1. In American crime writer Harlan Coben's Shelter, Mickey narrates the story but who is the first person to speak?

   1. His girlfriend, Ashley

   2. The bat lady

   3. Mrs Owens, his PE teacher

   4. His uncle Myron

2. Dorothy L. Sayers called Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone "probably the very finest detective story ever written". Who steals the eponymous jewel and why?

   1. Franklin Blake, sleepwalking after being drugged

   2. Rachel Verinder, to elope with her sweetheart

   3. Three Indian jugglers, to return the jewel to its rightful home

   4. Sergeant Cuff, so he can take a holiday

3. Which famous "Golden Age" crime writer invented the Belgian amateur detective Hercule Poirot?

   1. Edgar Allan Poe

   2. Dorothy L. Sayers

   3. Arthur Conan Doyle

   4. Agatha Christie

4. In the Adventure of the Speckled Band, which creature does Sherlock Holmes discover was behind the death of Julia Stoner?

   1. A cheetah

   2. A tarantula

   3. A swamp adder

   4. A baboon

5. In Tanya Byrne's revenge thriller Heart Shaped Bruise, what is the name of Emily's therapist?

   1. Doctor Watson

   2. Doctor Crippen

   3. Doctor Gilyard

   4. Doctor Koll

6. What is the name of Joe's dog, his companion as he tries to find out who killed his mum in a hit-and-run, in Sam Hepburn's Chasing the Dark?

   1. Oz

   2. Bo

   3. Toto

   4. Ox

7. In Christopher Edge's historical crime story Twelve Minutes to Midnight, what is the name of the magazine written by Penelope Tredwell?

   1. The Strand

   2. Forget-Me-Not

   3. The Penny Perfect

   4. The Penny Dreadful

8. In what novel by Charles Dickens does Inspector Bucket, the first ever detective in British fiction, make an appearance?

   1. The Mystery of Edwin Drood

   2. Bleak House

   3. The Old Curiosity Shop

   4. Oliver Twist

9. What is Isabella's aunt's profession in Carol Plum-Ucci's The Body of Christopher Creed, featuring a high school disappearance?

   1. Psychic

   2. Nurse

   3. Policewoman

   4. Teacher

10. In James Patterson's Confessions: The Private School Murders, what is New York City jail otherwise known as?

    1. The Cage

    2. The Cemetery

    3. The Catacombs

    4. The Tombs

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:D, 4:C, 5:C, 6:A, 7:D, 8:B, 9:A, 10:D

Scores

1. 4 and above.

   Crime really doesn't pay - you'll never catch the culprit at this rate! Have another go

2. 7 and above.

   Almost! Try again - you may need to do a little more digging.

3. 10 and above.

   Elementary. Congratulations Sherlock, you're all clued up!