Mystery reader's challenge 2021

[Cheryl]

We have a lot of mystery readers in our group, so I am excited to bring this one back. Like last year, read just one mystery per month trying to check mark off these categories. Hope you have fun with this one.

Here are your categories-
1 Contemporary mystery
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover
4. A mystery set at Christmas time
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth
6. A historical fiction mystery
7. A mystery with a detective team
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned
12. A mystery novel released this year.

Tracker- https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

There are no levels here, just "all in" 1 book per month, no problem!


Where are my sleuths? Who's gonna solve the case?

[Carissa]

I'm in
1 Contemporary mystery-Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.- Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O'Carter (Ireland)
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover
4. A mystery set at Christmas time
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth
6. A historical fiction mystery-Murder on Wall Street by Victoria Thompson
7. A mystery with a detective team
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author-Wicked Conceit by Anna Lee Huber
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover- Murder with a view by Diane Kelly
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.- A Deadly Chapter by Essie Lang (main stream cozy)
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned
12. A mystery novel released this year.- The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James (mainstream cozy)

[Christine]

I am in. Now I have signed up for a lot for challenges and want to do all that I signed up for. Now to remember everything I said I was going to do. I have a terrible memory!!!

[Loraine]

Christine wrote: "I am in. Now I have signed up for a lot for challenges and want to do all that I signed up for. Now to remember everything I said I was going to do. I have a terrible memory!!!"

Don't know if you work off your phone or your computer; but if you work off the computer, I make a list of all the challenges so that I can keep track of them and know what books I use for them.

[Hannah]

I keep notes in a binder so I can reorganize as I finish challenges (I.e. move them to the back of the binder)


1. Contemporary mystery
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover
4. A mystery set at Christmas time
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth
The Armstrong Assignment by Diana Xarissa
6. A historical fiction mystery
Bitsy Finds the Clue by Augusta Hueill Seaman
7. A mystery with a detective team
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned
12. A mystery novel released this year.

[Loraine]

Hannah wrote: "I keep notes in a binder so I can reorganize as I finish challenges (I.e. move them to the back of the binder)"

I delete them off my document after I have finished them.

[Rachel]

I'm in. I enjoy mysteries but haven't wanted to read a ton of them lately, so I think sticking to a goal of 12 specific ones is not only a fun but a smart one for me.

[Jennifer]

I'm in!

1. Contemporary mystery
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover
4. A mystery set at Christmas time
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth
6. A historical fiction mystery
7. A mystery with a detective team
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned
12. A mystery novel released this year.

[Christine]

1. Distortion number 7 did, a detective team.

[Sarita]

Christine wrote: "I am in. Now I have signed up for a lot for challenges and want to do all that I signed up for. Now to remember everything I said I was going to do. I have a terrible memory!!!"

I have a book with a list of everything and as I fill books, I colour the sections. (I'm an accountant so love notes and stationery)

[Carolyn]

Sarita, where do you find stationery pages, section pages to keep your list of books. I also enjoy a three ring binder, and have found a few clip art pages to print off as lists.

[Sarita]

Carolyn wrote: "Sarita, where do you find stationery pages, section pages to keep your list of books. I also enjoy a three ring binder, and have found a few clip art pages to print off as lists."

I just buy normal notebooks at our local Christian bookstore and page tags and then make my own sections with those. I usually have an order

Annual challenges - like finish the series/50 states with all possibilities and other annual pages.
Then all the 6 months (when there was)
And then the monthly challenges

[Carolyn]

nice to have goals to strive for

[Chris]

I'm in!! I love mysteries!!
1 Contemporary mystery -
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit -
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover -
4. A mystery set at Christmas time -
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth -
6. A historical fiction mystery -
7. A mystery with a detective team -
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author -
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover -
10. A mystery with a major plot twist -
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned -
12. A mystery novel released this year -

[writer...]

Playing catchup...

1. Contemporary mystery
2. A mystery set in [Holland] [Austria/England]
a country you would like to visit.
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover
4. A mystery set at Christmas time
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth
6. A historical fiction mystery
7. A mystery with a detective team
8. A mystery written by your favourite mystery author
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned
12. A mystery novel released this year

[Barbara]

Let's have a go:
Looking through my Kindle library I have found everything except the first one. I have not reread them, but to the best of my memory they do not infringe the group guidelines.
1 Contemporary mystery- I thought of Michelle Guinness, Archbishop, which is not in your database. The main character is a woman bishop in the Church of England (which would not have been possible until very recently) who is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury (which has not yet happened). The mystery, which is solved in the course of the book, is how and why she came to be appointed.
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.- Last Rituals (Iceland)
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover - A Trifle to Die For
4. A mystery set at Christmas time - Crewel Yule
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth - Aunt Bessie Assumes
6. A historical fiction mystery - The Union Quilters (American History)
7. A mystery with a detective team - Payment in Blood
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author- Strange Children
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover- Dick Francis's Refusal
10. A mystery with a major plot twist.- The Nine Mile Walk and Other Stories (see the last page of the title story)
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned - Strong Poison
12. A mystery novel released this year.- The Conway Harbour Killings: A Snowdonia Murder Mystery

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[Rachel]

I'm done, and only one book on the list that goes against group guidelines.

1. Contemporary mystery.
The Bike Thief- Brett Scott Ermilio
(GM, mystery for middle grade readers)
8-14-21

2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit.
England: Clouds of Witness- Dorothy L. Sayers (GM, clean classic mystery)
8-9-21

3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover.
Cupcakes and Conjures

- Kat McGee (GM, clean paranormal cozy mystery)
7-17-21

4. A mystery set at Christmas time.
Stealing Christmas- Tegan Maher (GM, clean paranormal mystery)
7-22-21

5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth.
Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel- Emily Organ (GM, clean cozy mystery)
3-25-21

6. A historical fiction mystery.
The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse- Alan Bradley (GM, clean YA cozy mystery)
6-4-21

7. A mystery with a detective team.
Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case (GM, gay romance a large part of the plot)
9-5-21

8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author.
A Study in Scarlet- Arthur Conan Doyle (GM, clean classic mystery)
8-16-21

9. A mystery with an animal on the cover.
Hearts and Dark Arts

- Trixie Silvertale (GM, clean paranormal cozy mystery)
2-21-21

10. A mystery with a major plot twist.
Saints and Sinners- Sarah Biglow (GM clean cozy mystery)
1-11-21

11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned.
Posies and Poison- Wendy Meadows (GM, clean cozy mystery)
5-10-21

12. A mystery novel released this year.
Run Aground- Christy Barritt
8-21-21

[Loraine]

I'm calling this challenge done for the year as my computer blipped and I lost my list. Here is what I did:

1 Contemporary mystery -


2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit. - (Scotland)
(England)
(Germany)
(Poland)
(Canada)

3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover


4. A mystery set at Christmas time

5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth


6. A historical fiction mystery -



7. A mystery with a detective team -


8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author


9. A mystery with an animal on the cover -

10. A mystery with a major plot twist.


11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned


12. A mystery novel released this year. -

[Chris]

1. Contemporary mystery -
2. A mystery set in a country you would like to visit. -
3. A mystery with some type of food on the cover -
4. A mystery set at Christmas time -
5. A mystery with a senior amateur sleuth -
6. A historical fiction mystery -
7. A mystery with a detective team -
8. A mystery written by your favorite mystery author -
9. A mystery with an animal on the cover -
10. A mystery with a major plot twist. -
11. A mystery where the victim was poisoned -
12. A mystery novel released this year. -