Give Us A Clue - 2021

[Elaine]

Message 56 Updated:
6/12 Deductions
18/36 Books Read

Deduction 6 - Jessica Fletcher

I read for the green cover, because of the gun and The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper where I learned more about Jack the Ripper's victims, so I can deduce that it was Mr Green with the Revolver in the Study.

[Elaine]

Message 56 Updated:
7/12 Deductions
21/36 Books Read

Deduction 7 - Jessica Fletcher

I read for the white cover, because of the fire on the cover and which is my fave genre of Romance, so I can deduce that it was Mrs. White with the Candlestick in the Lounge.

[Elaine]

Message 56 Updated:
8/12 Deductions
24/36 Books Read

Deduction 8 - Hercule Poirot

I read for the red cover, because of the policeman's gun and showing drinks on the cover, so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet with the Revolver in the Dining Room.

[Jaida]

update to message 51.

5/ 18 books read.
1 / 6 deductions made.

deduction 1

I read for the yellow cover, because of the gun in the title and with a dancer, so I can deduce that it was Colonel Mustard with the Revolver in the Ballroom.

[Marleen]

Update to message 29: 3/9 books, 1/3 deductions.

✅ Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. ➡️ Warbreaker

My first deduction: it was Miss Scarlet with the Revolver in the Lounge.

[Sunny]

Update #5:

7/30 books
1/10 deductions

I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock Friday the Rabbi Slept Late in the lounge The Roman Hat Mystery with the candlestick The Sign of the Twisted Candles.

🔍Scooby Doo🔍

Thanks :)

[Gretchen]

I read (white cover), Smoke and Mirrors (fire related word), and The Satapur Moonstone (someone is saved) so I deduce that it was Mrs. White with the Candlestick in the Conservatory.

Edit msg 8
Read 6/15
2 deductions

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 35/90
Deductions: 6/30 (Jessica Fletcher)

❎1. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the library with the canddlestick

❎2. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the consevatory with the canddlestick

❎3. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the consevatory with the wrench

❎4. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the rope

❎5. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the conservatory with the revolver

❎6. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the dagger

[Satin]

Update to message 23! 2/9 books completed :)

[Bobbi]

Update msg 47.

Books: 4/30
Deductions: 1/10

[Eirelyn]

Update msg #74

PROGRESS
Books: 4/12
Deductions: 0/4

[Ashley]

update message #78
3/30 books and 1/10 decuctions

"I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Kitchen with the Dagger.

[Kiawi]

What an awesome idea! I'm a bit late to sign up but I'm in for 3 deductions (9 books) at first. Hopefully will be able to do more but we will see.

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021

1/3 deductions.
3/9 books.
Scooby Doo!

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 - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

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 - Piranesi
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 - The Guest List
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

🔎 1st deduction: I deduce it was Mrs White in the cellar with the lead pipe.

Reasoning: I read Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race for Mrs White because of the white cover, The Guest List as a mystery book for the cellar, and Piranesi because of the horn/flute the faun plays on the cover for the lead pipe.

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 36/90
Deductions: 7/30 (Jessica Fletcher)

❎1. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the library with the canddlestick

❎2. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the consevatory with the canddlestick

❎3. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the consevatory with the wrench

❎4. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the rope

❎5. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the conservatory with the revolver

❎6. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the dagger

❎7. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench

[Kelly]

update to mess. 82

4/15 books

1st deduction:
I deduce it was Professor Plum (Maria wears a plum colored dress on the cover)
With a revolver
In the Cellar

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to message #33. 18/33 Books | 6/11 Dedcutions
Jessica Fletcher

Moving on up to Jessica Fletcher level with my 5th and 6th deductions. I am loving this challenge and want to fit all my books into these categories all year!

[Kelly]

Do you think an axe would fall under “Dagger” or “Wrench” category?

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Kelly wrote: "Do you think an axe would fall under “Dagger” or “Wrench” category?"

