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Bangles and Dire Straits had sisters and brothers within their line-ups. The other two I know nothing about but perhaps they are the same ?
 
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Loppylugs said:
Bangles and Dire Straits had sisters and brothers within their line-ups. The other two I know nothing about but perhaps they are the same ?
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Spot on, they all have siblings. The ABCD thing was a red herring. Your turn at the microphone
 
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Gracias, companero.


Fictional detectives, and books telling of their exploits -- please give the names of the authors (all writing originally in English !) who created and wrote about the following detectives.


Wilfred Dover

Henri Castang

Karen Pirie

Brother Cadfael

Matt Scudder
 
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Two left, still to get. Hints: Henri Castang created by a British author; but he (the detective, not the author !) is a citizen of, and working in, countries of the European continent. The author wrote earlier mysteries featuring a different detective hero -- a national of yet another Continental country -- which books were adapted for TV (the Castang ones have not been, to the best of my knowledge).

Matt Scudder, creation of an American author: lives in New York, and does his detecting there and in the surrounding area. A significant feature of the books, is that the aforenamed hero is a recovering alcoholic.
 
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Time to put this one to bed, I think. Three correct answers given; the remaining two:

Henri Castang: author, Nicolas Freeling (also creator of -- as per preceding post -- the Dutch detective Van der Valk)

Matt Scudder: author, Lawrence Block


@perryman, @LSWR Cavalier, @peri : each of you answered one, correctly. Would a "tie-breaker" between the three of you, be acceptable -- if I were to name one more detective: whichever one of you first correctly named the relevant author, would have the floor to set the next question?
 
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Calthrop said:
Time to put this one to bed, I think. Three correct answers given; the remaining two:

Henri Castang: author, Nicolas Freeling (also creator of -- as per preceding post -- the Dutch detective Van der Valk)

Matt Scudder: author, Lawrence Block


@perryman, @LSWR Cavalier, @peri : each of you answered one, correctly. Would a "tie-breaker" between the three of you, be acceptable -- if I were to name one more detective: whichever one of you first correctly named the relevant author, would have the floor to set the next question?
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I'll pass on this one, thank you.
 
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Right, guys. Please name the author who created; and tells of the detecting exploits of: Precious Ramotswe
 
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This should be quite easy, there are many right answers but I only want two for each abbreviation: What do/did these abbreviations refer to?

1. BBC
2. DDR
3. ABC
4. DVD
5. GWR
6. ATC
7. FRG
8. PYG/PIG (only one answer!)
 
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