Vintage Mystery BINGO: My Sign-Up

Vintage Mystery Bingo  

 Here it is--my first challenge sign-up for 2014!  My very own Vintage Mystery Challenge.  This year's challenge will be run as a Bingo extravaganza.  I have also added a level to the challenge this year--dividing the Vintage mysteries into Silver & Golden Ages.  I, being the crazy challengaholic that I am, will be attempting both Bingo Cards.  My declared challenge will be to finish two Bingos on each card (a total of 24 books).  But those of you who know me well won't be surprised if I don't go for all the marbles and try to cover both cards....Why don't you come and join me?  Click the link above to see the complete rules.

Golden Bingo List (Pre-1960 Mysteries):

1. The Skeleton in the Clock by Carter Dickson (1948) [Set in England] (1/8/14)

2. Seven Footprints to Satan by A. Merritt (1928) ["Spooky" Title] (1/22/14)

3. The Winter Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine (1939) [Time,Day, etc] (1/23/14)

4. Death on the Aisle by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1942) [Entertainment World] (1/24/14)

5. The Adventure of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons by James Francis Thierry (1918) [Number] (1/26/14)

6. Too Much of Water by Bruce Hamilton (1958) [Water] (1/27/14)

7. Darkness at Pemberley by T. H. White (1932) [Professional Detective] (1/30/14)

8. Where There's Love, There's Hate by Adolfo Bioy Casares & Silvina Ocampo (1946) [Translation] (2/5/14)

9. Death Walks on Cat Feet by D. B. Olsen (1956) [Amateur Detective] (2/13/14)

10. Made Up to Kill by Kelley Roos (1940) [Set in the US] (2/18/14)

11. The Purple Parrot by Clyde Clason (1937) [Color in Title] (2/25/14)  BINGO!!

12. The Darker the Night by Herbert Brean (1949) [Author Read Before] (3/3/14)
13. The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout (1935) [Detective "Team"] (3/23/14) 
14. Tut, Tut! Mr. Tutt by Arthur Train (1920--date in 1st edition which I own) [Lawyer] (3/25/14) 
15. The Clue of the Leather Noose by Donald Bayne Hobart (1929) [Murder Method in Title] (3/31/14) 
16. The Coral Princess Murders by Frances Crane (1954) [Set Anywhere but US/England] (4/5/14) 
17. Gale Warning by Hammond Innes (1948) [More Than One Title: aka Maddon's Rock] (4/15/14) 
18. Dorothy Dixon & the Double Cousin by Dorothy Wayne (1933) [Crime Other Than Murder] (4/26/14) 
19. For Old Crime's Sake (aka Lucky Jane) by Delano Ames (1959) [Mode of Transportation] (4/29/14)
20. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain (1934) [Book to Movie] (4/29/14) 
21. Death at the Medical Board by Josephine Bell (1944) [Features Doctor/Nurse] (5/16/14) 
22. By the Watchman's Clock by Leslie Ford (1932) [Academic Mystery] (5/23/14) 
23. Red Herring by Edward Acheson (1932) [Animal in Title] (5/25/14) BINGO!!
24. Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout (1938) [Food/Cooks] (7/12/14)
25. Murder at the Villa Rose by A. E. W. Mason (1910) [Place] (7/14/14) BINGO!!
26. The Tattooed Man by Howard Pease (1926) [Man in Title] (7/17/14)
27. Button, Button by Marion Bramhall (1944) [Author Not Read Before] (8/13/14)
28. The Bigger They Come by A. A. Fair (1938) [Size in Title] (8/28/14) 
29. The Unfinished Crime by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1935) [Borrow] (9/8/14) 
30. Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie (1939) [Locked Room] (9/11/14) BINGO!
31. The Footprints on the Ceiling by Clayton Rawson [Read by Fellow Challenger (9/25/14) BINGO! (2 ways)
32. Blood on the Stars by Brett Halliday [Out of My Comfort Zone] (10/4/14) BINGO!
33. Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes [Pseudonymous Author] (10/8/14) BINGO!
34. The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie [Short Stories] (10/11/14) BINGO! (2 ways)
35. The Haunted Lady by Mary Roberts Rinehart [Woman in Title] (10/19/14) BINGO! (2 ways)
36. The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart [Country House] (11/4/14) BINGO! And a covered card!

