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I Spy Challenge



Challenge Rules:
The challenge will run from October 1st through November 30th. Read as many or as few books as you want. You can continue the challenge as long as you want.
Books must be at least 125 pp.
One task per book, BUT you may list more than one book for a task.
HAVE FUN!

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title
Title is in red or orange
A dead body or any part of one
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
Cat
Dessert
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Skull shape
Book(s)
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
An animal in the title
A hot beverage
A ghost or a witch

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title - Angora Alibi by Sally Goldenbaum
Title is in red or orange - Read and Buried by Eva Gates
A dead body or any part of one - The Body in the Gravel by Judi Lynn
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.) - Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney
Cat - Italian Iced by Kylie Logan
Dessert - Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams
Skull shape - Holiday Roast Mortem by Tonya Kappes
Book(s) - Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf) - Murder In The Afternoon by Frances Brody
An animal in the title - The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis
A hot beverage - Home for a Spell Madelyn Alt
A ghost or a witch - Miss Spelled by Morgana Best

13/13

Sounds fun, I’m in....

1. Author’s name above title...Murder, Curlers and Cream by Arlene McFarlene
2. Title is in red or orange....Stamped Out: A Mail Carrier Cozy by Tonya Kappes
3. A dead body or any part of one...Needled To Death by Annelise Ryan
4. Autumn Scene...Death by Jack-O’-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
5. Cat...Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle
6. Dessert...Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young
7. Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange...Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
8. Skull shape...Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry
9. Books...Can’t Judge a Book by Its Murder by Amy Lillard
10. Outerwear....’Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
11. An animal in the title...Christmas Cow Bells by Mollie Cox Bryan
12. A hot beverage....Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle
13. A ghost or Witch....Mrs. Morris and the Ghost by Traci Wilton

It seems so easy - let's see how I do!

Completed - 11/13

Author's name above title - The Mirror Crack'd 10/8/19
Title is in red or orange - Meet Your Baker 10/5/19
A dead body or any part of one
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.) - Trick or Deadly Treat 10/28/19
Cat - Survival of the Fritters 10/21/19
Dessert - The Silence of the Flans 11/6/19
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange - Poisoned Tarts 10/31/19
Skull shape - Evil Eclairs 11/26/19
Book(s) - On Borrowed Time 11/24/19
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf) - Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers 10/2/19
An animal in the title - The Chocolate Moose Motive 10/16/19
A hot beverage
A ghost or a witch - Haunted House Murder 10/25/19

Would you consider leg warmers to be outer wear?

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title
Title is in red or orange
A dead body or any part of one
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
Cat
Dessert
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Skull shape
Book(s)
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
An animal in the title
A hot beverage
A ghost or a witch

Even though I haven't finished the other challenge, I'll try this one as well. Hopefully some books will overlap and can be used for both.

Timing: October 1 - November 30, 2019
Progress: 12/13 (1 planned)

Read books with the following items on the cover:

🍁1. Author's name above title
There Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton (audio - finished 4/24/2020)

🍁2. Title is in red or orange
One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon (audio - finished 10/26/19)

3. A dead body or any part of one
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (skull on cover) (audio - planned)

🍁4. Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
The Case of the Brokenhearted Bulldog by B.R. Snow (fall trees across the water) (audio - finished 10/19/19)

🍁5. Cat
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis (audio - finished 11/17/19)

🍁6. Dessert
Macchiatos, Macarons, and Malice by Harper Lin (audio - finished 11/30/19)

🍁7. Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Memories and Murder by Lynn Cahoon (bricks on wall) (finished 12/9/18)

🍁8. Skull shape
Deadly Ride by Jody Holford(skull on dice) (finished 10/5/19)

🍁9. Book(s)
Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard (books in store) (finished 11/11/19)

🍁10. Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
The Bughouse Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini (wearing coats and hats) (audio - finished 10/3/19)

🍁11. An animal in the title
The Case of the Abandoned Aussie by B.R. Snow (Australian Shepherd) (audio - finished 10/8/19)

🍁12. A hot beverage
Double Shots, Donuts, and Dead Dudes by Harper Lin (audio - finished 11/10/19)

🍁13. A ghost or a witch
Murder in the Corn Maze by G.A. McKevett (ghost on cover) (audio - finished 11/6/19)

Awesome! I'm so excited to start a new challenge!

Linda wrote: "Would you consider leg warmers to be outer wear?"

