Give Us A Clue - 2021

[Ilona]

Maven wrote: "Also I have a question about the color portion: Does it have to be the dominant color of the background or say if a woman in a red dress is prominently featured would that count as red? Thank you!"

It does not have to be a dominant color of the background, as long is it prominently featured. The red dress is perfect.

[Ilona]

Several people are asking about the space in their original comment running out. When you reach the limit, you can continue your list in one of your update posts, Just add a link to your new list in your first comment so you can easily find it next time.

[Ilona]

Karin wrote: "May I start this now? I have all but one of the colour challenge and have finished one or two other short ones. Are you going to wait for the final whoddunit until near the end of the year?."

Yes, we'll wait untill the end of the year to reveal the answer, but don't let that stop you from making a guess. :)

[Ilona]

Karin wrote: "Would firefly count for fire/candlestick, etc?"

I am not sure about a firefly being a weapon, but if you think it counts, it counts.

[Carmen]

Ilona wrote: "And now the clue that you have all been waiting for....

🥁🥁🥁🥁

The weapon is NOT the dagger!"

Priceless clue!!
I know whodunnit!!🤓

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Ilona wrote: "Karin wrote: "Would firefly count for fire/candlestick, etc?"

I am not sure about a firefly being a weapon, but if you think it counts, it counts."

Devil's advocate here. 😈 The prompt says to:
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire

So... I would count it if the word FIRE/FIREFLY is in the title, like Firefly Lane, but not if it's just a firefly image on the cover like Fly Away. Likewise, I counted some titles including the word SAW for the wrench (or other tool).
🔥🔧😉

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 270/90
Deductions: 89/30 (Sherlock Holmes)

Although I already guessed whodunnit I'm going to keep on making deductions

❎80.I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the candlestick

❎81. I deduce it was Mr Green in the hall with the lead pipe

❎82. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the rope

❎83. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the wrench

❎84. I deduce it was Prof. Plum in the dining room with the rope

❎85. I deduce it was Mrs White in the dining room with the wrench

❎86. I deduce it was Mr Green in the lounge with the candlestick

❎87. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the conservatory with the revolver

❎88. I deduce it was Mrs White in the study with the dagger

❎89. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the dining room with the lead pipe

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
108/120 books
36/40 deductions
Thirty-Sixth Deduction
Colonel Mustard ✔️ 8 Apr
Revolver: 14 Jul
Conservatory:✔️The Goodbye Cafe Motion picture theater conservation and restoration 21 Jul
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Revolver

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Progress 22/23
Weapons 6/6
Rope or string or Ribbon

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Deduction 6
Progress 6/10
Jessica Fletcher
Ms Scarlet in the Kitchen Yes, Chef with the Rope

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message 33
262/300 Books | 83/100 Deductions

I found the correct solution already, but will continue making deductions to reach my goal. Need to read more books with weapons. 🔧🔫🔪🎷🔥🧶

Thanks, Ilona!

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
114/120 books
38/40 deductions

Thirty-Seventh Deduction
Mrs. Peacock ✔️ 22 Apr
Rope: ✔️ 8 May
Cellar: Read a detective, mystery or true crime book ✔️Dead Man Walking 7 Sep
✔️I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with the Rope

Thirty-Eighth Deduction
Colonel Mustard ✔️ 16 Jul
Dagger: ✔️ 6 Sep
Cellar: Read a detective, mystery or true crime book ✔️The Expats ] 25 Aug
✔️I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Dagger

[Agnieszka]

Update to mesage #22: 46 deductions, 161 books

41. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Rope:
After Hours by Anina Collins 3* 7/22 yellow
Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks 5* 7/23 fav. genre
Stuck: How to Overcome Your Anger and Learn How to Forgive by F. Remy Diederich 4* 7/24 rope ladder

42. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Wrench:
Another Hour to Kill by Anita Higman 2* 7/30 blue
An Encounter at Pemberley: A Pride And Prejudice Variation by Isabelle Mayfair 3* 7/28 Darcy saves Elizabeth
A Higher Court: One Man's Search for the Truth of God's Existence by John L. Betcher 3* 7/27 gavel

43. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Hall with the Rope:
Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill 2* 7/30 white
The Buzz Kill by Katherine Hayton 5* 7/31 The Honeybee Mysteries #1
Dog Days of Murder book 2 in Country Cottage Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 11/25 electricity cable

44. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Rope:
Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts 4* 8/4 purpl-ish
Murder Most Wild by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/6 mystery
Santa Claws Calamity book 3 in Country Cottage Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 7/26 ribbons (gifts)

45. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick:
Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren 3* 8/10 yellow
Death on a Moonlit Night book 2 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/13 library book
One Lit Step: Devotions for your journey by Lisa Buffaloe 4* 8/25 fire (in 'Lit')

46. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Rope:
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham 3* 8/10 yellow
Blackout by Lynette Eason 4* 8/7 MC has to save s.o.
Three Under the Tree by K.B. Winters 4* 8/1 ribbons on her garment

