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Give Us A Clue - 2021
Update to message 29: 8/9✅Wrench or spanner or any other tool ➡️ Raising Steam
There’s a shovel on the cover, which happens to actually be used as a weapon in the book as well.
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 89/90
Deductions: 24/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎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
❎10. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the conservatory with the lead pipe
❎11. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the kitchen with the wrench
❎12. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the cellar with the lead pipe
❎13. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the study with the lead pipe
❎14. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the billiard room with the lead pipe
❎15. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the cellar with the revolver
❎16. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the revolver
❎17. I deduce it was Mrs White in the library with the wrench
❎18. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the lead pipe
❎19. I deduce it was Mrs White in the hall with the candlestick
❎20. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver
❎21. I deduce it was Mrs White in the library with the dagger
❎22. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the hall with the dagger
❎23. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the secret passage with the wrench
❎24. I deduce it was Mr Green in the study with the candlestick
Update msg. 75 - 19/23 books + 6/10 deductions (tier Jessica Fletcher)
Message #13 updatedBooks: 18/30
Deductions: 6/10
I deduce it was MRS. PEACOCK in the CELLAR with the WRENCH.
I read Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries for the blue cover, No Bad Deed for a mystery, and Faithless in Death with sculptor’s tools on the cover.
I deduce it was MISS SCARLET in the CONSERVATORY with the REVOLVER.
I read Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood for the red cover, Mexican Gothic with a character that saves her cousin, and Deadpool, Vol. 1: Mercin' Hard for the Money with a gun on the cover.
I deduce it was MR. GREEN in the KITCHEN with the DAGGER.
I read In a Holidaze for the green cover, The Holiday Husband with a baker, and Nightwing, Vol. 1: The Gray Son Legacy with a dagger on the cover.
Update to Message 105 Progress 17/18
Weapons 4/6
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Update to Message #105Deduction 4
I deduce it was Mr Green
in the Cellar
with the Lead Pipe
Nancy Drew!
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 90/90
Deductions: 25/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎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
❎10. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the conservatory with the lead pipe
❎11. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the kitchen with the wrench
❎12. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the cellar with the lead pipe
❎13. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the study with the lead pipe
❎14. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the billiard room with the lead pipe
❎15. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the cellar with the revolver
❎16. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the revolver
❎17. I deduce it was Mrs White in the library with the wrench
❎18. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the library with the lead pipe
❎19. I deduce it was Mrs White in the hall with the candlestick
❎20. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver
❎21. I deduce it was Mrs White in the library with the dagger
❎22. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the hall with the dagger
❎23. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the secret passage with the wrench
❎24. I deduce it was Mr Green in the study with the candlestick
❎25. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the study with the wrench
Updated message #37Books: 11/21
Deductions: 1/7
Update to message 29: I’m raising my goal to 18 books (6 deductions). Progress: 9/18✅Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument ➡️ Lirael (pan flute on the cover)
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 91/90
Deductions: 26/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
Updated message #37Books: 12/21
Deductions: 1/7
Update message #30Books: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10
Level: Sherlock Holmes
10. I deduce it was Ms. Scarlett (How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels) in the cellar (The Last Smile in Sunder City) with the candlestick (Her Night with the Duke).
Update to Message #45Books: 15/30; 5/10 Deductions
Deduction #5
Mr. Green - green
Candlestick or flames or fire
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Mr. Green with the Candlestick in the Cellar
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 95/90
Deductions: 27/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
Update to msg #40Can I please increase my goal to 12 books/4 deductions?
Progress: 11/12 books; 3/4 deductions
Deduction 3
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Billiards Room with the Dagger
Books Read:
Mr Green: Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman
Billiard's Room: Flights
Dagger: Knife: The Culture, Craft and Cult of the Cook's Knife
Updated message 71-- 18/21 Books; 5/7 Deductions
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 100/90
Deductions: 28/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
❎28. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe
update to message #345books: 8/9
deductions: 2/3
I deduce that it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with a dagger
Here comes my next update and a batch of deductions.Update to mesage #22: 22/10+ deductions, 66/30+ books
13. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Ballroom with the Revolver:
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 5* 2/26 - blue
Dying for a Dance book 2 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3* 2/27 - dancers
Dying for a Date book 1 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3.5* 2/25 - gun14. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Revolver:
A Drop of Paradise by Alex L. Michaels 2* 2/28 - white
Dying for a Daiquiri book 3 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 2.5* 3/3 - coctail in glass
Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon 5* 3/4 - gun15. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Study with the Candlestick:
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/5 - purple
110 - Ein Bulle bleibt dran: Neues aus der Notrufzentrale by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 5* 3/6 lit. transl: 110 - A Copper (or rather Pig - the author uses this expression on purpose - as explained in book 1) Keeps At It: New (Stories) From The Emergency Call Center - learned a bit about the work in an Police Emergency Call Center
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost 4* 3/29 - candle16. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Revolver:
Fierce Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/11 - blue
Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/7 - Shadows Landing #1
New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn 4* 3/30 - gun17. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Candlestick:
Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/9 - green
Sunken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 3* 3/9 - mystery
At Wick's End by Tim Myers 3* 3/31 - candle (cover), wick (title)18. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Kingdom Prayer: Touching Heaven to Change Earth by Tony Evans 4* 3/27 - green
Forever Freed by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/12 - fav. genre
Without Warning by Lynette Eason 4* 4/3 - gun19. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Debt of Mercy by Amanda Tero 4* 3/31 - blue
Forever Saved by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/13 - fav. genre
Hot Ghost by Carolyn Crane=Annika Martin 4* 4/5 - gun20. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Revolver:
Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/16 - purpl-ish
Murder in Stonehill Manor by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/8 - Samantha Degan #1
Moving Target by Lynette Eason 4* 4/6 - gun21. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Revolver:
Death in the Casino by Nikki Haverstock 3* 4/9 - purple
Forever Bold by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/14 - MCs have to save someone
Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason 4* 4/13 - gun22. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Dining Room with the Candlestick:
Death from Abroad by Nikki Haverstock 4* 4/10 - blue
Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder by Ann S. Marie 2* 4/16 - food on cover
THR3E by Twyla Turner 4* 4/16 - fire(works)
Update to message 29: 10/18✅Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something ➡️ Gemina
And my third deduction:
I think it was Professor Plum with the wrench in the conservatory.
