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Mystery History
Mystery Authors
Fictional Detectives
Fictional Cases
Important Dates in Mystery
100
The time when mystery and crime stories first became popular.
When was the mid-nineteenth century?
100
The creator of Nancy Drew.
Who was Carolyn Keene?
100
Mystery fiction's first fictional detective.
Who was Auguste C. Dupin?
100
The story Sherlock Holmes was brought back to life in.
What is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
100
The year the hit radio show "The Shadow" debuted in.
When was 1930?
200
The time when the style of "British cozy" mysteries became popular.
When was the 1920's?
200
The creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
200
The story Auguste C. Dupin first appeared in.
What was Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?
200
The story that Nancy Drew debuted in.
What is The Secret of the Old Clock?
200
The year Sherlock Holmes was introduced in.
When was 1887?
300
The "Golden Age" of mystery fiction.
When was the 1920's?
300
The real-life detective Charlie Chan was based off of.
Who was Chang Apana?
300
The story Sherlock Holmes was originally introduced in.
What is A Study in Scarlet?
300
The case that Charlie Chan debuted in.
What is The House Without a Key?
300
The year that Nancy Drew was first introduced in.
When was 1930?
400
Simon Templar's alias.
What was "The Saint"?
400
The creator of the world's most famous literary lawyer.
Who was Perry Mason?
400
The son of Inspector Richard Queen of the New York police department.
Who is Ellery Queen?
400
The story that Sherlock Holmes and his rival were killed off in.
What is The Final Problem?
400
The years that the Charlie Chan radio show ran through.
When was 1932 to 1948?
500
One of the most popular mystery radio shows started around August 1930.
What is "The Shadow"?
500
A pseudonym used by Evan Hunter.
Who is Ed McBain?
500
A retired Belgian police officer now solving crimes.
Who was Hercule Poirot?
500
The case that Ellery Queen and Inspector Richard Queen first appeared in.
What is The Roman Hat Mystery?
500
The year that Carolyn Keene and other writers began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Nancy Drew novels.
When was 1959?