[Ilona]

The list has been updated! :)

[Marissa]

Update to Message #45
Books: 21/30; 7/10 Deductions

Deduction #7
Mrs White with the Candlestick in the Kitchen

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
117/120 books
39/40 deductions

Thirty-Ninth Deduction
Professor Plum ✔️ 3 Aug
Wrench: ✔️ 21 Sep
Billiard Room: ✔️Pin Action: Small-Time Gangsters, High-Stakes Gambling, and the Teenage Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion 25 Apr
✔️I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Billiard Room with the Wrench

[Chalmation]

Updated message #37

Books: 16/21 24
Deductions: 3/7 8

3rd deduction:
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
Professor Plum
Big Lake Hoarder (Big Lake #19): Cellar
Firestarter: Candlestick

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
120/120 books
40/40 deductions

Fortieth Deduction
Colonel Mustard ✔️ 13 Jul
Lead Pipe: ✔️ 11 Sep
Study: ✔️Cathedral of the Wild: An African Journey Home 27 Jul
✔️I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Lead Pipe

[Chalmation]

Updated message #37

Books: 17/21 24
Deductions: 4/7 8

4th deduction:
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Candlestick.
Mrs. Peacock
Dark Bayou (The Dark Trilogy #1): Hall
A Slow Fire Burning: Candlestick

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
123/123 books
41/41 deductions

Forty-First Deduction
Mr Green ✔️ 15 Jun
Dagger: ✔️ 26 Aug
Hall : ✔️Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) 13 Jun
✔️I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Dagger

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 298/90
Deductions: 99/30 (Sherlock Holmes)

❎90. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the cellar with the dagger

❎91. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the candlestick

❎92. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the lounge with the rope

❎93. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick

❎94. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the lounge with the revolver

❎95. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the cellar with the rope

❎96. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the candlestick

❎97. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the library with the dagger

❎98. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in cellar the with the lead pipe

❎99. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the revolver

[Ilona]

Almeta wrote: "Message 41 Updated
120/120 books
40/40 deductions

Fortieth Deduction
Colonel Mustard ✔️ 13 Jul
Lead Pipe: ✔️ 11 Sep
Study: ✔️[book:Cat..."

Congrats on reaching your goal!

[Ilona]

The list has been updated. Congrats on your progress, everyone!

Don't forget to vote for your favourite yearly challenge, so we know which ones to bring back for 2022.

[Ilona]

Here is Clue number 3:


🥁🥁🥁🥁


The murder did NOT take place in the secret passages.


--

Feel free to message me if you have figured it out and would like to know if it is correct ;)

[Almeta]

Ilona wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Message 41 Updated
120/120 books
40/40 deductions

......Congrats on reaching your goal!..."

Thankyou for the congratulations.

Since the challenge continues through December, I am going to continue to guess and see if I can hit upon the solution.

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
126/126 books
42/42 deductions

Forty-Second Deduction

Mr Green ✔️ 11 Jun
Revolver: ✔️ 31 Jul
Kitchen: ✔️Gluttony Bay 7 Sep
✔️I deduce it was Mr Green in the Kitchen with the Revolver

[Agnieszka]

Update to mesage #22: 54 deductions, 183 books


47. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Candlestick:
A Match of Wits by Jen Turano 3* 8/22 red-ish clothing
An Okapi's Ode To The Winter Olympics by R.E. Skibiski 2* 8/6 curious about
Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks 4* 9/12 sparkler

48. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the Rope:
Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere 1* 8/6 purple
The Song Never Dies book 1 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/8 - library book
Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer 4* 9/10 suspender

49. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Lead Pipe:
A Bad Lie book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/9 green
A Death in the Family book 3 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/9 library book
Letters from the Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation by Rose Fairbanks 3* 9/29 ink & pen (over the F in last name)

50. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Secret Passages with the Rope:
Granny Undercover by Harper Lin 4* 8/14 green
Secret Santa book 1 in Cherringham, Episodes 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/10
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 9/21 cable or hose

51. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Rope:
Slow Curve on the Coquihalla by R.E. Donald 3* 8/13 blue
Scared to Death book 3 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 2* 8/13 library book
Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb 5* 9/26 chain (end of train)

52. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Lounge with the Rope:
Fetch by Jordan Taylor 5* 8/14 white
Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks 3* 8/24 fav. genre
Star of the East by Tasha Alexander 2* 9/29 ribbons

53. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Revolver:
Deadly Communications by Lillian Duncan 3* 8/15 red
The Drowned Man book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 28-30 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/27 library book
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3* 10/1 gun

54. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Rope:
Love Irresistibly by Julie James 4* 9/6 purple
The Witness by Dee Henderson 4* 9/4 fav. genre
Murder on the SS Rosa in Ginger Gold Mysteries: Murder on the SS Rosa / Murder at Hartigan House / Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4* 10/4 pearl necklace

[Agnieszka]

Ilona wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "A question:

What do I do with bow and arrows - what weapon would you count it to? (I came with an idea for each one but candlestick but give me time *grins*)"

I think that a bow an arrow could count as a predecessor of a revolver. What did you end up counting it to?"

