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Murder, She Wrote Challenge: Shan ~A~ {COMPLETED}
Prompt #24: Margaritas and MurderBook: No More Secrets
Author: Lucy Score
Date Read: 06/12/2024
Pages: 316
Task: Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE {3-word minimum}.
How it Fits: NMS are all in San Miguel Allende
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Jessica Fletcher is attending a writer's conference at a historic mansion in the Berkshires, where her friends are hosting a murder-mystery party. As both crime-solver and mystery author, Jessica is an old hand at this kind of thing. So she swears to the Savoys that she won't reveal the secrets of their play and goes about enjoying the weekend with her colleagues.
But when a young actor's murder scene appears all too real, no one can tell what's scripted and what isn't. They say the show must go on, but now everyone is wondering: Who really dunit?
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in the mountains.
b. Read a book where the MC goes to a party.
c. Read a book with a character who is an actor/actress.
d. Read a book written by someone who uses a pseudonym.
Prompt #25: A Question of MurderBook: Not Your Ex's Hexes
Author: April Asher
Date Read: 06/21/2024
Pages: 343
Task: Read a book where the MC goes to a party
How it Fits: MC attends her sister's mating party
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Visiting her old friends Judge Jack and Meg Duffy in Arizona, Jessica watches their foster son hit the winning run for the Mesa Rattlers in a AA league playoff game. She and the Duffys are thrilled at Ty Ramos's success, but team owner Harrison Bennett is not. His son Junior and Ty are bitter rivals, and the tension at the team dinner later that evening threatens to empty the dugouts.
By the next morning, Junior Bennett is dead, and Ty is the prime suspect. Jessica finds it hard to believe that such a fine young man would wreck his life in a moment of anger - and when she starts looking into the Rattlers' recent season, she finds out that for some people, baseball is more than just a game.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Arizona.
b. Read a book with a character who goes by a nickname.
c. Read a book where the MC plays or watches a sport.
d. Read a book with a number in the title.
Prompt #26: Three Strikes and You're DeadBook: Foolish Puckboy
Author: Eden Finley
Date Read: 06/25/2024
Pages: 271
Task: Read a book where the MC plays or watches a sport.
How it Fits: Aleks is a professional hockey player
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Ms. Fletcher learns that the friendly skies aren't so friendly after all.
When Cabot Cove's own Wayne Silverton debuts his new airline, he invites Jessica Fletcher and other locals on the inaugural flight from Boston to London. Jessica is thrilled for the opportunity to visit her dear friend, Scotland Yard Inspector George Sutherland. But the reunion hits turbulence when George is called to the airport to investigate the apparent murder of Wayne Silverton.
Jessica and George decide to put their sleuthing skills together. But there's a full passenger list of suspects - and Jessica's going to have to catch a killer before she can catch a flight home.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where the MC flies on a plane.
b. Read a book with a character who is a pilot.
c. Read a book with a question mark in the title.
d. Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
Prompt #27: Coffee, Tea, or Murder?Book: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Date Read: 07/01/2024
Pages: 391
Task: Read a book where the MC flies on a plane.
How it Fits: Katniss is flown on their airplane of that time to another district
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Jessica's much-deserved cruise becomes a working vacation when her friend Kathy tags along, hoping to locate her sister Wilimena, who vanished from the same vessel. Distantly related to Alaska's most famous madam - a woman who may have struck it rich during the Gold Rush - Wilimena apparently took the cruise to find the treasure.
Now, as Jessica and Kathy investigate Wilimena's disappearance, they learn that she was quite outspoken about her gold claim - and may have attracted the wrong kind of attention. And now that attention has been turned on Jessica and Kathy.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Alaska.
b. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in WILIMENA.
c. Read a book with characters who are sisters.
d. Read a book where someone goes on vacation.
