Answer to Book Quiz (July 22)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 22)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Agatha Christie

~ The title of this book?    The Man In The Brown Suit

~ One other book published by the author?    Elephants Can Remember

Agatha Christie ~ The Man in the Brown Suit

Back Cover:

Anne Beddingfeld is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure. But she stumbles upon more than sh bargained for! A beautiful ballet dancer is brutally murdered in a London mansion. A fabulous fortune in diamonds has vanished. And now, aboard the luxury liner Kilmorden Castle, mysterious strangers pillage her cabin and try to strangle her. What are they looking for? Why should they want her dead? Lovely Anne is last person on earth suited to solve this mystery ... and the only one who can!

Book Quiz (July 22)

• Mystery
• Berkley Book
• 228 pg
• Copyright: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1924; renewed in 1952
• Printed: Dodd, Mead 1924; Dell April 1981; Berkely February 1984

Quotes from the book:

• “Take away the overcoat, the beard and the eye glasses, and there wouldn't be much to know him by.” grumbled the inspector. “He could alter his appearance easy enough in five minutes if he wanted to – which he would do if he's the swell pickpocket you suggest.”  pg 25
• “There's a terrible smell in your cabin, miss. What it is, I'm sure I can't think, but I doubt if you'll be able to sleep here. There's a deck cabin up on C deck, I believe. You might move into that just for the night, anyway.”  pg 53
• I had no further difficulty in carrying out my plans. I found a small hovel in a back street, got a room there, paid a deposit as I had no luggage with me, and went placidly to bed.  pg 129

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Who Said It?

The present becomes the past

The past becomes history

Our future becomes yesterday

Yesterday is gone

Tomorrow is today

Today is now

Who said it?

Book Quiz (July 22)

Book Quiz (July 22)

• Mystery
• Berkley Book
• 228 pg
• Copyright: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1924; renewed in 1952
• Printed: Dodd, Mead 1924; Dell April 1981; Berkely February 1984

Quotes from the book:

• “Take away the overcoat, the beard and the eye glasses, and there wouldn't be much to know him by.” grumbled the inspector. “He could alter his appearance easy enough in five minutes if he wanted to – which he would do if he's the swell pickpocket you suggest.”
• “There's a terrible smell in your cabin, miss. What it is, I'm sure I can't think, but I doubt if you'll be able to sleep here. There's a deck cabin up on C deck, I believe. You might move into that just for the night, anyway.”
• I had no further difficulty in carrying out my plans. I found a small hovel in a back street, got a room there, paid a deposit as I had no luggage with me, and went placidly to bed

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Answer to Book Quiz (July 15)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 15)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Carol Quinto

~ The title of this book?    Sister of the Bride

~ One other book published by the author?     No other title found

Carol Quinto ~ Sister of the Bride

Back of the Cover:

How Will a Spinster Get to the Altar

Lizzie Endicott is throwing her future away by remaining unwed... at least, according to her younger sister Cassie. And Cassie Endicott is making a mistake by allowing the wrong men to court her... according to her older sister Lzzie. Each sister hopes to find a suitor … for the other one. The first step is to get to London for the Season. The second is to land a lord.. or two.

Her Sister Has a Plan...

After consulting a fashionable astrological chart, Cassie finds a perfect mate for Lizzie: the Marquis of Worth. In truth, he would be perfect – were he not a confirmed bachelor and a rake. Nonetheless, Cassie has a plan to force a match between her spinster sister and the marriage -shy marquis. But it will require Cassie to carry out a charade of her own with the marquis's nephew Johnny, a handsome gamester. Now one misstep can mean ruin when Cassie and Lizzie take on the formidable ton in a dance of intrigue and scandal that could turn a pair of matchmaking sisters into two blissful June brides..

