There's no mystery about this week's topic: identify the following novel and short story sleuths and authors...

Detective Fiction Questions

• Q1) What author chronicled the detective work of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple?
• Q2) What fictional detective debuted in the book A Study in Scarlet?
• Q3) Who was the fictional detective of dime novels written by J.R. Coryell and several other authors?
• Q4) What were the famous fictional teenage detectives Frank and Joe collectively known as?
• Q5) What does the letter 'A' stand for in the first novel in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone detective series?
• Q6) What fictional child detective is the 10-year-old son of the chief of police in Idaville?
• Q7) What famous fictional detective did author Mickey Spillane create?
• Q8) What author's best-selling novels was the TV show Spenser: For Hire based on?
• Q9) What famous fictional detective did author Earl Derr Biggers create?
• Q10) Who created the fictional detective Philip Marlowe?
• Q11) What author created detective Adam Dagliesh?
• Q12) Who is the hero of Rex Stout's mystery novels?

Category Answers:

Math & Science	PAIN	Algos is the Greek word for "pain". The psychological problem is also called agliophobia.
Entertainment & Food	BROOKS	Comedy writer Mel Brooks was born as Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York but took his stage name from his mother's maiden name Brookman, not the city.
Literature & Arts	KING	The novella appeared in Stephen King's Different Seasons in 1982.
Sports & Games	PHILLIES	The Phillie Phanatic has amused Philadelphia fans with his antics since April 25, 1978 and was inducted into the new Mascot Hall of Fame in 2005.
Geography & Nature	SUDAN	At 967,000 square miles, it is the tenth largest country in the world.
History & Government	DRACO	The adjective "Draconian" refers to his harsh set of laws, under which even a minor offense could be punished by death.

Quiz Quilt Answer: CALGON (Fourth letters going up)

In a 1970s television commercial for Calgon water softener, Mr. Lee claims that his laundromat has an "ancient Chinese secret", but Mrs. Lee reveals the truth.

a) Don Sutton

The Hall of Famer had 3,574 strikeouts, forty more than Perry.

Which pitcher struck out the most batters in his career without winning a World Series?

a) Don Sutton
b) Ferguson Jenkins
c) Gaylord Perry
d) Phil Niekro

d) Ralph Waldo Emerson

The quip is from The Conduct of Life, a collection of his lectures.