It Wasn't Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gin & Daggers

The case in "Gin & Daggers" was solved by Jessica "J.B." Fletcher in the book series based on the television show "Murder, She Wrote". In this novel, Jessica travels to England to visit her friend and fellow mystery writer Marjorie Ainsworth. Marjorie is murdered during the night and Jessica must figure out which of Marjorie's greedy friends and relatives did her in.

Lord Peter Wimsey is a British detective created by Dorothy L. Sayers. Wimsey is only a peer of the kingdom. He often solves his mysteries via intuition and thinking. Wimsey's interests are mainly in the arts, reading and outdoor activities.

"Whose Body?" was the first Wimsey novel. In this case, a dead body is discovered in the bathtub of a friend of Wimsey. The identity of the body is initially unknown.

In "The Five Red Herrings", a painter named Sandy Campbell is murdered in a way that makes it look like an accident. Wimsey realizes that the murderer must be one of six other painters in the area, because the murderer had painted a portrait in Campbell's style to make it look like Campbell had died while he painted.

In "Unnatural Death", Wimsey solves the case of an elderly woman who was believed to have died from terminal cancer. Wimsey investigates on behalf a Dr. Carr, the woman's doctor, who has faced public ridicule since her death.

Answer: Look to the Lady

"Look to the Lady" was a case solved by Albert Campion. Campion was helping his friend Val Gyrth, who was set to learn about his family's ancient chalice. However, the chalice is revealed to be a fake and Val's aunt has apparently been frightened to death.

Sherlock Holmes is probably the world's most famous detective. He was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is notable for being an influence on the development of many future literary detectives, and for introducing many of the now commonplace detective tropes.

"A Study in Scarlet" was the first full length novel with Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. A man named Enoch Drebber is found dead in his study and the word "Rache" is scribbled in blood on the wall. It is initially believed that "Rache" refers to the name Rachel but Holmes points out that is also the German word for revenge.

In "The Sign of Four", Holmes and Watson help Watson's future wife Mary find her missing father. Her father was involved with, and holds claim to, a large treasure he found in India with his friend Major Sholto, who has since died.

"The Valley of Fear" was the last Holmes novel written by Doyle. In this mystery, Holmes receives an encoded message from his rival Professor Moriarty. Soon afterward, a John Douglas is found murdered and Holmes believes Moriarty must be involved. However, Scotland Yard refuses to believe Moriarty, a respectable citizen, could be an evil mastermind as Holmes claims.

Answer: A Murder is Announced

"A Murder is Announced" was solved by Miss Marple. In this novel, a newspaper announcement proclaims that a murder will occur that evening at Little Paddocks. Miss Blacklock owns Little Paddocks and goes along with the announcement by preparing for guests even though she knows nothing about it. Rudi Scherz, a Swiss immigrant to Britain, comes in and holds the Miss Blacklock and her guests at gunpoint. However, Scherz is shot to death from behind.

Gideon Fell is a literary detective created by John Dickinson Carr. Fell is a fat little man who appears to be an expert on locked room mysteries.

In "The Arabian Nights Murder", Fell solves the stabbing death of a man who fell out a carriage display at the Orient museum. The dead man is wearing a false mustache and holding a cookbook for reasons that baffle even Fell.

"The Mad Hatter Mystery" begins with a report by Phillip Driscoll, a journalist who is writing about a series of bizarre hat thefts. Driscoll is later found murdered while wearing some of the stolen hats

In "The Man Who Could Not Shudder", a haunted house is purchased by a new owner. Several guests, while on a ghost tour of the mansion, witness a gun fly off the wall and kill another guest. Gideon Fell must explain how that happened.

Answer: The Roman Hat Mystery

"The Roman Hat Mystery" was the first published case solved by Ellery Queen. It involved the mysterious murder of a blackmailer found dead in his theater seat during a play, despite it appearing that no one went near him for hours.

Miss Marple is the creation of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Miss Marple's mysteries tended to take place in small British villages or other intimate settings where all the characters knew each other well. Her best skill is her ability to read people and snoop around under the guise of being just a gossipy old lady.