Book Quiz (July 15)

• Regency
• 223 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1997, Published ~ June 1997
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the Book:

• Cassie's blue eyes had darkened and looked larger than ever against the porcelain whiteness of her face. Her perfectly formed lips parted slightly as she gasped from the shock of nearly being run-down. Trembling from the near miss, she clutched her sister's arm. Pg 29
• She rose and paced, her hand clenching her handkerchief so tightly her fingers turned white. “And now this girl … I have heard she quite beautiful. Is it true?”   Pg 66
• Below stairs, Johnny entered the parlor, and glared at Cassandra as though everything were her fault. He flung himself into a chair and announced, “Well, the fat's in the fire now. What are are we to do?”   Pg 183

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Book Quiz (July 15)

Book Quiz (July 15)

• Regency
• 223 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1997, Published ~ June 1997
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Cassie's blue eyes had darkened and looked larger than ever against the porcelain whiteness of her face. Her perfectly formed lips parted slightly as she gasped from the shock of nearly being run-down. Trembling from the near miss, she clutched her sister's arm.
• She rose and paced, her hand clenching her handkerchief so tightly her fingers turned white. “And now this girl … I have heard she quite beautiful. Is it true?”
• Below stairs, Johnny entered the parlor, and glared at Cassandra as though everything were her fault. He flung himself into a chair and announced, “Well, the fat's in the fire now. What are are we to do?”

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Answer to Book Quiz (July 8)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 8)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Winifred Witton

~ The title of this book?    The Duke's Double

~ One other book published by the author?     No other title found

Winifred Witton ~ The Duke's Double

Back of the Book:

LOVE BY THE BOOK... After her papa's death left her nearly penniless Celeste Moreau packed her portmanteau and sailed away from France. Once in Britain, she would heed the advice of her favorite novel and snare a duke (not a baronet, for they were always rogues!). All she had to do was to arrive at Ault Castle and pretend to be a governess. Lord Ault would see hand voila! Lose his heart.

Zult alors!... a match with a nobleman was not so simple. The foppish lord already had a fiancee named Marianna – and she had just been abducted! That was how Celeste met Sir Geoffrey Cole Marianna's guardian – and a wickedly handsome baronet! One look, and Celeste swooned. One kiss, and she knew what to expect: seduction and certain ruin. Unless she could make this baronet act out of character – and marry for love!

Book Quiz (July 8)

• Regency
• 254 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1995, Published ~ February 1995
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the Book:

• Looking at it, it was impossible to tell if it was a white animal with patches of brown, or possibly a bay splashed with white. It stood splay-footed, motionless as a statue carved from stone, its head hanging and eyes closed, apparently asleep. Pg 42
• Geoff had an uncomfortable feeling he'd made an error. He tried to carry it off, hoping the man would think him eccentric. “Let us say it is a whim.” He tossed over a whole half-crown, the first coin he got his hand on, and knew for sure the innkeeper thought him insane, but it couldn't be helped. Pg 81
• They began a thorough search for secret hiding holes, loose stones, or projecting carvings that might turn or press in to release the mechanism of a drawer or trapdoor. At the end of nearly an hour, they met at the back of the vault, having found no treasure hidden among the dozen coffins. Only dust, dead leaves blown in by the wind, and tattered cobwebs; even the spiders had departed. Pg 155

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Book Quiz (July 8)

Book Quiz (July 8)

• Regency
• 254 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1995, Published ~ February 1995
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Looking at it, it was impossible to tell if it was a white animal with patches of brown, or possibly a bay splashed with white. It stood splay-footed, motionless as a statue carved from stone, its head hanging and eyes closed, apparently asleep.
• Geoff had an uncomfortable feeling he'd made an error. He tried to carry it off, hoping the man would think him eccentric. “Let us say it is a whim.” He tossed over a whole half-crown, the first coin he got his hand on, and knew for sure the innkeeper thought him insane, but it couldn't be helped.
• They began a thorough search for secret hiding holes, loose stones, or projecting carvings that might turn or press in to release the mechanism of a drawer or trapdoor. At the end of nearly an hour, they met at the back of the vault, having found no treasure hidden among the dozen coffins. Only dust, dead leaves blown in by the wind, and tattered cobwebs; even the spiders had departed.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Answer to Book Quiz (July 1)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 1)

Can you:

~ Name the author?    Agatha Christie

~ The title of the book?   Appointment with Death

~ One other book that the book the published?   The Boomerang Clue

Agatha Christie - Appointment-Death-Hercule-Poirot-Mystery

Back cover:

"You see, don't you, that she's got be be killed?"

These were ominous words for Hercule Poirot overhear  on his first night in Jerusalem. And when a holiday tour of the Holy Land ends abruptly with murder, the words come back to haunt the legendary detective. The victim, Mrs. Boynton, had taken such pleasure in inflicting misery on her own family that everyone else on the tour had watched in horror as the tension built Many people had a motive for murder ... but the question is: which on was desperate enough to kill?

