2025 Reading Challenge discussion

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021

This challenge is inspired by the classic board game Clue/Cluedo. To set the scene, you're investigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and you will be looking for clues in the books that you read. Books can be in any genre unless a prompt specifies otherwise. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about


Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into.
For example, I read Norse Mythology because it had a hammer on the cover, Eldest for the red cover and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the wrench

1 deduction = Scooby Doo
2-3 deductions = Pink Panther
4-5 deductions = Nancy Drew
6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
8-9 deductions = Hercule Poirot
10+ deductions = Sherlock Holmes

Also, if one of your deductions is 100% correct, you will also receive a medal of commendation🏅. We have randomly chosen whodunnit but will not be revealing the correct answer until later on in the year.

🔍Whodunnit?🔍
Clue #1: one element of the correct answer appears in the example deduction in this post

When updating your progress, please note I will not be checking original posts and your comment should include the number of books completed and also details of any deductions made.

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active. You must choose a goal for the challenge.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress. Please be sure to post the number of books you have completed and the number of your original message every time you post an update. For this challenge, if you have also made a deduction please let me know the details so your tier can be updated in addition to your progress.
The challenge leader is not able to keep track of your total number of books for you because of the number of participants in the challenge. The number of the original post is used to identify you, as there can be many members with the same name. The challenge leader will not look at this post to track your progress.

Example:
message 32 updated! 3/25 books read!
I deduce that...

For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.

PS. Please do not delete posts! It makes updating very confusing for the Moderators! If you decide to leave the challenge, please just let us know. You can edit your original post to say {redacted}. Thank you!

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🔍Whodunnit?🔍
Clue #1: one element of the correct answer appears in the example deduction in this post
Clue #2: the weapon is not the dagger
Clue #3: the murder did not take place in the secret passages

Particpants :
Agnieszka - 183 / 30 | 54 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Alekhya - 9 / 12 | 1 - Scooby Doo
Alevia - 12 / 12 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Allie (msg 105) - 30 / 24 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Allie (msg 49) - 18 / 18 | 6 - Jessica Fletcher Completed!
Almeta - 171 / 123 | 57 - Sherlock Holmes 🏅 Completed!
Alyson - 0 / 30
Amanda (msg 101) - 7 / 30
Amanda (msg 125) - 0 / 30
Amy (msg 69) - 0 / 15
Amy (msg 71) - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Anissa - 0 / 6
AnnaG - 23 / 23 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Ashley - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Aya - 34 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Bernadette - 15 / 15 | 5 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Beth - 0 / 30
Bobbi - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Brittany - 13 / 9 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Carmen - 300 / 90 | 100 - Sherlock Holmes 🏅 Completed!
Carol (msg 12) - 23 / 23 | 11 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Carol (msg 83) - 0 / 15
Catka - 27 / 30 | 9 - Hercule Poirot
Chalmation - 24 / 24 | 8 - Hercule Poirot Completed!
Chiara.L - 11 / 12 | 3 - Pink Panther
Chrissie - 25 / 9 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher Completed!
Clare - 6 / 15 | 2 - Pink Panther
Cristina - 9 / 15 | 2 - Pink Panther
Crystal - 0 / 9
Darinda - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Debra - 41 / 396 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher
Debra Digs - 42 / 30 | 11 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Eggp - 46 / 30 | 12 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Eileen - 1 / 9
Eirelyn - 10 / 12 | 2 - Pink Panther
Elaine - 36 / 36 | 12 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Elena - 21 / 21 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher Completed!
Erica - 7 / 18 | 2 - Pink Panther
Fairlee - 0 / 30
Gail - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Gillis - 15 / 15 | 5 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Gretchen - 21 / 15 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher Completed!
Hayley - 0 / ?
Heather - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Ilona - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Jaden - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Jaida - 21 / 18 | 6 - Jessica Fletcher Completed!
Jannene - 0 / 30
Jennifer (msg 34) - 19 / 23 | 4 - Nancy Drew
Jennifer (msg 53) - 11 / 21 | 1 - Scooby Doo
Jennifer (msg 86) - 0 / 12
Jennifer (msg 97) - 0 / 30
Joelyn - 0 / 3
Jordynn - 2 / 30
Jowaher 1 15
Joy D - 69 / 69 | 23 - Sherlock Holmes 🏅 Completed!
Kadijah Michelle - 0 / 12
Karin - 0 / 30
Katie - 15 / 18 | 3 - Pink Panther
Katlyn - 0 / 9
Kelly - 9 / 15 | 1 - Scooby Doo
Kiawi - 3 / 9 | 1 - Scooby Doo
KSMary - 12 / 9 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Kylie - 6 / 9
Laura Jane - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Leena - 0 / ?
Leona - 0 / 3
Library - 9 / 30 | 3 - Pink Panther
Lindsey - 0 / 30
Lori - 0 / 10
Luisa - 3 / 9 | 1 - Scooby Doo
Lynn - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Manni - 0 / 78
Marissa - 21 / 30 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher
Marleen - 18 / 18 | 6 - Jessica Fletcher 🏅 Completed!
Maven - 0 / 15
Michelle - 24 / 12 | 8 - Hercule Poirot Completed!
Navya - 12 / 12 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Nell - 30 / 12 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Nicole - 151 / 18 | 32 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
Nicolle - 0 / 30
Nina - 0 / 9
Nusha - 0 / 23
Olivia - 3 / 18 | 1 - Scooby Doo
Rachael - 15 / 15 | 5 - Nancy Drew 🏅 Completed!
Rebecca - 30 / 30 | 10 - Sherlock Holmes Completed!
ReGina - 19 / 12 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Rina - 28 / 30 | 11 - Sherlock Holmes
Rio - 0 / 12
Sahira - 21 / 15 | 5 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Sally - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Sarah - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Satin - 6 / 9 | 2 - Pink Panther
Sharon (msg 61) - 0 / 30
Sharon (msg 79) - 0 / ?
Sheila - 9 / 9 | 3 - Pink Panther Completed!
Shelly - 21 / 35 | 7 - Jessica Fletcher
Snezana - 45 / 45 | 15 - Sherlock Holmes 🏅 Completed!
Sunny - 24 / 24 | 8 - Hercule Poirot Completed!
Suzanne - 8 / 30 | 2 - Pink Panther
Teresa - 18 / 30 | 4 - Nancy Drew
TerryJane - 300 / 300 | 100 - Sherlock Holmes 🏅 Completed!
Theresa - 24 / 24 | 8 - Hercule Poirot 🏅 Completed!
Trisha - 0 / 9
Yvette - 0 / 9
Ziggy - 12 / 12 | 4 - Nancy Drew Completed!
Zita - 20 / 23 | 6 - Jessica Fletcher

Updated up to message 697 on January 8, 2022.

My own challenge: (view spoiler)[Please sign me up for 9 books or 3 deductions!

Progress: 9/9
Deductions: 3/3

I deduce that it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with a Wrench.
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Hall with a Lead pipe.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with a Candlestick

I deduce it was ? in the ? with a Dagger
I deduce it was ? in the ? with a Rope

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument (feather)
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool (Wind up key)

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something Ready Player Two
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Children of Blood and Bone
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. The House in the Cerulean Sea
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about (hide spoiler)]

Please put me down for 30 books or 10 deductions!
May: Decided to make it 24 books or 8 deductions

Completed!

24/24 books
8/8 deductions

Suspects

Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:

Mr Green - green
One for the Money
Colonel Mustard - yellow
The Novice's Tale
Mrs Peacock - blue
The Midwich Cuckoos Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Professor Plum - purple
The Shadow King
Miss Scarlet - red
Death Of An Expert Witness
Mrs White - white
Doomsday Book Murder Past Due

Weapons

Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:

Candlestick or flames or fire
'Salem's Lot Fahrenheit 451
Dagger
The Ivory Dagger
Revolver or gun or pistol
The Case Is Closed Silent Night The Day Kennedy Was Shot
Wrench or spanner or any other tool
John Henry: An American Legend

Rooms

Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer.
Angelina Ballerina
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover.
Peaches and Scream
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Do Unto Others All the Great Pretenders
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else.
A Graveyard for Lunatics
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards The Roman Hat Mystery

Deductions

❓ I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock in the lounge with the candlestick.
❓ I deduce that it was Colonel Mustard in the hall with the candlestick.
❓ I deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the revolver.
❓ I deduce that it was Mrs. White in the lounge with the revolver.
❓ I deduce that it was Mr. Green in the kitchen with the revolver.
❓ I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock in the library with the candlestick.
❓ I deduce that it was Professor Plum in the hall with the wrench.
❓ I deduce that it was Mrs. White in the ballroom with the dagger.

🔍Hercule Poirot🔍

I am signing up for 15 books.

COMPLETED: 15/15

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green:
Colonel Mustard - yellow:
Mrs Peacock - blue: Practical Magic
Professor Plum - purple: The Carpet People
Miss Scarlet - red: Mina and the Undead, Hill of Bones: A Historical Mystery
Mrs White - white: Stealing Snow

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire: The Tinderbox, Clariel
Dagger or knife or sword: Graceling
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument: Blood, Metal, Bone
Revolver or gun or pistol:
Rope or string or ribbon: Rumaysa: A Fairytale
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book: The Postscript Murders
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something: Straight on Till Morning
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover: The Sin Eater
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series:
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else: The Dirty Dozen
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre: Clockwork Angel
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title:
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

Deductions
❓I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Dining Room with the Lead Pipe
❓ I deduce it was Mrs White in the Cellar with the Rope
❓I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Dagger
❓I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Candlestick
❓I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Candlestick

🔍Nancy Drew 🔍

Since this is a year-long challenge, I will attempt to complete 10 deductions!

Whoo! Whoo! 10 Deductions as of August 20!

30 books read of 30 books pledged!

Just call me SHERLOCK HOLMES! :)

#1 It was Mr. Green in the Dining Room with Drugged Tea!
#2 It was Colonel Mustard in the Study with a Baseball!
#3 It was Mrs. Peacock in the Ballroom with a Horse!
#4 It was Professor Plum in the Billiard Room with a Ribbon!
#5 It was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with a Car
#6 It was Mrs. White in the Secret Passage with Fire (I'm guessing it was a flame thrower! LOL)
#7 It was Mrs. Peacock in the Kitchen with a sink full of water by Drowning!
#8 It was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with a Dog!
#9 It was Professor Plum in a Secret Passage with a Hammer!
#10 It was Mrs. White in the Library with a Dagger!

