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July 2009

A. C. Baantjer is the author of this long-running series featuring a police officer in Amsterdam. What is his name? (Bonus questions: What is his full name? What is his original Dutch name?)

This Dutch television series is based on the characters in Baantjer's books.

June 2009

John Lescroart writes two series, one featuring a San Francisco attorney and the other a detective. What are their names? (Bonus question: In what book did they both appear?)

Lescroart's earliest books feature this secret agent and reputed son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler.

May 2009

She is the author of the Dead End Job mystery series and the Mystery Shopper mysteries. Who is she?

Name either the series character who takes on dead end jobs or the series character who is the mystery shopper.

April 2009

writes a series of event-themed mysteries featuring a newspaper reporter. What is the reporter's name?

In what fictional coastal Maine town are these mysteries located?

March 2009

This author co-wrote a number of thrillers with , including 2nd Chance and 3rd Degree. What is his name?

Under his own name, he publishes a series of mysteries featuring this Connecticut police detective.

February 2009

What actor plays in the made-for-television adaptations of the series by ?

Jesse Stone is the sheriff of what (fictional) coastal Massachusetts town?

January 2009

This author writes the Savannah Reid mysteries under the pen name . What is her real name?

What is the name of Savannah Reid's private investigation agency?

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