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[LGTrotter]

A true history of the Ned Kelly gang?

[PopulusTremula]

All incorrect so far although Glenn's deserves a gold star.

A collective lowering of brows is required.

The fiction category is black, albeit in French.



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[djewesbury]

So you mean it's part of the Gallimard Serie Noir that gave its name to film noir in the 1940s? Is it a Maigret novel?

[PopulusTremula]

So you mean it's part of the Gallimard Serie Noir that gave its name to film noir in the 1940s? Is it a Maigret novel?

Genre is right but thats all.


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[PopulusTremula]

Book is part of a trilogy.

Author's style in some books resembles that of telegrams, i.e. very short and staccato.

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[PhilW]

It's a malachite kingfisher, but as all I wanted to hear was kingfisher, your answer is accepted as correct.

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A beautiful sight and impressive picture to have captured, very nice image.

Black, French Trilogy written in the style of a series of telegrams - No idea, sorry...

[djewesbury]

Also no idea. Over to Owen.

[PopulusTremula]

Ok, American author, two books have been into movies, one with Kim Basinger and one with Scarlett Johansson. These are not what im currently reading.

In the one im reading, Hoover and Hughes feature frequently but peripheriferally to the main characters.


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[DRT]

peripheriferally to the main characters.

Does that mean they are peripheral to the peripheral characters?

Gentlemen, should this go in the obvious place?

[djewesbury]

peripheriferally to the main characters.

Does that mean they are peripheral to the peripheral characters?

Gentlemen, should this go in the obvious place?

I think so Derek. It's a gift.

[PhilW]

Ok, American author, two books have been into movies, one with Kim Basinger and one with Scarlett Johansson. These are not what im currently reading.

In the one im reading, Hoover and Hughes feature frequently but peripheriferally to the main characters.


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James Ellroy. Films "Black Dahlia" and "L. A. Confidential". However, these seem to be part of a quartet, rather than a trilogy; I guess you're reading "The Big Nowhere", but if wrong someone else should guess "White Jazz" which is the fourth book.

[jdaw1]

White Jazz, obviously.

Err, what is the question?

[PhilW]

White Jazz, obviously.

Err, what is the question?

The question is "Err, what is the question". Ok, now that should cover me either way, thank you

Subject to confirmation, new question is as follows: What number am I thinking of?
Initial clues: it has several interesting properties, and it relates to a prince.
Questions may be answered.

[jdaw1]

7779311? (Thus endorsing previous reasoning.)

[LGTrotter]

I hate to rain on anyone's parade but I have been almost certain the answer is 'Blood's a rover' for a while. I may be wrong so let's carry on with Phil's number.

[PhilW]

7779311? (Thus endorsing previous reasoning.)

no, although the number is odd.

[LGTrotter]

7779311? (Thus endorsing previous reasoning.)

no, although the number is odd.

Good clue. Half the numbers eliminated at a stroke! 11? Any prince in particular?

[jdaw1]

Half the numbers eliminated at a stroke!

Nonsense. That eliminates only a quarter of all integers. Proof list integers in this order: 1, 3, 5, 2, 7, 9, 11, 4, 13, 15, 17, 6, 19, 21, 23, 8, 25, 27, 29, 10, 31, 33, 35, 12, !. Continuing that list to infinity includes all positive integers exactly once, and the evens, eliminated by the recent clue, are only a quarter of them.

3?

[LGTrotter]

Proof list integers in this order: 1, 3, 5, 2, 7, 9, 11, 4, 13, 15, 17, 6, 19, 21, 23, 8, 25, 27, 29, 10, 31, 33, 35, 12, !. Continuing that list to infinity includes all positive integers exactly once, and the evens, eliminated by the recent clue, are only a quarter of them.

Oh yes it's all very easy for you. I had to stare at that list for a while before I saw your point. I suppose that is why you neglected to ask a question as you are confident of finding the answer without further clues. You're big on maths; what number is halfway? that way we could cut the guesses down dramatically.

Five?

[jdaw1]

what number is halfway?

Halfway between what and what? between 2 and 4, in house numbers, is 2½. Or 2a.

Seven?

[PhilW]

7779311? (Thus endorsing previous reasoning.)

no, although the number is odd.

Good clue. Half the numbers eliminated at a stroke! 11?

I know, too generous, reducing the valid set of possibilities from infinity, halving them to... Infinity.

Any prince in particular?

yes, though more guesses and questions will probably help you first!
Not 3 or 11.
Third clue: the number contains only three different digits, is more than three digits in length, and It does not divide by three.

[jdaw1]

Is it semi-prime?

[PhilW]

Is it semi-prime?

No, but it is a prime.

[djewesbury]

Hold on, JWEW never said who was right. It might be Julian's question.

[JWEW]

Hold on, JWEW never said who was right. It might be Julian's question.

I think you mean PopulusTremula.