| From the introduction, three women (Heather, Linda, Maria) and two men
(John, Kevin) participated in the novel gift exchange. By clue 2, the
five are Maria, Ms. Queen, Mr. Turner, the one who gave a Dean Koontz
novel, and the person who got a Michael Crichton book. By clue 5,
Kevin gave a Nora Roberts novel; in clue 2, he must be Mr. Turner or
the one who received a Michael Crichton work--which he isn't (5). So,
Kevin Turner gave someone a Nora Roberts novel. In clue 2, then,
since the one who got the Michael Crichton novel couldn't have given
it, either Maria or Ms. Queen gave it in the exchange. Since Ms.
Queen is Heather or Linda and neither gave the Michael Crichton novel
(7), Maria must have. By clue 6, the person who gave the James
Patterson book isn't the one who got the Michael Crichton from Maria
and is therefore Ms. Queen. By elimination, the one who got the
Michael Crichton work must have bought the Patricia Cornwell bestseller
as a gift. John's gift, either the Patricia Cornwell or the Dean
Koontz novel, went to Ruiz (clue 3). If John gave the Patricia Cornwell
novel to Ruiz, Ruiz couldn't be Maria, since then John and Maria would
have simply traded gifts, contradicting clue 9. Ruiz would be the one
who gave the Dean Koontz novel--no (8). So, John gave the Dean Koontz
novel in the exchange. Ruiz can't be the person in clue 2 who received
the Michael Crichton bestseller and is thus Maria. By clue 4, Ms.
Presley is Heather, while Linda is Ms. Queen. Heather Presley gave
the Patricia Cornwell opus and got the Michael Crichton. John is
Schmidt. By clue 1, Linda's James Patterson went to John Schmidt.
Then Kevin Turner got the Patricia Cornwell from Heather, and Linda
received the Nora Roberts. In sum, the five exchanged novel gifts as
follows:
- Heather Presley gave a Patricia Cornwell novel to Kevin Turner
- John Schmodt gave a Dean Koontz novel to Maria Ruiz
- Kevin Turner gave a Nora Roberts novel to Linda Queen
- Linda Queen gave a James Patterson novel to John Schmidt
- Maria Ruiz gave a Michael Crichton novel to Heather Presley
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