Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt: My Sign-Up

 
The Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge is the one that is nearest and dearest to my heart. It's the first reading challenge I sponsored and if I had to choose only one genre to read for the rest of my life, it would definitely be mysteries. This year I've changed things up once again and have launched the Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt.


Here is a short version of the rules. For the full scoop click on the link (or photo) above.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to find as many objects on the scavenger hunt list as possible. As has been the case for Vintage Bingo you may play along in either the Golden or Silver Mystery Eras (or, for the more adventurous, both). See check lists below.

* All books must be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.). The mystery/crime must be the primary feature of the book--ghost stories, paranormal, romance, humor, etc are all welcome as ingredients, but must not be the primary category under which these books would be labeled at the library or bookstore. 

*Minimum number of items to complete the challenge and to be eligible for the participation prize drawing at the end of the year is six from a single Vintage Mystery Era.  If you choose to do both eras, you must use separate checklists. You may not, for example, find three golden age items and three silver age items to claim the minimum six.
 
*Challenge runs from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.  

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My Commitment: At least 12 books in each era. But I will be aiming to find as many items as possible.

Golden Era (Pre-1960)

1. Hunt with the Hounds by Mignon G. Eberhart (1950) [Damsel in Distress] (1/3/16)
2. Murder at Arroways by Helen Reilly (1950) [Map/Chart] (1/7/16)
3. Red for Murder by Harold Kemp (1957) [Jewelry] (1/13/16)
4. Hardly a Man Is Now Alive by Herbert Brean (1950) [Bottle of Poison] (1/16/16)
5. Puzzle in Petticoats by Samuel M. Kootz (1944) [Shadowy Figure] (1/20/16)
6. Which Doctor by Edward Candy (1954) [Nurse] (1/28/16)
7. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr (1906) [Town Scene] (1/30/16)
8. Who's Calling by Helen McCloy (1942) [Telephone] (1/31/16)
9. The Clock Ticks On by Valentine Williams (1933) [Clock] (2/3/16)
10. The Clue of the Judas Tree by Leslie Ford (1933) [Bloodstain] (2/6/16)
11. The Bridal Bed Murders by A. E. Martin (1954) [Just One Person] (2/13/16)
12. The April Robin Murders by Craig Rice & Ed McBain (1958) [Red-Head] (2/17/16)
13. The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White (1933) [Staircase] (2/20/16)
14. The Black Rustle by Constance & Gwenyth Little (1942) [Statue] (2/22/16)
15. The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur W. Upfield (1950) [Dead Body] (2/24/16)
16. The Day He Died by Lewis Padgett (1947) [Two People] (3/3/16)
17. House of Darkness by Allan MacKinnon (1947) [Castle/Ruins] (3/7/16)
18. The Old Battle Axe/The Obstinate Murderer (1943/1938) [Brunette] (3/17/16)
19. The Jade Venus by George Harmon Coxe (1945) [Boat] (4/7/16)
20. The Indigo Necklace Murders by Frances Crane (1945) [More Than Two People] (4/12/16)
21. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde by Erle Stanley Gardner (1944) [Blonde] (4/12/16) 
22. Death in Cyprus by M. M. Kaye (1956) [Moon] (4/22/16) 
23. Our Jubilee Is Death by Leo Bruce (1959) [Body of Water] (4/30/16)
24. Dead Man's Riddle by Mary Kelly (1957) [Any Other Animal] (5/9/16)
25. The Bobbsey Twins at London Tower by Laura Lee Hope (1959) [Building] (5/13/16)
26. Gownsman's Gallows by Katharine Farrer (1957) [Car/Truck] (5/16/16)
27. The Litmore Snatch by Henry Wade (1957) [Food] (5/21/16)
28. The Paper Thunderbolt by Michael Innes (1951) [Library] (5/29/16) OR All Fall Down by L. A. G. Strong (1944) [Library] (7/6/16)
29. The Cinnamon Murder by Frances Crane (1946) [Hat] (6/6/16)
30. The Mystery Woman by J. U. Giesy & Junius B. Smith (1929) [Green Object] (6/12/16)  
31. The Silent Women by Margaret Page Hood (1953) [Blue Object] (6/13/16)
32. Murder in Any Language by Kelley Roos (1948) [Knife] (6/21/16)
33. Bodies & Souls edited by Dann Herr & Joel Wells (1961, but all stories originally published pre-1960) [Candle] (6/28/16)
34. The Norths Meet Murder by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1940) [Cat] (6/30/16)
35. A Pinch of Poison by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1941) [Glass for Drinking] (7/5/16)
36. Checkmate to Murder by E. C. R. Lorac (1944) [Artist/Art Equipment] (7/10/11)
37. The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne (1922) [Object Other Color] (7/15/16)
38. Too Good to Be True by J. F. Hutton (1948) [Skeletal Hand] (7/20/16) 
39. The Mirabilis Diamond by Jerome Odlum (1945) [Skull] (7/31/16)
40. Servant's Problem by Veronica Parker Johns (1958) [Revolver] (8/4/16)
41. Murder on Trial by Michael Underwood (1954) [Blunt Instrument] (8/7/16)
42. Invitation to Murder by Leslie Ford (1954) [Broken Object] (8/11/16)
43. Murder Every Monday by Pamela Branch (1954) [Rope/Noose] (8/13/16)
44. The Silent Witness by R. Austin Freeman (1914) [Doctor] (8/25/16)
45. The Master of Mysteries by Gelett Burgess (1912) [Picture/Painting] (8/30/16)
46. The House of the Arrow by A.E.W. Mason (1924) [Yellow Object] (8/31/16)
47. The Wheelchair Corpse by Will Levinrew (1930) [Red Object] (9/3/16)
48. The Mystery of Burnleigh Manor by Walter Livingston (1930) [Spooky House] (9/6/16) 
49. While the Wind Howled by Audrey Gaines (1940) [Country Scene] (9/8/16)
50. The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman (1911) [Pipe/Cigarette] (9/8/16)  
51. The Suicide Club & Other Stories by Robert L. Stevenson (1878) [Playing Cards] (9/16/16)
52. The Seventh Mourner by Dorothy Gardiner (1958) [Tombstone] (9/21/16)
53. The Middle Temple Murder (1919) [Hand Holding Weapon] (9/29/16)
54. The Clue in the Clay (1938) [Ghostly Figure] (9/29/16)
55.  Avon Mystery Story Teller (1946) [Evil Eyes] (10/2/16)
56. Death Wears a Mask by Therese Benson (1935) [Mask] (10/18/16)
57. Sunday by Georges Simenon (1958) [Weirdest Item] (10/19/16)
58. The Metropolitan Opera Murders by Helen Traubel (1951) [Performer] (10/20/16)
59. The Camera Clue by George Harmon Coxe (1937) [Camera] (10/28/16)
60. The Garden Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine (1935) [Spiderweb] (10/28/16)
61. Meat for Murder by Lange Lewis (1943) [Dog] (10/31/16)
62. Do Not Murder Before Christmas by Jack Iams (1949) [Christmas Decoration] (11/30/16)
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Silver Era (1960-1989, inclusive)