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
❌1. Mr Green - green
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal by Laurie Notaro
May 30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌2. Colonel Mustard - yellow
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
May 13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #17) by Alexander McCall Smith
July 10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌3. Mrs Peacock - blue
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #15) by Alexander McCall Smith
May 10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
July 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌4. Professor Plum - purple
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
February 21 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
August 14 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌5. Miss Scarlet - red
The Alcatraz Rose (English Garden Mystery #6) by Anthony Eglin
August 8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Night Masquerade
❌6. Mrs White - white
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
January 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth
August 12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
❌1. Candlestick or flames or fire
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal
Fire/Flames
February 13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ A Playdate With Death (A Mommy-Track Mystery #3) by Ayelet Waldman
Smoke/Fire
January 30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌2. Dagger
A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology edited by Dhonielle Clayton
August 18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #3) by Laurie R. King
A pen on the cover
4. Revolver or gun or pistol
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters #1) by Amy Stewart
❌5. RibbonRope or string or ribbon
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
January 11 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌6. Hammer Wrench or spanner or any other tool
Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland #2) by Anthony Horowitz
June 29 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌7. Car Nursery Crimes (A Mommy-Track Mystery #1) by Ayelet Waldman
January 23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌8. Horse The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
February 27 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌9. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Laptop
March 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌10. Dog Saving Shiloh (Shiloh #3) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
March 28 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌11. Body of water-drowning Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth #1) by M.C. Beaton
April 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌12. Calico Joe by John Grisham
Baseball
April 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌13. The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #3) by Dorothy Gilman
Drugged tea
July 25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rooms
❌1. Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
January 31 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌2. Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
The Adolescence of Zhenya Luvers by Boris Pasternak
January 16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌3. Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15) by Agatha Christie
January 23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌4. Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Nursery Crimes (A Mommy-Track Mystery #1) by Ayelet Waldman
Juliet must save Abigail's husband from being convicted by revealing the true perpetrator.
January 23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Raymond saves Eleanor.
February 17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ 5. Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Violets are edible
January 11 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌6. Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars #1) by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
January 18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌7. Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Holiday Magic by Mary Carter, Terri DuLong, Cathy Lamb, Fern Michaels
January 12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
August 10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌8. Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
March 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌9. Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland #1) by Anthony Horowitz
Mystery
April 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌10. Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
May 26 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌ The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) by Tana French
March 17 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌The Secret History by Donna Tartt
April 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌11. Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson
January 13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Immigration--fair and equal treatment for all!
May 9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Black Swan Green
All the Bright Places

I'm going to start with 15 books to get me 5 deductions.

1st Deduction
Suspect: Mrs. Peacock - Read a book with a blue cover -

Weapon: Lead Pipe - Read a book with a lead pipe or MUSICAL INSTRUMENT or writing instrument on the cover -

Room: Cellar - Read a mystery - A Fever of the Blood

Deduction - Mrs. Peacock with the lead pipe in the cellar


2nd Deduction
Suspect - Mrs. White The King’s Evil (white cover)
Weapon - Candlestick - Smoke and Mirrors (word related to fire in the title)
Room - Conservatory - The Satapur Moonstone (someone saved)

Deduction - Mrs. White with a candlestick in the conservatory.

3rd Deduction
Suspect: Miss Scarlet - A Mask of Shadows
Weapon: Dagger (or other sharp object) - Death and the Chevalier
Room: Library - Pentecost Alley
Deduction: Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Dagger

4th Deduction
Suspect Mr. Green -
Room Lounge - Now You See Them
Weapon Dagger -
Deduction Mr. Green in the Lounge with the Dagger.

5th Deduction
Suspect: Colonel Mustard - Half of a Yellow Sun
Weapon: Rope - Project Hail Mary
Room: Study - The Borgias
Deduction - Colonel Mustard in the Study with a Rope

6th Deduction
Suspect: Mr. Green - The Murder of Harriet Monckton
Weapon: Revolver - Lord Edgware Dies
Room: Library - The Lions of Fifth Avenue

Deduction - Mr. Green in the Library with the Revolver

7th Deduction
Suspect: Mrs. Peacock - A Thousand Ships
Weapon: Dagger - Daughter of Sparta
Room: Cellar - Saturnalia

Deduction: Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with a Dagger.

Challenge Complete!

This sounds exciting!!!
Sign me up for 12.
Progress:
9/12 books
1/4 deductions

Deduction 1: I deduce it was Professor Plum in the dining room with a Dagger
Suspect:
Professor Plum - Wizard and Glass
Weapon:
Dagger or Knife or Sword - Mightier Than the Sword
Room:
Dining Room - It Only Happens in the Movies

Deduction 2
Suspect:
Mrs Peacock - Veronika Decides to Die
Weapon:
Room:
Dining - Five Little Pigs

Deduction 3
Suspect:
Mr Green - Hidden in Plain Sight
Weapon:
Room:
Conservatory - Wolves of the Calla

Deduction 4
Suspect:
Ms Scarlet - Dark Matter
Weapon:
Room:
Study - Winter Garden

I LOVE THIS CHALLENGE!!!

Please put me down for 30 books or 10 deductions!

0/30 books
0/10 deductions

I'll try 24 books and 8 deductions.

Progress:
24/24 books
8/8 deductions

SUSPECTS
*Mr Green - green
✔(D2) Rescuing Finley (01/22/2021)
*Mrs Peacock - blue
✔(D1) The Happy Camper (01/04/2021)
✔(D6) When No One is Watching (05/20/2021)
*Professor Plum - purple
✔(D4) The Cabin Below (03/06/2021)
*Mrs White - white
✔(D7) The Bear (08/18/2021)
*Colonel Mustard - yellow
✔(D5) A Bad Day for Sunshine (04/29/2021)
*Miss Scarlet - red
✔(D3) Mother Knows Best (03/04/2021)
✔(D8) Memory Man (09/11/2021)

WEAPONS
*Candlestick or flames or fire:
✔(D2) Three Perfect Liars (02/07/2021)
✔(D8) Louisiana Lucky (10/27/2021)
*Dagger or knife or sword:
✔(D4) Still Knife Painting (05/01/2021)
*Rope or string or ribbon:
✔(D6) The Chance (05/31/2021)
✔(D1) The Shop on Blossom Street (02/03/2021)
*Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument:
✔(D3) Tagged for Death (02/14/2021)
*Revolver or Gun or Pistol:
✔(D7) Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors (06/07/2021)
*Wrench or spanner or any other tool
✔(D5) The Crepes of Wrath (05/31/2021)

ROOMS
*Ballroom
✔(D1) Tinsel (01/11/2021)
*Conservatory
✔ (D2) Stay (01/24/2021)
*Hall
✔(D3) Something Borrowed (03/14/2021)
*Kitchen
✔(D6) The Chef (08/05/2021)
✔(D4) Who Moved My Goat Cheese? (03/22/2021)
*Library
✔(D5) The Bridges of Madison County (03/27/2021)
✔(D8) Dream Big, Stella! (08/26/2021)
*Study
✔(D7) The World of the Hummingbird (05/15/2021)

DEDUCTIONS:
✔1. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Ballroom with the Rope. (02/03/2021)
✔2. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Conservatory with the Candlestick. (02/07/2021)
✔3. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Lead Pipe. (03/14/2021)
✔4. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Dagger (5/01/2021))
✔5. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Wrench. (05/31/2021)
✔6. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock, in the Kitchen, with the Rope (08/05/2021)
✔7. I deduce it was Mrs White, in the Study, with the Revolver (08/18/2021)
✔8. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet, in the Library, with the Candlestick (10/27/2021)

Sounds like fun! I'd like to sign up for this one. (I love the Scooby Doo category!) I'll add books as we go.

23/23 books
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11/10+ deductions
Scooby Doo
1. Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick

Pink Panther
2. Mr. Green in the Ballroom with a Rope
3. Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with a Revolver

Nancy Drew
4. Professor Plum in the Conservatory with a Lead Pipe
5. Miss Scarlet in the Dining Room with a Wrench

Jessica Fletcher
6. Mrs. White in the Kitchen with a Dagger
7. Mr. Green in the Lounge with a Candlestick

Hercule Poirot
8. Colonel Mustard in the Study with a Dagger
9. Mrs. Peacock in the Billiard Room with a Lead Pipe

Sherlock Holmes
10. Miss Scarlet in the Secret Passages with a Rope
11. Professor Plum in the Hall with a Revolver
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Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
* Mr Green - green - The Golf Course Mystery by Chester K. Steele - finished 1/10/21
* Colonel Mustard - yellow - The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck - finished 1/9/21
* Mrs Peacock - blue - If I Stay by Gayle Forman - finished 1/12/21
* Professor Plum - purple - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi - finished 1/1/21
* Miss Scarlet - red - The Golden Ass by Apuleius - finished 4/9/21
* Mrs White - white - Echoes by Jamilah Kolocotronis - finished 4/20/21

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
* Candlestick or flames or fire - candlestick - Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle - finished 1/21/21
* Dagger or knife or sword - sword - The Grail Murders by Michael Clynes - finished 5/31/21
* Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument - cello - Maureen O'Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood by Maureen O'Carroll - finished 4/25/21
* Revolver or gun or pistol - ray gun - Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas - finished 4/19/21
* Rope or string or ribbon - rope - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard - finished 2/6/21
* Wrench or spanner or any other tool - screwdriver - Lead-Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans - finished 5/30/21

Rooms
* Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer - Quickstep to Murder by Ella Barrick - finished 1/6/21
* Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft. - my favorite sport is billiards - Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn - finished 6/4/21
* Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book - Cat in an Orange Twist by Carole Nelson Douglas - finished 1/7/21
* Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something - Recursion by Blake Crouch - finished 4/15/21
* Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - finished 4/21/21
* Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. - series "Daisy Dalrymple" - Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn - finished 6/11/21
* Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character - true stories about life revolving around the author's mother's kitchen + recipes - The Country Kitchen by Della T. Lutes - finished 3/11/21
* Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else - library - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed - finished 1/3/21
* Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. - mystery - A Wreath for Rivera by Ngaio Marsh - finished 4/24/21
* Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title - Seal of Secrets by William J. Cook - finished 6/8/21
* Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about - Animal rescue - Getting Lucky: How One Special Dog Found Love and a Second Chance at Angel's Gate by Susan Marino - finished 5/26/21

COMPLETED
Challenge: 30 books / 10 deductions

Books: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10

Deductions
I deduce it was MR. GREEN in the HALL with the CANDLESTICK.
I read Right Back Where We Started for the green cover, A History of What Comes Next as the first book in a new series, and Flamer with fire on the cover.