Prompt #28: Panning for MurderBook: Crazy Stupid Bromance
Author: Lyssa Kay Adams
Date Read: 07/02/2024
Pages: 345
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in WILIMENA
How it Fits: Noah
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The Cabot Cove residents are pulling out all the stops for their celebration of the 4th of July this year. But amidst the pleasures of planning the big event, there is tension too. Joseph Lennon, a very successful businessman, has recently relocated to Cabot Cave and is funding a big fireworks show and rock concert. There are many in town who don't like him throwing his wealth and power around to get things done his way. When Mr. Lennon's body is found the evening of the fireworks show, Jessica has a long list of potential suspects.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a wealthy MC.
b. Read a book where a character attends a concert.
c. Read a book with fireworks in it.
d. Read a book with a title in red.
Prompt #29: Murder on ParadeBook: Rock Chick Revenge
Author: Kristen Ashley
Date Read: 07/03/2024
Pages: 496
Task: Read a book where a character attends a concert.
How it Fits: The rock chicks go to see Stella and her band play
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Jessica is saddened when her eccentric old friend Tillie Mortelaine passes away — and surprised to learn that Tillie has left her a million dollars. But there are strings attached. Jessica must use the money to help the literacy fund she and Tillie established years ago in Savannah, Georgia. And she will receive the money only if she can solve a mystery within the month: the murder of Tillie’s fiancé, Wanamaker Jones.
As Jessica settles into Tillie’s Savannah mansion and meets Tillie’s boarders, she also discovers that the spirit of Wanamaker Jones haunts the grounds. And that there are those in Savannah who are looking to cash in on Tillie’s demise — and Jessica’s failure.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Georgia.
b. Read a book with water on the cover.
c. Read a book with an eccentric character.
d. Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.
Prompt #30: A Slaying in SavannahBook: Before Your Memory Fades
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Date Read: 07/06/2024
Pages: 220
Task: Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.
How it Fits: ...she gifted him an amulet...pg. 118
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Where Jessica Fletcher goes, murder invariably follows. While visiting her ad exec nephew, Grady Fletcher, and his family in New York City, Jessica agrees to appear in a TV commercial as one of several celebrities promoting an international credit card. Betsy Archibald, the creative director of the ad agency handling the shoot, makes the experience uncomfortable for all involved due to frequent tantrums. When Grady's nine-year-old son, Frank, disappears on the set while watching his great-aunt perform, his parents become frantic. Jessica and Grady's search reveals Betsy, dead from a nail-gun wound, but no Frank. Did the boy witness the murder? Jessica at first irritates the police detective in charge of the investigation, but later impresses him as she cracks the case in her typical no-nonsense style.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where a character uses a credit card.
b. Read a book where the MC is a celebrity.
c. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
d. Read any book on audio.
Prompt #31: Madison Avenue ShootBook: Discretion
Author: Karina Halle
Date Read: 07/07/2024
Pages: 283
Task: Read any book on audio.
How it Fits: Listened to audiobook
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Jessica Fletcher would like nothing more than to sit back and relax as Thanksgiving comes to Cabot Cove. But this year, she's already got more on her plate than she can handle.
Jessica is suffering from a rare case of writer's block, and the deadline for her new novel is fast approaching. Also, her friend, Scotland Yard Inspector George Sutherland, is coming from London to experience the American holiday. But most distressing of all, Jessica is hosting a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner for a guest list that is growing by the day.
Jessica carries on toward her culinary conquest, and she couldn't be more thankful about the results. Until she and George take a post-turkey stroll and stumble upon the body of a man with a carving knife stuck in his chest.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book you are thankful to have read.
b. Read a book where someone is killed with a knife.
c. Read a book where the MC hosts a dinner party.
d. Read a book with a home on the cover.
Prompt #32: A Fatal FeastBook: Iron Flame
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Date Read: 07/10/2024
Pages: 640
Task: Read a book you are thankful to have read.
