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Michael Connelly has won a number of awards for his novels featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.
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  The Novels of Michael Connelly    
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This quiz deals with which of Connelly's major characters appeared in which novels. Should be a cinch for Connelly fans. ***Spoiler alert*** This quiz contains information on all Connelly novels released prior to 10/1/08.
Average, 25 Qns, pannikin, Apr 29 10
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  Michael Connelly-Novels   popular trivia quiz  
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A quiz on novels by mystery writer Michael Connelly, creator of LAPD detective Harry Bosch and other interesting characters..
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Aug 16 13
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  "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly    
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This is a quiz about Michael Connelly's chilling thriller "The Scarecrow". Be warned if you have not read the book this quiz will have spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, martinjudo, Apr 29 10
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trivia question Quick Question
In which book does the main character set out to solve his/her mother's murder?

From Quiz "The Novels of Michael Connelly"




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Michael Connelly Trivia Questions
1. A dead Hollywood producer looks like a Mafia hit. Harry gets together with old flame Eleanor Wish.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: Trunk Music

'Trunk Music' is another name for a Mafioso's favorite form of body disposal.

2. During the course of the story Jack contacts a female FBI agent from his past. What is the name of this agent?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Rachel Walling

Rachel had worked with Jack on "The Poet" serial killer case. Due to her close relationship with Jack she was removed from the Behavioural Sciences Unit, at Quantico, where she worked as a Profiler, and was sent to South Dakota.

3. In which novel does Rachel Walling make her first appearance?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: The Poet

I felt that Connelly did an excellent job of writing a strong but realistic female character. Walling, like all of Connelly's characters, has an interesting back story before even being introduced in his novels. As a child, she was molested, and it is hinted in the novels that, as a teen, she may have murdered her molester.

4. Terry McCaleb, ex-FBI agent and heart transplant recipient, tracks down the killer who murdered his heart donor.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: Blood Work

This novel was made into a movie (very different from the book) starring Clint Eastwood.

5. Jack is a reporter for the L.A. Times newspaper when he is downsized due to budget cuts. What specific area does Jack report on?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Crime

Jack is a crime reporter for the L.A. Times until he is downsized. To add insult to injury he is asked to stay on for two weeks to help train his replacement and to show her to his contacts within the police department at Parker Central.

6. A prominent black civil rights lawyer is killed on a small passenger train - and it looks like the work of the LAPD.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: Angels Flight

The lawyer, Howard Elias, had brought many cases against the LAPD. 'Angels Flight' is the name of the train.

7. The FBI agent, connected to Jack, suggested that the "UnSub", (killer), suffered from a "paraphilia" (sex fetish). Which fetish did she suggest the killer suffered from?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Abasiophilia

The killer likes to put his victims in some form of leg brace and torture them. The medical term for this form of arousal is Abrasiophilia, or being sexually stimulated by people with impaired mobility. Acrotomophilia is arousal from people with amputations. Algolagnia is arousal by pain involving an erogenous zone. Autoerotic asphyxiation is arousal from self-induced asphyxiation.

8. Which major characters make an appearance in "The Narrows" (besides the victim)?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Rachel Walling and Harry Bosch

"I knew this going in on the day I took the case that would take me into the narrows. I knew that my life's mission would always take me to the places where evil waits..." - Harry Bosch. Connelly uses "The Narrows" as a symbol for pure evil in the book, and his character, Bosch, is appropriately reverent of them.

9. A serial killer seems to be stalking both children and the detectives investigating the murders of the children.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: The Poet

The killer was called 'The Poet' because of Edgar Allen Poe quotes left at the crime scenes.

10. Jack finds a connection between the killer and a company called Western Data Consultants. Where is the company's facility located?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Mesa, Arizona

Whilst checking the website of Denise Babbit's lawyer, Tom Fox, Jack finds that the website is designed by Western Data. This is the location that hosted the killer's tripwire sites. Jack comes to the conclusion that this cannot be a coincidence. He confirms his hunch by checking to see if anyone, connected to the victims, had used the company to store data.

11. Connelly's first two books both have a color in the title. What is that color?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Black

These two novels are "The Black Echo" and "The Black Ice".

12. Harry investigates the 30-year-old murder of his prostitute mother.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: The Last Coyote

Harry strikes up a relationship with a wild coyote in the canyon below his house. He thinks that they are a lot alike.