I deduce it was MRS. PEACOCK in the LOUNGE with the WRENCH.
I read Where'd You Go, Bernadette for the blue cover, The Love Square as a contemporary romance (favorite genre), and All Consuming with a fire axe (tool) on the cover.

I deduce it was MRS. WHITE in the CONSERVATORY with the DAGGER.
I read Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy for the white cover, Axiom's End with a character that saves her family, and William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth with a lightsaber (sword) on the cover.

I deduce it was MRS. PEACOCK in the CELLAR with the WRENCH.
I read Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries for the blue cover, No Bad Deed for a mystery, and Faithless in Death with sculptor’s tools on the cover.

I deduce it was MISS SCARLET in the CONSERVATORY with the REVOLVER.
I read Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood for the red cover, Mexican Gothic with a character that saves her cousin, and Deadpool, Vol. 1: Mercin' Hard for the Money with a gun on the cover.

I deduce it was MR. GREEN in the KITCHEN with the DAGGER.
I read In a Holidaze for the green cover, The Holiday Husband with a baker, and Nightwing, Vol. 1: The Gray Son Legacy with a dagger on the cover.

I deduce it was COLONEL MUSTARD in the KITCHEN with the CANDLESTICK.
I read The Sun Sister for the yellow cover, South Beach Love: A feel-good romance from Hallmark Publishing with chef MCs, and The Priory of the Orange Tree with fire on the cover.

I deduce it was MRS. PEACOCK in the KITCHEN with the DAGGER.
I read Just Getting Started for the blue cover, The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike, and Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 3: The Demon's Fire with swords on the cover.

I deduce it was MISS SCARLET in the HALL with the LEAD PIPE.
I read Book Cover for the red cover, One Night Only as the first book in a series, and Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation with musical instruments on the cover.

I deduce it was PROFESSOR PLUM in the KITCHEN with the REVOLVER.
I read Almond for the purple cover, K-Food: Korean Home Cooking and Street Food a cookbook, and Grimm Fairy Tales: Inferno with a gun on the cover.

23/23 Deductions - Challenge Completed
See Msg #667

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colors on the cover
✅Mr Green
1-The Garden of Evening Mists-Tan Twan Eng
10-Range-David Epstein
14-Claire of the Sea Light-Edwidge Danticat
23-Britt-Marie Was Here-Fredrik Backman
Cutting for Stone-Abraham Verghese
Little Fires Everywhere-Celeste Ng
Wide Sargasso Sea-Jean Rhys
The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping-Aharon Appelfeld
Idaho-Emily Ruskovich
The Old Drift-Namwali Serpell
Zorrie-Laird Hunt
The Dream Daughter-Diane Chamberlain
Eugenie Grandet-Honore de Balzac
Sankofa-Chibundu Onuzo
Sky Burial-Xinran
✅Colonel Mustard
2-The Unhoneymooners-Christina Lauren
12-Olive Kitteridge-Elizabeth Strout
19-Convenience Store Woman-Sayaka Murata
Afterlife-Julia Alvarez
An Owl on Every Post-Sanora Babb
Conversations with Friends-Sally Rooney
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao-Martha Batalha
Song of a Captive Bird-Jasmin Darznik
The Honorary Consul-Graham Greene
American Spy-Lauren Wilkinson
The Distant Marvels-Chantel Acevedo
I Am a Girl from Africa-Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Matrix-Lauren Groff
The Yellow Bird Sings-Jennifer Rosner
Of God and Madness-T Byram Karasu
✅Mrs Peacock
4-The Silence of the Girls-Pat Barker
15-So Much Blue-Percival Everett
17-In Paradise-Peter Matthiessen
The Time In Between-Maria Duenas
Neverwhere-Neil Gaiman
The Eternal Audience of One-Remy Ngamije
Brief Answers to the Big Questions-Stephen Hawking
The Tremor of Forgery-Patricia Highsmith
The Age of Miracles-Karen Thompson Walker
At the Mountains of Madness-H.P. Lovecraft
Random Harvest-James Hilton
A Thousand Ships-Natalie Haynes
The Citadel-A.J. Cronin
A Week in Winter-Maeve Binchy
The Light Between Oceans-M.L. Stedman
This Is Your Mind on Plants-Michael Pollan
The Hired Man-Aminatta Forna
Gun Island-Amitav Ghosh
Island of a Thousand Mirrors-Nayomi Munaweera
Light Perpetual-Francis Spufford
The Water Dancer-Ta-Nehisi Coates
Summit Fever-Andrew Greig
Beautiful World, Where Are You-Sally Rooney
Virgil Wander-Leif Enger
Such a Fun Age-Kiley Reid
✅Professor Plum
5-Mating-Norman Bush
18-The Diary of a Bookseller-Shaun Bythell
The Island of Missing Trees-Elif Shafak
✅Miss Scarlet
3-The Underground Railroad-Colson Whitehead
6-Everything Here Is Beautiful-Mira T. Lee
8-Interior Chinatown-Charles Wu
11-Tyrant-Stephen Greenblatt
13-Klara and the Sun-Kazuo Ishiguro
16-Conclave-Robert Harris
20-Fight Club-Chuck Palahniuk
22-Let Me Not Be Mad-A.K. Benjamin
The Feast of the Goat-Mario Vargas Llosa
How to Walk Away-Katherine Center
Me Before You-Jojo Moyes
The Mercies-Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Expats-Chris Pavone
✅Mrs White
7-Disgrace-J.M. Coetzee
9-The Ministry of Utmost Happiness-Arundhati Roy
21-The Gene-Siddhartha Mukherjee
Unsheltered-Barbara Kingsolver
The Tin Drum-Günter Grass
River Thieves-Michael Crummey
The Course of Love-Alain de Botton
Train Dreams-Denis Johnson
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster-Bill Gates
The Marriage Plot-Jeffrey Eugenides
The Lowland-Jhumpa Lahiri
Sand County Almanac-Aldo Leopold
Austerlitz-W.G. Sebald
LaRose-Louise Erdrich
Escape from Camp 14-Blaine Harden

