"Book 1--A country doctor knows there is more behind the murder of his old friend than anyone realizes. Answer: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie. "Book 2--A messenger dies in a mysterious plane crash, leaving behind a list of ten names. Answer: The List of Adrian Messenger, by Philip MacDonald. "Book 3--Two strangers travel on a train and talk about murder. Answer: Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith. "Book 4--A smart-mouth reporter investigates the drug scene on a California beach and meets a man who wants to die. Answer: Fletch, by Gregory Mcdonald. "Book 5--A half-English, half-Egyptian con man, who never quite succeeds at anything, drives a car to Istanbul and finds himself in the middle of a daring robbery. Answer: The Light of Day, by Eric Ambler. "Book 6--A very conventional English lawyer defends an attractive dark-haired woman and her eccentric mother against a charge of kidnapping."