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Michael Connelly, a Rare card
Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 with both those characters.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 143
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 440,000
Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Michael Connelly quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Michael Connelly card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie ______ of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work.
Answer
adaptation. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. From the Michael Connelly article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in ____.
Answer
1990s. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. From the Michael Connelly article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Variance. Variance 79 · Michael Connelly 76 · Abraham Quintanilla 72 · Hieronymus Bosch 69 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Connelly is the bestselling author of 42 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages.
- His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992.
- In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michael Connelly article was read about 440,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Michael Connelly
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- Anne BonnyRare · History · ATK 72 DEF 71
- VarianceRare · Science · ATK 79 DEF 64
- MuscatRare · Society · ATK 77 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Michael Connelly (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mark Coggins from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
