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Give Us A Clue - 2021
books=0/30 JAN1=Dec31 2021 dedeuctions-10
Please sign me up for 21 booksSuspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - My Not So Perfect Life
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - An Unwanted Guest
Professor Plum - The Little Drummer Girl
Miss Scarlet - The Passion According to Carmela
Mrs White - Educated
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Rooms
Ballroom: Wildflower Hill
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the Bleak Midwinter
Conservatory: Talented
Dining Room: Left Neglected
Hall: Blood Debt
Kitchen: The Art of Fielding
Library: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Lounge: The Night Circus
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Caleb's Crossing
Sign me in. Books: 11/12
Deduction: 2/4
1. Mrs. Peacock, with a rope, in the ballroom
2. Mrs. White, with a wrench, in the dining room
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue:
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white:
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon :
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer:
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
I'ld like to join. I'll try for 5 deductions - 15 books.
DONE! 5/5 deductions (9 books)
1st deduction: I deduce it was Mrs White with a Candlestick in the Lounge
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2nd deduction: I deduce it was Miss Scarlet with a Dagger in the Conservatory
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3rd deduction: I deduce it was Miss Peacock with a Candlestick in the Study
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4rth deduction: I deduce it was Mr Green with a Revolver in the Kitchen
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5th deduction: I deduce it was Miss Scarlet with a revolver in the Cellar
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Detailed list: (view spoiler)
Give Us a Clue 2021 Challenge Accepted: January 1, 2021
Challenge Completed: February 15, 2021
12/12 Deductions
36/36 Books
Deduction 1: (msg #119)
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Deduction 2: (msg #120)
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Deduction 3: (msg #202)
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Deduction 4: (msg #203)
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Deduction 5: (msg #204)
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Deduction 6: (msg #205)
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Deduction 7: (msg #206)
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Deduction 8: (msg #207)
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Deduction 9: (msg 313)
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Deduction 10: (msg 314)
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Deduction 11: (msg 315)
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Deduction 12: (msg 316)
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I will like to join!I will be going for 9 books and 3 deductions.
Goals
Books: 0/9
Deductions: 0/3
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Almeta wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Sunny wrote: "Was looking through my list last night and have concluded that "weapons" are going to be my biggest challenge (or is that headache?! 😁)"Yes, weapons will be a bit tr..."
Axe or hatchet would definitely count as a weapon.
I'll try 9 books to make 3 deductions.9/9__3/3
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Colonel Mustard - yellow After Alice
Miss Scarlet - red Broken Homes
Mrs White - white The Dispatcher
Weapons
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 A Master of Djinn
Dagger or knife or sword My Sister, the Serial Killer
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol The Bone Farm
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book The Thirst
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. The Last Smile in Sunder City
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else The Sandman
Please sign me up for 9 books or 3 deductions!Progress: 0/9
Deductions: 0/3
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Sign me up for Sherlock! 3/10 Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue Set the Stars Alight
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red - The Names of the Stars
Mrs White - white 暁のヨナ 5 Akatsuki no Yona 5
Weapons
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 From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Dagger or knife or sword Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 2, Yona, The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn 3
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Mystery of the Desert Giant
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Pippi Longstocking
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else Aftershocks
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
I will sign up for 9 Books, 3 Deductions.Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Deduction 1... I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Candlestick!
Blue.... how to stuff up Christmas, Rosie Blake
Library.....Our House, Louise Candlish
Candlestick. .... Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie
Deduction 2. Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Revolver.
Colonel Mustard, The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside, Jessica Ryn
Conservatory, Pillars of Earth, Ken Follett
Revolver, War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.
Deduction 3.
Mr Green in the Dining Room with the Candlestick.
Green…The Gingerbread House, Kate Beaufoy
Dining Room….Who’s the Daddy? Susan Willis
Candlestick….The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner.
Since I am new at this, I will do Scooby Doo,Books: 0/3
Deductions: 0/1
GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
This challenge is inspired by the classic board game Clue/Cluedo. To set the scene, you're investigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and you will be looking for clues in the books that you read. Books can be in any genre unless a prompt specifies otherwise. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into.
For example, I read Norse Mythology because it had a hammer on the cover, Eldest for the red cover and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the wrench
1 deduction = Scooby Doo
2-3 deductions = Pink Panther
4-5 deductions = Nancy Drew
6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
8-9 deductions = Hercule Poirot
10+ deductions = Sherlock Holmes
Also, if one of your deductions is 100% correct, you will also receive a medal of commendation🏅. We have randomly chosen whodunnit but will not be revealing the correct answer until later on in the year.
When updating your progress, please note I will not be checking original posts and your comment should include the number of books completed and also details of any deductions made.
