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Question 4

In Us, Douglas Petersen tries to prevent his family from drifting apart (and himself from multiple public embarrassments) on a whirlwind coup de grâce vacation. What places do they visit along the way?

Answer: B: Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Madrid

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Question 5

Haruki Murakami's eponymous hero Tsukuru Tazaki's quest takes him to this Nordic country in his search for truth.

Answer: A: Finland

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Question 6

Tana French pits her squad of detectives against a cache of confessions and teenage politics in their latest murder investigation. The Secret Place marks the fifth instalment of this group of investigators.

Answer: The Dublin Murder Squad

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Question 7

The Lives of Others, shortlisted for the Man Booker prize this year, traces a family's trials and turmoil in one of the world's most densely populated cities (also where author Neel Mukherjee himself was born.)

Answer: B: Calcutta

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Question 8

Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling and lauded No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series takes place in this African capital city.

Answer: C: Gaborone, Botswana

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Question 9

Desert God, Wilbur Smith’s latest foray into Ancient Egypt, is a thrilling and bloody adventure spanning the banks of the Nile to the shores of Crete. The novel, a sequel to 1994’s River God, welcomes the return of which character?

Answer: Taita

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Final question

While fans of Cathy Kelly are used to a focus on cities and towns in Ireland, this, her newest novel begins with a proposal atop an iconic landmark in a different sort of romantic locale.

Answer: A: It Started With Paris