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This is a follow-up to a quiz I created about fictional female detectives. I'll give you the name of the male detective and you correctly match him with the author who created him.

A multiple-choice quiz by nmerr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
nmerr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,689
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. The intelligence officer George Smiley was created by which British author? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective with a pipe and deerstalker hat, was created by which of the following authors? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which African-American author penned a series of books, the "Harlem Detective," featuring the New York City police detectives Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This author, who died in 2008, was the creator of the "Navajo Tribal Police" mystery novels featuring police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Name him. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which highly successful author of thriller novels, and one of my favorite authors, created Alex Cross, a criminal psychologist? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which American author has written detective thrillers featuring Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic detective? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino in New York City in 1926, which author of crime fiction, most notably private eye Matthew Hope, later legally changed his name to Evan Hunter and wrote professionally under the same name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This American author created the larger-than-life detective, Nero Wolfe. What is this author's name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Vincent Calvino is a fictional Bangkok-based private eye. Which author created this character after having moved to Bangkok himself in 1983? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which American author, born in Houston, Texas, created the protagonist, Dave Robicheaux, in a series of crime novels? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The intelligence officer George Smiley was created by which British author?

Answer: John le Carre

John le Carre is the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell. He was born in Dorset, England in 1931. He devoted his time to writing after the success of his espionage thriller "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold." The character of George Smiley is featured in several novels, such as "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."
2. Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective with a pipe and deerstalker hat, was created by which of the following authors?

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Scotland in 1859. From 1876 to 1881, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He eventually moved to London and set up practice as an ophthalmologist. Later he turned to writing. His first Holmes mystery, "A Study in Scarlet," was published in 1887.
3. Which African-American author penned a series of books, the "Harlem Detective," featuring the New York City police detectives Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson?

Answer: Chester Himes

Born in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1909, Chester Himes' stories first appeared in "The Bronzeman" in 1931. Himes later came into contact with the poet, Langston Hughes, who introduced him to the literary and publishing world.
4. This author, who died in 2008, was the creator of the "Navajo Tribal Police" mystery novels featuring police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Name him.

Answer: Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman wrote eighteen books in the "Navajo" series. Hillerman's appreciation of the southwestern part of the U.S. shines through his many novels and non-fiction books. He also wrote the text for several photography books.
5. Which highly successful author of thriller novels, and one of my favorite authors, created Alex Cross, a criminal psychologist?

Answer: James Patterson

James Patterson is a popular and successful author of many thriller novels, sometimes using credited co-authors. Patterson has been criticized for this practice. He not only writes for adults and young adults, but also writes stand-alone books such as "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and "Miracle on the 17th Green."
6. Which American author has written detective thrillers featuring Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic detective?

Answer: Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver started out as a lawyer before turning to writing. Besides Lincoln Rhyme, Amelia Sachs and Kathryn Dance are also protagonists featured in other Deaver thrillers.
7. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino in New York City in 1926, which author of crime fiction, most notably private eye Matthew Hope, later legally changed his name to Evan Hunter and wrote professionally under the same name?

Answer: Ed McBain

Evan Hunter began using the pseudonym Ed McBain in 1956 with the publication of "The 87th Precinct" series. In 1978, writing as Ed McBain, he introduced Matthew Hope, a lawyer and private eye. The character of Hope was introduced in the novel "Goldilocks." The author held down many jobs before he turned to writing. One of these jobs, as a teacher at Bronx Vocational High School, influenced him to write the successful novel "The Blackboard Jungle."
8. This American author created the larger-than-life detective, Nero Wolfe. What is this author's name?

Answer: Rex Stout

Born Rex Todhunter Stout to Quaker parents in 1886, he served in the Navy from 1906 to 1908 and for a time was a yeoman aboard President Teddy Roosevelt's yacht. He began writing novels in 1910 and became a full-time writer in 1927. The Nero Wolfe detective novels began in 1934 with the publication of the book "Fer-De-Lance."
9. Vincent Calvino is a fictional Bangkok-based private eye. Which author created this character after having moved to Bangkok himself in 1983?

Answer: Christopher G. Moore

Christopher Moore was teaching law at the University of British Columbia when he had an opportunity to visit Thailand for the first time. His private eye character, Vincent Colvino, first appeared in 1992 in the novel "Spirit House." The exotic setting of Bangkok and the way in which Moore makes the city come alive is integral to his novels.
10. Which American author, born in Houston, Texas, created the protagonist, Dave Robicheaux, in a series of crime novels?

Answer: James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke held a variety of jobs before becoming a writer, among them social worker and journalist. In 1990 Burke received an Edgar award for his novel "Black Cherry Blues." In 2009, Tommy Lee Jones starred as detective Robicheaux in the movie "In the Electric Mist" based on Burke's novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead."
Source: Author nmerr

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