Edit - upped my goal to 30 books/10 deductions, thanks!Give Us A Clue, January 1 - December 31
Goal: 46/30, 153.33% - 12/10 deductions
Deductions - 12/10
01. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Hall with the Rope.
02. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Cellar with the Lead Pipe.
03. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Dining Room with the Dagger.
04. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Study with the Wrench.
05. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Candlestick.
06. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Revolver.
07. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Wrench.
08. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Billiard Room with the Rope.
09. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Library with the Lead Pipe.
10. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Ballroom with the Revolver.
11. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Secret Passages with the Dagger.
12. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
Books - 46/30
01. Rope: Number 11 - 05 Jan 2021, 4/5
02. Mr. Green: Home Before Dark - 10 Jan 2021, 3/5
03. Hall: The Traitor Baru Cormorant - 14 Jan 2021, 4/5
04. Miss Scarlet: A Cup of Rage - 18 Jan 2021, 4/5
05. Cellar: The Moving Finger - 20 Jan 2021, 4/5
06. Lead Pipe: The Regatta Mystery And Other Stories - 22 Jan 2021, 3/5
07. Dagger: The Only Good Indians - 27 Jan 2021, 5/5
08. Dining Room: The Office - 28 Jan 2021, 3/5
09. Study: Exercises in Style - 31 Jan 2021, 4/5
10. Conservatory: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - 09 Feb 2021, 4/5
11. Mrs. Peacock: Tales from the White Hart - 10 Feb 2021, 3/5
12. Lounge: The Portrait of a Lady - 13 Feb 2021, 4/5
13. Kitchen: Ring Shout - 15 Feb 2021, 4/5
14. Mrs. White: Maynard's House - 18 Feb 2021, 4/5
15. Billiard Room: Dark Matter - 19 Feb 2021, 3/5
16. Wrench: A Ladder to the Sky - 20 Feb 2021, 4/5
17. Professor Plum: Marking Time - 26 Feb 2021, 4/5
18. Candlestick: Fool's War - 07 Mar 2021, 3/5
19. Library: The House in the Cerulean Sea - 12 Mar 2021, 4/5
20. Ballroom: The Night Circus - 17 Mar 2021, 2/5
21. Colonel Mustard: Picnic At Hanging Rock - 19 Mar 2021, 5/5
22. Revolver: Deadeye Dick - 22 Mar 2021, 3/5
23. Miss Scarlet: The Big Four - 25 Mar 2021, 2/5
24. Secret Passages: Lady Audley's Secret - 06 Apr 2021, 3/5
25. Wrench: Meet Mr Mulliner - 17 Apr 2021, 3/5
26. Mrs. Peacock: The Mystery of the Blue Train - 28 Apr 2021, 3/5
27. Cellar: Peril at End House - 30 Apr 2021, 4/5
28. Mrs. White: All Change - 08 May 2021, 4/5
29. Colonel Mustard: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 2 - 15 May 2021, 3/5
30. Rope: Wives and Daughters - 24 May 2021, 5/5
31. Conservatory: Hench - 25 May 2021, 4/5
32. Lead Pipe: The Hum and the Shiver - 26 May 2021, 3/5
33. Revolver: Gun, with Occasional Music - 01 Jun 2021, 4/5
34. Library: More Than Human - 05 Jun 2021, 3/5
35. Dagger: Blood of Elves - 13 Jun 2021, 3/5
36. Lounge: Neptune's Brood - 24 Jun 2021, 3/5
37. Candlestick: Hellspark - 27 Jun 2021, 4/5
38. Kitchen: Treasure Island - 30 Jun 2021, 3/5
39. Dining Room: Goblin Market - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham - 02 Jul 2021, 3/5
40. Hall: Blindsight - 04 Jul 2021, 4/5
41. Mr. Green: Mrs. Caliban - 06 Jul 2021, 4/5
42. Professor Plum: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within - 13 Jul 2021, 4/5
43. Ballroom: Echopraxia - 15 Jul 2021, 4/5
44. Billiard Room: The Sicilian - 19 Jul 2021, 2/5
45. Secret Passages: The Secret History of the Mongols - 26 Jul 2021, 3/5
46. Study: The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini - 30 Jul 2021, 4/5
Please put me on for 9 books or 3 deductions!0/9
0/3
This sounds like great fun!I'm going to aim for 15 books, with 5 deductions for now.
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
3/5
Deduction No.1: I deduce it was Mr Green in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick.
Books deduced from:
Suspect: 'Home Before Dark' by Riley Sager
Weapon: 'Last One at the Party' by Bethany Clift
Room: 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig - reading as the hobby
Deduction No.2: I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Rope.
Books deduced from:
Suspect: 'Conversations with Friends' by Sally Rooney
Weapon: 'My Dark Vanessa' by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Room: 'Sister' by Rosamund Lupton
Deduction No.3: I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Study with the Candlestick.
