Paula Hawkins

publication date: Sunday, September 4, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)

clue: Come on, her young female fans will do the locomotion with her.

explanation: "Young female" and "locomotion" were references to Hawkins's most famous novel, The Girl on the Train. more…

difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, and Jesse King

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