The Burglar Who Liked to Play Quizzes

Answer: In an apartment on West End Avenue

The brownstone on West 25th is, of course, the home of Nero Wolfe. If you chose New Jersey, maybe you were thinking of Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar. Long Island is the stomping grounds of many of Susan Isaacs' characters; no burglars there, though both she and Block have novels with a dentist playing a main role.

Answer: Used bookseller

Bernie buys Barnegat Books, and makes a little less than a living from it. He enjoys the business, though, and can always supplement his income by 'moonlighting'.

Answer: Dog groomer

Carolyn is the owner and sole employee of The Poodle Factory. She also is not averse to a little moonlighting now and again.

Answer: Raffles

What better name for the cat of a burglar - and he's toilet trained, too!

The incorrect options are all literary cats - Dinah belonged to Alice in Wonderland, Tobermory was the hero (or antihero) of one of Saki's stories, and Mehitabel was of course the pal of Archy the cockroach. One of Carolyn's cats is named Archie, too, but it's spelled differently, as he is named after Archie Goodwin.

Answer: Ray Kirschmann

Ray always manages to make a nice collar and maybe a little something for himself, when he goes along with Bernie.

None of the other answer options would ever make a deal with a burglar for a cut of the action - they just don't do that sort of thing at the 87th Precinct.

Answer: 1913 Liberty nickel

In "The Burglar who Studied Spinoza", Bernie does steal the nickel, but soon loses track of it.

The other items are from "The Burglar who Painted Like Mondrian", "The Burglar who Traded Ted Williams" and "The Burglar in the Library".

Answer: No

He usually gets "a" girl, at one point or another, but seldom ends the story with the book's romantic interest. Once, in fact, it was Carolyn who got the girl.

Answer: An "I suppose you are wondering why I called you all here" meeting at the end, where all is revealed and the murderer caught

Bernie is not above planting a little evidence to make sure everything works out just as he wants it to.

These books are mostly for fun, they are not classic "fair play" mysteries. Block often keeps vital clues to himself, but everything always ties up nicely at the end, usually with a clever twist.

Answer: She knows that he is a burglar and doesn't much care

In the first book in the series, "Burglars Can't be Choosers", Bernie's name and the details of his lifestyle were widely reported, and his building was buzzing with the news. Mrs Hesch was unfazed, however: "You know the kind of conversations you hear in the laundry room.

There are crazy women in this building, Mr Rhodenbarr. One the other day, she's running off at the mouth like a broken record. 'We ain't safe in our own beds!' I said to her 'Gert,' I said, 'in the first place you'd be safe in anybody's bed, believe me.' And I said to her, I said, 'When did Mr Rhodenbarr ever hurt anybody? Who did he ever rob in this building, and who cares what he does over on the East Side, where the rich momsers deserve whatever happens to them?' You might as well be talking to a wall."

Answer: Martin Gilmartin

Marty is a rich man, who has many rich friends who sometimes find that they have more use for the insurance money than they do for various of their valuables. Handy to know an honest burglar....

Craig Sheldrake is, of course, The World's Greatest Dentist (from "The Burglar in the Closet") and Loren Kramer is the cop from "Burglars Can't be Choosers".