Books deduced from:
Suspect: 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio
Weapon: 'The Burning Girls' by C.J. Tudor
Room: 'The Book of Two Ways' by Jodi Picoult
Sign me up for 23 books, please!Completed: 0/23
Duration: 1 Dec 2020-31 Nov 2021
Suspects:
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons:
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
Dagger or knife or sword The Sword of Kaigen (commenced the first chapter in Dec)
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms:
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Malice
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Ninefox Gambit
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream (this is a food memoir)
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else TBC
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. TBC any fantasy.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title The Secret Familiar
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
21/21 (21 books7/7 deductions)-- Challenge Complete!
New Goal: 30/30 books, 10/10 deductions-- Challenge Complete!
Sherlock Holmes
Suspects: (Color on cover)
Mr Green - green: The Ruin; Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet; Hush Puppy
Colonel Mustard - yellow: Underdog
Mrs Peacock - blue: A Killing in the Hills; Unleashed
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red: The Bark Before Christmas; Best in Show
Mrs White - white: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas; The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Weapons:
Candlestick or flames or fire: Tell Me Lies; Once Bitten
Dagger or knife or sword: Cherry Pie or Die
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol: In a Dark, Dark Wood; Manhattans and Murder; Hair of the Dog; Hot Dog
Rope or string or ribbon: Watchdog
Wrench or spanner or any other tool: Murder Most Pemberley; Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
Rooms:
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft: Twelve Slays of Christmas
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book: Sins of Silence; Their Last Breath
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something: Dying to Retire
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover: Candy Cane Crime
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series: Dark Business; Muzzled
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death; Raining Cats & Dogs
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about: A Pedigree to Die For
Deduction No.1: I deduce it was Miss Scarlett in the Ballroom with the Revolver
Books deduced from:
Suspect: The Bark Before Christmas
Weapon: In a Dark, Dark Wood
Room: Sins of Silence
Deduction No.2: I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Conservatory with the Dagger
Books deduced from:
Suspect: The Ruin
Weapon: Cherry Pie or Die
Room: Dying to Retire
Deduction No.3: I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Dining Room with the Candlestick
Books deduced from:
Suspect: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas
Weapon: Tell Me Lies
Room: Candy Cane Crime
Deduction No.4: I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Hall with the Wrench
Books deduced from:
Suspect: A Killing in the Hills
Weapon: Murder Most Pemberley
Room: Dark Business
Deduction No.5: I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Billiard Room with the Revolver
Books deduced from:
Suspect: Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
Weapon: Manhattans and Murder
Room: Twelve Slays of Christmas
Deduction No.6: I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Lounge with the Revolver
Books deduced from:
Suspect: The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Weapon: Hair of the Dog
Room: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
Deduction No.7: I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Rope.
Books deduced from:
Suspect: Underdog
Weapon: Watchdog
Room: A Pedigree to Die For
Deduction No. 8: deduce it was Mr. Green in the Cellar with the Candlestick
Books deduced from:
Suspect: Hush Puppy
Weapon: Once Bitten
Room: Their Last Breath
Deduction No. 9: deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Hall with the Revolver
Books deduced from:
Suspect: Unleashed
Weapon: Hot Dog
Room: Muzzled
Deduction No. 10: deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Wrench
Books deduced from:
Suspect: Best in Show
Weapon: Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
Room: Raining Cats & Dogs
Updated to here. We have 57 participants signed up so far
Love this idea! Going for 3 deductions to start13/9 books
4/3 deductions
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
puzzles, card games and book reading!Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Deduction No. 1: I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]
Books deduced from: The Girl in the Tower A Court of Wings and Ruin Daughter of Moloka'i
Suspect: Mr Plum
Weapon: Knife
Room: Library
Deduction No. 2: I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room with the Revolver
Books deduced from:
Suspect:
Weapon:
Room:
Deduction No. 3: I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Candlestick
Books deduced from:
Suspect:
Weapon:
Room:
Deduction No. 4: I deduce it was Mr Green in the hall with the rope
Suspect:
Weapon:
Room:
I'll join for 12 books/4 deductions. :DBooks: 0/12
Deductions: 0/4
I’m in for 23 books and 10 deductions :).Give Us A Clue - 2021
20/23 books + 6/10 deductions
Suspects - read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
1. Mr Green - green -
1/17/212. Colonel Mustard - yellow -
3/4/213. Mrs Peacock - blue -
1/27/214. Professor Plum - purple -
3/4/21 5. Miss Scarlet - red -
2/1/21 6. Mrs White - white -
4/3/21 Weapons - read a book with the following word (or related word) on the cover or in the title:
7. Candlestick or flames or fire -
4/21/218. Dagger or knife or sword -
3/8/21 9. Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument -
4/4/21 10. Revolver or gun or pistol -
11. Rope or string or ribbon -
1/25/2112. Wrench or spanner or any other tool -
Rooms
13. Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer. -
14. Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft. - Cesta z těsta - České pečení pro celý rok 1/28/21
15. Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book. - Mnoho strak věští vraždu 1/24/21
16. Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something. - Tanec se sluncem 3/9/21
17. Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover. - Famózní 1/4/21
18. Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. - Mezi zrnky kávy 1/20/21
19. Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character. - Moje sváteční pečení 1/2/21
20. Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else. - Krok do jiného času 1/8/21
21. Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. - National Parks: Our American Landscape 4/4/21
22. Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title. - Tajemství a záhady 3/8/21
23. Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about. - Dějiny světa v 50 psech 2/1/21
Deductions:
1-I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the rope. (tier Scooby Doo)
2-I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the dagger. (tier Pink Panther)
3-I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the dagger.
