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1. "Spenser: For Hire" was a reasonably successful TV series in the 80's and spun a few made-for-TV movies in more recent years. From whose desk did the original book series leap to the screen?
2. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is a top forensic pathologist in Richmond, VA. What author "signed her diploma" and set her to solving crimes?
3. Possibly Britain's most famous literary export: Sherlock Holmes. Can you deduce whom we should thank for these beloved tales?
4. M is for Millhone. Kinsey Millhone, a PI in California. Whose alphabet soup inspired a popular series of detective novels?
5. You may remember the movie with Kathleen Turner as Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski, but which author blew her into the Windy City?
6. One of England's most famous sleuths is the elderly (but by NO means senile) Miss Marple. What world renowned author introduced her to our hearts?
7. What better way to spend a summer afternoon in the Florida Keys? A boat, fishing, drinking, murder, mayhem... what author seemed to find this Travis McGee's lifestyle so ideal?
8. Joe Leaphorn stars in a fascinating series involving American Aboriginal culture in the Arizona-New Mexico region and how crimes are investigated within that culture. Who can we thank for these enthralling stories?
9. Dr. Alex Delaware began his sleuthing career as a psychologist, treating juvenile crime victims. Eventually his patients got a little older, and the cases more bizarre. What real-life psychologist brings us these finely analyzed tales?
10. Spoiled Rich Boy as a P.I....you'd think it a "Ho Hum" formula, but Archie McNally is anything but. What author of "The Timothy Files" brought us the Florida playboy PI?
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