The Post Quiz: Mystery Writers and Their Detectives

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Create is hosting a mystery night at the end of October. How well do you know your mystery writers?

Mystery Writers and Their Detectives

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Match the writers with their famous sleuths.
  1. John Dickson Carr
  2. Raymond Chandler
  3. Leslie Charteris
  4. GK Chesterton
  5. Arthur Conan Doyle
  6. Dashiell Hammett
  7. Henning Mankell
  8. Dorothy Sayers
  9. Sjöwall and Wahlöö
  10. Janwillem van de Wetering
  • Martin Beck
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Henk Grijpstra and Rinus de Gier
  • Lord Peter Wimsey
  • Father Brown
  • Nick and Nora Charles
  • Simon Templar
  • Kurt Wallander
  • Philip Marlowe
  • Sir Henry Merrivale
Think you knew them all? Check your answers by clicking on the picture below.
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