4-I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Secret Passages with the rope. (tier Nancy Drew)
5-I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Dining Room with the dagger.
6-I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Cellar with the rope. (tier Jessica Fletcher)
Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into. (For example, I read Norse Mythology because it had a hammer on the cover, Eldest for the red cover and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the wrench.)
1 deduction = Scooby Doo
2-3 deductions = Pink Panther
4-5 deductions = Nancy Drew
6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
8-9 deductions = Hercule Poirot
10+ deductions = Sherlock Holmes
I’ll sign up for 9 books or 3 deductions. Later, during the year I may increase my books and deductions.
I loved this challenge!! Thanks Rachael!
Progress: 3/9
Deductions: 1/3
I suspect Miss Scarlet in the Secret Passage with a dagger
I am in for 30 books.COMPLETED - 30/30 books
COMPLETED 10/10 deductions
1. Suspect - Mrs. Peacock - The Wife Upstairs
Weapon - dagger - Station Eleven
Room - Kitchen - Winter Counts
2. Suspect - Colonel Mustard - Anxious People
Weapon - Rope - Witchnapped in Westerham
Room - Conservatory - Imaginary Friend
3. Suspect - Mrs. Peacock - Naughty Wish
Weapon - Candlestick - False Light
Room - Hall - The Body in the Boot
4. Suspect - Mrs. White - Girl A
Weapon - Candlestick - Slow Burning Lies
Room - Lounge - Distrust: Two Thrilling Novels of Page-Turning Suspense
5. Suspect - Mr. Green - The Last Thing He Told Me
Weapon - Candlestick - Arsenic and Adobo
Room - Cellar - The Survivors
6. Suspect - Mr. Green - The Girl Who Lived
Weapon - Revolver - Sisters in Arms
Room - Dining Room - In a Book Club Far Away
7. Suspect - Mrs. Peacock - Naughty Wish
Weapon - Rope - The Kite Runner
Room - cellar - Ninth House
8. Suspect - Mr. Plum - Voodoo Hideaway
Weapon - Candlestick - A Billion Dollar Secret: The Truth Will Always Find You
Room - Hall - They Will Be Coming for Us
9. Suspect - Miss Scarlett - Necessary People
Weapon - Revolver - The Replacements
Room - conservatory - The Dante Connection
10. Suspect - Mrs. White - Girl Last Seen
Weapon - Rope - Can't Tie Me Down!
Room - Cellar - Rock Paper Scissors
I'm all in.Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
I love the game Clue! Please sign me up for 9 books and 3 deductions. Thanks for this creative challenge!9/9 books
3/3 deductions
Deduction #1:
Suspect: Mrs White - The One
Weapon: Rope - Beta
Room: Library - The Guest List
Deduction #2:
Suspect: Mrs. Peacock - The Wife Upstairs
Weapon: Dagger - Dark Lover
Room: Dining Room - Happy Hour at Casa
Dracula
Deduction #3:
Suspect: Miss Scarlet - The Girls I've Been
Weapon: Candlestick - The Good Daughter
Room: Cellar - The Liar's Girl
Challenge Completed: 12/ 30/ 21
I would like to try for 9 books and 3 deductions.0/9
0/3
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into.
For example, I read Norse Mythology because it had a hammer on the cover, Eldest for the red cover and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the wrench
1 deduction = Scooby Doo
2-3 deductions = Pink Panther
4-5 deductions = Nancy Drew
6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
8-9 deductions = Hercule Poirot
10+ deductions = Sherlock Holmes
I love this challenge!! I will join for 15 books as I was a HUGE Nancy Drew reader as a kid
Please sign me up for 15 books or 5 deductions.
This sounds fun! I love CLUE😍 Count me in for 15 books/5 deductions.Books: 15/15
Deductions: 5/5
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Deduction #1
✔️Suspect - Colonel Mustard - Black Buck
✔️Weapon - Rope - D is for Deadbeat
✔️Room - Hall - Crazy Rich Asians
"I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Hall with the Rope."