I remember them as a fad in the 80's which I'm thankful I never went for, but to quote Wikipedia - "Leg warmers are worn to keep the lower legs warm in colder weather. " So, yes, you can use them for outer wear. I won't even ask in what context they are used for on your cover. :)

Sounds fun! I can find most of those, I think.

Fun!

Author's name above title
Nightmare in Shining Armor

Title is in red or orange
The Halloween Haunting

A dead body or any part of one
Out of the Past

Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
The Diva Haunts the House

Cat
Ghost of a Potion

Dessert
A Catered Halloween

Cover is at least 50% orange
Terns of Endearment

Skull shape
A Harvest of Bones

Book(s)
Lowcountry Bookshop

Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
Christmas Shopaholic

An animal in the title
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs

A hot beverage
The Plot is Murder

A ghost or a witch
Hexes and Exes
Haunted House Ghost

This sounds doable if my schedule lets me, I'm in.

This sounds like fun! Count me in.
Updated 12/17/19

Challenge Rules:
The challenge will run from October 1st through November 30th. Read as many or as few books as you want. You can continue the challenge as long as you want.
Books must be at least 125 pp.
One task per book, BUT you may list more than one book for a task.
HAVE FUN!

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title
Dead Cert
12/19/19

Title is in red or orange
Deadly Brew
Finished 11/25/19

A dead body or any part of one
The Garden Plot
1/5/20

Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
Read It and Weep
Finished 11/5/19

Cat
A Dark and Twisting Path
Finished 10/14/19

Dessert
Meet Your Baker
Finished 10/28/19

Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Every Crooked Nanny
Finished 10/15/19

Skull shape
Silent Bud Deadly
Finished 10/16/19

Book(s)
Unnatural Causes
Finished 11/2/19

Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
A Vision in Velvet
Finished 12/7/19

An animal in the title
The Jackal's Head
12/31/19

A hot beverage
Guidebook to Murder
Finished 12/16/19

A ghost or a witch
Curse the Day
Finished 12/5/19

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I’m in, even though I’m continuing the Agatha Christie challenge

13/13

1. Author's name above title


2. Title is in red or orange


3. A dead body or any part of one

It is ver hard to find a cozy with a picture of a body, but I realised this one has a skull on the railway tracks!

4. Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)


5. Cat


6. Dessert


7. Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange


8. Skull shape
The skull is on the poison bottle!

9. Book(s)


10. Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)


11. An animal in the title


12. A hot beverage


13. A ghost or a witch


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Helen wrote: "I’m in, even though I’m continuing the Agatha Christie challenge.

1. Author's name above title
2. Title is in red or orange
3. A dead body or any part of one
4. Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, ..."

Maybe you'll luck out and find books that fit for both. :)

I'm in!

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title

Title is in red or orange

A dead body or any part of one

Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)

Cat

Dessert

Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange

Skull shape

Book(s)

Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)

An animal in the title

A hot beverage

A ghost or a witch

Sounds fun! I accept the challenge. Here's my list for #1-#7

For #1 Author Name Over title:

Better Off Wed


For #2 Title in red or orange:


Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles

For #3 Body or Part of:


Criminal Confections

For #4 - Autumn scene:


Of Spice and Men

For #5 Cat on cover:

Black Cat Crossing - Kay Finch


Black Cat Crossing

For # 6 dessert;


Deck the Halls with Fudge

For #7 Cover 50% red, yellow or orange:


Wine and Punishment

For #8 Skull shape:


Tart of Darkness

For # 9 Books:
Prologue to Murder


For #10 Outerwear


Hollywood Homicide

For #11 Animal in title

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat


For #12 hot beverage:

Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti

For #13 witch or ghost
The Potion Commotion

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title Finished 10/30
Title is in red or orange Finished 11/1
A dead body or any part of one
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
Cat- Finished 10/3
Dessert finished 10/21
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange FINISHED 10/19
Skull shape
Book(s) Finished 10/23
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
An animal in the title
A hot beverage
A ghost or a witch FINISHED 11/14

I SPY Challenge

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title


Title is in red or orange


A dead body or any part of one


Autumn scene


Cat


Dessert


Cover is at least 50% yellow


Skull shape


Book(s)


Outerwear (coat, scarf)


An animal in the title
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens


A hot beverage

A ghost

Dessert

berry shortcake
currently reading

I Spy Challenge
Oct. 1 - Nov. 30

Update: Nov. 28
Progress: 8/13

🕵️‍♀️ Author's name above title An American Band by Dan Peek - Oct. 25

🕵️‍♀️ Title is in red or orange - Famous Mistakes by Carolyn Keene - Oct. 11

A dead body or any part of one

🕵️‍♀️ Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.) - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - Nov. 16