Weapons
Read a book with the following on the cover or in the title
✅Candlestick or flames or fire
2-Think Again-Adam M. Grant
11-Interpreter of Maladies-Jhumpa Lahiri
20-Smokejumper-Jason A. Ramos
Northanger Abbey-Jane Austen
The Sweetness of Water-Nathan Harris
✅Dagger or knife or sword
African Samurai-Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard
Amistad-David Pesci
The Subtle Knife-Philip Pullman
✅Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
3-Piranesi-Susanna Clarke
10-Harlem Shuffle-Colson Whitehead
A House in Bali-Colin McPhee
✅Revolver or gun or pistol
6-Revolutionary Mothers-Carol Berkin
16-An Army at Dawn-Rick Atkinson
18-House Made of Dawn-N. Scott Momaday
21-The Day of Battle-Rick Atkinson
The Underdogs-Mariano Azuela
The Return-Hisham Matar
The Guns at Last Light-Rick Atkinson
The Young Lions-Irwin Shaw
The Eye in the Door-Pat Barker
The Liberator-Alex Kershaw
✅Rope or string or ribbon
5-A Hundred Suns-Karin Tanabe
8-Americanah-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13-A Spool of Blue Thread-Anne Tyler
15-To Be Taught, If Fortunate-Becky Chambers
22-Petersburg-Andrei Bely
The Starless Sea-Erin Morgenstern
Falling Upwards-Richard Holmes
Less-Andrew Sean Greer
The Illusion of Separateness-Simon Van Booy
The News from Paraguay-Lily Tuck
Nelson's Trafalgar-Roy A. Adkins
The Girl Who Played With Fire-Stieg Larsson
The Robber Bride-Margaret Atwood
The Fortunate Ones-Ellen Umansky
✅Wrench or spanner or any other tool
1-Hatchet-Gary Paulsen
4-Bridge of Clay-Markus Zusak
7-The Big Burn-Timothy Egan
9-Exit Strategy-Martha Wells
12-Leviathan Wakes-James S.A. Corey
14-The Golden Compass-Philip Pullman
17-Network Effect-Martha Wells
19-Fugitive Telemetry-Martha Wells
23-A Bend in the River-V.S. Naipaul
The Amber Spyglass-Philip Pullman
Insurrecto-Gina Apostol
The Land That Time Forgot-Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rooms
✅Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
3-The Ballroom-Anna Hope
13-Dutch Girl-Robert Matzen
✅Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
4-War & Turpentine-Stefan Hertmans
The Fat Lady's Low Sad Song-Brian Kaufman
The Summer of '68-Tim Wendel
✅Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
1-Nutshell-Ian McEwan
16-Alena-Rachel Pastan
Madam-Phoebe Wynne
Conspiracy of Fools-Kurt Eichenwald
The Fact of a Body-Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Origin-Dan Brown
Camino Island- ohn Grisham
The Bird Artist-Howard Norman
The Nature of Fragile Things-Susan Meissner
The Plot-Jean Hanff Korelitz
A Man-Keiichiro Hirano
The Garden of Burning Sand-Corban Addison
✅Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
6-The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox-Maggie O'Farrell
Ransom-David Malouf
Legends of the Fall-Jim Harrison
The Hungry Tide-Amitav Ghosh
Barkskins-Annie Proulx
Winter-Ali Smith
Flight Behavior-Barbara Kingsolver
Home-Toni Morrison
The Third Hill North of Town-Noah Bly
The Bone Clocks-David Mitchell
War Horse-Michael Morpurgo
All Our Wrong Todays-Elan Mastai
The Night Watchman-Louise Erdrich
The Only Story-Julian Barnes
Fruit of the Drunken Tree-Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Cloud Cuckoo Land-Anthony Doerr
Rogue Protocol-Martha Wells
Land of Love & Drowning-Tiphanie Yanique
The Moor's Account-Laila Lalami
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams-Richard Flanagan
An Island-Karen Jennings
Bewilderment-Richard Powers
Doña Barbara-Rómulo Gallegos
Oscar and Lucinda-Peter Carey
Mexican Gothic-Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Violeta-Isabel Allende
Spill Simmer Falter Wither-Sara Baume
Our Game-John le Carre
✅Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
7-Commonwealth-Ann Patchett
The Longevity Paradox-Steven R. Gundry
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle-Barbara Kingsolver
The Road to Lichfield-Penelope Lively
Eat, Pray, Love-Elizabeth Gilbert
Three Apples Fell from the Sky-Narine Abgaryan
Unsettled Ground-Claire Fuller
✅Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
8-They Were Counted-Miklós Bánffy
The Space Between Us-Thrity Umrigar
The Bookshop on the Corner-Jenny Colgan
The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill-Julie Klassen
Warcross-Marie Lu
Heaven and Hell-Jón Kalman Stefánsson
All Systems Red-Martha Wells
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats-Jan-Philipp Sendker
The Fifth Season-N.K. Jemisin
✅Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
2-The Miniaturist-Jessie Burton
5-Three Junes-Julia Glass
10-Shalimar the Clown-Salman Rushdie
15-The Shadow King-Maaza Mengiste
18-How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House-Cherie Jones
21-The Puma Years-Laura Coleman
✅Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
9-Every Note Played-Lisa Genova
17-The Incendiaries-R.O. Kwon
19-Dubliners-James Joyce
20-Life After Life-Kate Atkinson
The Origins of Creativity-Edward O. Wilson
The Story of a New Name-Elena Ferrante
Deacon King Kong-James McBride
The Prophets-Robert Jones Jr
A Place for Us-Fatima Farheen Mirza
Say Nothing-Patrick Radden Keefe
Albert Einstein-Banesh Hoffmann
About Love and Other Stories-Anton Chekhov
Pierre and Jean-Guy de Maupassant
The Vanishing Half-Brit Bennett
Remote Control-Nnedi Okorafor
Of Women and Salt-Gabriela Garcia
The Glass Hotel-Emily St. John Mandel
The Venetians-Paul Strathern
The Snow Child-Eowyn Ivey
The Removed-Brandon Hobson
Watership Down-Richard Adams
The Golden Apples of the Sun-Ray Bradbury
Caste-Isabel Wilkerson
Breath-James Nestor
Islands of Decolonial Love-Leanne Simpson
I Sing the Body Electric-Ray Bradbury
The Silver Linings Playbook-Matthew Quick
Infinite Country-Patricia Engel
The Sandcastle Girls-Chris Bohjalian
Wishin' and Hopin'-Wally Lamb
The Midnight Library-Matt Haig
Caught in the Revolution-Helen Rappaport
The Paris Library-Janet Skeslian Charles
Artificial Condition-Martha Wells
My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry-Fredrik Backman
Great Circle-Maggie Shipstead
Offshore-Penelope Fitzgerald
Once There Were Wolves-Charlotte McConaghy
Harlem Shuffle-Colson Whitehead
A Sentimental Education-Gustave Flaubert
Native Son-Richard Wright
✅Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. (literary fiction)
12-The Door-Magda Szabo
23-To Siberia-Per Petterson
The Heart of the Matter-Graham Greene
From a Low and Quiet Sea-Donal Ryan
Embers-Sandor Marai
Warlight-Michael Ondaatje
Written on the Body-Jeanette Winterson
The Story of Lucy Gault-William Trevor
What I Loved-Siri Hustvedt
Great House-Nicole Krauss
The Sea, The Sea-Iris Murdoch
A Tale for the Time Being-Ruth Ozeki
Middlemarch-George Eliot
Middlesex-Jeffrey Eugenides
On Beauty-Zadie Smith
Sense and Sensibility-Jane Austen
The Nose-Nikolai Gogol
The Big Rock Candy Mountain-Wallace Stegner
Grace-Paul Lynch
An Old Captivity-Nevil Shute
By Night Under the Stone Bridge-Leo Perutz
The Gathering-Anne Enright
The Keep-Jennifer Egan
Purple Hibiscus-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Passage North-Anuk Arudpragasam
China Room-Sunjeev Sahota
Bend Sinister-Vladimir Nabokov
No One Is Talking About This-Patricia Lockwood
Suttree-Cormac McCarthy
The Promise-Damon Galgut
Second Place-Rachel Cusk
A Town Called Solace-Mary Lawson
Lanny-Max Porter
Transcendent Kingdom-Yaa Gyasi
Moon Tiger-Penelope Lively
The End of Days-Jenny Erpenbeck
Three Daughters of Eve-Elif Shafak
Nervous Conditions-Tsitsi Dangarembga
Mansfield Park-Jane Austen
✅Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
The Secret Chord-Geraldine Brooks
Secret Knowledge of Water-Craig Childs
The Secrets Between Us-Thrity Umrigar
The Storyteller's Secret-Sejal Badani
When-Daniel H. Pink
✅Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
11-Symphony for the City of the Dead-M.T. Anderson
14-My Interview with Beethoven-L.A. Hider Jones
22-Empire Antarctica-Gavin Francis
Grant-Ron Chernow
Four Lost Cities-Annalee Newitz
Barbarian Days-William Finnegan
Pale Rider-Laura Spinney
Nelson's Purse-Martyn Downer
Rebooting AI-Gary F. Marcus, Ernest Davis
Missing-Thomas Hauser
The Day the World Came to Town-Jim DeFede
What You Have Heard Is True-Carolyn Forche
Coyote America-Dan Flores
Notes from an Apocalypse-Mark O'Connell
Brave Companions-David McCullough
Invisible Women-Caroline Criado Pérez
The Lemon Tree-Sandy Tolan
Under Red Skies-Karoline Kan
Uncanny Valley-Anna Wiener
Rough Magic-Lara Prior-Palmer
Ice Ghosts-Paul Watson
In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin

Give Us A Clue
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2021

Oooh...I LOVE this idea. Please sign me up for 6 books/2 deductions

Progress
Books: 0/6
Deductions: 0/2

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colors on the cover:
Mr. Green: Green
Colonel Mustard: Yellow
Mrs. Peacock: Blue
Professor Plum: Purple
Miss Scarlet: Red
Mrs. White: White

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick: candlestick/flames/fire
Dagger: dagger/knife/sword
Lead Pipe: lead pipe/musical instrument/writing instrument
Revolver: revolver/gun/pistol
Rope: rope/string/ribbon
Wrench: wrench/spanner/any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: A book featuring a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: A book featuring your favorite hobby, game, sport, or craft
Cellar: A detective, mystery, or true crime book
Conservatory: A book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: A book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: A cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: A book borrowed from a library or someone else
Lounge: A book in your favorite genre.
Secret Passages: A book with "secret" in the title
Study: A book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
41/396
7/132


Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - greenRusty Nail1/30/21
Colonel Mustard - yellowClothed With the Sun: Might as Well Repent and Believe 1/11/21
Mrs Peacock - blue
1.The Ghost of Old Coal House 1/1/21
2.Death at Hilliard High 1/15/21
3The Winter Ghosts1/30/21
4.Looks Could Kill2/11/21
5.The Whispering House 3/15/21
6.Midnight Garden3/25/21
Professor Plum - purple
1.Promises5/1/21
Miss Scarlet - red
1.The Academy 1/28/21
2.The Absurdity Of It 2/2/21
Mrs White - white
1.Ruby Milk2/28/21
2.The Look3/25/21
Defending Jacob

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Fire in the Bones1/17/21
Dagger or knife or sword
Balanced on the Blade's Edge 1/23/21
My Sister, the Serial Killer3/20/21
Hell's Angel4/3/21
Cookie Cutter Man
A Cold Day For Murder5/3/21
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
1.Whiskey Devils2/7/21
2. She's Got the Guns6/16/21
Rope or string or ribbon
Murder at Yappy Hour 2/2/21
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Dangerous4/24/21

Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book The Snowdonia Killings 1/11/21
The Bear Trap2/15/21
Killer Green Tomatoes2/11/21
Before He Kills3/28/21
Lies She Told4/21/21
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
1.Copper King 1/15/21
Girls in Trucks perverse Dubuntate traditions 1/3/21
3.We Journey No More save the guru camp 1/26/21
4.Greensmith Girls2/26/21
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the coverRusty Nail 1/30/21
2.Apple Pie a la Murder2/5/21
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
1.Justice for All 1/28/21
2.Boys that Bite2/15/21
3.Dangerous3/28/21
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
1.The Girl Next Door 1/15/21
Sharp Objects4/5/21
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
1.Hot Six 1/17/21
2.Miss Polly had a Dolly2/19/21
Think Murder5/7/21
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
1.The Secret River 1/24/21
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
1.Suicide By Death 2/5/21

Deductions
Mrs peacock with a candlestick in the cellar
Colonel Mustard with the knife in the conservatory
mr. green with a rope in the conservatory
Mrs Peacock with a gun in the conservatory
Mrs Peacock with knife in cellar
Mrs Scarlet with a knife in cellar
Professor Plum with knife in the hall

Oh, this sounds so fun! I love CLUE! Question: Since there are more rooms than there are suspects and weapons, will each deduction require three new and distinct books? I understand that I couldn't use The Book of Candlelight in two categories, like for both candlestick and Mrs. Peacock. But if I use it for the weapon in my first deduction (say, Mr. Green with the candlestick in the kitchen), can I use the same weapon/book in a second deduction (Col. Mustard with the candlestick in the study)? Or would I need a new candlestick/fire/flame book?

I'm in!
4 deductions/12 books

Progress:
8/4 deductions
24/12 books

Case 1:
Suspect - Professor Plum (Waiting for the Night Song)
Weapon - Rope (Salvage the Bones)
Room - Library (One Day)
I deduce it was Professor Plum with the Rope in the Library.