Deduction #2
✔️Suspect - Professor Plum - C is for Corpse
✔️Weapon - Candlestick - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
✔️Room - Library - The Things We Cannot Say
"I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the Candlestick."
Deduction #3
✔️Suspect - Mrs. White - White Ivy
✔️Weapon - candlestick - Grace
✔️Room - Cellar - Three to Get Deadly
"I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with the Candlestick."
Deduction #4
✔️Suspect - Mr. Green - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
✔️Weapon - Revolver - The Cold Dish
✔️Room - Study - Jameer: The Story of Jameer Nelson and How He Came to Be a Phenomenon on the Basketball Court and in Life
"I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Study with the Revolver."
Deduction #5
✔️Suspect - Mrs. Peacock - F is for Fugitive
✔️Weapon - Wrench - Lab Girl
✔️Room - Kitchen - The Chicken Sisters
"I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Kitchen with the Wrench."
I’ll sign up for 78 books (26 deductions)! (This might change, but hopefully not :) )GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Progress: 0/78 Books and 0/26 Deductions
This challenge is inspired by the classic board game Clue/Cluedo. To set the scene, you're investigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and you will be looking for clues in the books that you read. Books can be in any genre unless a prompt specifies otherwise. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
This seems super fun!I'm in for 12 books to make 4 deductions.
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Rachael wrote: "Axe or hatchet would definitely count as a weapon."For me, the wrench/spanner/tool was a pretty tough group. I even sought out a couple of sexy romances to get some folks on ladders, holding hammers, etc. That's definitely not one of my go-to genres! 😊 I'm planning to use Hatchet as a wood-cutting tool (also a Newbery), though it does have a blade and could arguably fit in the dagger/knife/sword group for that reason. And the word "saw" appears in many titles, and is a tool, opening up lots of options i.e. The Last Time I Saw You or What I Saw and How I Lied.
I'm having so much fun with this one. I'll probably keep adding on throughout the coming year. 😁
Goal: 18 books / 6 Deductions PROGRESS:
15/18 Books
0/6 Deductions
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum -purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
(the scythe on the cover is a tool) Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
DEDUCTIONS
Deduction #1
Suspect: Miss Scarlet Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Weapon: Candlestick Athena: The Story of a Goddess
Location: Hall Tokyo Ever After
Deduction #2
Suspect: Mrs. White Hearts Unbroken
Weapon: Rope An Offer From a Gentleman
Location: Conservatory Project Hail Mary
Deduction #3
Suspect: Mr. Green Hooked on You
Weapon: Wrench Scythe
Location: Lounge Local Woman Missing
I'd like to join this challenge. I will start with 15 books and 5 deductions. 21/21 books read
7/7 deductions made
Suspects:
Miss Scarlet - color red on the cover The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
Mr Green - color green on the cover Three Plays: The Sea-Gull / Three Sisters / The Cherry Orchard
Miss Scarlet - color red on the cover WE
Mrs. Peacock - color blue on the cover One Hundred Names
Mrs. Peacock - color blue on the cover Blue Moon
Miss Scarlet - color red on the cover Beloved
Colonel Mustard - color yellow on the cover The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Weapons:
Dagger - the word 'knife' in the title Under the Knife
Dagger - the word 'sword' in the title The Broken Sword
Candlestick - the word 'fire' in the title Pale Fire
Rope - the word 'rope' in the title Rope Enough
Revolver - the word 'gun' in the title The Gun Seller
Wrench - the word 'tool' in the title Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Candlestick - the word 'fire' in the title Fire and Ice
Rooms:
Lounge - my favorite genre is thrillers The Back Road
Lounge - my favorite genre is thrillers The House on Cold Hill
Hall - the first in a series Spellsinger
Secret passages - the word 'secret' in the title The Secret History
Study - this book is on the subject I would like to learn more about Time Travel: A History
Hall - the first in a series The Sleeping Doll
Cellar - a mystery book The Searcher
Update Message #30Progress: 2/30
Deductions: 0/10
Read The Princess Game.
I placed this one under the weapons category because it's been the hardest so far for me to find books for. If you look closely at the cover, you'll see that the high heel has a dagger for the heel.
Read The Wickeds
Borrowed this one on my Kindle account as a prime member, so this one is "library.'
Love the game, love the challenge! :DI will start with 9 books and 3 deductions :)
Books : 1/9
Deductions : 0/3
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar : In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Verity
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
I'm in for 30 books and 10 deductions.Books: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10
BOOKS READ:
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DEDUCTIONS:
1. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Secret Passage with a Candlestick.
