publication date: Saturday, August 18, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)

category: Literature

clue: It's not a reach to imagine this thriller novelist pleased that his work comes between Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie.

explanation: Child, author of the Jack Reacher books, likes where his pen name places his books on shelves alphabetically. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston


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