Case 2:
Suspect - Mrs. White (The Glass Castle)
Weapon - Rope (Every Last Fear) (string)
Room - Kitchen (The Rib King)
I deduce it was Mrs. White with the Rope in the Kitchen

Case 3:
Suspect - Mr. Green (Salvage the Bones)
Weapon - Revolver (The Quiet Game)
Room - Conservatory (Ready Player Two)
I deduce it was Mr. Green with the Revolver in the Conservatory

Case 4:
Suspect - Mrs. Peacock (Lucky Boy)
Weapon - Candlestick (Firekeeper's Daughter)
Room - Hall (Waiting to Exhale)
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock with the Candlestick in the Hall

Case 5:
Suspect - Mr. Green (The Testaments)
Weapon - Candlestick (Girls on Fire)
Room - Cellar (Hidden)
I deduce it was Mr. Green with the Candlestick in the Cellar

Case 6:
Suspect - Mrs. Peacock (Getting To Happy)
Weapon - Dagger (What Beauty There Is)
Room - Billiard Room (All He Ever Wanted)
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock with the Dagger in the Billiard Room

Case 7:
Suspect - Miss Scarlet (The Wisdom of Psychopaths)
Weapon - Candlestick (The Outliers)
Room - Study (The Same Sky)
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet with the Candlestick in the Study

Case 8:
Suspect - Mrs. Peacock (Force of Nature)
Weapon - Revolver (Ghettoside)
Room - Dining Room (Good in Bed)
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock with the Revolver in the Dining Room

I’ll sign up for 9 books or 3 deductions. Very inclined to increase my goal with time.

Progress: 0/9
Deductions: 0/3

Details: To be updated.

PS: Thank you for coming up with this brilliant challenge, Rachael!

I would like to sign up for 23 books


Progress: 0/23
Deductions:

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

PROGRESS :
300/90 Books
100/30 Deductions

I deduce it was:
1. Mrs White in the library with the canddlestick

2. Mrs Peacock in the consevatory with the canddlestick

3. Prof. Plum in the consevatory with the wrench

4.Prof. Plum in the study with the rope

5. Mr Green in the conservatory with the revolver

6.Col. Mustard in the library with the dagger

7.Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench

8.Mrs White in the dining room with the lead pipe

9.Mr Green in the hall with the dagger

10.Mrs White in the conservatory with the lead pipe

11.Mr Green in the kitchen with the wrench

12.Mrs White in the cellar with the lead pipe

13.Miss Scarlet in the study with the lead pipe

14.Mrs Peacock in the billiard room with the lead pipe

15. Col. Mustard in the cellar with the revolver

16.Col. Mustard in the lounge with the revolver

17.Mrs White in the library with the wrench

18.Miss Scarlet in the library with the lead pipe

19.Mrs White in the hall with the candlestick

20.Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver

21.Mrs White in the library with the dagger

22.Col. Mustard in the hall with the dagger

23.Miss Scarlet in the secret passage with the wrench

24.Mr Green in the study with the candlestick

25.Col. Mustard in the study with the wrench

26.Mr Green in the kitchen with the revolver

27.Mrs Peacock in the study with the revolver

28.Mrs Peacock in the library with the lead pipe

29.Prof. Plum in the study with the dagger

30. Mrs White in the cellar with the rope

31.Col. Mustard in the lounge with the lead pipe

32.Miss Scarlet in the hall with the candlestick

33.Col. Mustard in the cellar with the wrench

34.Col. Mustard in the conservatory with the wrench

35. Col. Mustard in the conservatory with the lead pipe

36.Col. Mustard in the hall with the wrench

37.Mrs Peacock in the conservatory with the wrench

38.Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the dagger

39. Col. Mustard in the cellar with the rope

40. Col. Mustard in the lounge with the dagger

41.Prof. Plum in the billiard room with the revolver

42.Mrs Peacock in the hall with the lead pipe

43.Miss Scarlet in the ballroom with the lead pipe

44.Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the dagger

45.Mr Green in the cellar with the wrench

46.Miss Scartet in the lounge with the wrench

47. Mrs White in the library with the rope

48. Miss Scarlet in the library with the candlestick

49.Miss Scarlet in the library with the rope

50. Mr Green in the library with the revolver

From deductions 51 to 59 see message # 554
From deductions 60 to 69 see message # 571
From deductions 70 to 79 see message # 589
From deductions 80 to 89 see message # 614
From deductions 90 to 99 see message # 628

100. Mr. Green in the cellar with the dagger

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1/1/21 - 12/31/21

1. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Revolver:
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 1/3 yellow
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 3* 1/6 a coffee cup in the film strip
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 1/24 machine guns

2. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Secret Passages with the Candlestick:
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 4* 1/10 blue
Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock 5* 1/17 secret in title
Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 1/25 fire

3. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Revolver:
High Five by Janet Evanovich 4* 1/11 yellow
National Parks of America by Lonely Planet 4* 1/18 borrowed
Later Gator by Jana Deleon 3* 1/30 riffle/shotgun (leaning on the pick-up truck)

4. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Revolver:
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by JoAnn Durgin 3* 1/12 green
Mróz by Marcin Ciszewski 4* 1/20 lit. transl: Frost borrowed
Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 1/31 gun (in the purse)

5. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Library with the Candlestick:
Why You Really Can Memorize Scripture: Understand and unlock your mind's natural ability to memorize long passages by Daniel Morris 4* 1/12 white
Nice to meet you, Jerusalem: Auf Entdeckungstour ins Herz der Stadt by Stefan Gödde 3* 1/21 lit. transl (sub-title) Expedition Into The Heart Of The City - borrowed
Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 2/2 fire

6. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick:
Starlight, Star Bright by JoAnn Durgin 4* 1/19 red
Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 1/26 Gertie knits
Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon 4* 2/5 pumpkin lantern

7. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Conservatory with the Revolver:
Faking the Love by Sofia Grey 4* 1/29 white
Summer of the Midnight Sun by Tracie Peterson 4* 1/27 MCs have to save someone
Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 2/7 gun

8. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Study with the Dagger (& Revolver):
Seeing The Love by Sofia Grey 4* 1/29 white
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe by Steven H. Strogatz 3* 1/28 I wanted to learn more about calculus
Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon 5* 2/9 knife & gun (in the purse)

9. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Revolver:
Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 2/4 yellow
Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 1/29 cozy mystery
Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 5* 2/10 gun (gift wrapped)

10. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Rope:
Healing the Hurts of Your Past: A Guide to Overcoming the Pain of Shame by F. Remy Diederich 3* 2/16 red
Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/6 fav. genre
Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 5* 2/12 string of beads

11. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Revolver:
Meg's Best Man by Cynthia Bruner 5* 2/20 green
The Governess Who Captured His Heart by Sophie Barnes 4* 2/20 The Honorable Scoundrels #1
Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 4* 2/14 gun

12. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Cellar (Lounge) with the Dagger:
Kittyzen's Arrest by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 2/19 blue
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/19 fav. genre & a mystery
Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon 4* 2/15 hatchet

13. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Ballroom with the Revolver:
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 5* 2/26 blue
Dying for a Dance book 2 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3* 2/27 dancers
Dying for a Date book 1 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3.5* 2/25 gun

14. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Revolver:
A Drop of Paradise by Alex L. Michaels 2* 2/28 white
Dying for a Daiquiri book 3 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 2.5* 3/3 coctail in glass
Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon 5* 3/4 gun

15. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Study with the Candlestick:
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/5 purple
110 - Ein Bulle bleibt dran: Neues aus der Notrufzentrale by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 5* 3/6 lit. transl: 110 - A Copper Keeps At It: New (Stories) From The Emergency Call Center - learned about the work in a Police Emergency Call Center
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost 4* 3/29 candle

16. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Revolver:
Fierce Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/11 blue
Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/7 Shadows Landing #1
New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn 4* 3/30 gun

17. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Candlestick:
Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/9 green
Sunken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 3* 3/9 mystery
At Wick's End by Tim Myers 3* 3/31 candle

18. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Kingdom Prayer: Touching Heaven to Change Earth by Tony Evans 4* 3/27 green
Forever Freed by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/12 fav. genre
Without Warning by Lynette Eason 4* 4/3 gun

19. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Debt of Mercy by Amanda Tero 4* 3/31 blue
Forever Saved by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/13 fav. genre
Hot Ghost by Carolyn Crane=Annika Martin 4* 4/5 revolver

20. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Revolver:
Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/16 purpl-ish
Murder in Stonehill Manor by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/8 Samantha Degan #1
Moving Target by Lynette Eason 4* 4/6 gun

21. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Revolver:
Death in the Casino by Nikki Haverstock 3* 4/9 purple
Forever Bold by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/14 MCs have to save someone
Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason 4* 4/13 gun

22. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Dining Room with the Candlestick:
Death from Abroad by Nikki Haverstock 4* 4/10 blue
Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder by Ann S. Marie 2* 4/16 cupcake
THR3E by Twyla Turner 4* 4/16 fire(works)

23. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Revolver:
His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare 4* 4/19 red
In Two Weeks by Jen Talty 3* 4/22 #1 in series
Murder in Lancashire by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/17 gun

24. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Dagger:
Loving Miss Libby by Rosemarie Naramore 4* 4/24 yellow
On His Watch by Katie Ruggle 5* 4/28 fav. genre
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 3* 4/21/21 knife (in film strip)

25. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Dining Room with the Dagger:
Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self by Joanna Cannon 3* 4/29 purple
Sweets and a Stabbing by Harper Lin 4* 4/27 cupcake
Anioł śmierci=Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 4/23 sword

26. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Lead Pipe:
Divorced, Desperate And Dating by Christie Craig 3* 5/9 red
The Heist: How Grace Robs Us of Our Shame by Chris Durso 4* 5/1 passionate subject
Framed Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 5/8 brush and easel

27. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Revolver:
The Shell Game by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 5* 5/10 purple
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 3* 5/11 mystery
Gasoline, Texas by Joseph Flynn 4* 5/17 revolver

cont. in msg. #482

Interesting challenge!!
I'll do 9 books or 3 deductions!
Completed books: 6/9
Deductions Made: 2/3

*blue on cover


*Fire on the cover


Passionate topic*

Deduction 1:
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock with the Candlestick in the study.

*Blue on cover


*Candlestick on cover


*Mystery Book


Deduction 2:
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock with the candlestick in the cellar

Sign me up for 15 books which is 5 deductions

9/9 books
3/3 deductions

Challenge Completed

Deduction 1
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Candlestick
I read The Wizard Returns for the green cover, Killing for Company: The case of Dennis Nilsen a true crime story, and The Oldest Flame with flame in the title.

Deduction 2
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Kitchen with the Lead Piper
I read Chemistry for the yellow cover, Fiesta Latina: Fabulous Food for Sizzling Parties that I borrowed from my local library, The Bell Jar has a musical instrument in the title.