Book Quiz (July 1)

• Not a Regency...
• 212 pages
• Berkley Books
• Copyright - 1937,1938, 1965
• Published - Dodd, 1938; Dell, Oct. 1981; Berkley, Feb. 1984

Quotes from the book:

• The grotesque Budda like figure held out a fat hand for it, but as she took it her eyes, Dr. Gerard noticed, were on the boy's face. She gave a grunt, certainly no audible thanks. The position of her head shifted very slightly. The doctor saw that she was now looking hard at Sarah. Her face was quite impassive, it had no expression in it. Impossible to tell what was passing in the woman's mind.  pg. 13
• Sarah came down to find a big masterful woman with a rocking-horse nose whom she had already noticed in the hotel, outside the main entrance objecting fiercely to the size of the car.  pg. 61
• "I asked my mother if she wanted anything. A drink-tea, coffee, etc. She said no. Then I went to the marquee. None of the servants seemed to be about, but I found some soda water and drank it. I was thirsty. I sat there reading some old numbers of the Saturday Evening Post, I think I must have dozed off.  pg. 131

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (July 1)

Book Quiz (July 1)

• Not a Regency...
• 212 pages
• Berkley Books
• Copyright - 1937,1938, 1965
• Published - Dodd, 1938; Dell, Oct. 1981; Berkley, Feb. 1984

Quotes from the book:

• The grotesque Budda like figure held out a fat hand for it, but as she took it her eyes, Dr. Gerard noticed, were on the boy's face. She gave a grunt, certainly no audible thanks. The position of her head shifted very slightly. The doctor saw that she was now looking hard at Sarah. Her face was quite impassive, it had no expression in it. Impossible to tell what was passing in the woman's mind.
• Sarah came down to find a big masterful woman with a rocking-horse nose whom she had already noticed in the hotel, outside the main entrance objecting fiercely to the size of the car.
• "I asked my mother if she wanted anything. A drink-tea, coffee, etc. She said no. Then I went to the marquee. None of the servants seemed to be about, but I found some soda water and drank it. I was thirsty. I sat there reading some old numbers of the Saturday Evening Post, I think I must have dozed off.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 24)

Answer to Book Quiz (June 24)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Sheila Rabe

~ The title of the book?    An Innocent Imposter

~ One other book that the book the published?     The Adventuress

Not the correct book cover, but this by the same author

Back of the Book:

AN INNOCENT ENCOUNTER ~~ Forced to leave her governess position in undeserved disgrace, Miss Susan Layne wonders how she'll ever secure another post. Then, on the coach ride home, she meets Arabella Leighton, and heiress who is fleeing her overbearing guardian. The two women look remarkably alike...so Susan can hardly be held accountable when an accident lands her - literally - in the shoes of her new found friend...

AN ACCIDENTAL IMPOSTER ~~Irresponsible chit! Not that the Earl of Mayfield could really blame his ward for running away; the suitor he'd permitted to court Arabells was a rather unappealing sort. But to now claim that her name is Susan Layne and not his Arabella was simply to much! As for "Arabella," she was enjoying her new life in London...and beginning to like her handsome "guardian." What was an innocent imposter to do? Why, make him fall in love with her, of course!

Book Quiz (June 24)

Another Regency... :)

• Zebra Books
• First printing & copyright 1995 May
• 223 pages

Quotes from the Book:

• The air in the carriage was musty and tainted by previous passengers. Susan could smell the lingering scent of unwashed bodies, and a faint hint of vomit hung about the interior like an unpleasant prediction.   pg 13
• She found her ladyship in her sitting room, reading a copy of Miss Edgworth's Ormand. The countess turned her book over in lap and surveyed Susan.   pg 45
• Slowly, she sat up, then waited for her head to stop spinning in protest before rising to cross the floor and peep out the door. She looked down a long hallway with many other doors. Was she in some sort of inn?   pg 117

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (June 24)

Book Quiz (June 24)

Another Regency... :)

• Zebra Books
• First printing & copyright 1995 May
• 223 pages

Quotes from the Book:

• The air in the carriage was musty and tainted by previous passengers. Susan could smell the lingering scent of unwashed bodies, and a faint hint of vomit hung about the interior like an unpleasant prediction.
• She found her ladyship in her sitting room, reading a copy of Miss Edgworth's Ormand. The countess turned her book over in lap and surveyed Susan.
• Slowly, she sat up, then waited for her head to stop spinning in protest before rising to cross the floor and peep out the door. She looked down a long hallway with many other doors. Was she in some sort of inn?