13. Jack decides to investigate Western Data and checks out its website. Inside the facility is an underground server farm. By what name is the server farm known on the website?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: The Bunker

"The Bunker" is a colocation centre where data from client corporations and businesses are stored and are accessible twenty four hours a day to those clients through high speed fibre optic cables.

14. Which major character(s) appear(s) in both of Connelly's first two novels?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Harry Bosch

The first novel introduces Bosch, and he is already a bit of a fallen angel in the LAPD; he has had a case, later resolved in "The Concrete Blonde", for which bad press has caused him to be moved from Robbery/Homicide to the Hollywood detective division. This is considered to be a demotion. Oddly enough, I liked "The Black Echo" but didn't love it, and I didn't even like "The Black Ice". I don't know why I even continued with the series, but I am glad that I did, because I loved "The Concrete Blonde" and the rest is history.

15. Cassie Black performs a daring theft in Las Vegas then suffers the consequences - a singleminded killer stalking her to reclaim the cash.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: Void Moon

The 'void moon' is an astrological portent of disaster.

16. After being canned by the FBI, by what name does the former female agent wish to be known in Jack's book about the case?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Misty Monroe

Rachel is fired from the agency because of her misuse of a jet aircraft when she went to Jack's rescue. Jack is furious with the bureaucracy of the agency and threatens to write and expose their vindictiveness. He thinks that Misty Monroe sounds like the name of a porn star.

17. Harry Bosch stalks a killer whose work resembles that of the Dollmaker - a criminal supposedly killed by Bosch three years previously.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: The Concrete Blonde

This is another novel featuring a serial killer - a frequent theme in Connelly's work.

18. In Western Data there is a person euphemistically called "The Scarecrow". What position does he/she hold within the company?

From Quiz "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Answer: Chief Threat Engineer

"The Scarecrow" is the person who protects against those who wish to access the data illegally. So if a hacker, troll or virus carrier connects to the servers his job is to isolate and locate that person; and as an added bonus post some child pornography on to the hacker's computer and inform the FBI.

19. Which main character appears in the novel that involves a man trying to solve the murder of an organ donor?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Terry McCaleb

He was played by Clint Eastwood in the movie of the same title "Blood Work".

20. Harry confronts a cop killer who is involved in the drug trade in Mexicali and Los Angeles.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: The Black Ice

'Black ice' is the drug that is being manufactured.

21. Which novel involves Harry Bosch trying to solve the murder of an old army buddy?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: The Black Echo

The victim, Billy Meadows, was a fellow tunnel rat from Vietnam.

22. A Vietnam war buddy of Harry's is murdered, and Harry sets out to find the killer.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: The Black Echo

This was Michael Connelly's first book.

23. Scheduled to be released in January, 2001, this book brings together Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb to solve a case.

From Quiz Michael Connelly-Novels

Answer: A Darkness More than Night

McCaleb suspects Bosch of being the villain.

24. Which character is the child of a murdered prostitute?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Harry Bosch

It is the thing that makes him believe that "everyone counts".

25. Which character's mentor is a serial killer?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Rachel Walling

He was actually on the team hunting for himself. Classic.

26. In which book does the main character set out to solve his/her mother's murder?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: The Last Coyote

And his investigation leads to the death of Harvey "98" Pounds. I didn't like Pounds (the reader isn't supposed to), but his death shocked me to the core. I was listening to the book on CD while driving, and actually had to pull over to the side of the road and process the event. It is the only time that I have ever had to do that (I listen to many audiobooks).

27. "The Concrete Blonde" deals with a main character working a previous case that severely damaged his/her career, and put him/her in jeopardy of going to jail. Which character is this?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Harry Bosch

This case is mentioned in both the first and second books (and is the reason why Harry was transferred to Hollywood division) but the original handling of the case occurs prior to the first novel.

28. Which novel involves a minor character who is stalking a celebrity?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: The Overlook

The kid is a homeless kid from Canada trying to break into the music industry.

29. Which major characters appear in the novel mentioned in which a celebrity is stalked?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Harry Bosch and Rachel Walling

The book, "The Overlook", is the third novel in which they appear together.

30. Which novel's title is slang for a Mafia hit?

From Quiz The Novels of Michael Connelly

Answer: Trunk Music

This is slang that I had never heard before reading this book. The novel involves a murder of a Hollywood producer which is appears to be a Mafia hit, but Bosch senses that it is a setup, and is eventually proven right.

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