How it Fits: 5 star read, so was thankful to have read it
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Jessica Fletcher knows that creativity must be nurtured. So when a young lady from Cabot Cove shows promise as a singer and songwriter, Jessica and a local citizens committee send Cyndi on a scholarship trip to Nashville, Tennessee, where she can benefit from professional instruction.
Only weeks later, Cabot Cove is shocked to hear of the cold-blooded murder of a brash country music publisher - by the young talent Cyndi! And as Cyndi's mother begs Jessica to help her daughter, Jess heads to the country music capital of the world to help the wayward starlet.
Jessica finds that the murdered man was no country gentleman, with a list of ex-wives, cheated partners, swindled singers, and stolen songs that has Jessica swinging to-and-fro in the search for a killer. And if she can't uncover the culprit soon, Jessica knows that poor Cyndi will never get the chance for an encore.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Tennessee.
b. Read a book with a character who sings.
c. Read a book where the MC has a Y in their name.
d. Read a book where someone is wrongly accused of a crime.
Prompt #33: Nashville NoirBook: Dragons' Savior
Author: Milly Taiden
Date Read: 07/15/2024
Pages: 192
Task: Read a book where the MC has a Y in their name.
How it Fits: MCs Savannah Bryant with Y in last name
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Jessica Fletcher has always wanted to take a transatlantic voyage on the legendary Queen Mary II. Now, she's finally getting her chance. She's hoping to fly to London, spend a few quiet days visiting, and then depart on the high seas.
When she calls her old friend, Scotland Yard Inspector George Sutherland, to let him know she's on her way, he mentions the case of an enormously valuable diamond that was stolen from its wealthy owner, who was murdered during the heist.
Jessica is well aware of the story. But when she finally boards her dream ship, the deadly mystery appears to have followed her up the gangplank. Now, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, she must try to enjoy the sumptuous seaborne surroundings while she tries to find a priceless diamond - and the killer desperate enough to take a life for it.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a royal character.
b. Read a book where a theft occurs.
c. Read a book with the word DIAMOND in the text {state the passage and location}.
d. Read a book with a clock on the cover.
Prompt #34: The Queen's JewelsBook: Dragons' Bounty
Author: Milly Taiden
Date Read: 07/16/2024
Pages: 178
Task: Read a book with a royal character.
How it Fits: Voss is a character in the story, and he is a King
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Christine Allen's dream of competing in pairs figure skating competitions becomes a nightmare when a series of "accidents" ruins her practice sessions with her partner and coach. And when the body of one of the trio is found dead at the arena, Jessica is determined to uncover the chilling motives behind the murder.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where a character skates {doesn't have to be on ice.}.
b. Read a book where the MC's name contains double letters {for example: Allen}.
c. Read a book with an artificial light source on the cover.
d. Read a book with an odd-numbered page count.
Prompt #35: Skating on Thin IceBook: The Trouble with Billionaires
Author: Michelle Pennington
Date Read: 07/23/2024
Pages: 186
Task: Read a book where the MC's name contains double letters
How it Fits: MC's name is Charlotte
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While on vacation in Italy, Jessica joins a tour that takes her to where lesser-known Italian masterworks are displayed - and where a pair of young Italian gunmen steal a painting off a church wall, killing an off-duty policeman in the process.
Agreeing to help identify the crooks at a later date should they be caught, Jessica returns to Cabot Cove and puts the shocking experience behind her. But months later, both art and death land on her doorstep when the son of an old friend appears to beg her for help in solving his mother's murder - which may take Jessica all the way back to Italy.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Italy.
b. Read a book with mother and daughter characters.
c. Read a book with a piece of art on the cover.
d. Read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in DONALD BAIN.
Prompt #36: The Fine Art of MurderBook: The Gamble
Author: Kristen Ashley
Date Read: 07/26/2024
Pages: 679
Task: Read a book with mother and daughter characters
How it Fits: Nina and her mother are characters in this book
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While on vacation in Bermuda, Jessica Fletcher is surprised to hear the local population is abuzz over a trio of murders, each bearing an eerie resemblance to the 1888 Jack the Ripper killings.