"Murder at the Vicarage" was the first Miss Marple novel, and one of her most famous. It focused on the murder of Colonel Protheroe, whom everyone in town hated. Both Mrs. Protheroe and her lover confessed to the murder, but Miss Marple realized they were just trying to protect each other and that the real killer must be someone else.

"The Body in the Library" is a parody of the mystery genre and is full of humorous tropes like witless detectives. Miss Marple becomes involved with the case when the dead body of a dancer is found inthe library of her friends, the Bantrys, and suspicion falls on them.

Miss Marple is on vacation to the Caribbean in "The Caribbean Mystery" when one of her fellow travelers is murdered. It is in this novel that she meets Jason Rafiel, who later has a major role in "Nemesis".

Answer: Hag's Nook

"Hag's Nook" was a mystery solved by detective Gideon Fell. In that novel, Fell investigates the murder of Martin Starberth who, as per family tradition, spent the night of his 25th birthday in a now abandoned prison. Martin was found with a broken neck the next morning, despite it being impossible for anyone else to have entered the prison.

Harlan Coben created Myron Bolitar, a professional basketball player who became a sports agent after an injury ended his basketball career. His clients are mostly athletes who find themselves in trouble which Myron has to get them out of. He is aided in his investigations by his best friend Win Lockwood and secretary-turned-business partner Esperanza Diaz. Win is a rich guy, but is also a homicidal maniac who enjoys killing bad guys, and sometimes even hunts for them (like Charles Bronson in "Death Wish"). Esperanza is a former professional wrestler who starts out as Myron's secretary and then becomes a full partner in his agency.

Myron's first case was in "Deal Breaker". Myron is representing a quarterback named Christian Steele. Christian gets a phone call from his ex-girlfriend Kathy Culver, who disappeared years before. Kathy happens to be the sister of Myron's ex-girlfriend Jessica, whom Myron never got over. Myron helps Jessica and Christian as they try to figure out if Kathy is still alive.

In "Fade Away", Myron is asked to track down Greg Downing, a basketball star who has disappeared. Greg is the man responsible for causing Myron's career-ending injury. Myron returns to the basketball court for the Dragons to gain information about Greg, but is left wondering if he should return to the court permanently.

In "One False Move", Myron helps Brenda Slaughter, a basketball player he hopes to sign, with some anonymous threats she has been receiving. Brenda's father Horace is recently missing, and her mother has long been missing. Myron agrees to help Brenda because her father was his old basketball coach, and because he is falling in love with her.

Answer: Strong Poison

"Strong Poison" was a case solved by Lord Peter Wimsey. It has gained infamy since it was published in 1930 because the science Wimsey uses to solve the murder has since been discredited.

Ellery Queen and his father Richard are the creations of cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee. Ellery's style was one of methodical reasoning, something he also used in his career as a mystery writer. He would create a long list of characteristics that had to describe the murderer, and then eliminate the suspects who did not meet those requirements. The murders he solved were usually very complex and baffling.

"The French Powder Mystery" is the second Queen novel. Ellery and his father investigate when the wife of a department store owner is found dead in the store's trundle bed display.

In "The King is Dead", the Queens are taken against their will and forced to protect a munitions mogul who lives with his family on a private island. Despite their efforts, the so-called King Bendingo is shot anyway.

"The Cat of Many Tails" features the Queens as they track down a serial killer during a New York City heat wave. Ellery soon realizes that each victim, despite having nothing in common with the others, is younger than the one killed before them.

Answer: Royal Blood

The case in "Royal Blood" was solved by Lady Georgiana Rannoch. In that case, Georgiana is representing the British Royal Family at a royal wedding in Transylvania. The bride is an old friend of hers and the murder victim is a guest to the wedding: Bulgarian Field Marshal Pirin, a prominent member of the military.

Hercule Poirot is Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective who lived in England. He was known for his ability to sit and think about a case. He often seemed to know the solution long before the end of the book.

In "After the Funeral", Poirot investigates the murder of Cora Lansquenet. Cora was murdered the day after the funeral of her brother Richard Abernathie. At the funeral, she claimed that Richard was murdered despite him having been sick for a long time.

