The point of this one is to read a book with a certain word in the title. The graphic below shows the monthly choices.
Read:
January: The Story of the Glittering Plain by William Morris (link)
February: The Case Of The Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr (link)
March: The Broken Halo by Florence L. Barclay (link)
April: The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright (link) and Mirrors of Ice by Celeste Baxendell (link)
May: Night of the Letter by Dorothy Eden (link)
June: none
Potential Books:
-July: Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright or The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening by Naomi Kuttner or To Ride the Wind and Steal the Sun by Meliane Cellier
-August: Mr. Zero by Patricia Wentworth or The Lightness of Water by Toni Cabell
-September: Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods by H. Rider Haggard or Curse of Riches by Claire Prentice
-October: Wolf in Man's Clothing by Mignon Eberhart
-November: Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon
-December: Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart
This challenge is for crime fiction only. This spreadsheet shows the ten topics to pick from for each month. I've got an enormous amount of Golden Age mysteries to read, so this might be a fun way to whittle them down.
Read:
January: The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill -- author born January (link)
February: Fair Warning by Mignon Eberhart -- love triangle (link)
March: The Midnight Show by Sarah Pennington -- book title starting with "M." (link)
April: Root of All Evil by E. X. Ferrars -- takes place at Easter (link)
May: Cargo of Eagles by Margery Allingham -- author born in May (link)
June: none
Potential Books:
-July: House of Brass by Ellery Queen (takes place in the U.S.)
or A Pint of Murder by Charlotte MacLeod (takes place in Canada)
-August: Death Goes to School by Q. Patrick (academic setting) or A Body at a Boarding School by Benedict Brown (academic setting) or Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey (academic setting) or Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye (born in August)
or Hanged for a Sheep by Frances and Richard Lockhart (Year of the Sheep)
-September: Any reread of Agatha Christie (born September 1890) or Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey (work setting)
-October: The Bishop Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine (born October 1888) or Wife or Death by Ellery Queen (takes place at Halloween)
-November: Home Sweet Homicide by Craig Rice (family relationships play a large role) or Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey (family relationships play a large role)
-December: The Luck Runs Out by Charlotte MacLeod (Year of the Pig)
or The Case of the Headless Jesuit by George Bellairs (takes place in December) or Calendar of Crime by Ellery Queen (takes place in December)
This challenge is to encourage reading books already owned. I'll be climbing up Mt. Ararat.
Challenge Levels:
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR
TBR Books Read:
- Mr. Campion's Farewell by Mike Ripley (link)
- The Story of the Glittering Plain by William Morris (link)
- The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill (link)
- The Ivory Child by H. Rider Haggard (link)
- Stalks of Gold by Celeste Baxendell (link)
- The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope (link)
- Fair Warning by Mignon G. Eberhart (link)
- The Man of Property by John Galsworthy (link)
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton (link)
- The Case Of The Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr (link)
- The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (link)
- Penny Plain by O. Douglas (link)
- Pink Sugar by O. Douglas (link)
- In Chancery by John Galsworthy (link)
- The Midnight Show by Sarah Pennington (link)
- The Broken Halo by Florence L. Barclay (link)
- To Let by John Galsworthy (link)
- Priorsford by O. Douglas (link)
- Root of All Evil by E. X. Ferrars (link)
- The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright (link)
- Fierce Heart by Tara Grayce (link)
- Mirrors of Ice by Celeste Baxendell (link)
- Night of the Letter by Dorothy Eden (link)
- War Bound by Tara Grayce (link)
- Death Wind by Tara Grayce (link)
- Blood & Roses by Helen Castor (link)
- Cargo of Eagles by Margery Allingham (link)
- The Captain of the Vulture by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (link)
- Troll Queen by Tara Grayce (link)
- Pretense by Tara Grayce (link)
- Pride and Preston Lin by Christina Hwang Dudley (link)
- Shield Band by Tara Grayce (link)
- Elf Prince by Tara Grayce (link to come)
- Heart Bond by Tara Grayce (link to come)
- Elf King by Tara Grayce (link to come)
- Beasts of Beauty by Celeste Baxendell (link to come)
- The Malvern Murders by Kerry Tombs (link to come)
- Cinders of Glass by Celeste Baxendell (link to come)
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