Silver Bingo List (1960-1989, inclusive):

1. Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell (1975) [Set in England] (1/13/14)

2. Exit Actors, Dying by Margot Arnold (1979) [Set Anywhere But US/England] (2/4/14)

3. Shelf Life by Douglas Clark (1982) [Professional Detective] (2/6/14)

4. Gambit by Rex Stout (1962) [Read by Fellow Challenger] (2/8/14)

5. Ellery Queen's 20th Anniversary Annual by Ellery Queen, ed (1965) [Short Story Collection] (2/22/14)

6. Vicious Circle by Douglas Clark (1983) [Detective Team] (3/11/14)

7. Endless Night by Agatha Christie (1967) [Author Read Before] (3/13/14)

8. A Hangman's Dozen by Alfred Hitchcock, ed (1962) [Number in Title] (4/7/14)

9. Invisible Green by John Sladek (1977) [Locked Room] (6/2/14)

10. Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell (1981) [Lawyer/Courtroom] (6/5/14)

11. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (1968) [Made into Movie] (6/8/14)

12. Plain Sailing by Douglas Clark (1987) [Involves Water] (6/11/14)
13. A Hearse on May-Day by Gladys Mitchell (1972) [Time/Day/Month/Etc] (6/15/14)  
14. The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (1973) [Out of Comfort Zone] (6/19/14)
BINGO!
15. No. 9 Belmont Square by Margaret Erskine (1963) [Place in Title] (6/21/14)
BINGO! 
16. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (1961) [Animal in Title] (6/23/14)
17. DeKok & Murder in Ecstasy by A. C. Baantjer (1982) [Translated Work] (6/27/14)
18. The Day They Kidnapped Queen Victoria by H. K. Fleming (1969) [Crime Other Than Murder] (7/2/14) 
19. The Chief Inspector's Daughter by Sheila Radley (1980) [Woman in Title] (7/5/14) 
20. Who Guards a Prince by Reginald Hill (1982) [Man in the Title] (7/23/14)
21. Introducing C. B. Greenfield by Lucille Kallen (1979) [Set in U.S.] (8/6/14) 
22. Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet by Harry Kemelman (1976) [Borrow] (9/8/14) BINGO!
23. Red Cent by Robert Campbell (1989) [Mode of Transportation] (9/10/14)
24. Death Takes a Sabbatical  by Robert Bernard (1967) [Academic Mystery] (9/16/14)
25. A Death for a Dancer by E. X. Giroux (1985) [Country House] (9/28/14)
26. Death on Allhallowe'en by Leo Bruce (1970) [Spooky Title] (10/11/14)
27. Only a Matter of Time by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley (1969) [Amateur] (10/13/14) BINGO!
28. Murder on Mike by H. Paul Jeffers (1984) [Entertainment] (10/15/14) BINGO!
29. Appleby's Answer by Michael Innes (1973) [Pseudonymous Author] (10/17/14)
30. Too Many Doctors by Holly Roth (1962) [Medical Mystery] (10/22/14)
31. Madman's Bend by Arthur W. Upfield (1963) [More Than One Title] (10/24/14)
32. Roast Eggs by Douglas Clark (1981) [Cook/Food] (10/25/14)
33. Nor Live so Long by Sara Woods (1986) [Size/Measurement] (10/26/14) BINGO! (2 ways)
34. The Mind-Murders by Janwillem van de Wetering (1981) [New Author] (10/30/14) BINGO!
35. The Lady in Black by Anna Clarke (1977) [Color in Title] (11/1/14) BINGO! (3 ways)
36. Death by Sheer Torture by Robert Barnard (1981) [Method] (11/15/14) BINGO! (2 ways & a covered card!)

***I must give credit for the bingo-style challenge idea to Anne from Creativity’s Corner and Kristilyn from Reading in Winter.  These ladies enticed me with their 2013 Bingo Reading Challenge this past year.  I had so much fun with it that I thought it would be very cool to come up with a mystery version.  With Anne & Kristilyn’s kind permission, I have “stolen” their idea and given it a mysterious twist.  If you love challenges as much as I do be sure and check out their 2014 Bingo Reading Challenge.