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

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).... actor police officer lawyer 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"? Atlanta Boston Baltimore Seattle

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 Who Thought He Was Bogart The Burglar in the Library Burglers Can't be Choosers The Burglar in the Closet

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? John D. MacDonald O. Henry Evan Hunter Elmore Leonard

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

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

11. Who is the Seattle P.I. who employs a bunch of winos as a surveillance team? Leo Waterman Kinsey Millhone Elvis Cole 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. Laurence Shames Dave Barry Carl Hiaasen Edna Buchanan

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

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