Jessica dismisses the panicked chatter as just that - until her friend Thomas Betterton's niece is found dead on the beach after a party. And when Scotland Yard Inspector George Sutherland arrives to investigate, Jessica can't help but get involved - an act that brings her dangerously close to a killer.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in BERMUDA.
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
c. Read a book with an even-numbered page count.
d. Read a book with the word DANGER found in the text {state passage and location}.
Prompt #37: Trouble at High TideBook: Not Your Crush's Cauldron
Author: April Asher
Date Read: 07/28/2024
Pages: 327
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in BERMUDA.
How it Fits: MC's name is Bax
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Jessica has always been civic-minded, so when the director of the Cabot Cove Women’s Shelter asks her to join the board of directors, she readily accepts, even though the shelter has been in the crosshairs of an unreasonable councilman who’d like to see it closed.
One night while Jessica is at the shelter, a woman walks in battered and bruised. Her husband is a respected businessman and regarded by all as a pillar of the community. Could this paragon of virtue have beaten his wife?
Despite Jessica’s support and advice, the woman refuses to stay at the shelter, press charges, or even report the abuse. But a few days later, the entire town is shocked to hear that domestic abuse has turned to murder.
Investigating the crime, Jessica soon discovers that the woman’s family has secrets and lies that go beyond domestic violence — and that the real killer may be hiding behind a wall of silence that could send the wrong person to prison.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a mostly purple cover {your discretion}.
b. Read a book where a character suffers abuse of some type.
c. Read a book where the MC spends time in prison.
d. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in BRUISE.
Prompt #38: Domestic MaliceBook: Primal Mirror
Author: Nalini Singh
Date Read: 07/31/2024
Pages: 400
Task: Read a book where a character suffers abuse of some type.
How it Fits: MC suffers a literal mental attack
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Jessica Fletcher must diagnose a killer with a taste for bad medicine. When her latest book tour brings bestselling author Jessica Fletcher to Tampa, Florida, she’s thrilled to learn that her travel plans overlap with those of her good friend, Cabot Cove’s own Dr. Seth Hazlitt.
Seth is in town visiting Alvaro Vasquez, a renowned physician he befriended while participating in a research program in Havana. Vasquez, who has defected from Cuba to Tampa, is developing a potentially groundbreaking cure for Alzheimer’s disease. If he’s successful, his American backers stand to make millions. But there is a growing fear that the drug may fall into the hands of a powerful pharmaceutical company.
Jessica attends a party at Vasquez’s lavish home, but the celebration ends abruptly when guests witness Vasquez seemingly struck by lightning. Jessica and Seth do some digging into the physician’s checkered past and learn that his death was no accident. As they work together to find a cure for the common killer, they become enmeshed in international intrigue involving the local police, the FBI, the CIA — and begin to wonder if they’ll ever see Cabot Cove again.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Florida.
b. Read a book with a character who is a doctor.
c. Read a book where the MC leaves one country and settles in another.
d. Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
Prompt #39: Prescription for MurderBook: Déjà Dead
Author: Kathy Reichs
Date Read: 08/07/2024
Pages: 532
Task: Read a book with a character who is a doctor.
How it Fits: MC is a forensic anthropologist ~ Dr. Temperance Brennan
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Jessica Fletcher is finding out that some people in the movie biz can make you, break you, or just plain kill you.
Cabot Cove is about to be invaded — by Hollywood. One of Jessica’s older novels is being made into a big-budget movie. The producer has decided to shoot most of the film on location in town, since the book was loosely based on a murder that shocked Cabot Cove over a decade earlier.
The murder occurred when a judge was gunned down while walking her dog. The prime suspect: an enraged husband whom the judge ruled against in a child custody case. But further investigation pointed to the victim’s own husband — and ultimately to his mistress, accused of eliminating her rival.
