She Always Gets Her Man... or Woman! Quiz

Answer: Janet Evanovich

According to Evanovich, the character of Stephanie Plum is much like the author herself. If you have read a Stephanie Plum novel, you are already acquainted with the humor and the quirkiness of the characters.

Answer: Agatha Christie

Most mystery-novel lovers are familiar with this great author, who also wrote under the name Mary Westmacott. Jane Marple is but one of the fictional detectives created by the author. The disappearance of Agatha Christie for eleven days in 1926 is a mystery in itself. Many theories have been developed as to why she disappeared. Agatha herself never explained her disappearance.

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

The character of Kay Scarpetta is based on Marcella Fierro, a former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner. In 2002, Cornwell authored a non-fiction book about her theory of the identity of Jack the Ripper. The book, entitled "Portrait of a Killer:Jack the Ripper-Case Closed", was met with controversy since her theory of the Ripper's identity was a well-known artist.

Answer: Carolyn Keene

Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of a group of writers. The Edward Stratemeyer Syndicate first produced the series in the 1920s and hired various writers to author the books, the first being Mildred Wirt, a journalist. Still in print, the Nancy Drew books continue to be enjoyed by young girls (maybe even not-so-young). I confess to having re-read "The Secret of the Old Clock" in the not-so-distant past.

Answer: Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton is a talented and highly respected author. Besides writing novels, she was at one time a television screenplay writer. This experience allowed her to hone her writing skills, resulting in taut and well-crafted mysteries.

Answer: Sara Paretsky

Victoria Iphigenia Warshawski was created by Sara Paretsky, who has lived in Chicago since 1968. Although many of the story-lines are similar, Paretsky focuses more on the lives of the characters. Chicago itself is an important character in her Warshawski novels. In 1991, actress Kathleen Turner portrayed V.I. Warshawski in a movie of the same name.

Answer: Linda Barnes

Ex-cop-turned-private investigator, Carlotta Carlyle is a character created by Linda Barnes. The character of Carlotta was introduced in the 1985 short story "Lucky Penny" for which the author was nominated for the "American Mystery Award for Best Short Story".

Answer: Elizabeth Peters

Favorite author, Elizabeth Peters, is the pseudonym of Barbara Mertz, who also writes under the name of Barbara Michaels. Writing as Elizabeth Peters, the character of Amelia Peabody was first introduced in the novel "Crocodile on the Sandbank" in 1975.

Answer: P.D. James

P.D. James is the pen-name of British author Phyllis Dorothy James. Her character creation, Cordelia Gray, is featured in "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman" and "The Skull Beneath the Skin". Cordelia inherits a detective agency and the rest, as they say, is murder.

Answer: Patricia Wentworth

The character of Miss Silver was created by Patricia Wentworth, born Dora Amy Elles, in India in 1878. She was educated in London. Miss Maud Silver is featured in thirty-two novels.