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 17)

Answer to Book Quiz (June 17)

Can you:

~ Name the author?   Agatha Christie

~ The title of the book?   Murder In Three Acts

~ One other book that the book the published?   Appointment With Death

Agatha Christie ~ Murder in Three Acts

Back of Book:

The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibed, for for the glittering soiree given by renowned actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulged in a cocktail ... and fell over dead. Since there was no trace of poison and no motive for murder, the case was closed. Then an identical death at a London party with the same guest list presents Hercule Poirot with his most unusual mystery. In need of both clues and suspects, the masterful detective stages a dinner party of his own ... at which Death is the guest of honor.

Book Quiz (June 17)

Not a Regency this time.. :)

• A Berkley Book
• 230 pages
• copyrighted in 1934 & renewed in 1961
• first published by Dodd, Mead in 1934 & published again by Berkley in April 1984

Quotes from the book:

• And he looked with pleasure at the white building behind him, equipped with three bathrooms, hot and cold water in all the bedrooms, the latest system of central heating, the newest electrical fittings and a staff of parlor maid, housemaid, chef, and kitchen maid. Sir Charles' interpretation of simple living was, perhaps, a trifle exaggerated.   pg 7
• "Ah, no, I agree with you there. I was surprised for another reason. It seemed to me that Sir Charles had a particular reason for staying in Loomouth - a very charming reason. Eh, am I not right? The little demoiselle who calls herself, so amusingly, the egg?"   pg 49
• "Stephen was my father's curate. He was the first young man young man I saw when I came home from school. I fell in love with him and he with me. We were engaged for four years and then he got a living down in Kent and we were able to get married. Ours was a very simple love story, Sir Charles, and a very happy one."   pg 115

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (June 17)

Book Quiz (June 17)

Not a Regency this time.. :)

• A Berkley Book
• 230 pages
• copyrighted in 1934 & renewed in 1961
• first published by Dodd, Mead in 1934 & published again by Berkley in April 1984

Quotes from the book:

• And he looked with pleasure at the white building behind him, equipped with three bathrooms, hot and cold water in all the bedrooms, the latest system of central heating, the newest electrical fittings and a staff of parlor maid, housemaid, chef, and kitchen maid. Sir Charles' interpretation of simple living was, perhaps, a trifle exaggerated.
• "Ah, no, I agree with you there. I was surprised for another reason. It seemed to me that Sir Charles had a particular reason for staying in Loomouth - a very charming reason. Eh, am I not right? The little demoiselle who calls herself, so amusingly, the egg?"
• "Stephen was my father's curate. He was the first young man young man I saw when I came home from school. I fell in love with him and he with me. We were engaged for four years and then he got a living down in Kent and we were able to get married. Ours was a very simple love story, Sir Charles, and a very happy one."

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 10)

Answer to Book Quiz

Can you:

~ Name the author?   Jean R. Ewing

~ The title of the book?  Virtue's Reward

~ One other book that the book the published?   Love's Reward

Jean R Ewing ~ Virtue's Reward 

*This book is currently not available on Amazon*

From the back of the book:

Virtuous Cornwall lass Helena Trethaerin was desperate. Her finance was dead and her father's recent demise had left her utterly penniless. Her only prospect was an offer from the odious new owner of her family mansion - a distasteful thought prompted Helena to do something that a lady should never do: agree to wed a stranger.

It began when Captain Richard Acton rode his cavalry mount right into Helena's garden! Her fiance had written of his daredevil friend, and new here Acton was, to fulfill the vow he'd made to his dying comrade. It was to be a marriage of convenience...until they shared a kiss on their wedding day that sent Helena's world spinning. She had wed in hasted. Would she repent that she had a tendre for a romantic-minded rake with a twinkle in his eye and dangerous secrets? How could she? Her irresistible husband had already conquered her heart!