Unfortunately, everyone on the set has a hidden agenda. A novice director wants his shot at the big-time. A fading star, making a comeback, has many unreasonable demands. Her astrologer sees trouble in the stars. And a stranger on the movie lot is stalking Jessica.
But fiction and reality fatally collide when the actress playing the judge is shot — the only witness her dog — and there’s a cast and crew of possible suspects. With tensions between locals and the Hollywood horde mounting, Jessica must find the killer before anyone else is left on the cutting-room floor.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a dog in it.
b. Read a book with a judge as a character.
c. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in MISTRESS.
d. Read a book with a title written in gold or yellow letters.
Prompt #40: Close-up on MurderBook: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Date Read: 08/12/2024
Pages: 374
Task: Read a book with a dog in it.
How it Fits: January has a dog named Sinbad aka Bad
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Jessica Fletcher finds herself in a tropical paradise where “aloha” means both hello and goodbye. But sometimes, the goodbye is permanent.
Jessica is on the Hawaiian island of Maui, giving a lecture at Maui College on community involvement in police investigations — a subject she knows well. Her co-lecturer is legendary retired detective Mike Kane, a behemoth of a man who shares his love of Hawaiian lore, legends and culture with Jessica.
Sadly, all the talking stops when the body of a colleague is found at the rocky foot of a cliff.
Mala Kapule was a botanist and popular professor at the school, known for her activism and efforts on behalf of the volcanic crater Haleakala. The high altitude crater is already the site of an observatory, but plans to place the world’s largest solar telescope there split the locals, with Mala fiercely arguing to preserve the delicate ecology of the area. Was someone trying to muffle the protestors? Or was Mala’s killer making a more personal statement?
Now, it’s up to Jessica, along with Mike, to uncover who was driven to silence the scientist…and betray the true meaning of Aloha.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Hawaii.
b. Read a book where the MC is a scientist.
c. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in HALEAKALA.
d. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in ALOHA.
Prompt #41: Aloha BetrayedBook: Sweet Dreams
Author: Kristen Ashley
Date Read: 08/17/2024
Pages: 657
Task: Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in HALEAKALA
How it Fits: Author's initials KA
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Jessica Fletcher is invited to ring in the New Year with British aristocracy. Too bad someone’s about to end the life of the party.
Jessica Fletcher and her friend, Scotland Yard detective inspector George Sutherland, are invited to attend a New Year’s Eve Ball at Castorbrook Castle, thanks to her British publisher. Shortly after arriving in the idyllic English countryside, Jessica discovers the body of a lady’s maid in the garden.
While their host, Lord Norrance, his snobbish third wife, other members of the household, and party guests squabble over the tragic death in tight-lipped, perfectly mannered, thoroughly British style, family relations are strained as old wounds are reopened and cutting remarks are freely handed out. And that’s only during teatime!
As midnight beckons at the ball the next night, the earl offers a toast, complete with fireworks. But the merriment crashes to a halt when he falls ill and dies, apparently poisoned — and the number of suspects with a grudge against the lord of the manor sprouts like English ivy.
Now it’s up to Jessica and George to find the killer — or killers — before another corpse welcomes in the New Year.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a color in the title.
b. Read a book where the New Year is celebrated.
c. Read a book with the word BALL in the text {state passage and location}.
d. Read a book with plaid on the cover.
Prompt #42: Death of a Blue BloodBook: The Year We Hid Away
Author: Sarina Bowen
Date Read: 09/02/2024
Pages: 258
Task: Read a book with the word BALL in the text {state passage and location}.
