John Norris, the host of the exceptional Pretty Sinister Books blog, has initiated a mystery competition. As you would expect from a man of his considerable knowledge, it’s not for the faint of heart. Frankly, it is thoroughly fiendish and definitely requires some serious attention. But did I mention that there are even some tantalising prizes to be won? It is definitely worth a try and we can only hope that John will not publish a league table of the results to save the blushes of those of us who may not be as expert as we thought.
The Quiz is in 5 sections, broken down into Pseudonyms, settings, Watsons, detectives, and perhaps most tortuous of all – commonalities between two or more fictional characters.
Entries are open until 23 December – and details on how to enter can be found at: http://prettysinister.blogspot.com/
Morituri te salutant!
Tipping My Fedora 
Thanks a bunch for the plug, Sergio! The gladiator salute cracked me up. I have updated the post to encourage prospective contestants to use reference books, the internet, and especially the blog posts of the past year at several mystery fiction blogs…including this one.
Should be a blast John – really looking forward to taking part and seeing the results …