2. I deduce it was Ms. Scarlet in the Cellar with a Dagger.
3. I deduce it was Prof. Plum in the Billiard Room with a Rope.
4. I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Lounge with a Candlestick.
5. I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Dining Room with a Rope.
6. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Library with a Lead Pipe.
7. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with a Candlestick.
8. I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Dining Room with a Candlestick.
9. I deduce it was Col. Mustard in the Dining Room with a Candlestick.
10. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Secret Passage with a Dagger.
GIVE US A CLUEDuration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Wow, this is very creative. I'm joining in please.
Books: 28/30
Deductions: 11/10 (Completed)
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
- Mr Green - green
- Colonel Mustard - yellow
- Peacock - blue
- Professor Plum - purple
- Miss Scarlet - red
- Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
- Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
- Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
- Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
--- A Court of Silver Flames
- Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
--- Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - shopping
- Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
--- Murder at Macbeth
- Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
--- Killman Creek
- Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
--- Apples Never Fall
- Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
--- Stillhouse Lake
- Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
--- The Look-Alike
- Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
--- Tweet Cute
- Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
--- Invisible Girl - thriller
- Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
--- The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
- Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
--- Genome - technology
"I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon],"
--- I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Sword
--- I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Ribbon
--- I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Fire
--- I deduce it was Peacock in the Ballroom with the Revolver
--- I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Billiard Room with the Dagger
--- I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Rope
--- I deduce it was Mr Green in the Kitchen with the Candlestick
--- I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Gun
--- I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Knife
--- I deduce it was Peacock in the Secret Passages with the String
--- I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Flames
This looks really fun. 6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
Books - 3/18
Deductions - 1/6
Deduction professor plum in the library with the candle stick.
Professor plum - Mercy Strange
Candlestick - Wicked Places
Library - Ever Strange
I'm in for 18 Books & 6 Deductions!Mrs. Peacock- Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 4
Mrs. White- Platinum End, Vol. 1
Professor Plum Platinum End, Vol. 3
Colonel Mustard Platinum End, Vol. 4
Miss Scarlet- Knights of Sidonia, Volume 2
Mrs. White- Knights of Sidonia, Volume 3
Mrs. Peacock- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3: Includes vols. 7, 8 & 9
Mr. Green- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 2: Includes vols. 4, 5 & 6
Mr. Green- 京都寺町三条のホームズ 2 Kyouto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes 2
Mrs. White- Robin
Professor Plum- A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
Mrs White- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 7: Includes vols. 19, 20 21
Mrs Peacock- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 8: Includes vols. 22, 23 24
Miss Scarlet- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 6: Includes vols. 16, 17 & 18
Mrs White Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 9: Includes vols. 25, 26 27
Mrs Peacock Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 13: Includes vols. 37, 38 39
Colonel Mustard Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 15: Includes vols. 43, 44 45
Miss Scarlet Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 16: Includes vols. 46, 47 48
Mrs White Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 17: Includes vols. 49, 50 51
Miss Scarlet Bleach, Volume 56
Mrs White Bleach, Volume 65
Miss Scarlet Angels & Demons
Professor Plum Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2: Fearsome Womb
Mrs Peacock Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 4: I'm Gonna Kill You!
Colonel Mustard Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 5: Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event
Colonel Mustard Trick or Treat!
Mr Green Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Professor Plum Drama
Mrs White White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia
Mrs Peacock Ramona Blue
Mr Green Heartstopper: Volume One
Mr Green Heartstopper: Volume Two
Colonel Mustard The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
Mrs Peacock Water Can Be . . .