Thank you!
I managed to circumvent them (used those for suspects or rooms until I run out of weapons) so the one time I used it in the end, it was Wrench(?) but I've changed it to Revolver now - which means my deduction #32 is:

32. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Secret Passages with the Revolver:
A Mother's Day Murder by Dee Ernst 4* 6/4 white
Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar & Nissim Mishal 3* 5/28 secret in title
A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction by Barbara Venkataraman and 23 other authors 3* 6/24 arrow

[Allie]

Update to message #105
Deductions 10/10
Deduction 7 Colonel Mustard in the Library Before We Were Yourswith the Dagger

Deduction 8 Mrs Peacock In the Study Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguisewith the Lead Pipe

Deduction 9 Mr Green in the loungeHouse of Correction with the revolver

Deduction 10 Miss Scarlet in the Secret Passage with the candlestick

Sherlock Holmes !!!

[Jennifer]

Updating message #34

Miss Scarlet - red: The Red Tent DONE

New deduction:
Miss Scarlet, in the Dining Room, with the lead pipe

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
129/129 books
43/43 deductions

[Olivia]

Message 95 updated
3/18 books
1/6 deductions
Deduction professor plum in the library with the candle stick.

[Theresa, Readathons]

Updated message 11. Progress: 24 books, 8 deductions.

Deduction #8:
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet, in the Library, with the Candlestick.

[Ilona]

Allie wrote: "Update to message #105
Deductions 10/10
Deduction 7 Colonel Mustard in the Library Before We Were Yourswith the Dagger [bookcover:The Tattoo Murde..."

Congrats on reaching 10 deductions!

[Ilona]

Updated! Just two months left to solve this mystery :)

[Ilona]

Theresa wrote: "Updated message 11. Progress: 24 books, 8 deductions.

Deduction #8:
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet, in the Library, with the Candlestick."

Congrats on reaching your goals!

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message 33
300/300 Books | 100/100 Deductions
COMPLETE!

Such a fun challenge! Thank you!

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
132/132 books
44/44 deductions
Forty-Fourth Deduction
Professor Plum ✔️ 19 Jun
Candlestick: ✔️ 8 Oct
Kitchen: ✔️Envy of Angels owner and executive chef Byron “Bronko” Luck 11 Mar
✔️I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Candlestick

[Chalmation]

Updated message #37

Books: 19/24
Deductions: 4/8

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 300/90
Deductions: 100/30 (Sherlock Holmes)

❎100. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the cellar with the dagger


Well, I think I'm going to stop here.
I had a great time! My favorite challenge this year!

Thanks!!! 🤗

[Jennifer]

Updating message #34

16/23

Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else: The Once and Future Witches DONE

[Nell]

Update msg #102

#6 - I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Hall with the Candlestick.
Mrs. Peacock:

Hall: Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske
Candlestick (fire):

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
135/135 books
45/45 deductions
Forty-Fifth Deduction
Mrs White ✔️ 29 Aug
Candlestick: ✔️ 12 Oct
Hall: ✔️Carbs & Cadavers 13 Aug
✔️I deduce it was Mrs White in the Hall with the Candlestick

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
138/138 books
46/46 deductions
Forty-Sixth Deduction
Mr Green ✔️ 23 Jan
Rope: ✔️ 8 Oct
Conservatory: ✔️The Last Butterflies 21 Jul
✔️I deduce it was Mr Green in the Conservatory with the Rope

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
141/141 books
47/47 deductions
Forty-Seventh Deduction
Mrs White ✔️ 9 Sep
Candlestick ✔️ 9 Oct
Lounge Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
✔️Innocent 6 Nov
✔️I deduce it was Mrs White in the Lounge with the Candlestick

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
144/144 books
48/48 deductions
Forty-Eighth Deduction
Miss Scarlet: ✔️ 13 Aug
Wrench: ✔️ 13 Nov
Library: from Plymouth District Library- ✔️Lanny 18 Jun
✔️I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Wrench

[Almeta]

Message 41 Updated
147/147 books
49/49 deductions
Forty-Ninth Deduction
Colonel Mustard ✔️The Mask of Ra 22 Feb
Candlestick ✔️A Column of Fire 9 Nov
Billiard Room: ✔️The Blind Side 23 Jun
✔️I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick

[Nell]

Update msg #102

Hercule Poirot

#7 - I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Library with the Wrench.
Mr. Green:

Library: Murder Cuts the Mustard by Jessica Ellicott
Wrench (shovel):


#8 - I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe.
Mrs Peacock:

Conservatory: Death Dances to a Reggae Beat by Kate Grilley
Lead pipe (guitar):

[Ilona]

Updated!

[Darinda]

updated message 93

books read 15/30
deductions made 5/10

deduction 3:
I deduce it was Prof. Plum in the Billiard Room with a Rope.


deduction 4:
I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Lounge with a Candlestick.


deduction 5:
I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Dining Room with a Rope.