Which Crime Solver / Protagonist Am I?

[Bryan]

1. "Yours Truly"
2. I own an insurance company. Not only that I investigate insurance crimes.
3. If you lived in the 40's and 50's then you have likely know who I am.
4. You may have heard me on the radio.
5. $
6. I am a wisecracker.
7. I like to toss the bellhops and waitresses silver dollars.
8. Vincent Price was a guest star in one of my episodes.
9. My Friends call me "Johnny".
10. Edmond O'Brien
11. I am very very particular about my expense account.
12. I had a comic book created about one of my cases. Called the "Moonstone Noir".
13. "Man with the Action Packed Expense Account".

14. If non of those clues work then listen to one of my programs The give away clue

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Johnny Dollar

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/dol...

[Bryan]

Charlotte, that is correct. Good ole "Johnny Dollar" from radio in the late 50's through early 60's. If you would like to listen to some of the episodes go to http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_Y...

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Thank God for Google!!! Anyone have any ideas??

[Bryan]

I did not mean to make this so difficult. My apologies to everyone.

[Jan C]

brian, i congratulate you on your ability to stump the panel. but you may be stretching a bit far to the obscure. jk.

[Scout]

Jan, I hope you'll give us a clue or two.

[Jan C]

1. i do private investigations.

[Jan C]

1. i do private investigations
2. I am a naturalized American citizen.
3. I live in a brownstone.

[Scout]

Hmmm, brownstone rings a bell. I'm thinking.

[Jan C]

1. i do private investigations
2. I am a naturalized American citizen.
3. I live in a brownstone
4. I maintain a rigid schedule.
5. I have an aversion to physical contact.

[Lobstergirl]

Monk?

[Jan C]

Good guess. But, no.

[Jan C]

1. i do private investigations
2. I am a naturalized American citizen.
3. I live in a brownstone
4. I maintain a rigid schedule.
5. I have an aversion to physical contact
6. I have legmen who do most of the physical work.

[Scout]

The big guy - Nero Wolfe.

[Jan C]

Just to make it official - you are correct.

[Scout]

I'm passing it to someone else. Happy day to all.

[Bettie]

Shall I have a go as I'm at a loose end for half hour?

1 - I am a Japanese gentleman.
2 - My first appearance was 1935.

[[deleted user]]

Good idea! But I do need another clue Bettie.

[Bettie]

3 - last appearence in books was 1957
4 - The films made of me have little to do with how I was in the books. Ain't that mostly the way of these things. *does the inscrutable face thing*

[Bettie]

1 - I am a Japanese gentleman.
2 - My first appearance was 1935.
3 - last appearence in books was 1957
4 - The films made of me have little to do with how I was in the books. Ain't that mostly the way of these things. *does the inscrutable face thing*
5 - Peter Lorre played me on teh silver screen

[Bettie]

[[deleted user]]

Mr. Moto? *nods firmly, and smiles!*

[Bettie]

*nods back enthusiastically*

Wheeeeee Laura! Not only are you very right, you are also good fun

:O))

[[deleted user]]

I am enjoying your games a lot Bettie. *leans back happily (at the office)*

Just a quick one, not too serious, in between.

1 - the Dutch PM is famous for looking just like me.

[Bettie]

One picture makes your pm look like a Kennedy

:O)

[Bettie]

Need another clue here Laura!

[Bettie]

Hold on - mebbee Peter Sellars?

[Bettie]

Pink Panther?

[[deleted user]]

Think of him being about 14 yrs old!

[Bettie]

HP? yes

hahahaha

ETA - was that why he was voted in?!

[[deleted user]]

I'm sure he likes your Kennedy link a lot better :)

1 - The Dutch PM is famous for looking just like me
2 - I can fly a broom.

[[deleted user]]

Sorry, have to go - don't want to leave you hanging. Hope to check back later.

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[[deleted user]]

Oops, computer hickups - I just now see your post. Talk to you later Bettie, good guessing!

Ps. He lost the recent elections...

[[deleted user]]

Ok, new one:


1 - Medusa
2 - I suffer from amnesia

[[deleted user]]

1 - Medusa
2 - I suffer from amnesia
3 - I have a Canadian woman on my side

[Bettie]

Hello Laura - isn't it annoying when work gets in the way? At least I can listen to books even though my hands aren't free.

Can't remember if I have read a book about an amnesiacal crime buster hahahahahaha

Seriously - I need another clue here.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Bettie - yes it is! Today it's my children that keep me from reading, but I can squeeze in a little game :)

1 - Medusa
2 - I suffer from amnesia
3 - I have a Canadian woman on my side
4 - My life turned around in Cambodia
5 - I have multiple identities
6 - I might have committed as many crimes as I solved

[Bettie]

Nope - no little bells ringing. When you say multiple identities do you mean schizophrenic propensity or aliases.

Interruptions by children sounds good fun

:O)

[[deleted user]]

Good fun, yes - provided they're not too loud ;-}

I meant aliases. He needs the Canadian lady to find out his real name.

1 - Medusa
2 - I suffer from amnesia
3 - I have a Canadian woman on my side
4 - My life turned around in Cambodia
5 - I have multiple identities
6 - I might have committed as many crimes as I solved
7 - I am in 3 books, and 4 more written by someone else
8 - Richard Chamberlain and Matt Damon impersonated me

[[deleted user]]

1 - Medusa
2 - I suffer from amnesia
3 - I have a Canadian woman on my side
4 - My life turned around in Cambodia
5 - I have multiple identities
6 - I might have committed as many crimes as I solved
7 - I am in 3 books, and 4 more written by someone else
8 - Richard Chamberlain and Matt Damon impersonated me
9 - The novel that states my identity was voted second best spy novel of all time

[Carol/Bonadie]

Ha! I confess I needed IMDB help after clue number 8 -- is that allowed? it had to be either Jason Bourne or Mr. Ripley.

And the answer is.... Jason Bourne.

[Bettie]

I also needed a smidgeon of help - asked hubby if it was Bourne when we were driving home.

Good quiz

[[deleted user]]

It's all about the game, so any help is fair I think. Good one on both of you, and the hubby! :D

His actual name is David Webb - on one mission he takes Bourne's identity, a traitor he executed years before.

Your turn(s) now, when you find the time sometime...

[Carol/Bonadie]

Okay, I'll start one in a minute. In the meantime, it would be great if we could have a post maybe at the beginning of this topic that listed the protagonists we've already done.

[Carol/Bonadie]

1. I’m a PI
2. I’m funny (at least I think I am)

[[deleted user]]

Thomas Magnum IV? :)


In the mean time, here's a list of the Protagonists that came along:

Harry Bosch
Jason Bourne (David Webb)
Lucas Davenport
Johnny Dollar
Nancy Drew
Thorpe Hazell
Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Moto
Harry Potter
Easy Rawkins
Spenser
Nero Wolf

[Jan C]

You forgot Elvis Cole.

But I don't think we had Sherlock Holmes.

[Bettie]

Well done Laura - that's kind of you to scoop 'em all up into a bundle for us.

I have a genuine quiz - I'm trying to remember a female sleuth that knits, as I mentally ticked that I would like some more of her but my memory box is empty
LOL

[Jan C]

Of course, there is always Miss Marple.

Why don't you try google?

It looks like there is a mystery series featuring a knitter - and not Miss Marple - I just didn't pursue it long enough to find out who it was. It sounded way too cozy for me.