How it Fits: ...he was curled up in a ball...pg. 66
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Jessica loves the Leg & Claw restaurant, owned by young couple Brad and Marcie. And the restaurant is the couple's dream come true. But when famed chef Gerard Pepe Lebeouf decides to open an eatery right next to theirs, tensions rise fast and hot and lead to a nasty confrontation between Lebeouf and Brad. So when Lebeouf is found dead with a knife planted in his chest, Brad becomes suspect number one. But plenty of others had a motive to kill Pepe, and it s up to Jessica to uncover who really added murder to the menu.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where the MC owns a restaurant.
b. Read a book with a MPG of Adult.
c. Read a book with sky on the cover.
d. Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title is found in GERARD PEPE LEBEOUF {3-word minimum}.
Prompt #43: Killer in the KitchenBook: Butcher & Blackbird
Author: Brynne Weaver
Date Read: 09/06/2024
Pages: 355
Task: Read a book where the MC owns a restaurant.
How it Fits: Rowan owns a restaurant
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Make room for Jessica Fletcher as she cleans house to catch a killer who hasn’t got a ghost of a chance.
Jessica’s friend, Eve Simpson, is the town’s premiere real estate agent and has recently taken on the task of selling one of Cabot Cove’s oldest properties—the Spencer Percy House, built in 1805 by a sea captain for his young wife. Its current occupant, Cliff Cooper, a crusty former carpenter, is convinced he’s about to die and wants the house sold so he can give the proceeds to his grandson, who spent much of his youth there.
But Eve’s got quite a challenge on her hands. Not only is the building in deplorable physical condition, it is also rumored to be haunted.
When Cliff's deadly premonition becomes a reality, Dr. Seth Hazlitt is not so sure the man died of natural causes. As Jessica tries to get to the bottom of Cliff Cooper’s death, a medium hired by Eve attempts to rid the house of the alleged apparition. But if Jessica isn’t careful, she may be the one who joins the ranks of the dearly departed.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are the same.
b. Read a book with a MPG of Paranormal.
c. Read a book with a "crusty" character {rude, harsh, curt}.
d. Read a book with a person's name in the title.
Prompt #44: The Ghost and Mrs. FletcherBook: Ha'ven's Song
Author: S.E. Smith
Date Read: 09/19/2024
Pages: 244
Task: Read a book where the author's first and last initials are the same.
How it Fits: Author's first and last initial is S
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Jessica Fletcher visits New York City during fashion week, only to discover someone has rather fatal designs.
Jessica is in Manhattan to attend the debut of a new designer. Formerly Sandy Black of Cabot Cove, the young man has reinvented himself as Xandr Ebon, and is introducing his evening wear collection to the public and — more important — to the industry’s powers-that-be: the stylists, the magazine editors, the buyers, and the wealthy clientele who can make or break him. At the show, the glitz and glamour are dazzling until a young model — a novice, taking her first walk down the runway — shockingly collapses and dies. Natural causes? Perhaps. But when another model is found dead, a famous cover girl and darling of the paparazzi, the fashion world gets nervous.
Two models. Two deaths. Their only connection? Xandr Ebon. Jessica’s crime-solving instincts are put to the test as she sorts through the egos, the conflicts of interest, the spiteful accusations, and the secrets, all the while keeping an amorous detective at arm’s length. But she’ll have to dig deep to uncover a killer. A designer’s career is on the line. And another model could perish in a New York minute.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with more than one author listed.
b. Read a book where a character changes their name.
c. Read a book where the MC finds themselves in a sticky situation {your interpretation}.
d. Read a book with the title in white letters.
Prompt #45: Design for MurderBook: Leather & Lark
Author: Brynne Weaver
Date Read: 09/24/2024
Pages: 416
Task: Read a book with the title in white letters.
How it Fits:
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Jessica Fletcher takes a relaxing getaway that turns into a reel deadly situation.
Jessica enters a fly fishing competition at a nearby lake. Joining her is the sheriff’s wife, Maureen Metzger, who surprises Jess with her enthusiasm for the sport. Their guide, however, is a surprise to both.