Miss Scarlet Hate That Cat: A Novel
Colonel Mustard Love That Dog
Mrs Peacock Chopsticks
Mrs Peacock Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 5
Professor Plum Herding Cats
Colonel Mustard The Alchemist
Mrs Peacock Poems About Things That Mattered Most: Faith, Family, Country
Miss Scarlet The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
Mrs Peacock My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
Professor Plum Bleach, Volume 69
Miss Scarlet If You Ask Me
Mrs Peacock Instant Calm: 2-Minute Meditations to Create a Lifetime of Happy
Miss Scarlet BURN THE WITCH 1
Mr. Green How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
Mr. Green On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel
Mrs Peacock I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
Mrs Peacock Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems
Mr. Green Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family
Mrs White She Felt Like Feeling Nothing
Professor Plum Graineliers, Vol. 2
Mrs Peacock Overwatch: New Blood #2
Mrs Peacock Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America
Miss Scarlet New Moon
Mrs Peacock Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 12: Includes vols. 34, 35 36
Mrs White The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One
Fire- Blue Exorcist, Vol. 21
Sword- Knights of Sidonia, Volume 1
Rod or Blade- Attack on Titan 19 Special Edition w/DVD
Rifle Attack on Titan, Vol. 23
Blade Attack on Titan Vol. 20
Sword Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3
Sword Knights of Sidonia, Volume 4
Sword Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 4: Includes vols. 10, 11 & 12
Sword Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 10: Includes vols. 28, 29 30
Ribbon The Prince and the Dressmaker
Ribbon Goong: The Royal Palace, Vol. 1
Sword Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 11: Includes Vols. 31, 32 33
Ribbon Bleach, Volume 52
Ribbon Bleach, Volume 54
Sword Bleach, Volume 57
Spikes Bleach, Volume 63
Sword Bleach, Volume 66
Tie LDK Vol. 6
Tie LDK, Vol. 10
Hammer Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
Sword Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Blinding Darkness
String Big Mushy Happy Lump
Ribbon The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Blade Attack on Titan, Vol. 26
Blade Attack on Titan, Vol. 28
Pistol Burn The Witch
String The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 4
Trident The Lightning Thief
Sword The Hobbit
Ribbon The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 5
Ribbon December Dread
Cord Overwatch: New Blood #1
Fire Once Upon a Dragon's Fire
Cellar- I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Hall- Birds of Shangri-La, Vol. 1
Library- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20
Conservatory- Attack on Titan Vol. 21
Study- 京都寺町三条のホームズ 1 Kyouto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes 1 (Appraisal)
Conservatory The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 3
Library Attack on Titan, Vol. 22
Lounge Platinum End, Vol. 2
Lounge The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2
Hall- Love Me for Who I Am, Vol. 1
Dining Room- Don't Call Me Daddy
Dining Room- Don't Call Me Dirty
Hall- Saint Young Men, Volume 01
Study- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Library- A City Inside
Conservatory- Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Volume 1
Dining Room- Little Book of Jewish Sweets
Lounge- Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 14: Includes vols. 40, 41 42
Billiard Room Bleach, Volume 53
Dining Room LDK Vol. 9
Lounge Bleach, Volume 55
Lounge Bleach, Volume 58
Lounge Bleach, Volume 59
Lounge Bleach, Volume 60
Lounge Bleach, Volume 61
Lounge Bleach, Volume 62
Lounge Bleach, Volume 64
Lounge Bleach, Volume 67
Lounge Bleach, Volume 68
Lounge LDK Vol. 7
Lounge LDK Vol. 8
Lounge Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 6
Lounge Attack on Titan, Vol. 24
Conservatory On a Sunbeam
Dining Room I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up
Library Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Study The CBD Oil Solution: Treat Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Insomnia, and More-without the High
Study Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks: A Workbook for Managing Depression and Anxiety
Study Today Will Be Different
Cellar Murder at the Spring Ball: A 1920s Mystery
Hall No Way Home: A Time Travel Novel of Adventure and Survival
Hall The Christmas Box
Hall Graineliers, Vol. 1
Library Home Body
Hall Overwatch: Tracer--London Calling #1
Library break your glass slippers
Library I am The Rage
Library The Freeze Vol. 1
Hall Twilight
Library Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
Lounge Attack on Titan, Vol. 25
Lounge Attack on Titan, Vol. 27
Lounge American Melancholy: Poems
Conservatory Knights of Sidonia, Volume 5
Lounge Gifted Lance
Study Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness
Library Identical
Lounge Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 5: Includes vols. 13, 14 & 15
- "I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with the Fire."
- "I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Hall with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the Rod/Blade."
- "I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Rifle."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Blade."
- "I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Conservatory with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Lounge with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Hall with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Lounge with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Dining Room with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Mrs White in the Library with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Spikes."
- "I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Tie."
- "I deduce it was Mrs White in the Billiard Room with the Tie."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Dining Room with the Hammer."
- "I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the String."
- "I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Study with the Blade."
- "I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Blade."
- "I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Pistol."
- "I deduce it was Mr Green in the Lounge with the String."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Trident."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Study with the Ribbon."
- "I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Sword."
- "I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Cord."
- "I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Fire."
151/18 Books; 32/6 Deductions
this makes you think which is going to make it fun. I just finished one book and it fits a suspect, two weapons and two rooms. it combines reading and a strategy which is different. can't wait to keep reading and figure out what to use different books for
GIVE US A CLUEDuration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
I'd like to sign up for 10 deductions - 30 books.
Extended to 15 deductions and 45 books.
15/15; 45/45
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white
Weapons
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
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Deductions:
1. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Dagger.
2. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Conservatory with the Dagger.
3. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Dagger.
4. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Secret Passage with the Rope.
5. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Candle Stick.
6. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Candle Stick.
7. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Rope.
8. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Ballroom with the Lead Pipe.
9. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Candlestick.
10. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Kitchen with the Candlestick.
11. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Library with the Dagger.
12. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Candlestick.
13. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Revolver.
14. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Billiard Room with the Wrench.
15. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Rope.
This sounds like it's going to be fun. Clue is one of my favorite games and movies of all time.I'm in for...
