Licensed to Thrill Trivia Quiz

Answer: Patriot Games

Agent reedy knew that more information would be needed to sway the other agents to support his recommendation. Perhaps if he included the significance of the novel as an origin story?

"The Hunt for Red October" was the first novel written by Tom Clancy that featured the character of John Patrick 'Jack' Ryan, published in 1984. Jack Ryan was introduced as a savvy CIA analyst who was the only one to understand the intent of the Captain of a prototype Soviet submarine.

"Patriot Games" was published three years later in 1987, but chronologically is set three years earlier than "The Hunt for Red October". Jack Ryan and his family are visiting London, England when he witnesses a terrorist group attempting to kidnap the Prince of Wales. An ex-marine, Ryan intervenes, saving the prince, but incurring the wrath of one particular terrorist, whose brother was killed by Ryan during the attack. After the events that follow, Ryan accepts an offer to join the CIA as an analyst, marking the beginning of a series of adventures that would eventually lead to the Presidency.

A soft footfall causes reedy to spin about, his Glock-17 aimed unerringly between the eyes of the shadowy figure in the doorway. Then reedy relaxes; it is only the next Llama agent arriving.

Answer: William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley, Jr. was one of the main voices of the conservative movement in the United States from the 1950s until his death in 2008. He hosted the political debate show "Firing Line" for over thirty years and founded the "National Review" magazine in 1955, which was largely credited for establishing the conservative movement that emerged during the decade.

Although he was mainly known for his non-fiction works, Buckley also wrote twenty works of fiction, including the eleven-book series featuring CIA Agent Blackford Oakes. Buckley himself briefly worked for the CIA in the 1950s, and there were some similarities between him and Oakes, although the latter seemed more like James Bond.

In "Saving the Queen", the first novel of the series, we followed Oakes on his first assignment where he was tasked with finding the source of a leak of western military secrets to the Soviets.

His adventure took him to England where he got cozy with the Queen of England, Queen Caroline, that is.

Answer: India Black

In her "Madam of Espionage" series, Carol K. Carr chronicles the adventures of India Black, the proprietress of a swanky brothel in Victorian London. When one of her clients dies in her establishment, India is recruited/blackmailed into assisting the dashing Agent French to solve the disappearance of some important documents the deceased was carrying at the time of his demise. Through this and succeeding cases, India and French come up against the likes of Russian operatives, Scottish nationalists, European anarchists, and international jewel thieves. Along the way they encounter some of the Victorian era's most famous people, including the Queen herself.

Answer: Brianna Stone

As we find out in 'Cross Country', Alex and Eleanor had a college romance that ended before he could decide whether it was true love. Maria was Alex's first wife, and the father of two children whom he is raising during the series. She was murdered before the start of the series, and initially Cross is driven to find her killer. When the killer has been found, he starts getting involved with (it seems) just about every woman he meets. He becomes engaged to Christine in 'Pop Goes the Weasel', but she is kidnapped while pregnant with their child, and returns a bitterly transformed woman. Their relationship breaks down, and Alex is free to find another love interest. Eventually, he falls in love with Brianna, or Bree, another detective, and they marry.

Other romantic interests along the way have included Jezzie Flanigan, Kateyla McTieran, Patsy Hampton, Betsey Cavalierre, Jamilla Hughes, Kayla Coles, Jeanne Galleta, Adanne Tansi - it makes you wonder how he finds the time to catch all those criminal masterminds!

Answer: Battle Royale

"Battle Royale" received a fair bit of scorn upon its release, particularly because of the author's decision to feature forty-two junior high schoolers as the main characters. The point of the battle royale: to kill the other students in the class by any means. The children were sent off into a cordoned-off environment on an island, and while the environment would shrink around them to bring them together, they had to follow through or else be killed en masse.

The book ended up immensely popular in Japan, being turned into a film series and manga series. The franchise also became a cult classic overseas, perhaps also inspiring comparisons between itself and Susanne Collins' "Hunger Games" teen series.

It's grim and grisly, but Kyleisalive recommends it to some of the less thought-provoking, generic thrillers out there.

Answer: The Riddle of the Sands

"The Riddle of the Sands" is often considered the original modern British spy novel. Irish author Robert Erskine Childers used the prevailing mistrust of Germany at the time to great effect in this novel. The story is set around two sailors who accidentally find themselves entrenched in a secret spying mission off the German coast. The story mixes romance, a loss of innocence, and the idea that Britain's military was unprepared for any invasion, should it occur. This is an easy to read novel that is simple and direct. There is no cryptography, double entendre, or coded messages in this novel.

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Answer: The Da Vinci Code

All of these titles from Dan Brown feature Robert Langdon, who is described as a symbologist, one who specializes in interpreting mysterious symbolic messages. In the second novel of the series, he joins forces with Sophie Neveu to investigate the death of her grandfather, whose body was found in the Louvre arranged in the same position as Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man".

The book, and the subsequent 2006 film, aroused controversy because of its speculation into the possible existence of descendents of Jesus, and the ostensible cover-up carried out by the established church over many centuries. Looney_tunes thinks the Llamas should all consider a good conspiracy story.

Answer: John Rebus

John Rebus was introduced to us as a detective sergeant in 1987, but he was a detective inspector upon his retirement in 2007's "Exit Music". Rebus was a gruff, whisky-loving loner who seemed to enjoy the company of books and music more than people. His retirement was not the end to the series; Ian Rankin brought him back in 2012's "Standing in Another Man's Grave". "Knots and Crosses", which Rankin wrote as a student at the University of Edinburgh, followed the investigation into several abductions and murders in the city that affect Rebus personally as his daughter is kidnapped.

Answer: George Smiley

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by British author John le Carre features intelligence agent George Smiley, a middle-aged agent who is trying to catch a Soviet mole. The story is told through the use of flash-backs, a theme that is used in the other two books in this spy novel trilogy.

After catching the traitor, Smiley then sets up a deal to trade the man for the agents he betrayed. Before it can happen, he dies mysteriously while in custody. John le Carre is famous for leading the reader down false paths before twisting and turning the plot into an unexpected outcome.

Although the story line is not terribly complex, it is the manner in which it is told that makes this book a 'must read' for those who love spy novels.

Answer: Casino Royale

"Casino Royale" was published in 1953 and featured the villain 'Le Chiffre', who Bond faces off against in a high-stakes game of Baccarat, with the intention of bankrupting him.The novel also introduced the recurring character of Bond's CIA counterpart Felix Leiter.

"Casino Royale" was first enacted onscreen in 1954 on the television show "Climax!", then again in a 1967 spoof-film starring David Niven as Bond. More recently, "Casino Royale" was made into a 2006 movie starring Daniel Craig as Bond, the 21st film of the official 007 franchise.