Updated message 71-- 19/21 books; 5/7 deductions
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 101/90
Deductions: 29/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
❎28. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe
❎29. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the dagger
Msg 47 completed 4/18/21Books: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10
I deduce that it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with the Rope.
I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock in the Lounge with the Dagger.
Updated message #37Books: 13/21
Deductions: 1/7
Message #18 Updated 6 Deductions completed/18 books read
Challenge completed!
UPDATE Post 107Deduction 3/5 Pink Panther Achievement Earned
Deduction #3:
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock, in the Cellar, with the Knife.
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Updated message 71-- 20/21 books; 6/7 deductionsJessica Fletcher
Deduction #6: Mrs. White in the Lounge with the Revolver.
Update msg #74PROGRESS
Books: 10/12
Deductions: 2/4
Update msg. 75 - 20/23 books + 6/10 deductions (Jessica Fletcher)
Update to message 49Books: 15/18
Deductions: 4/6
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the hall with the dagger.
Updated message 71-- 21/21 Books; 7/7 Deductions; Jessica Fletcher; Challenge CompletedNew Challenge Goal:
27/30 Books; 7/10 Deductions
Deduction #7: I suspect Colonel Mustard in the Study with a Rope.
Watchdog (Actually, she was being strangled with a dog collar but I figure that's close enough to a rope to count.)
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 106/90
Deductions: 31/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
❎28. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe
❎29. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the dagger
❎30. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the cellar with the rope
❎31. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the lead pipe
Message 41 Updated24/90 books
8/30 deductions
Eighth Deduction:
Miss Scarlet:
26 Feb Conservatory: saving an archaeological site Plunder 2 Apr
Wrench:
21 Mar✔️I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Wrench.
Message 41 Updated27/90 books
9/30 deductions
Ninth Deduction:
Miss Scarlet:
10 AprStudy: about the environment The River Why 20 Apr
Revolver:
17 Mar✔️I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Revolver.
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 108/90
Deductions: 32/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
❎28. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe
❎29. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the dagger
❎30. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the cellar with the rope
❎31. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the lead pipe
❎32. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the hall with the candlestick
A question:What do I do with bow and arrows - what weapon would you count it to? (I came with an idea for each one but candlestick but give me time *grins*)
message 16 updated! I deduce that... Mrs Peacock with a knife in the cellar
update # 12: (updated # of books read and 1 new deduction)16/23 books
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3/10+ deductions
Scooby Doo
1. Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick
Pink Panther
2. Mr. Green in the Ballroom with a Rope
3. Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with a Revolver
Update to message 29: 11/18Hall: 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 Bone Shard Daughter
update # 12:17/23 books
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4/10+ deductions
Scooby Doo
1. Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick
Pink Panther
2. Mr. Green in the Ballroom with a Rope
3. Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with a Revolver
Nancy Drew
4. Professor Plum in the Conservatory with a Lead Pipe
Updated message 71-- 22/30 books; 7/10 deductions
Updated message 71-- 23/30 books; 7/10 deductions
Update to message #21 PROGRESS 🔎:
Books: 112/90
Deductions: 33/30 (Sherlock Holmes)
❎26. I deduce it was Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver
❎27. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver
❎28. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe
❎29. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the study with the dagger
❎30. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the cellar with the rope
❎31. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the lead pipe
❎32. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the hall with the candlestick
❎33. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the cellar with the wrench
Updated message 71-- 24/30 books; 7/10 deductions
Update #5:17/30 books
4/10 deductions
I deduce that it was Mrs. White Doomsday Book in the lounge The Cat Who Could Read Backwards with the revolver The Case Is Closed .
🔍Nancy Drew🔍
Thanks :)
Update to msg #99Progress: 7/10; 21/30
1. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Candle Stick.
2. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Rope.
Update to message 29: 12/18✅Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book ➡️ Rubbernecker
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Candlestick - The Burning Girls
Conservatory - Making Faces