Authors on the Web - George P. Pelecanos

George P. Pelecanos Trivia

1. Which one of these jobs did Pelecanos not do?
A) Shoe salesman
B) Electronics salesman
C) Dishwasher
D) Backup singer

2. Which of Pelecanos' books was the recipient of the International Crime Novel of the Year?
A) SHAME THE DEVIL
B) THE BIG BLOWDOWN
C) RIGHT AS RAIN
D) WHERE THE DEAD MEN GO

3. RIGHT AS RAIN and HELL TO PAY are set in what city?
A) New York
B) Chicago
C) Los Angeles
D) Washington, D.C.

4. Derek Strange's assistant's name is:
A) Janine Baker
B) Janine Barker
C) Janine Backer
D) Janine Banker

5. Derek Strange coaches what team in HELL TO PAY?
A) Little League baseball
B) Football
C) Ice Hockey
D) Basketball

6. Besides being a private investigator Quinn works in:
A) A coffee shop
B) A car dealership
C) A used book/record store
D) A church

7. Janine gets upset with Strange about...
A) his eating habits
B) his messy desk
C) his being late for work every day
D) his infidelity

8. The operator whose turf that Strange and Quinn are operating on is:
A) Dynamic Davidson
B) Honcho Henderson
C) Worldwide Wilson
D) Rander Richardson

9. The cop who Strange is trying to do right for in RIGHT AS RAIN is:
A) Chris Wilson
B) Carl Wilson
C) Carroll Wilson
D) Charles Wilson

10. Quinn loves to read:
A) Biographies
B) Hard-boiled detective books
C) Westerns
D) History books