Poirot is traveling with Captain Hastings in France in "Murder in the Links". Poirot went to France in the first place because he received a letter from Paul Renauld asking for help. When Poirot and Hastings arrive at Renauld's house, they discover that he has been murdered. Poirot soon figures out that Renauld was in the process of faking his death when he was killed for real.

"Hallowe'en Party" is a later Christie novel. Poirot investigates the murder of a child named Joyce Reynolds who was drowned in a bobbing for apples tub. Joyce has claimed in front of a party of people that she had seen a murder, though no one believes her. Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver helps Poirot in this case. She looks into various murders that Joyce may have witnessed.

Answer: Death on the Nile

"Death on the Nile" was a case solved by Hercule Poirot. In that novel, Poirot is vacationing on a Nile cruise when the rich heiress Linnet Doyle is murdered. It just so happens that a number of guests aboard the steamship hate Linnet.

Albert Campion was created by Margery Allingham. Campion is a pseudonym and the detective is actually a member of the aristocracy. However, Campion is known to be a rough investigator and frequently beats up a number of people and has a lot of seedy connections. He is aided in his investigations by his crude butler Magersfontein Lugg.

In "Mystery Mile", Campion agrees to protect an American judge Crowdy Lobbett. Lobbett disappears and so do some of his acquaintances.

In "The Case of the Late Pig", Campion investigates the murder of his college friend Pig Peters. The interesting thing about this case is that Campion had attended Peters's funeral months earlier.

In "Police at the Funeral", Campion helps his friend Joyce Blount. Joyce's Uncle Andrew has disappeared, and is later found murdered in a nearby river. Soon afterwards, her Aunt Julia is poisoned. Both deaths have occurred in seemingly impossible ways, yet someone had to have killed them.

Answer: Drop Shot

"Drop Shot" was solved by sports agent/amateur detective Myron Bolitar. Myron is watching one of his clients play a tennis match when a woman is murdered at the U.S. Open. Myron investigates and discovers secrets that go far beyond tennis.

Rhys Bowen is the author of the Lady Georgiana Rannoch stories. Georgie is a minor royal in 1930s London, but flat broke and expected to live the royal lifestyle. She often does tasks on behalf of Queen Mary of Teck, which send her all over Europe. No matter what obscure location she is in, her lover Darcy and best friend Belinda always happen to just show up in the same place.

"Her Royal Spyness" is the first book in the series. In this novel, Lady Georgiana's brother Binky is accused of murdering a seedy Frenchman who wanted to buy the family home in London.

In "Crowned in Dangerous", Lady Georgiana and her fiance Darcy try to clear Darcy's father, who is accused of murdering the rich American who bought his estate. Darcy's father was part of the Irish aristocracy but fell on hard times financially and was forced to sell his estate and title.

In "Malice at the Palace", Georgie is tasked with preparing Princess Marina for her upcoming wedding to Prince George. Georgie stays at Kensington Palace with her elderly aunts (daughters of Queen Victoria). A woman connected to Prince George is found dead outside of the palace, and Georgie works to solve the murder while covering it up to protect the prince.

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" is a classic Sherlock Holmes story where Sir Charles Baskerville dies of an alleged heart attack. However, the Baskervilles are believed to be cursed by a giant canine-like beast.

Jessica Fletcher was a role originated by Angela Lansbury on the television show "Murder, She Wrote". The companion book series was created by Donald Bain (though the books are credited to both Bain and Jessica Fletcher). The literary Jessica Fletcher is similar to the one from the TV show. She solves her cases by being gutsy. She is never afraid to push herself into a situation where she doesn't belong to gain information.

In "Rum & Razors", Jessica is on vacation in the Caribbean when the resort owner is murdered. Jessica discovers the body while out on a walk along the beach and spends the rest of her vacation trying to solve the murder.

"Trick or Treachery" takes place around Halloween. The local "witch" is murdered during a costume party with nearly all of Cabot Cove in attendance. Jessica investigates the death and an old legend that may coincide with it.

Jessica is traveling on the famed ship the Queen Elizabeth II in "Murder on the QE2". One of her fellow travelers, an actress named Maria Trelaine, is murdered and Jessica teams up with another amateur sleuth to solve the mystery.