I wondered the same thing, Kelly, but have not sought input from the challenge leader. I would think it could go either way since an axe is a bladed wood-cutting tool. I found more knives, swords, etc, in my TBR, so I plan to count the Newbery Medal nominee Hatchet as a wrench/tool. Likewise, I'm also thinking that books with the word "saw" would count, like The Last Time I Saw You. Curious to hear the official response. I just love this challenge!

[Jennifer]

Updating message #34

5/23

Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer: A Time to Dance DONE

[Sahira]

Updating message #100

Progress: 16/15 books read; 3/5 deductions made

I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Conservatory with the candlestick.
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Study with the dagger.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the dagger.

Suspects
Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures
Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Rooms
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Brooklyn House Magician's Manual
The Prince and the Troll

Weapons
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise
The Demigod Diaries
The Demigod Files

[Rachael]

Tanvi wrote: "Might have to drop out of this one unfortunately."
OK, thanks for letting me know

[Rachael]

TerryJane wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Do you think an axe would fall under “Dagger” or “Wrench” category?"

I wondered the same thing, Kelly, but have not sought input from the challenge leader. I would think it could go ..."

Kelly wrote: "Do you think an axe would fall under “Dagger” or “Wrench” category?"

Hi Kelly and TerryJane, an axe can class as a 'dagger' because it does cut. It would also count as a 'wrench' because the challenge instructions says "wrench or spanner or any other tool" and an axe is a tool. It is up to you which you choose but as with all of our challenges, each book can only count once. Books with 'saw' in the title would also count :)

[Rachael]

Hi everyone, I have updated to message 227. Here are some statistics:
95 participants
277 books read/2175 books pledged (12.74%)
61 deductions made

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 37/90
Deductions: 8/30 (Hercule Poirot)

❎1. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the library with the canddlestick

❎2. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the consevatory with the canddlestick

❎3. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the consevatory with the wrench

❎4. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the rope

❎5. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the conservatory with the revolver

❎6. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the dagger

❎7. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench

❎8. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the dining room with the lead pipe

[Clare]

updated message 129

3/15 books read

1 deduction made:
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Revolver

[Amy]

Updated message 71-- 4/15

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Progress 9/18
Rooms 5/6
Billiard Room The Midnight Library

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Rooms 6/6
Kitchen Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Yes, Chef

[Snezana]

Update to msg 99

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.

Progress: 2/10; 6/30

[Eggp]

January update:

Books: 9/12
Deductions: 2/4

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

[Satin]

update to message 23!
1/3 deductions made, 3/9 books read :)

[Zita]

Update msg. 75 - 11/23 books + 1/10 deductions (Scooby Doo).

[Debra]

message 16 updated! 18/396 books read!
I deduce that... Mr. Green with the rope in the conservatory

[Kiawi]

updated message 217

1/3 deductions.
3/9 books.

Mrs White - white - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument Piranesi - Piranesi
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book - The Guest List

1st deduction: I deduce it was Mrs White in the cellar with a lead pipe.

[Kim]

I'd like to give this a try, if it's not too late to join.

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

[Carmen]

Update to message #21

PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 41/90
Deductions: 9/30 (Hercule Poirot)

❎1. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the library with the canddlestick

❎2. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the consevatory with the canddlestick

❎3. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the consevatory with the wrench

❎4. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the rope

❎5. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the conservatory with the revolver

❎6. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the dagger

❎7. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench

❎8. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the dining room with the lead pipe

❎9. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the hall with the dagger

[Debra Diggs]

Clue

Please sign me up for 30 books and 10 deductions.

