16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

That beloved childhood game- Clue/Cluedo. And this week you get to pick a book with a character who is like a character in the game.

Here's a v comprehensive list of characters in all versions:
https://cluepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Lis...

ATY Listopia https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Which character did you choose and who are they in your book? Is the character you picked when you last played the game?

[LeahS]

I am usually informed as to what character I'm am playing by the casting directors aka my grandchildren.

For this, I've gone with the traditional Cluedo characters and have chosen: Bella Donna, a murder mystery (of course) where the MC is a university professor (Plum) and there is a 'beguiling' trader of rare plants, who I am hoping may be a Miss Scarlett figure. I'm also reading The Housekeeper and the Professor, which will give me Mrs White.

[Dixie]

Colonel Mustard: military officer Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mr. Green: clergyman (UK) War in Heaven, businessman (US) The Glass Hotel
Professor Plum: academic, professor The Professor's House
Mrs. White: domestic servant (maid, housekeeper, cook, etc) The Mystery Guest
Mrs. Peacock: widow, socialite Aunty Lee's Delights
Miss Scarlett: a femme fatale Breakfast at Tiffany's

[Angie]

Some options:

Clergy:
The Vicar of Wakefield
The Name of the Rose

Widow:
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

[Marie]

I've chosen the Professor and will be reading Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

[Charlsa]

I'm going frothy with a book that has waves on the cover. Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry.

[Dixie]

Charlsa wrote: "I'm going frothy with a book that has waves on the cover. Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry."

Did you put this in the wrong place, or are you going frothy with a Clue character?

[Ron]

I'm torn between 3 of them:

Sargeant Gray: Police officer- Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights in the Southwest, 1935–2025

Professor/Archaeologist- Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

[Charlsa]

Dixie wrote: "Charlsa wrote: "I'm going frothy with a book that has waves on the cover. Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry."

Did you put this in the wrong place, or are you going f..."

I put it in the wrong place. Thanks for catching it .

[Charlsa]

Let's try this again.

I'm reading Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles.

Mr. Green was originally Reverend Green. Is this better @Dixie.

[Dixie]

Charlsa wrote: "Let's try this again.

I'm reading Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles.

Mr. Green was originally Reverend Green. Is this better @Dixie."

Hahaha much better!

[Bea]

Charlsa wrote: "Let's try this again.

I'm reading Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles.

Mr. Green was originally Reverend Green. Is this better @Dixie."

I just finished watching this on Prime! Rather good.

[Misty]

I'm going with The House of Mirth / The Reef / The Custom of the Country / The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton for this one: socialite.