Quotes from the book:

• "I am very sorry to tell you this, ma'am, so soon after your other loss." The solicitor coughed discreetly into his gloved hand. "But in the circumstance of your cousin having died intestate... It's very awkward, ma'am."   pg. 9
• She knew that there was no color left in he face at all. In fact, she felt faint. She must not give way to the vapors! Richard took her hand and sat her in a chair by the fire.  pg. 69
• "I may come from the remoter corners of the realm, your ladyship, but we are not all savages there."  pg. 136

Book Quiz

Here is another Regency Romance:

• the copyright & first printing is 1995 Feb
• 254 pages
• 12 other books listed on Amazon

Quotes from the book:

• "I am very sorry to tell you this, ma'am, so soon after your other loss." The solicitor coughed discreetly into his gloved hand. "But in the circumstance of your cousin having died intestate... It's very awkward, ma'am."
• She knew that there was no color left in he face at all. In fact, she felt faint. She must not give way to the vapors! Richard took her hand and sat her in a chair by the fire.
• "I may come from the remoter corners of the realm, your ladyship, but we are not all savages there."

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (June 10)

Book Quiz

Here is another Regency Romance:

• the copyright & first printing is 1995 Feb
• 254 pages
• 12 other books listed on Amazon

Quotes from the book:

• "I am very sorry to tell you this, ma'am, so soon after your other loss." The solicitor coughed discreetly into his gloved hand. "But in the circumstance of your cousin having died intestate... It's very awkward, ma'am."
• She knew that there was no color left in he face at all. In fact, she felt faint. She must not give way to the vapors! Richard took her hand and sat her in a chair by the fire.
• "I may come from the remoter corners of the realm, your ladyship, but we are not all savages there."

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 3)

Answer to Book Quiz (June 3)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Olivia Sumner 

~ The title of the book?    Lord Devlin's Dilemma

~ One other book that the book the published?   A Beguiling Intrigue

Devlins-Dilemma-Zebra-Regency-Romance

Back cover:

Before setting sail for England, Miss Jane Sterling, the new owner of Lyon Hall, envisioned stone towers, a grand sweep of lawn, and servants in livery. Instead, she finds a crumbling manse, waist-high weeds, and a crotchety butler. However, Lyon Hall does boast one jewel: a satin cloak worn by an ancient king.

When a handsome nobleman appears on her doorstep, Jane suspects he's after more than merely a room for the night. Is it her virtue...or her cloak?

Rakish Lord Devlin does not understand why the American beauty sniffs at his title and laughs at this fripperies...or how she manages to inspire such a tendre in him. This plainly impossible Jane is stealing his heart! If Devlin succeeds in his secret mission for the Crown, he could lose a precious treasure: the chance to win Jane's love.

Book Quiz (June 3)

Here is another Regency Romance:

• the copyright & first printing is 1995 Feb
• 253 pages
• 11 other books from this author
• release/printing dates range from 1991 -1996

Quotes from the book:

• I borrowed the cloak for the purpose of determining its authenticity. When, last night, you described the dire financial condition of the Lyon Hall, my heart went out to you since I found you to be a captivating young woman in the most distressing circumstances....   pg. 42
• The cloak, his thoughts constantly returned to the missing cloak. She wished she had never seen nor heard of the wretched cloak, it had caused nothing but trouble between them and would, she supposed, continue to do so...  pg. 109
• I discovered that being chivalrous in this imperfect world of ours was easier said than done. There comes a time when a man is faced with a choice and whatever he may choose is both right and wrong. What he does may help someone while at the same time injuring another. So he makes his choice as best he can and goes on with his life even though he leaves hurt and bitterness behind him.   pg. 163

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer will be posted on Friday June 7. 

Have a wonderful week.

Book Quiz (June 3)

Book Quiz

Here is another Regency Romance:

• the copyright & first printing is 1995 Feb
• 253 pages
• 11 other books from this author
• release/printing dates range from 1991 -1996

Quotes from the book:

• I borrowed the cloak for the purpose of determining its authenticity. When, last night, you described the dire financial condition of the Lyon Hall, my heart went out to you since I found you to be a captivating young woman in the most distressing circumstances....
• The cloak, his thoughts constantly returned to the missing cloak. She wished she had never seen nor heard of the wretched cloak, it had caused nothing but trouble between them and would, she supposed, continue to do so...
• I discovered that being chivalrous in this imperfect world of ours was easier said than done. There comes a time when a man is faced with a choice and whatever he may choose is both right and wrong. What he does may help someone while at the same time injuring another. So he makes his choice as best he can and goes on with his life even though he leaves hurt and bitterness behind him.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer will be posted on Friday June 7. 

Have a wonderful week.