Completed
42/30books
11/10 deductions

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
● Mr Green - green
    ✔ Our Man In Havana by Graham Greene, Jan 10
    ✔ Happily Ever Esther by Steve Jenkins, Feb 17
● Colonel Mustard - yellow
    ✔ The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
    ✔ Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
● Mrs Peacock - blue
    ✔ Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Jan 27
    ✔ The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg, Jan 2
    ✔ The Winter People by John Ehle, March 2
● Professor Plum - purple
● Miss Scarlet - red
    ✔ Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler, Jan 23
    ✔ The Rainmaker by John Grisham, Feb 7
    ✔ A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin, March 5
    ✔ A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
    ✔ Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    ✔ Steel Tiger by Stirling Silliphant
● Mrs White - white
    ✔ Horseman, Passby by Larry McMurtry, Jan 4
    ✔ Leaving Cheyenne by Larry McMurtry, Jan 15
    ✔ The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier, Feb 25

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
    ✔ Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson, Jan 9
    ✔ Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride, Feb 11
    ✔ The River by Peter Heller
    ✔ The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
● Dagger or knife or sword
    ✔ The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly, Feb 21
    ✔ The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley
● Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
● Revolver or gun or pistol
    ✔ The Navigator by Erin Michelle Sky, Feb 3
    ✔ Red Sky at Noon by Simon Sebag Montefiore
    ✔ Doctor No by Ian Fleming
● Rope or string or ribbon
    ✔ Snow: A Retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Tracy Lynn, Feb 8
● Wrench or spanner or any other tool
    ✔ Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

Rooms
● Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
    ✔ Dance With Me by Heidi Cullinan, Feb 17
● Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
    ✔ A Bookshop in Berlin by Françoise Frenkel, Jan 26
● Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
    ✔ The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly, Jan 31
    ✔ The Reversal by Michael Connelly, March 17
● Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
    ✔ The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Jan 8
    ✔ Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, Feb 4
    ✔ Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games by Lopez Lomong
● Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
    ✔ Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy, Feb 13
● 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.
    ✔ Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride, Jan 17
    ✔ Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
● 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
    ✔ The Client by John Grisham, Jan 18
    ✔ The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander, Jan 23
    ✔ Vampyres by Tim Greaves, March 9
    ✔ The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough
● Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
    ✔ Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, Feb 10
● 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
    ✔ Coram's Children: Growing Up In The Care Of The Foundling Hospital 1900 1955 by Christine Oliver, Jan 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 Revolver.
✔ 2. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
✔ 3. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Hall with the Rope.
✔ 4. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Library with the Candlestick.
✔ 5. I deduce it was Miss. Scarlet in the Study with the Candlestick.
✔ 6. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Dagger.
✔ 7. I deduce it was Miss. Scarlet in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick.
✔ 8. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Wrench.
✔ 9. I deduce it was Miss. Scarlet in the Library with the Revolver.
✔ 10. I deduce it was Miss. Scarlet in the Cellar with the Revolver.
✔ 11. I deduce it was Miss. Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Dagger.

[Chalmation]

Updated message #37

Books: 4/18
Deductions: 0/6

[Debra Diggs]

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Updated message #241
21/30 books
4/10 deductions

✔ 1. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Revolver.
✔ 2. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
✔ 3. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Hall with the Rope.
✔ 4. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Library with the Candlestick.

[Amy]

Updated message 71-- 5/15 books; 1/5 deductions

[Theresa, Readathons]

Update for message 11.

1. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Ballroom with the Rope.
2. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Conservatory with the Candlestick.

Progress: 6/15 books. 2/5 deductions

[Bobbi]

Update msg. 47

Books: 5/30
Deductions: 1/10

[Amy]

Updated message 71-- 7/15 books

[Marleen]

Update to message #29: progress 4/9

✅ 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. ➡️ Howl's Moving Castle

[Michelle]

Message #18 updated! 3/12 books read.

I deduce it was Professor Plum with the Rope in the Library.

Case 1:
Suspect - Professor Plum (Waiting for the Night Song)
Weapon - Rope (Salvage the Bones)
Room - Library (One Day)

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Progress 11/18
Weapons 2/6
Dagger

[Allie]

Update to Message #105
Deductions 2/6
Deduction #2 I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room The Midnight Library with the Dagger

[Debra]

update msg 16

I deduce it was Mrs Peacock with a gun in the conservatory

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message 33.
Books: 29/33 | Deductions: 9/11
Tier: Hercule Poirot

[Marissa]

Update to Message #45
Books: 6/30; 2/10 Deductions

Deduction #2
Miss Scarlet


Dagger or knife or sword


Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title


Miss Scarlet with the Dagger in the Secret Passage