Brian Kinney is an ex-con. Jailed as an accomplice to Darryl Jepson, a convicted killer, Brian was later exonerated, but not before spending seven years behind bars. He seems like a decent enough fellow. Just a man trying to rebuild his life as a family man and fishing guide.
Yet when Jepson breaks out of prison vowing revenge, and the lawyer for both men is found murdered, Cabot Cove becomes the focus of the nation as local, state, and federal authorities descend on Jessica’s home town. And to add to the tension, Maureen has gone missing. Is she lost or is she a hostage? Jess soon finds herself caught in a net full of lies, deceit and ulterior motives. In order to save her friend, she’ll need to find some answers by hook or by crook.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book with a title in more than one color.
b. Read a book where more than one "level" of law enforcement is involved to solve a crime {local/state/national}.
c. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in MAUREEN.
d. Read a book with a cover that reminds you of fall {your interpretation}.
Prompt #46: Hook, Line, and MurderBook: Fair Game
Author: Patricia Briggs
Date Read: 10/13/2024
Pages: 308
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in MAUREEN
How it Fits: Anna
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Jessica Fletcher's old-fashioned values are tested when her friend Barbara "Babs" Wirth joins an online dating service after the untimely death of her beloved husband. Never one to be an unsupportive friend, Jessica joins in Babs's happiness when she meets Ashcroft Jenkins online and plans to meet him in person.
But Babs never returns home after her date with Ashcroft. Jessica must race against the clock to retrace all of Babs's steps in order to find out who's the foul player in all of this. When another woman disappears after using the same dating service, Jessica teams up with cantankerous private eye Harry McGraw to find out what's happening to all of the single ladies.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where 2 characters go on a date.
b. Read a book from the Best Cozy Mystery Series List.
c. Read a book with the word SINGLE in the text {state passage and location}.
d. Read a book that takes place in a large city {your interpretation}.
Prompt #47: A Date with MurderBook: Say My F*cking Name
Author: Jessica N. Watkins
Date Read: 10/21/2024
Pages: 392
Task: Read a book where 2 characters go on a date.
How it Fits: Harmony & Dallas go on a date
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Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica can't believe what she's reading.
So when Barfield turns up dead, Jessica takes on the task of proving Barfield's innocence -- she can't fathom someone she's known and trusted for so long cheating her. Sure enough, Jessica's lone wolf investigation turns up several oddities and inconsistencies in Barfield's murder. Jessica knows something is being covered up, but what exactly? The trail she takes to answer that question reveals something far more nefarious afoot, involving shadowy characters from the heights of power in Washington. At the heart of Jessica's investigation lies a manuscript Barfield had intended to bring out after all other publishers had turned it down. The problem is that manuscript has disappeared, all traces of its submission and very existence having been wiped off the books.
With her own life now in jeopardy, Jessica refuses to back off and sets her sights on learning the contents of that manuscript and what about it may have led to several murders. Every step she takes brings her closer to the truth of what lies in the pages, as well as the person who penned them.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in MANUSCRIPT.
b. Read a book with a MC who is a sleuth in some way.
c. Read a book with the word AMATEUR in the text {state passage and location}.
d. Read a book with one or more books on the cover.
Prompt #48: Manuscript for MurderBook: After Hours
Author: Cara McKenna
Date Read: 10/27/2024
Pages: 281
Task: Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in MANUSCRIPT
How it Fits: Author's initials C, M
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Ami Wright (other topics)Katherine Center (other topics)
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Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher visits Mexico for a little R&R in San Miguel de Allende - the perfect place for her to soak up the sun, bask in Mexican culture, and spend time with her good friends Vaughan and Olga Buckley. But when Vaughan is kidnapped for a large ransom, Jessica must put her life on the line to find him.
Complete one of the following tasks:
a. Read a book set in Mexico.
b. Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE {3-word minimum}.
c. Read a book published in October.
d. Read a book where someone is kidnapped.