Mystery genre
Detective Fiction
"...falls in a mystery category (crime fiction/detective novel/police procedural/suspense/thriller/spy & espionage/hard-boiled/cozy etc.)"
Dark Thrill 2018 Reading Challenge
A book that will be made into a movie or TV show
a thriller set in the wild
a funny crime book
true crime
a book about a villain
the thriller on top on the NYT bestsellers list
the first book in a series you never read
a classic thriller
a book set in a place you want to visit
a thriller set at the beach
a YA mystery
a spy story
a thriller written by your favorite author
a thriller with a cover you absolutely love
a book set in the sixties
a detective involving animals
an oldfashioned but modern detective story
re-read a favorite
a literary thriller
a book by two authors
an Italian thriller
a book set in London
a book set in LA
a thriller recommended by a friend
a freebie on Kindle
a book with a red cover
a book about hackers
Vintage Mystery Bingo
Color: in the title or cover
TBR First Lines (
Read one book set in the entertainment world
Read one country house mystery
Read a book with a detective "team"
Read one book with a method of murder in the title
Read one book set anywhere except the U.S. or England
Read one with a number of quantity in the title
One book that has been made into a movie or tv show
one book with a lawyer, courtroom, judge, etc.
One book with a time, day, month, etc. in the title
Read one book with a place in the title
Read one book that features a crime other than murder
Read one book with an animal in the title
Read one book with an amateur detective
Read one book already read by a fellow challenger
Birthday: Read 1 published in the birth year of yours or a loved one/friend
Read a book published under more than one title
Read one locked room or impossible crime
Read a book by an author you've nver read before
Read one book with a man in the title
Read one book outside your comfort zone
Read one short story collection
Read one historical mystery
One medical mystery (or features a doctor or a nurse)
Something "spooky" in title or the cover
Read one academic mystery
Read one that involves the clergy or religion
Read one book set in England or the U.S.
Read one book written by an author with a pseudonym
Read one book with a professional detective
Read one book with a woman in the title
Read one book that involves a mode of transportation
Author whose first or last name begins with same letter as yours
Read one book that you have to borrow
Eat, drink & be merry; featuring food, drink, or a party
100 great mysteries for children
Calendar of Crime Challenge
Now, this is interesting!
This challenge is to read 12 mystery novels, one for each month.
Each month has the same challenges OR a specific, month-specific challenges
- month in the title
- author's birth month
- primary action takes place in this month
- action surrounds a holiday that takes place this month
- original publication month
- book title has a word starting the same letter the month's name starts
- month-related item on cover (like snow for January and bunnies for April and pumpkins for October)
- if your birth month - book of your choice
The month specific prompts are:
January: Snowbound country house mystery
February: Couple/romance/love triangle plays major role
March: Money/fortune/inheritance has major role
April: Church/minister/religion
May: military figure or mother
June: wedding or father
July: takes place in USA or Canada
August: Summer holiday setting (beach, resort, etc.)
September: setting is a place of employment
October: costume/disguise/mistaken identity
November: family relationships
December: house party/family gathering
The Maze of Death
Each square has a number. You must read a book where that method of death or attempted death occurs.
1 - gun
2 - poison
3 - fire
4 - stabbing
5 - explosives
6 - vehicular
7 - animal/insect/snake
8 - blunt force (beating)
9 - asphyxiation/suffocation/drowning
Detective Fiction
"...falls in a mystery category (crime fiction/detective novel/police procedural/suspense/thriller/spy & espionage/hard-boiled/cozy etc.)"
Dark Thrill 2018 Reading Challenge
A book that will be made into a movie or TV show
a thriller set in the wild
a funny crime book
true crime
a book about a villain
the thriller on top on the NYT bestsellers list
the first book in a series you never read
a classic thriller
a book set in a place you want to visit
a thriller set at the beach
a YA mystery
a spy story
a thriller written by your favorite author
a thriller with a cover you absolutely love
a book set in the sixties
a detective involving animals
an oldfashioned but modern detective story
re-read a favorite
a literary thriller
a book by two authors
an Italian thriller
a book set in London
a book set in LA
a thriller recommended by a friend
a freebie on Kindle
a book with a red cover
a book about hackers
Vintage Mystery Bingo
Color: in the title or cover
TBR First Lines (
Read one book set in the entertainment world
Read one country house mystery
Read a book with a detective "team"
Read one book with a method of murder in the title
Read one book set anywhere except the U.S. or England
Read one with a number of quantity in the title
One book that has been made into a movie or tv show
one book with a lawyer, courtroom, judge, etc.
One book with a time, day, month, etc. in the title
Read one book with a place in the title
Read one book that features a crime other than murder
Read one book with an animal in the title
Read one book with an amateur detective
Read one book already read by a fellow challenger
Birthday: Read 1 published in the birth year of yours or a loved one/friend
Read a book published under more than one title
Read one locked room or impossible crime
Read a book by an author you've nver read before
Read one book with a man in the title
Read one book outside your comfort zone
Read one short story collection
Read one historical mystery
One medical mystery (or features a doctor or a nurse)
Something "spooky" in title or the cover
Read one academic mystery
Read one that involves the clergy or religion
Read one book set in England or the U.S.
Read one book written by an author with a pseudonym
Read one book with a professional detective
Read one book with a woman in the title
Read one book that involves a mode of transportation
Author whose first or last name begins with same letter as yours
Read one book that you have to borrow
Eat, drink & be merry; featuring food, drink, or a party
100 great mysteries for children
Calendar of Crime Challenge
Now, this is interesting!
This challenge is to read 12 mystery novels, one for each month.
Each month has the same challenges OR a specific, month-specific challenges
- month in the title
- author's birth month
- primary action takes place in this month
- action surrounds a holiday that takes place this month
- original publication month
- book title has a word starting the same letter the month's name starts
- month-related item on cover (like snow for January and bunnies for April and pumpkins for October)
- if your birth month - book of your choice
The month specific prompts are:
January: Snowbound country house mystery
February: Couple/romance/love triangle plays major role
March: Money/fortune/inheritance has major role
April: Church/minister/religion
May: military figure or mother
June: wedding or father
July: takes place in USA or Canada
August: Summer holiday setting (beach, resort, etc.)
September: setting is a place of employment
October: costume/disguise/mistaken identity
November: family relationships
December: house party/family gathering
The Maze of Death
Each square has a number. You must read a book where that method of death or attempted death occurs.
1 - gun
2 - poison
3 - fire
4 - stabbing
5 - explosives
6 - vehicular
7 - animal/insect/snake
8 - blunt force (beating)
9 - asphyxiation/suffocation/drowning
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