Clue: The Character Challenge 2022

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

This year-long challenge is based on the game of Clue. Each character from the game represents the career of the MAIN CHARACTER (male or female) of the book you read.
For example, for Miss Scarlet/career in law you might go with The Firm. For MrGreen you might choose The Name of the Rose.


Miss Scarlet: career in law
Colonel Mustard: career in the military
Nurse White: career in medicine
Reverend Green: career in religion
Professor Plum: career in education
Mrs. Peacock: career in business
Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement
Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy

Extra-Credit..
Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story

Some interesting history on the game...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...

[Kathy]

Miss Scarlet - Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt
Colonel Mustard
Nurse White
Reverend Green
Professor Plum
Mrs. Peacock
Sergeant Gray
Mr. Brown

Mr. Black

[Eileen]

Okay, I'm in! It'll be interesting to see what books fit for this!

2022 Clue

✔ Miss Scarlet: career in law, Thunder Bay, Jo O'Connor
✔ Colonel Mustard: career in the military, Brideshead Revisited, Captain Charles Ryder
✔ Nurse White: career in medicine, The Lathe of Heaven, Dr. William Haber
✔ Reverend Green: career in religion, Lessons in Chemistry, Rev. Wakely
✔ Professor Plum: career in education, Great or Nothing, Meg
Mrs. Peacock: career in business
✔ Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement Murder on the Orient Express
✔ Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy City Spies books 1-3, spies everywhere

Extra-Credit..
✔ Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story A Single Swallow

[Vicky]

Reading Challenge Group
Clue: The Character Challenge 2022

Super challenge!I remember the version of Cluedo launched in the seventies-I think I still have the old game-although one or two of the "Weapons"may now be missing!

Miss Scarlet: career in law
Bartleby the Scrivener
✔10/2/22 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Colonel Mustard: career in the military
The Children of the New Forest (Edward Beverley was a soldier in the Kings army.)
✔22/1/22 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Nurse White: career in medicine
When Breath Becomes Air
✔5/1/21 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Reverend Green: career in religion
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soulby Maria Faustyna Kowalska
✔ (17/2/22)★★★★★
Professor Plum: career in education
Winter World
[✔10/2/22 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mrs. Peacock: career in business
[book:Brewster's Millions|27778096]
✔21/1/22★ ★ ★ ★
Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement
The Price
✔7/2/21 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy
ChainsbyLaurie Halse Anderson
(Main character spied for the George Washingtons army.)
✔19/2/22 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Extra-Credit..
Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story
The Great FireNewbery medal winner about the events of the Great Chicago Fire.
✔23/1/22 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

(Challenge Completed 19/2/22)

[Cindy (BKind2Books)]

I'm up for this!

Miss Scarlet: career in law - The Darkest Flower (Allison Barton)
Colonel Mustard: career in the military - The Defiant Hero (Lt John Nilsson)
Nurse White: career in medicine - Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Claire is a surgeon / doctor / healer)
Reverend Green: career in religion - Ordinary Grace (Frank & Jake's dad Nathan is a minister)
Professor Plum: career in education - The Breakdown (Cass is a teacher although she is not in the classroom in the course of the novel)
Mrs. Peacock: Love Lettering (both Reid in Wall St business and Meg who runs her own business / independent contractor)
Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement - Abandoned in Death (Eve Dallas)
Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy - Out of Control (Rose / Hank)

Extra-Credit..
Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story - Dexter Is Dead

Completed 16 April 22

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

I'm in!

Colonel Mustard (Military): Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk by Jaroslav Hašek

Reverend Green (Religion): Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

Mrs. Peacock (Business): Charles Rainier Random Harvest by James Hilton

Mr. Brown (Spy): Henry Hunterleys Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Mr. Boddy: Mr. Grayling Somebody at the Door by Raymond Postgate

Miss Scarlet (Law): Henry Bohun Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert

Nurse White (Medicine): The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (Andrew Manson)

Sergeant Gray(Law enforcement): Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North

Professor Plum (Education):

[Laronza]

Miss Scarlet: career in law
Colonel Mustard: career in the military
Nurse White: career in medicine
Reverend Green: career in religion
Professor Plum: career in education
Mrs. Peacock: career in business
Sergeant Gray: The Toy Box.. (Alyssa Wyatt main character)
Mr. Brown: career as a con artist or spy

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DURATION: 2/17-12/31/22 | COMPLETED: 2/9

Miss Scarlet: career in law
Colonel Mustard: career in the military
Nurse White: career in medicine
Reverend Green: career in religion
Professor Plum: career in education
✓Mrs Peacock. The Coniston Case. Character: Persimmon Brown. Business: Florist, Persimmon Petals. 3/6.
Sergeant Gray: career in law enforcement
✓Mr Brown. The Heist. Character: Nicolas Fox. Con artist. 3/3.
Mr. Black/Mr. Boddy: is dead or dies in the story

[Eileen]

Cindy wrote: "I'm up for this!

Reverend Green: career in religion - Ordinary Grace (Frank & Jake's dad Nathan is a minister)

I loved Ordinary Grace!

[Cindy (BKind2Books)]

Eileen wrote:
"I loved Ordinary Grace!"

I did too! I started with This Tender Land a year or so ago and loved it so much that I had to read some of his other novels.

[Eileen]

Cindy wrote: "Eileen wrote:
"I loved Ordinary Grace!"

I did too! I started with This Tender Land a year or so ago and loved it so much that I had to read some of his other novels."

Nice! I started with Ordinary Grace (it was for the book club at my church). I ended up liking it so much I read the first Cork O'Connor book and then I was able to get the ARC of Tender Land which I've since read twice. I've been slowly making my way through the Cork O' Connor books now. :)