# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 10

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/181 "2022-08-22T14:43:23Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
“K” is for Killer  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
Out of Time  
Private investigator

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/182 "2022-08-22T14:53:31Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/183 "2022-08-22T15:51:59Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/184 "2022-08-22T16:09:39Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
Study in Scarlet, A

The novel with the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/185 "2022-08-23T16:24:39Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/186 "2022-08-23T16:46:16Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/187 "2022-08-23T17:13:49Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks  
V.I. Warshawski

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/188 "2022-08-24T02:22:39Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks  
V.I. Warshawski  
William Murdoch

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/189 "2022-08-24T11:27:03Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks  
V.I. Warshawski  
William Murdoch  
X-ray Murders, The

A bit obscure, but hey, it’s _X_

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/190 "2022-08-24T11:58:29Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks  
V.I. Warshawski  
William Murdoch  
X-ray Murders, The  
Y is for Yesterday

(Sue Grafton)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/191 "2022-08-24T19:03:33Z")

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**I Love A Mystery**

Agatha Christie  
Brown, Encyclopedia  
Cozy mystery  
Doyle, Arthur Conan  
Evidence  
Framed!  
Gunshot  
Haddam, Jane  
Inspector Lestrade  
Josephine Tey  
_“K” is for Killer_  
Lord Peter Wimsey  
Mary Higgins Clark  
Nero Wolfe  
_Out of Time_  
Private investigator  
_Quincy, M.E._  
Robert Galbraith  
_Study in Scarlet, A_  
Threatening letters  
Underhanded tricks  
V.I. Warshawski  
William Murdoch  
X-ray Murders, The  
_“Y” is for Yesterday_  
Zenigata, Insp. Koichi

Pass.

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/192 "2022-08-24T21:26:11Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/193 "2022-08-24T21:28:44Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/194 "2022-08-24T21:31:32Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/195 "2022-08-24T22:41:44Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/196 "2022-08-25T05:27:55Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot  
Engineer of a train locomotive

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/197 "2022-08-25T05:34:24Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot  
Engineer of a train locomotive  
Football announcer

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/198 "2022-08-25T13:17:03Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot  
Engineer of a train locomotive  
Football announcer  
Gynocologist, OB/

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/199 "2022-08-25T13:19:34Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot  
Engineer of a train locomotive  
Football announcer  
Gynocologist, OB/  
Heavy equipment operator

c’mon, we’re really talking about swinging a wrecking ball into an old building here, right?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/200 "2022-08-25T13:42:31Z")

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**I think this could be a fun job/career.**

Astronaut  
Bible Scholar  
Cattle rancher  
Drone pilot  
Engineer of a train locomotive  
Football announcer  
Gynecologist, OB/  
Heavy equipment operator  
Investigator, private

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