Match Work to Author - 1996-1997 Quiz

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell (1956-) is a crime writer from Miami, Florida who received an Edgar Award for "Postmortem" (1991). "Cause of Death" is the seventh book of Cornwell's "Kay Scarpetta" series in which Scarpetta is informed of a murder before the police are and must stop the ongoing murders which also threaten her and her loved ones.

Answer: Anne Rice

Anne Rice (1941 - 2021) was an author of gothic fiction from New Orleans, Louisiana who has been regarded as having had a major influence on the genre of "vampire fiction". In this selection, Rice moves on from her famed Lestat to Azriel, a 2500-year-old Jewish spirit, who is summoned forth to witness and avenge a brutal murder in New York City.

Answer: Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy (1947 - 2013) was an American novelist from Baltimore, Maryland known for his technically detailed storylines set during the Cold War era. "Executive Orders" is the eighth book in Clancy's "Jack Ryan" series in which most of the US government's leadership has been wiped out leaving Ryan as the acting president trying to normalize America and fend off foreign countries attempts to take advantage of the situation.

Answer: Jacquelyn Mitchard

Jacquelyn Mitchard (1956-) is an American author and journalist who is a professor of creative writing at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. "The Deep End of the Ocean" is the first book in Mitchard's "Cappadora Family" series in which a child's disappearance explores a family's struggle to endure against monstrous odds.

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King (1947-) is an American author of horror from Portland, Maine who has also written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. Another battle against evil from the master of horror, this one set in an extremely desolate small town in Nevada.

Answer: Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel (1947-) is an American romance writer from New York City who has had 22 books adapted for television. Steel's 38th novel is a story of families separated and lives shattered set against the internment of Japanese-Americans during WW II.

Answer: Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942 - 2008) was an American writer and filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois who appeared on the list of the "Fifty Most Beautiful People" by People magazine in 1992. "Airframe", tells the story of a jet that upon making an emergency landing reveals a destroyed cabin, three dead passengers and ninety-four more injured.

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell (1956-) is an American crime writer from Miami, Florida who is the first American to capture the British Book Awards', Crime Thriller of the Year award for "Book of the Dead" (2008). "Hornet's Nest" is the first book of her "Andy Brazil" series in which Deputy Chief Virginia West pursues a maniac with a penchant for painting his victims bright orange.

Answer: Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz (1945-) is an American author of suspense thrillers from Everett, Pennsylvania whose breakthrough book was "Whispers" written in 1980. This Koontz tale follows a crime reporter who has lost his family in a plane crash and meets a woman who claims she survived the crash and may have specific information about its circumstances.

Answer: John Grisham

John Grisham (1955-) is an American writer from Jonesboro, Arkansas known for his legal suspense novels. "The Partner", tells of a member of a law firm who dies in an automobile accident upon which 90-million dollars comes up missing from the firm's assets, raising suspicions the partner may not be dead.

Answer: Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark (1927 - 2020) was an American suspense author from the Bronx, New York whose most popular novel was "Where are the Children?" from 1975. "Pretend You Don't See Her" is about a NY realtor who is a witness to a murder and though in a witness protection program is found and threatened by the murderer.

Answer: Nelson DeMille

Nelson DeMille (1943-) is an American author from Queens, NY who is known for his suspense and action-adventure novels. "Plum Island" is the first book in DeMille's "John Corey" series in which a homicide cop delves into the murders of researchers at Plum Island which is rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare.

Answer: Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel (1947-) is an American writer from New York, NY who in 2002, set up the Yo Angel Foundation to assist the homeless. "Special Delivery", tells of a startling announcement that stuns a middle-aged couple who are faced with an unexpected gift that neither thought possible.

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

Patricia Cornwell (1956-) is a crime writer. who initiated new research into the Jack the Ripper killings, incriminating the popular British artist Walter Sickert. "Unnatural Exposure" is the eighth book in Cornwell's "Kay Scarpetta" series, in this one, she tracks a killer whose brutal murders are a diversion for a mutant smallpox, mass murder.

Answer: Charles Frazier

Charles Frazier (1950-) is an American novelist who won the 1997 National Book Award for Fiction for this book. "Cold Mountain" is a historical story of a wounded Confederate soldier who walks away from the destruction and chaos of the Civil War, trying to reach home and his prewar sweetheart.