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1. John Dickson Carr was the master of the locked-room or 'impossible' murder mystery. He also created a number of memorable detectives. Which one of these men was NOT a Carr creation?
2. Policemen and policewomen are popular literary crime-solvers, and these characters pop up in the most exotic places. Which one of these detectives is NOT a member, nor has ever been a member, of a police force?
3. Women detectives in literature were usually elderly ladies who were proficient at snooping, gossip and (often) needlepoint. But things have changed since the early days of the genre: today's females are often just as deadly--or deadlier--than their male counterparts. Which one of these is not a fictional female private eye?
4. 1964 saw the appearance of "The Secret of Terror Castle", the first time in print for the juvenile sleuths "The Three Investigators". Which one of these is not one of the Three Investigators?
5. Sherlock Holmes was, of course, the greatest detective in literary history. But he didn't solve his cases in a vacuum (or a gasogene, for that matter)--he had plenty of help. Which of these characters was NOT a Holmes-helper?
6. Agatha Christie was one of the most prolific mystery writers of her time. Heck, of ANY time--over four billion copies of her books have been sold, putting her in the same category as Shakespeare and the Bible. She created many detectives: which of these is NOT an Agatha Christie detective?
7. Hardboiled detective fiction soared in the early part of the twentieth century, when men were men and women were dames (often hiding a little automatic pistol in those fishnet stockings). Which of these detectives could never, by any stretch of the definition, be called a hardboiled dick?
8. Isaac Asimov, in addition to being one of the premiere writers of science fiction, wrote Shakespearean analyses, mathematics books, humor--and mysteries.
Which one of these futuristic characters is one of the team of detectives in "The Caves of Steel" and other sf mysteries?
9. Robert B. Parker is one of the modern era's most prolific writers of mysteries and thrillers. He's created not one, not two, but three series detectives that are all bestsellers. Which one of these characters is not a Parker creation?
10. Women have been some of the best and most famous writers of mysteries throughout the genre's history. Which of these fictional detectives was NOT created by a woman?
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