1. What is the first name of the assistant to Albert Campion, the aristocratic detective created by Margery Allingham? Magersfontein Modder River Majuba Mafeking

2. Not a question about a detective, here, but one about a thief! A Canadian author, Grant Allen, created the first "Master Criminal" who was the hero of his story, rather than villain or anti hero. He appeared in print in 1897, two years before E. W. Hornung's Raffles. What was the name of the book in which we meet Colonel Clay, the Master of Disguise? The Purloined Letter A Study in Scarlet The African Millionaire The Moonstone

3. What is the title of the fifth and last Ripley book containing the talented (and notorious) Mr Ripley, created by Patricia Highsmith? The Boy Who Followed Ripley Ripley's Game Ripley Under Water Ripley Under Ground

4. Can't have a quiz on Canadian detectives without a Mountie. Who created Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg, the commander of the Sechelt, BC, RCMP detachment? Eric Wright LR Wright Richard Wright Frank Lloyd Wright

5. Christianna Brand wrote numerous excellent detective stories; where is the setting for her classic "Green for Danger"? a military hospital a Grecian lodge a Mediterranean holiday hotel the house of Mr and Mrs Brown

6. Another Mountie, this one in the far North. Which author, better known for his sportswriting, (and his famous son) created Inuk Inspector Matthew Kitologitak? Lister Sinclair Pierre Berton Scott Young Farley Mowat

7. Who was the mentor to Richard Chandos and his companion George Hanbury in several of the adventure novels written by Dornford Yates? Malcolm McDowell Cecil William Mercer Captain Jonathan Mansel H G Muskett

8. Laurence Gough gave us the Willows and Parker series - tough and gritty police novels. Where in British Columbia are they set? Vancouver Prince Rupert Victoria Kelowna

9. In what type of mystery did Dr. Gideon Fell, the forensic investigator created by John Dickson Carr, specialise? Village mysteries Poisonings Locked rooms Country house mysteries

10. Michael Blair has two books in his Granville Island series, "If Looks Could Kill" and "Overexposed". What is the profession of his hero/detective, Tom McCall? undertaker orchid grower photographer used bookseller