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message 1: by iasa (last edited Oct 01, 2021 06:14PM) (new)

iasa Prompts completed
16/52

1. Published in 2021
2. A book set in multiple countries
3. A book with a lamp on the cover
4. A book that has won an award
5. A bestselling historical mystery
6. A locked room mystery
7. A book that has been made into a movie or television show
8. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympic Games
9. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
10. A book randomly selected from your historical mystery TBR
11. A book with an intriguing or inspiring first line
12. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Sloth, Pride, Envy)
13. A book with a female detective
14. A book by an author who also writes in a different genre
15. A book with a rural/countryside setting on the cover
16. A book with a real historical figure
17. A book by an author of color
18. A book set in the '20s of any century (except the 21st)
19. A book with a disabled character
20. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
21. A cozy historical mystery
22. A book with gothic elements
23. A debut novel
24. A book set in a religious setting (convent, abbey, vicarage, temple, shrine, etc.)
25. A book with a solitary female figure on the cover
26. A book with alliteration in the title
27. A book with the name of a real place in the title
28. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
29. A book with a title that includes a character's name
30. A book set during wartime
31. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or in the title (rope, revolver, candlestick, lead pipe, dagger or knife, wrench)
32. The first book in a series you have not read before
33. A book recommended in the challenge suggestions thread
34. A book set in a time period you are unfamiliar with
35. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (carriage, horse, ship, train, automobile, etc.)
36. A book written by an author with your initials
37. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (death, disease, famine, war)
38. A book related to William Shakespeare
39. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
40. A book with a Muslim character
41. A book connected to a specific season
42. A book with a question word in the title (who, what, where, why, when, how)
43. A book that includes a major world event (not a war)
44. A book with food or drink on the cover
45. A book by one of your favorite authors
46. A book with a royal character
47. A book from another group member's bookshelf.
48. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere
49. A book linked to one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire)
50. A book with a body part in the title
51. A book set in Medieval times
52. A book with water on the cover


message 2: by iasa (new)

iasa 25- A book with a solitary woman on the Cover Death of an American Beauty (Jane Prescott, #3) by Mariah Fredericks


message 3: by iasa (new)

iasa 32- The first book in a series you have not read before Death at the President's Lodging (Sir John Appleby, #1) by Michael Innes


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iasa 25- A book with a woman on the cover - Death of an American Beauty (Jane Prescott, #3) by Mariah Fredericks 17 Jan

32- First book in a series you have not read before Death at the President's Lodging 13 Jan


message 5: by iasa (new)

iasa There have been too many times this year when I haven't been able to post much on GR and thus haven't updated this challenge as I have read the selected books so I'm just going to list all the ones I have completed up to now and then continue the challenge in the appropriate manner.

1. Published in 2021- The Illinois Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cattle
7. A book that has been made into a television show -One Corpse Too Many
8. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (London) - Half Moon Street
9. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - Badger's Moon
13. A book with a female detective-The Clerk's Tale
16. A book with a real historical figure (Bela Lugosi) Never Cross a Vampire
18. A book set in the 20's of any century (1920) -The Fate of a Flapper
20. A book with a plant on the cover or in the title - Monk's Hood
22. A book with Gothic elements - Castle Shade
26. A book with alliteration in the title - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries #4) by Sophie Hannah
34. A booklet in a time period you are unfamiliar with (India 1890's)- Murder in Old Bombay

35. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (train) - Murder in the Bowery (Gaslight Mystery, #20) by Victoria Thompson
43. A book that includes a major world event (World's Fair 1893) - World's Greatest Sleuth!
52. A book with water on the cover Revenge in a Cold River (William Monk, #22) by Anne Perry


message 6: by iasa (new)

iasa 21 - A Cozy historical Mystery - Murder Cuts the Mustard (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #3) by Jessica Ellicott


message 7: by iasa (new)

iasa 21 - A cozy historical mystery- Murder Cuts the Mustard 02 Oct.

I like the small village setting, easy going read


message 8: by iasa (new)

iasa 3. Book with a lamp on the cover Away in a Manger (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #15) by Rhys Bowen

28. a book by an author who uses a pseudonym (Rowan Coleman) The Vanished Bride (Brontë Sisters Mystery, #1) by Bella Ellis


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