Mystery Fiction With a Sense of Humour

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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).... lawyer gardener police officer actor

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"? Boston Baltimore Seattle 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? Bigfoot Judge Crater Princess Anastasia Elvis

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

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

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

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? Mike Hammer Elvis Cole Leo Waterman Kinsey Millhone

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

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? an ex-governor who lives in a swamp a 'salvage consultant' who lives on a houseboat a retired mobster with excellent taste in shirts a U.S. marshal who really knows how to wear a hat

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