Deduction 3
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Daggar
I read Not Quite a Wife for the purple cover, New Kids on the Block: Between Brothers is the first book in the series, The Three Musketeers has a sword on the cover

TerryJane wrote: "Oh, this sounds so fun! I love CLUE! Question: Since there are more rooms than there are suspects and weapons, will each deduction require three new and distinct books? I understand that I couldn't..."

Hi TerryJane,
For this challenge, each book can only count once but prompts can be repeated. Each deduction will require 3 different books.

Agnieszka wrote: "I never played Cluedo but it looks like something fun. I hope to read at least 10 dedctions.

I have three questions:
1. Weapons - Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited ..."

Hi Agnieszka,

To answer your questions:
1. The Weapon can appear as a word on the cover (i.e. as part of the title) or as an item on the cover. Your cover of A Christmas Carol would definitely count.
2. You can read your books in any order and report a deduction when you have all three parts of it
3. Unless a challenge or prompt states otherwise, there is no minimum page count in this group.

Welcome, detectives! 🕵️‍♀️🕵️
I have updated to here. As always let me know if you spot any mistakes

Rachael wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I never played Cluedo but it looks like something fun. I hope to read at least 10 dedctions.

I have three questions:
1. Weapons - Read a book with the following word (or related ..."

Thank you so much!

This sounds so fun! I’ll join for 9 books (3 deductions). [April 7, goal raised to 18&6.]

Progress 18/18 books, 6/6 deductions. Completed!

Deduction 1: Miss Scarlet with the revolver in the lounge.
Deduction 2: Colonel Mustard with the revolver in the hall.
Deduction 3: Professor Plum with the wrench in the conservatory.
Deduction 4: Mrs White with the lead pipe in the cellar
Deduction 5: Mr Green with the dagger in the hall
Deduction 6: Miss Scarlet with the candlestick in the library

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
✅Mr Green - green ➡️ The Stone Sky
✅ Colonel Mustard - yellow ➡️ Recursion
Mrs Peacock - blue
✅ Professor Plum - purple ➡️ The Obelisk Gate
✅ Miss Scarlet - red ➡️ Illuminae & The Stolen Kingdom
✅ Mrs White - white ➡️ The Thursday Murder Club

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
✅Candlestick or flames or fire ➡️ The Colour of Magic
✅Dagger or knife or sword ➡️ Shadow's Edge
✅Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument ➡️ Lirael (pan flute on the cover)
✅Revolver or gun or pistol ➡️ The Gunslinger (guns on the cover and in the title) & Gun, With Occasional Music
Rope or string or ribbon
✅Wrench or spanner or any other tool ➡️ Raising Steam (shovel on the cover)

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
✅Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book ➡️ Rubbernecker
✅Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something ➡️ Gemina
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
✅ Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. ➡️ Howl's Moving Castle & The Bone Shard Daughter
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
✅Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else ➡️ Hex
✅ Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. ➡️ Warbreaker
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

This looks like so much fun! I'm going to join in, and I'm going to start with a goal of 30 books (10 deductions).

Progress: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10
My level: Sherlock Holmes

This challenge is inspired by the classic board game Clue/Cluedo. To set the scene, you're investigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and you will be looking for clues in the books that you read. Books can be in any genre unless a prompt specifies otherwise. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green Mated To The Beast
Colonel Mustard - yellow 99 Percent Mine
Mrs Peacock - blue The Porcupine Year
Dear Edward
Professor Plum - purple Mastered By Her Mates
Miss Scarlet - red A Vow So Bold and Deadly
Every Note Played
How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
Mrs White - white Claimed By Her Mates
Makoons

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
A House Is a Body
Her Night with the Duke
Dagger or knife or sword
The Princess Game
Thunderhead
The Art of Theft
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
The Name of the Wind
Revolver or gun or pistol
The Alien's Mate
His Virgin Mate
Claiming His Virgin
Rope or string or ribbon
Don't Know Much About the 50 States
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Reliquary
The Last Smile in Sunder City
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something The Dating Plan
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover The Chicken Sisters
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Relic
The Way You Tempt Me
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else The Wickeds
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. Mated To The Warriors
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy, and Kindness

Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into.

Deductions:
1. I deduce it was Mrs. Plum in the library with the dagger.
2. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the hall with the revolver.
3. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the dining room with the rope.
4. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the conservatory with the revolver.
5. I deduce it was Mr. Green in the lounge with the revolver.
6. I deduce it was Ms. Scarlet in the study with the dagger.
7. I deduce it was Ms. Scarlet in the cellar with the lead pipe.
8. I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the conservatory with the candlestick.
9. I deduce it was Mrs. White in the hall with the dagger
10. I deduce it was Ms. Scarlet in the cellar with the candlestick

Was looking through my list last night and have concluded that "weapons" are going to be my biggest challenge (or is that headache?! 😁)

In for 23 books and 10 deductions!

Progress: 23/23 --- COMPLETED!!!
Deductions: 10/10

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
✅ Rev Green - green - The Confession Of Brother Haluin
✅Colonel Mustard - yellow - The Hermit Of Eyton Forest
✅ Mrs Peacock - blue Dark Fire
✅ Professor Plum - purple The Summer of the Danes
✅ Miss Scarlet - red Redeeming Love
✅Mrs White - white The Pants of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 Kilometre Running Adventure through the Wilds of New Zealand


Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
✅ Candlestick or flames or fire Born of Embers
✅Dagger or knife or sword Paladin's Grace
✅ Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument The Nine Tailors
✅Revolver or gun or pistol American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
✅Rope or string or ribbon Genghis: Lords of the Bow
✅Wrench or spanner or any other tool Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891



Rooms
✅ Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
✅ Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft. Fifty-Fifty
✅ Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Taken at the Flood
✅ Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something The Queen's Crown
✅Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover The Confectioner's Guild
✅Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Dissolution
✅Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character The Fast 800: How to Combine Rapid Weight Loss and Intermittent Fasting for Long-Term Health
✅ Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else The Potter's Field
✅Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. Tangled Reins
✅Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title The Secret Wife
✅Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about Fingerprints of the Gods: The Quest Continues

Deductions: 10/10
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard with the Revolver in the Hall!!
I deduce it was Rev Green with the Wrench in the Conservatory!
It was Mrs White with the Candlestick in the Study!!
It was Mrs Peacock with the Dagger in the Lounge!
It was Miss Scarlet with the Rope in the Kitchen!!
It was Professor Plum with the Lead Pipe in the Library!
Don't know who did it or with what, but it was in the Billiard Room!
Don't know who did it or with what, but it was in the Dining Room!
Don't know who did it or with what, but it was in the Cellar!
Don't know who did it or with what, but it was in the Ballroom!

GIVE US A CLUE - Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
***Updated Goal ➡ Progress: 67/33
209/180 Books | 67/60 Deductions
300/300 Books | 100/100 Deductions -- COMPLETE

I have found the correct solution, but will continue making deductions until I reach my goal.

DEDUCTIONS
I deduce it was:
1. Mrs. Peacock in the kitchen with the rope.

2. Professor Plum in the cellar with the wrench.

3. Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the candlestick.

4. Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the dagger.

5. Miss Scarlet in the ballroom with the rope.

6. Mr. Green in the cellar with the wrench.

7. Col. Mustard in the conservatory with the wrench.

8. Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the candlestick.

9. Miss Scarlet in the library with the rope.

10. Mrs. White in the billiard room with the wrench.

11. Miss Scarlet in the hall with the dagger.

12. Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the dagger.

13. Miss Scarlet in the ballroom with the candlestick.

14. Miss Scarlet in the study with the candlestick.

15. Miss Scarlet in the hall with the lead pipe.

16. Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the dagger.

17. Mrs. White in the hall with the wrench.

18. Miss Scarlet in the library with the revolver.

19. Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the revolver.

20. Col. Mustard in the dining room with the wrench.

21. Mrs. Peacock in the billiard room with the wrench.

22. Miss Scarlet in the library with the dagger.

23. Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the revolver.

24. Mrs. Peacock in the study with the wrench.

25. Mr. Green in the hall with the wrench.

26. Col. Mustard in the library with the wrench.

27. Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the dagger.

28. Mrs. White in the kitchen with the rope.

29. Miss Scarlet in the library with the lead pipe.

30. Miss Scarlet in the lounge with the rope.

31. Prof. Plum in the lounge with the wrench.

32. Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the rope.

33. Mr. Green in the library with the wrench.

34. Col. Mustard in the hall with the wrench.

35. Prof. Plum in the library with the wrench.

36. Col. Mustard in the cellar with the wrench.

37. Mrs. Peacock in the conservatory with the wrench.

38. Miss Scarlet in the library with the candlestick.

39. Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the revolver.

40. Col. Mustard in the kitchen with the lead pipe.

41. Col. Mustard in the kitchen with the dagger.

42. Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the dagger.

43. Miss Scarlet in the ballroom with the lead pipe.

44. Mrs. Peacock in the library with the wrench.

45. Prof. Plum in the conservatory with the wrench.

46. Mrs. Peacock in the ballroom with the wrench.

47. Mr. Green in the study with the wrench.

48. Mrs. Peacock in the cellar with the wrench.

49. Col. Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick.

50. Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the candlestick.

51. Miss Scarlet in the secret passage with the candlestick.

52. Prof. Plum in the study with the wrench.

53. Mr. Green in the kitchen with the candlestick.

54. Col. Mustard in the billiard room with the wrench.

55. Mrs. White in the study with the wrench.

56. Mrs. White in the conservatory with the wrench.

57. Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the rope.

58. Prof. Plum in the kitchen with the rope.

59. Mr. Green in the dining room with the wrench.

60. Mrs. Peacock in the secret passage with the wrench.

61. Mr. Green in the ballroom with the wrench.

62. Mrs. Peacock in the dining room with the wrench.

63. Mrs. White in the library with the wrench.

64. Mrs. Peacock in the hall with the wrench.

65. Prof. Plum in the billiard room with the wrench.

66. Prof. Plum in the hall with the wrench.

67. Miss Scarlet in the cellar with the candlestick.

68. Mrs. White in the kitchen with the dagger.

69. Col. Mustard in the kitchen with the revolver.

70. Miss Scarlet in the hall with the candlestick.

71. Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the lead pipe.

