'The Dead Letter' (1867). What was her real name? Anna Katherine Green Metta Victoria Fuller Victor Jo Letitia Matthias Claudia Coven Mater

4. Charles Dickens created a detective character called 'Inspector Bucket' but in which novel did he appear? The Old Curiosity Shop Bleak House Edwin Drood David Copperfield

5. This Brooklyn-born female author first tried her hand at publishing her poetry which was not well-received by the public or critics. Her first novel, a crime story published in 1878 was an immediate best seller. It was called 'The Leavenworth Case'. What was her name? Metta Victoria Fuller Victor Anna Katherine Green Jo Letitia Matthias Claudia Coven Mater

6. Arthur Conan Doyle created the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes who featured in several of his novels. But in which novel did Sherlock Holmes first appear? The Sign of the Four The Red-Headed League The Speckled Band A Study in Scarlet

7. The reading public of the late 19th century had a great appetite for the crime novel. One book 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' which appeared in 1886 was a phenomenal commercial success. Who wrote it? Fergus Hume Mary Roberts Rinehart G K Chesterton Arthur Conan Doyle

8. Crime and detective novels continued to be widely read during the first years of the 20th century. One of the most popular, published in 1908 was 'The Circular Staircase'. Who was the author? Mary Roberts Rinehart Fergus Hume G K Chesterton Arthur Conan Doyle

9. The second decade of the 20th century saw the launch of a newly created detective character 'Father Brown' who was to live on in many more later books. But in which book did the good father first appear? The Innocence of Father Brown Mea Culpa Father Brown Father Brown Abroad Introducing Father Brown

10. Since 1945, an organisation known as 'The Mystery Writers of America' has awarded an annual prize for excellence in mystery writing. After which novelist do they name their award? Arthur Conan Doyle Edgar Allan Poe G K Chesterton Dashiell Hammett