Match Work to Author - 2008 - Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich (1943-) is an American writer who has published 7 book series totaling 58 novels to date. "Fearless Fourteen" is the fourteenth book in Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series in which Ms Plum gets tangled in a series of personal vendettas while dealing with a hidden treasure.

Answer: Sandra Brown

Sandra Brown (1948-) is an American author who received the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. "Smoke Screen" tells a story of corruption where friends turn out to be foes, heroes take on the taint of criminals, and no one can be completely trusted.

Answer: Sean Williams

Sean Williams (1967-) is a science fiction author from Adelaide, South Australia, who is a multiple winner of both the Ditmar and Aurealis Awards. "The Force Unleashed" is the first book in Williams' "The Force Unleashed" series which is from the "Star Wars" universe set between the defeat of the Jedi and the coming of age of Luke Skywalker.

Answer: Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs (1950-) is an American crime writer and forensic anthropologist whose life and writing inspired the TV show "Bones". "Devil Bones" is the eleventh book in Reich's "Temperance Brennan" series in which the heroine is called in to investigate the discovery of a skull of a teenage girl and the decapitated body of a teenage boy within close proximity.

Answer: Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan (1967-) is an American author of paranormal romance who has won more than ten Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature (PEARL) awards. "Dark Curse" is the sixteenth book in Feehan's "Dark" series in which Lara, the mutant dragonslayer and the world's leading expert in the field of ice cave study, searches the Carpathian mountains for the source of her childhood nightmares.

Answer: Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson (1959-) is an American writer of speculative fiction who counts among his fans Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, John Carmack and Peter Thiel. "Anathem" tells of a young devotee of the Concent of Saunt Edhar who ventures beyond the concent's gates and becomes engaged in a battle to ward off global disaster.

Answer: David Wroblewski

David Wroblewski (1959-) is an American novelist who started his career in the software industry before pursuing a writing career. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" tells of a young mute farm-boy who suspects his uncle was involved in his father's death. He flees the farm with his three dogs but his conscience drives him back to face his uncle.

Answer: Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks (1965-) is an American novelist and screenwriter who has had a number of his novels adapted for film. "The Lucky One", tells of a U.S. Marine who finds a photograph of a young woman while on duty in Iraq and suddenly begins experiencing unexpected good luck.

Answer: Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly (1956-) is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and DA Mickey Haller. "The Brass Verdict" is the second book in Connelly's "Lincoln Lawyer" series in which Haller is defending a prominent studio executive when he is threatened by the killer and looks to detective Harry Bosch for help.

Answer: Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn (1966-2013) was an American author of political thriller novels who was a story consultant for the fifth season of the TV series "24". "Extreme Measures" is the eleventh book in Flynn's "Mitch Rapp" series in which the CIA has detected a dangerous al-Qaeda mastermind whose group is about to descend on America, which requires the aid of counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp.

Answer: Nelson DeMille

Nelson DeMille (1943-) is an American author of action-adventure novels who has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews. "The Gate House" is the second book in DeMille's "John Sutter" series in which the Wall Street lawyer returns to Long Island and reunites with his ex-wife whose former involvement with the mob puts both of them in danger.

Answer: David Baldacci

David Baldacci (1960-) is an American novelist and attorney who has published over 50 best-selling novels for adults and for younger readers. "Divine Justice" is the fourth book in Baldacci's "Camel Club" series in which the members of the Camel Club try to protect their friend, an unofficial leader from the government, and a master spy who wants him dead.

Answer: Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck (1964-) is an American political commentator and conspiracy theorist who promoted many false conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama and his administration. This story is about a 12-year-old boy who starts his painful journey on the road to manhood when he receives a sweater at Christmas rather than the bike he was expecting.

Answer: James Patterson

James Patterson (1947-) is an American author who had his novel "Murder Games" adapted for the TV series "Instinct", created by Michael Rauch in 2018. "Cross Country" is the fourteenth book in Patterson's "Alex Cross" series in which Cross tracks a Nigerian warlord to Africa after he leads an underworld group in Washington D.C. in committing a heinous murder.

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell (1956-) is an American author of crime novels who was awarded the RBA Prize for Crime Writing (2011) for "Red Mist", known as the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at 125,000 (GBP) pounds. "Scarpetta" is the sixteenth book in Cornwell's "Kay Scarpetta" series in which a psychiatric prison inmate requests that Scarpetta investigate the murder that he has been accused of.