1. The Girl in the Cellar by Patricia Wentworth (1961) [Jewelry] (1/9/16)
2. The Doberman Wore Black by Barbara Moore (1983) [Dog] (2/9/16)
3. The Fifth Passenger by Edward Young (1963) [Boat] (2/10/16)
4. Poacher's Bag by Douglas Clark (1980) [Green Object] (2/19/16)
5. Gently with the Painters by Alan Hunter (1960) [Artist/Art Equipment] (2/27/16)
6. The Calcutta Affair by George S. Elrick (1967) [Two People] (2/28/16)
7. Make Death Love Me by Ruth Rendell (1979) [Skull] (3/1/16)
8. The Philomel Foundation by James Gollin (1980) [Musical Instrument] (3/11/16)
9. Dead Against My Principles by Kenneth Hopkins (1960) [Dead Body] (3/29/16)
10. The Third Encounter by Sara Woods (1963) [Doctor] (4/1/16)
11. One Foot in the Grave by Peter Dickinson (1979) [Bloodstains] (4/18/16)
12. Death by Hoax by Lionel Black (1974) [Telephone] (4/25/16)
13. Line Up for Murder by Marion Babson (1980) [Building (other than house)] (4/28/16)
14. The Family Tomb by Michael Gilbert (1969) [Object Any Other Color--brown] (5/10/16)
15. Running Blind by Desmond Bagley (1970) [Body of Water] (5/11/16)
16. Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (1970) [Food] (5/20/16)
17. Murder in Amsterdam by A. J. Baantjer (1981) [Town Scene] (6/3/16)
18. Certain Sleep by Helen Reilly (1961) [Painting/Photograph] (6/16/16)
19. The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins (1975) [Bird] (6/19/16)
20. The Ticking Clock by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1962) [Clock] (7/8/16)
21. A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures or Did Someone Murder Our Wandering Boy? by George Baxt (1967) [Weirdest Object] (8/14/16)
22. A Death for a Darling by E. X. Giroux (1985) [Broken Object] (8/19/16)
23. Design for Murder by Erica Quest (1981) [Yellow Object] (8/20/16)
24. Unhallowed Murder by Simon Nash (1966) [Book] (8/20/16)
25. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré (1963) [One Person] (8/24/16)
26. The Case of the Baker Street Irregular by Robert Newman (1978) [Carriage] (9/10/16)
27. Home to Roost by Andrew Garve (1976) [Car/Truck] (9/20/16)
28. Death in the Andamans by M. M. Kaye (1960) [Country Scene] (9/25/16)
29. The Affacombe Affair by Elizabeth Lemarchand (1968) [Policeman] (10/9/16)
30. Black Widower by Paticia Moyes (1975) [Glass] (11/6/16)
31. Dark Lady by Doris Miles Disney (1960) [Full Skeleton] (12/8/16)
32. A Corpse for Christmas by Carter Brown (1965) [Brunette] (12/31/16)