1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes

6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books?

Is she Australian?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Non-fiction
7. Is she Australian? No - but you're in the right region.

8. Is she fron New Zealand?

9. Is she over 50 years old?

My apologies! The answer to question six is meant to be that she writes Fiction. Don't know where my mind was last night.

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes

10. Is she a maori?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No

11. Was she born on the South Island?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No

12. Is it Barbara Anderson?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No

13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No
13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction? No

14. Born in Auckland?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No
13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction? No
14. Born in Auckland? No

15. Born in Wellington?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes]
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No
13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction? No
14. Born in Auckland? No
15. Born in Wellington? No
Hint: She has won numerous international awards for her genre writing.

16. Children's author?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian? No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No
13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction? No
14. Born in Auckland? No
15. Born in Wellington? No
Hint: She has won numerous awards for her genre writing
16. Children's author? Yes

Lynley Dodd?

1. Male or female? Female
2. Is she American? No
3. Is she living? Yes
4. Is she British? No
5. Does she write in English? Yes
6. Does she write fiction or non-fiction books? Fiction
7. Is she Australian?No
8. Is she from New Zealand? Yes
9. Is she over 50 years old? Yes
10. Is she a Maori? No
11. Was she born on the South Island? No
12. Is it Barbara Anderson? No
13. Does she specialise in maritime fiction? No
14. Born in Auckland? No
15. Born in Wellington? No
16. Children's author? Yes
17. Lynley Dodd? No

18. Joy Cowley?

18. Joy Cowley? No