1. The 1977 award was for the book "The Thomas Berryman Number". This author had a day job in advertising in NY while writing a string of best sellers after that Edgar winner. James Patterson Scott Turow Gregory McDonald John Sanford

2. This author's first book was a biography of Rev. Billy Graham's wife. Her first novel award was for "Postmortem", which was followed by books such as "The Body Farm". Jane Smiley Susan Wolfe Patricia Cornwell Laurie King

3. What is the title John Ball's 1966 book that was also the 1967 Best Picture Oscar winner with Sidney Poitier? Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The Lost Man Bonnie and Clyde In the Heat of the Night

4. What is the title of Thomas Perry's first book, which title fits his main character so well? Invisible Man Sleep Dogs Butcher Boy Face-Changer

5. Whose first novel introduced us to Delano, Georgia, a town that he would revisit in many following books, either through setting, or people from the town? Clyde Edgerton Stuart Woods Jonathon King John Grisham

6. Who gave us Romulus Ledbetter, the resident caveman in Manhattan tracking the killer of a homeless boy in "Caveman Valentine"? George Dawes Green Christopher Reich David Housewright Ridley Pearson

7. Kate Martinelli became the center character of at least four novel starting with "A Grave Talent" by which author? Patricia Cornwell Laurie King Mary Russell Barbara Mikulski

8. "The Good German" is becoming Joseph Kanon's more famous novel, but which one was his first? Riptide Los Alamos Moving On The Black Echo

9. "Degree of Guilt", and "Outside Man" are both later novels from which author, who won the award for "The Lasko Tangent"? Jonathan Kellerman Michael Shaara David Liss Richard North Patterson

10. "When the Bough Breaks" introduced us to Alex Delaware, child psychologist turned sleuth. Who wrote this book, as well as "Bad Love" and "Devil's Waltz"? Larry Beinhart Jonathan Kellerman Peter Blauner Robert James Waller