15 books
5 deductions
This actually sounds like a lot of fun. I'd like to start with 3 deductions for a start.Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
✓
✓Colonel Mustard - yellow
✓
✓Mrs Peacock - blue
✓
✓
✓
✓Professor Plum - purple
✓Miss Scarlet - red
✓
✓Mrs White - white
✓
✓
✓Weapons
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
✓Dagger or knife or sword
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
✓
✓
✓Revolver or gun or pistol
✓Rope or string or ribbon
✓
✓
✓Wrench or spanner or any other tool
✓Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
✓
✓
✓Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
✓
✓
✓Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
✓
✓Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
✓ Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
✓
✓
✓
✓Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
✓Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Deductions:
1. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Candlestick.
2. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conversatory with the Wrench.
3. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Dagger.
4. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Dagger.
5. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Dagger.
6. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Dagger.
7. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Rope.
8. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Lead Pipe.
9. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Dagger.
10. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Rope.
11. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe.
12. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Rope.
13. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Revolver.
14. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Lead Pipe.
GIVE US A CLUE - DONE!!! 15 May 2021\Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Goal: I will complete 4 deductions. 10 deductions!!
Progress: 10/4
Sherlock Holmes
...[I]nvestigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and ... looking for clues in the books that you read... Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.
Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green
3/26/21
7/07/21
8/15/21Colonel Mustard
2/17/21Mrs Peacock
1/18/21
7/01/21
8/01/21Professor Plum
2/11/21
3/11/21Miss Scarlet
9/11/21Mrs White
5/16/21Weapons
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
3/28/21
11/06/21Dagger or knife or sword
1/10/21
5/15/21Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
6/25/21
11/19/21Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
1/31/21Wrench or spanner or any other tool
11/12/21Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar:` In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron 2/28/21
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler 1/02/21
Death Dances to a Reggae Beat by Kate Grilley 5/04/21
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
2/21/21Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris - Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon 5/26/21
Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske 10/17/21
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis 3/7/21
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Murder Cuts the Mustard by Jessica Ellicott 4/17/21
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 6/12/21
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits by Wayne W. Dyer 3/28/21
Deductions
"I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon],"
#1- I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Dagger.
Mrs. Peacock: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory 1/18/21
Conservatory: The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler 1/02/21
Dagger (Knife): Murder on a Silver Platter by Shawn Reilly Simmons 1/10/21
#2 - I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Dining Room with the Rope.
Professor Plum
Dining Room
Rope (ribbon)
#3 - I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
Colonel Mustard
Cellar: Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
Candlestick
#4 - I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Dagger.
Professor Plum
Kitchen: The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis
Dagger (knife)
#5 - I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Study with the Lead Pipe.
Mrs. White:
Study: Excuses Begone! by Wayne W. Dyer
Lead Pipe (pen)
#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):
#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):
#9 - I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Revolver.
Mr Green:
Hall: From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris
Revolver: Grannie Glock #1: Up in Smoke by Shannon VanBergen
#10 - I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Dagger.
Miss Scarlet:
Lounge: Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Dagger (knife):
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
From Beer to Eternity (other topics)Death Rides an Ill Wind (other topics)
Up in Smoke (other topics)
Buried Bones (other topics)
Death by Dumpling (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sherry Harris (other topics)Shannon VanBergen (other topics)
Erica Ruth Neubauer (other topics)
Alex Kershaw (other topics)
Shannon VanBergen (other topics)
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21 / 18
6 / 6
(✅ means read)
Suspects
Mr Green
The Hand on the Wall ✅
Colonel mustard
City of Bones ✅
Professor Plum
Frostbite ✅
Mrs Peacock
A Winter's Promise ✅
Miss Scarlet
The Crucible ✅
Mrs White
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire ✅
Weapons
Candlestick - or flames or fire
Things We Lost in the Fire ✅
Dagger - or knife or sword
Stalking Jack the Ripper ✅
Lead Pipe - or musical instrument or writing instrument
Library of Souls ✅
Revolver - or gun or pistol
The Gunslinger ✅
Rope - or string or ribbon
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories ✅
Wrench - or spanner or any other tool
The Art of War ✅
Rooms
Ballroom
Take Me ✅
Billiard Room
The Inheritance Games ✅
Cellar
The Night Swim ✅
Conservatory
There Are No Saints ✅
Dining Room
Midnight Sun ✅
Hall
Twilight ✅
Library
The Beauty ✅
Lounge
Punk 57 ✅
Study
The Art of War ✅
Deductions
1. Colonel Mustard, Revolver, Ballroom
2. Mrs white, Rope, Dining Room
3. Mr Green, Candlestick, Billiard Room
4. Professor Plum, Dagger, Cellar
5. Mrs Peacock, Lead Pipe, Study
6. Miss Scarlet, Wrench, Library