When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (7.59, 60)
- Agatha Christie, Evil Under the Sun (23.57)
Historical References
- Hindenburg (4.92)
- Apollo 13 (7.128, 11.151)
- Neil Armstrong (13.8)
- Apollo 1 (14.30)
- Yuri Gagarin (25.150)
Pop Culture References
- Beatles (2.67, 3.36, referenced throughout)
- Little House on the Prairie (3.27)
- Three's Company (3.38, 3.55 referenced throughout)
- Dungeons and Dragons (3.53)
- Star Trek (4.86, 11.129)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (5.96, 17.19)
- Aquaman (6.217)
- Wagon Train (7.36)
- Hercules Poirot (7.60)
- Carl Sagan (9.16)
- Six Million Dollar Man (10.11)
- Steve Austin (actor) (10.12)
- Star Wars (11.130)
- The Fonz (Happy Days) (11.170)
- Elrond (Lord of the Rings) (16.117-126)
- "Life on Mars" by David Bowie (17.78)
- "Rocket Man" by Elton John (17.78)
- "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (17.78)
- "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees (17.79)
- Abba (19.15)
- James Bond (21.48, 53)
- The Giving Tree (21.162)
- Scooby Doo (24.27)
- Sanford and Son (25.170-171)
- Iron Man (26.183-185)