72. Miss Peacock in the lounge with the wrench.

73. Col. Mustard in the lounge with the wrench.

74. Mrs. White in the cellar with the wrench.

75. Col. Mustard in the study with the wrench.

76. Mr. Green in the conservatory with the wrench.

77. Mr. Green in the lounge with the wrench.

78. Prof. Plum in the kitchen with the dagger.

79. Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the revolver.

80. Miss Scarlet in the study with the rope.

81. Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the candlestick.

82. Col. Mustard in the dining room with the rope.

83. Mrs. White in the conservatory with the revolver.

84. Mr. Green in the library with the dagger.

85. Prof. Plum in the dining room with the wrench.

86. Mrs. White in the lounge with the wrench.

87. Col. Mustard in the kitchen with the rope.

88. Mrs. Peacock in the library with the dagger.

89. Miss Scarlett in the billiard room with the revolver.

90. Mrs. White in the library with revolver.

91. Mrs. White in the dining room with the revolver.

92. Mrs. Peacock in the library with the revolver.

93. Mrs. White in the lounge with the dagger.

94. Miss Scarlett in the conservatory with the lead pipe.

95. Mrs. Peacock in the lounge with the lead pipe.

96. Mrs. Peacock in the cellar with the lead pipe.

97. Mrs. White in the billiard room with the dagger.

98. Col. Mustard in the lounge with the rope.

99. Mr. Green in the lounge with the rope.

100. Mrs. Peacock in the secret passage with the dagger.

Joining in the dinner party. Please sign me up for one of each prompt (23).

19/23

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green: Leaves of Grass DONE!
Colonel Mustard - yellow: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things DONE
Mrs Peacock - blue: The Stone Sky DONE
Professor Plum - purple: The Obelisk Gate DONE
Miss Scarlet - red: The Red Tent DONE
Mrs White - white: When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice DONE

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire: A Fire Sparkling DONE
Dagger or knife or sword: Graceling
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument: Educated DONE
Revolver or gun or pistol: Treasure Island DONE
Rope or string or ribbon: The Strings of Murder DONE
Wrench or spanner or any other tool: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer: A Time to Dance DONE
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.: Effin' Birds DONE
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something: Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place DONE
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover: This Is How It Always Is DONE
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.: Things Fall Apart DONE
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character: With the Fire on High
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else: The Once and Future Witches DONE
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.: A Column of Fire DONE
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe DONE
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World DONE

Adding my deductions here, so I can keep track:
Mrs. White, in the conservatory with the rope.


Professor Plum in the billiard room with the candlestick.


Mrs. Peacock, in the ballroom, with the revolver!


Miss Scarlet, in the Dining Room, with the lead pipe

OK. so, Im.going to be Scooby-Doo and probably upgrade myself to Pink Panther. I'll update my list later.

Give us a Clue Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
Books read: 0/12
Deductions: 0/4

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colors on the cover:
Mr. Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs. Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs. White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favorite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favorite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

This sounds fun! I'm in for 24 books/8 deductions.

Books: 24/24
Deductions: 8/8
Complete

1st deduction:
I deduce it was Mrs. White in the Lounge with the Wrench.
White Russian (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels #11): Mrs. White
The Stand: Lounge
The Jack Hammer: Wrench

2nd deduction:
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Dining Room with the Revolver.
Mr. Green
Dining Room
Revolver

3rd deduction:
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Candlestick.
Professor Plum
Big Lake Hoarder (Big Lake #19): Cellar
Firestarter: Candlestick

4th deduction:
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Candlestick.
Mrs. Peacock
Dark Bayou (The Dark Trilogy #1): Hall
A Slow Fire Burning: Candlestick

5th deduction:
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Secret Passage with the Revolver.
Miss Scarlet
The Secrets of Moonshine (Moonshine #1): Secret Passages
Revolver

6th deduction:
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Revolver.
Mrs. Peacock
Airframe: Library
Revolver

7th deduction:
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Dagger.
Colonel Mustard
Timeline: Library
The Blade (The Mafia Trilogy #2): Dagger

8th deduction:
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Dagger.
Miss Scarlet
Haunted on Bourbon Street (Jade Calhoun #1): Hall
The Scythe (The Mafia Trilogy #3): Dagger

Give us a Clue Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2021
Books read: 0/30
Deductions: 0/10

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colors on the cover:
Mr. Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs. Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs. White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favorite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favorite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

Please sign me up sounds like lots of fun!

📚Progress 📚
Books 9/15
Deductions 2/5

Deductions
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the cellar with the candelstick.
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the conservatory with the rope .

Suspects

Mr Green -
Colonel Mustard -
Mrs Peacock - When No One is Watching

Professor Plum - The Colour Purple

Miss Scarlet -
Mrs White - My Dark Vanessa


Weapons

Candlestick - Death in Daylesford

Dagger -
Lead Pipe -
Revolver -
Rope - Verity

Wrench -

Rooms

Ballroom -
Cellar - Into the Water
Conservatory - The Turn of the Key
Dining Room -
Hall -
Kitchen - With the Fire on High
Library -
Lounge -
Secret Passages - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Study -

This looks fun! Please sign me up for 9 books/3 deductions :)

Progress:
12/12 Books
4/4 Deductions

Deduction 1
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the rope

Books read:
Lounge: The City in the Middle of the Night
Mrs Peacock: Bluets
Rope: A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland

Deduction 2
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Revolver

Books Read:
Colonel Mustard: The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination
Library: The Orchid Folios
Revolver: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Deduction 3
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Billiards Room with the Dagger

Books Read:
Mr Green: Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman
Billiard's Room: Flights
Dagger: Knife: The Culture, Craft and Cult of the Cook's Knife

Deduction 4
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Kitchen with the Candlestick

Books Read:
Mrs White: The Age of Skin
Kitchen: Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
Candlesticks: The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

Planning

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Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:

Mr Green - green


Colonel Mustard - yellow


Mrs Peacock - blue


Professor Plum - purple


Miss Scarlet - red


Mrs White - white


Weapons

Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:

Candlestick or flames or fire


Dagger or knife or sword


Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument

Revolver or gun or pistol

Rope or string or ribbon


Wrench or spanner or any other tool


Rooms

Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer

Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Travel as a Political Act
Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
The City in the Middle of the Night

Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title

Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about
Xenofeminism
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GIVE US A CLUE

Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Message 41 Updated
171/171 books
57/57 deductions

Deductions
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Dagger.
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Library with the Candlestick.
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Rope.
I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room with the Revolver.
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Ballroom with the Wrench.
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Secret Passages with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Rope
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Wrench.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Revolver.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Dining Room with the Rope.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Candlestick.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Ballroom with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Billiard Room with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Cellar with the Revolver
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Revolver
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Secret Passages with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Hall with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Study with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Kitchen with the Rope
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Dining Room with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Kitchen with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Billiard Room: with the Revolver
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Library with the Rope
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Hall with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Wrench
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Ballroom with the Revolver
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Revolver:
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Lounge with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Ballroom with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Dining Room with the Rope
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Study with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Ballroom with the Dagger
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Rope
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Revolver
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Cellar with the Rope
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Dagger
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Billiard Room with the Wrench
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Dagger
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Kitchen with the Revolver
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Rope
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Hall with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Conservatory with the Rope
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Lounge with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Wrench
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Study with the Wrench
I deduce it was Mrs White in the Ballroom with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Mr Green in the Study with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Ballroom with the Candlestick
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the Study with the Lead Pipe
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Wrench
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Candlestick

Mr. Green The Buried Giant The Stranger in the Woods Out of the Easy The Maze RunnerGarden Spells A Jade In AriesThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoSalvage the Bones
2. Colonel Mustard: Orphans of the Carnival The Apprentice Black Jack PointHaroun and the Sea of Stories Tuck EverlastingLove That Dog The Mask of RaThe Girl with All the Gifts
3. Mrs Peacock -[bookThe Story of Arthur Truluv|32918898] Space Opera Island of Sea Women Code of Honor The Fur Person Casual RexBeauty's KingdomThe Lace Reader Star Thief Fragile Remedy[bookr:You Are Not Alone|45046742]
4. Professor Plum - The Watchmaker's DaughterDjinn Patrol on the Purple LineCat To The DogsBeautiful CreaturesBorn at MidnightThe Divorce PartyTruly, Madly, Deeply
5. Miss Scarlet - Careless in Red
[bookThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill|42431386]The Whispering Room The Gift Of Rain DryInterior ChinatownBody DoubleWe Sold Our SoulsPride's Spell The Uncommon Reader Mudbound Ring ShoutLittleStraight Man
6. Mrs White - American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell Painted Veil The Good Lord Bird How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate StoriesThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, A Room of One's Own, The Hunting Party,Where the Sidewalk Ends

Weapons
1. Candlestick: [bookThe City of Brass|32718027] The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying ActsA BurningPlaying for the Devil's FireThe Burning Girls Four FiresAs You Wish A Column of FireChange of FortuneUnhinged A Column of Fire
2. Dagger: The Subtle Knife Hatchet Genuine Fraud [bookr:Scythe|28954189]The Housewife Assassin's Handbook Zulus of New York24 hours The Little Things Sous Chef Eye of the Needle
3. Lead Pipe: Voice of the Violin An Artist of the Floating World Baffled Beatlemaniac CaperThe Screwtape Letters PiranesiThe Sentence is DeathEducatedSilver PigsDeath of a Cozy Writer The Sentence is Death
4. Revolver: Small Favor How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Two for the Dough [bookThe Big Sleep|6390797] [bookThe Muse|27213208]Memory Man Four to ScoreThe HollowGuy Noir and the Straight Skinny
5. Rope: Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber Wolf on a String r A Spool of Blue Thread The Immortal CircusThe Last LectureNo Way to Treat a First Lady Snap AmericanahRumaysa: A Fairytale Every Last Fear
6. Wrench: The Wizard of Saws Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance A Portion of Dragon & Chips[bookr:Fatal Fixer-Upper|3649472] In Other Words... MurderJohn Henry: An American Legend The Fire Witness