🕵️‍♀️ Cat - Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates - Oct. 20

Dessert

Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange - Without a Trace by Carolyn Keene

🕵️‍♀️ Skull shape - Fudge and Jury by Ellie Alexander - Nov. 28

🕵️‍♀️ Book(s) - For Letter or Worse by Margaret Welch - Nov. 7

🕵️‍♀️ Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf) - Feared by Lisa Scottoline - Oct. 29

An animal in the title

A hot beverage

🕵️‍♀️ A ghost or a witch - Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier - Nov. 18

Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
I spy:

warm beverage: coffee

Julie R's I Spy Challenge

Author's name above title
Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich


Title is in red or orange
The Rumble on the Bayou by Jana DeLeon


A dead body or any part of one
One Step Behind by Henning Mankell


Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)
Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier


Cat
Cat to the Dogs by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James

Cat Shout for Joy by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Cat Shining Bright by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Cat Chase the Moon by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas


Dessert
Diva Cooks Up a Storm by Krista Davis


Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews

Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich


Skull shape
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones


Book(s)
The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott


Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
Heat Storm by Richard Castle

The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson


An animal in the title
Redbreast by Jo Nesbo


A hot beverage
Pawful Truth by Miranda James


A ghost or a witch
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

I'm calling my challenge complete at 11/13 books since nothing I'm planning to read has the two categories that I need. I read books with live bodies on them but no dead ones and apparently I don't read lots of books with hot beverages on them as this seems to be a category that I never find a book for. You can check out my completed challenge here.

Congratulations Linda!

Way to go Linda!

Congratulations to those who've finished all or part of the challenge. I'm going to call an end to the challenge for me. I doubt if I get another book finished by tomorrow. I did complete 8/13 books. See message #20.

I have four to go but reckon I can get to those in the next week or so - so I am sticking with it!

Everyone has done great job! The main objective was to have fun.

Done! See message 11...

Finished the challenge just in time!

Message 16

Congratulations Julesy, Meg and Jessica!

Great job Meg and Jessica!

Thank you, thank you...it was great fun!

Congrats, Julesy and Jessica!

All done. Thanks!

Congrats Julie!

Way to go, Julie!

I don't know how I missed this one. Is it ok to just start it Jan. 1 and keep the time the same (would be Jan 1 to Feb. 29) I was up to my ears in craft shows when it started lol. Thanks!

Tari - You can start any of our challenges anytime you want, and you don't have to set an end date. A lot of people keep going until they meet a certain goal. We just want you to have fun!

jaxnsmom wrote: "Tari - You can start any of our challenges anytime you want, and you don't have to set an end date. A lot of people keep going until they meet a certain goal. We just want you to have fun!"Awesome, I liked that idea! I think I'll give this one a go in a new post. :) Thanks!

I Spy-Cozy Mystery Corner
125-pg. min. Starting Jan. 1, 2020
13/13-finished 5/6/20

Read books with the following items on the cover:

Author's name above title-- Donna Walo Clancy 1/18/20
Title is in red or orange-- Nancy CoCo 1/14/20
A dead body or any part of one Legs- Karen MacInerney 5/6/20
Autumn scene (fall tree or leaves, pumpkin, etc.)-- Victoria Gilbert 1/22/20
Cat Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
Dessert Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange-- Livia J. Washburn 1/15/20
Skull shape--the center of the scales--- Lee Hollis 1/8/20
Book(s)-- Marty Wingate 1/25/20
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf) Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
An animal in the title-- Krista Davis 3/28/20
A hot beverage Angela Pepper 1/11/20
A ghost or a witch-- Sara Bourgeois 1/25/20

Yeah! I finally finished and update my books in message 13. Happy New Year everyone!

Congratulations Zermeena! I hope you have a great year with our challenges.

Good job Zermeena!

I’ve been reading a lot of books while off-line, including two more for this challenge. Just need to find one with a hot beverage on the cover!

I Spy Challenge
January 1 2020 - December 31 2020
2/13

Author's name above title
Title is in red or orange
A dead body or any part of one
Death Takes Priority by Jean Flowers
Cat
Dessert
Cover is at least 50% red, yellow or orange
Skull shape
A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams
Outerwear (sweater, coat, scarf)
An animal in the title
A hot beverage
A ghost or a witch

Finally finished this challenge by finding a book with a cappuccino on the cover.

Congratulations Helen!