Rooms
1. Ballroom: Feuding Fan Dancers,Sparrow, Ballet Shoes, Jitterbug Girl Through Glass Bunheads Instructions for Dancing
2. Billiard Room: Gold Medal Summer,After the Shot Drops, Racing the RainPin Action: Small-Time Gangsters, High-Stakes Gambling, and the Teenage Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion The Blind Side
3. Cellar: Whiskey River, The Stranger in the Woods Dead Man Walking 7 Sep
The Expats ] 25 Aug
4. Conservatory: PlunderThe Human, the Orchid and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural WorldThe Goodbye Cafe
5. Dining Room: Devil's Food Cake Murder, The Last Butterflies CompanyChili Con Corpses Fit to DieCharlie and the Chocolate Factory The House in the Cerulean Sea
6. Hall: Fortune Favors the Cruel, Burn with Me, Dumplin' The Dragonet Prophecy Premeditated Myrtle Carbs & Cadavers
7. Kitchen: Lustlocked, Hail to the Chef, Idle Ingredients, Gluttony BayEnvy of Angels Eggsecutive Orders
8. Library: War Horse, Lily and the Octopus, The Guest ListWilliam Shakespeare's Star Wars TrilogyLanny,The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating Blue November Storms
9. Lounge: Murder at the Cathedral, The Rescuers: O'Reilly ChroniclesInnocent
10. Study: The River Why, A Life on Our Planet, The World Without Us Cathedral of the Wild: An African Journey Home,Rightful Heritage:, Watermelon Snow Of Mutts and Men
11. Secret Passages: Berried Secrets, Secret Treasure of Oak Island

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Sunny wrote: "Was looking through my list last night and have concluded that "weapons" are going to be my biggest challenge (or is that headache?! 😁)"

Yes, weapons will be a bit tricky for me too. To clarify for everyone, it can appear as an item or a word on the cover. You are also not limited to the examples listed above - if you can somehow link it to the main weapons, then it counts. For example, I would accept if you had a cover with someone with long hair for "rope". Hope this gives everyone some flexibility
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Will be updating the participants list later on today :)

Rachael wrote: "Sunny wrote: "Was looking through my list last night and have concluded that "weapons" are going to be my biggest challenge (or is that headache?! 😁)"

Yes, weapons will be a bit tricky for me too...."

I pulled out my Thesaurus last night ... it mostly just made me dizzy LOL. This is actually quite fun ... stretching the old noodle to apply the stuff to what's on the list!

Rachael wrote: "Sunny wrote: "Was looking through my list last night and have concluded that "weapons" are going to be my biggest challenge (or is that headache?! 😁)"

Yes, weapons will be a bit tricky for me too...."

Not Axe or Hatchet?

Give Us a Clue Challenge
Progress: 7/10 Deductions || 21/30 Books

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
✔️Mr Green - green - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (3/1)
✔️Colonel Mustard - yellow - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (2/26)
✔️Mrs Peacock - blue - The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis (1/4)
✔️Professor Plum - purple - The Crown by Kiera Cass (4/7)
✔️Miss Scarlet - red - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (2/1)
✔️Mrs White - white - The One by Kiera Cass (2/28)
✔️Mrs White - white - Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (5/24)

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
✔️Candlestick or flames or fire - Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland (4/11)
✔️Candlestick or flames or fire - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (7/25)
✔️Candlestick or Fire - Burntown by Jennifer McMahon (9/19)
✔️Dagger or knife or sword - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (1/21)
✔️Dagger or knife or sword - All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (3/9)
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
✔️Revolver or gun or pistol - The Buntline Special by Mike Resnik (1/5)
✔️Rope or string or ribbon - Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (3/31)
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
✔️Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer - Meet Me There by Judy Corry (1/4)
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
✔️Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (2/17)
✔️Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something - The Death Cure by James Dashner (1/1)
✔️Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (2/7)
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
✔️Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character - Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert (8/5)
✔️Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (3/7)
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
✔️Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title - Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/3)
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

Deductions
1. Mrs. Peacock with the Revolver in the Conservatory
2. Miss Scarlet with the Dagger in the Secret Passage
3. Colonel Mustard with the Rope in the Ballroom
4. Mrs. White with the Dagger in the Dining Room
5. Mr. Green with the Candlestick in the Cellar
6. Professor Plum with the Candlestick in the Library

This sounds like so much fun! I'd like to start with 9 books/3 deductions.

Goal: 9/9 books
3/3 deductions

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021

This challenge is inspired by the classic board game Clue/Cluedo. To set the scene, you're investigating a murder at Reading Challenge Manor and you will be looking for clues in the books that you read. Books can be in any genre unless a prompt specifies otherwise. Prompts may be repeated but each book can only count once.

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

Deduction 1: I deduct it was ___(color) by ___(weapon) in ___(room)
The Gilded Wolves- Mr Green (green cover) by
sword in the
The Lost Order- Conservatory (save lives and the lost treasure of the Confederancy and papers)


Deduction 2: I deduct it was ___(color) by ___(weapon) in ___(room)
Suspect: - Mrs. White
by Bloody Jack- sword in the
Room: Cellar Bellman & Black - mystery


Deduction 3:
- Mrs. Peacock (blue) by
Pistol
Ready Player Two- in the Conservatory (save humanity from rogue AI)

Deduction 4:
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the hall with a candlestick.
(Wrexroth & Sloan #1)

I'd like to sign up for 30 books/10 deductions.


GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Level: Hercule Poirot
Books: 30/30
Deductions: 10/10
(view spoiler)[I deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Dagger.
I deduce that it was Mrs White in the Library with the Wrench.
I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock in the Study with the Candlestick.
I deduce that it was Mr. Green in the Hall with the Dagger.
I deduce that it was Colonel Mustard in the Hall with the Candlestick.
I deduce that it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Revolver.
I deduce that it was Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Rope.
I deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Knife.

I deduce that it was Mrs. White in the Cellar with the Rope.
I deduce that it was Mrs. Peacock in the Lounge with the .. (hide spoiler)]

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green 2/13/21
Colonel Mustard - yellow 2/12/21
Mrs Peacock - blue 2/9/21 | 4/5/21
Professor Plum - purple 2/18/21 | 2/20/21
Miss Scarlet - red 1/23/21 | 3/6/21
Mrs White - white 2/5/21 | 3/31

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire Iron Kissed (counting flames on her tattoo) 2/24/21 | The Ghost Hunter Next Door (flames on candles) 3/4/21
Dagger or knife or sword Magic Bites 1/13/21 | The Last Wish 2/24/21 | A Dirty Job (scythe) 3/30 | The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories (scythe) 4/18
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol Artificial Condition (guns on ship) 3/14
Rope or string or ribbon Immortal Unchained (chain) 3/20 | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (strings) 4/8
Wrench or spanner or any other tool All Systems Red (counting robot as tool) 2/9/21

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book Full Tilt 3/14
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something Runaway Vampire (1/5/21)
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Ghost Road Blues (1/29/21) American Gods (2/12/21) Darkfever (3/13/21)
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 3/6/21
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else The Inheritance Games (2/8/21)
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. One of Us Is Next 3/1/21| Only Daughter 4/6
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about The Diary of a Young Girl (2/8/21)

I'm aiming for 9 books / 3 deductions.

Evidence: 6 / 9 books, 0 / 3 deductions


Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green
Colonel Mustard - yellow -
Mrs Peacock - blue - The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white - Shoe Innovations: A Visual Celebration of 60 Styles by Caroline Cox

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft. - Vintage Shoes: Collecting and Wearing Twentieth-Century Designer Footwear by Caroline Cox
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Addie has to save SPOILER)
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre.
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about


Every time you complete the following sentence - "I deduce it was [suspect] in the [room] with the [weapon]," we will update which tier of fictional detectives you fall into.
For example, I read Norse Mythology because it had a hammer on the cover, Eldest for the red cover and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes so I can deduce that it was Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the wrench
1 deduction = Scooby Doo
2-3 deductions = Pink Panther
4-5 deductions = Nancy Drew
6-7 deductions = Jessica Fletcher
8-9 deductions = Hercule Poirot
10+ deductions = Sherlock Holmes

I'm in! I'll read 18 books/make 6 deductions.

Books: 18/18
Deductions: 6/6
Completed deductions:
I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the wrench.
I deduce it was Mrs. White in the library with the lead pipe.
I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the study with the candlestick.
I deduce it was Mr. Green in the hall with the dagger.
I deduce it was Mrs. Peacock in the billiard room with the rope.
I deduce it was Professor Plum in the lounge with the revolver.

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green Greenglass House
Colonel Mustard - yellow A Year in the Merde
Mrs Peacock - blue The Spirit Thief
Professor Plum - purple Beautiful Demons
Miss Scarlet - red A Vow So Bold and Deadly
Mrs White - white Bed of Roses

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire Wool
Dagger or knife or sword Sorcery of Thorns
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument (laptop) Fangirl
Revolver or gun or pistol Undercover Bromance
Rope or string or ribbon (rope necklace): Darling Beast
Wrench or spanner or any other tool (scythe) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Omnibus, Volume 1

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft. See Jane Score
Cellar: In the board game, the solution can be found here so read a detective, mystery or true crime book
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something Gods of Jade and Shadow
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series. Small Spaces
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Lounge: Here you can relax with a book in your favourite genre. Beach Read
Secret Passages: Read a book with "secret" in the title
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about The Snow Child

I will sign up for 30 books and 10 deductions

Suspects
Read a book with any shade of the following colours on the cover:
Mr Green - green-Code of Justice
Colonel Mustard - yellow
Mrs Peacock - blue-Jack & Jill
Professor Plum - purple
Miss Scarlet - red
Mrs White - white

Weapons
Read a book with the following word (or related word, not limited to the examples below) on the cover or in the title:
Candlestick or flames or fire-
Dagger or knife or sword
Lead Pipe or musical instrument or writing instrument
Revolver or gun or pistol
Rope or string or ribbon
Wrench or spanner or any other tool-Buried Truth

Rooms
Ballroom: Read a book which features a character who is a dancer
Billiard Room: Read a book that features your favourite hobby, game, sport or craft.
Cellar: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Conservatory: Read a book where a character has to save or conserve someone or something-Silent Star-Finished 1/23
Dining Room: Read a book with an item of food or drink on the cover
Hall: A hall tends to be the first room that welcomes you to the manor so read a book that is the first in a series.
Kitchen: Read a cookery book or a book with a chef as a character
Library: Read a book you have borrowed from a library or from someone else
Lounge-Cat & Mouse
Secret Passages: The Secret Life of Bees-Finished 1/19
Study: Read a book about a subject you're passionate about or would like to learn more about

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