Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt 2017: My Sign-Up

I'm a little behind on signing up for my 2017 reading challenges. Obviously, 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. I've decided to run another year's worth of mystery hunting with a second round of the Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt with slightly different score cards.

Here is a short version of the rules. For the full scoop click on the link 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 (Pre-1960) or Silver (1960-1989, inclusive) 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: Once again I will be aiming for at least 12 books in each era. But I will ultimately be aiming to find as many items as possible.

 

1. Death at Swaythling Court by J. J. Connington (1926) [Revolver] (1/4/17)

2. Death of a Racehorse by John Creasey (1959) [Dead Body] (1/7/17)

3. The Snake on 99 by Stewart Farrar (1958) [Other Animal] (1/11/17)

4. The 24th Horse by Hugh Pentecost (1940) [Skull] (1/13/17)

5. The Unconscious Witness by R. Austin Freeman (1942) [Hand Holding Weapon] (1/28/17)

6. A Losing Game by Freeman Wills Crofts (1941) [Staircase] (1/31/17)

7. Death Takes a Bow by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1943) [Red Object] (2/5/17)

8. All for the Love of a Lady by Leslie Ford (1943/44) [Spider] (2/9/17)

9. The Thursday Turkey Murders by Craig Rice (1943) [Brunette] (2/13/17)

10. Episode of the Wandering Knife by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1950) [Red-head] (2/17/17)

11. Search for a Scientist by Charles Leonard (1947) [Shadowy Figure] (2/24/17)

12. Death in the Wrong Room by Anthony Gilbert (1947) [Blue Object] (2/27/17)
13. The Body Missed the Boat by Jack Iams (1947) [Map/Chart] (3/6/17)
14. Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor L. Whitechurch (1912) [Train] (3/9/17)
15. Murder at Government House by Elspeth Huxley (1937) [Telephone] (3/14/17)
16. Trixie Belden & the Gatehouse by Julie Campbell (1951) [Blonde] (3/16/17)
17. The Green Turtle Mystery by Ellery Queen, Jr. (1944) [Green Object] (3/19/17)
18. Fit to Kill by Hans C. Owen (1937) [Graveyard] (3/22/17)
19. I Could Murder Her by E. C. R. Lorac (1951) [Broken Object] (4/7/17)
20. A Grave Case of Murder by Roger Bax (1951) [Other Building--Church] (4/10/17)
21. Murder Comes First by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1951) [Bottle/Glass] (4/11/17)
22. Who Is the Next? by Henry Kitchell Webster (1931) [Plane] (4/24/17)
23. Deadly Nightshade by Elizabeth Daly (1940) [Mask] (5/19/17)
24. The Case of the Seven Sneezes by Anthony Boucher (1942) [Jewelry] (5/31/17)
25. Where There's Smoke by Stewart Sterling (1946) [Body of Water] (6/4/17)
26. Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon (1937) [Snow/Snowy Scene] (6/11/17)
27. Deed Without a Name by Dorothy Bowers (1940) [Policeman] (6/18/17)
28. The Wailing Siren Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon (1951) [Boat] (6/18/17)
29. The Secret of the Wooden Lady by Carolyn Keene (1950) [Statue] (6/19/17)
30. Death Before Bedtime by Edgar Box [Gore Vidal] (1953) [Typewriter] (7/9/17)
31. Quick Curtain by Alan Melville (1934) [Performer] (7/14/17)
32. Juliet Dies Twice by Lange Lewis (1943) [Musical Instrument] (7/17/17)
33. Room for Murder by Doris Miles Disney (1955) [Damsel in Distress] (7/22/17)
34. Your Turn, Mr. Moto by John P. Marquand (1935) [Hat] (7/25/17)
35. Murderer's Choice by Anna Mary Wells (1943) [Flower] (7/30/17)
36. The Best Max Carrados Detective Stories by Ernest Bramah (1914-1927) [Carriage] (8/17/17)
37. Dead as a Dummy by Geoffrey Home (1943) [Bird](8/26/17)
38. Murder Is Served by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1948) [Skeleton] 
39. The Far Traveller by Manning Coles (1952) [Suit of Armor] (9/2/17)
40. Let Dead Enough Alone by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1955) [Tree] (9/3/17)
41. The Title Is Murder by Hugh Lawrence Nelson (1947) [Book] (9/5/17)
42. Case With No Conclusion by Leo Bruce (1939) [Bloodstains] (9/9/17)
43. The Gloved Hand by Leigh Bryson (1947) [Glove] (9/21/17)
44. Mr. & Mrs. North & the Poisoned Playboy by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1955) [Cat] (9/23/17)
45. To Wake the Dead by John Dickson Carr (1938) [Tombstone] (9/30/17)
46. Night Walk by Elizabeth Daly (1947) [Written Document] (10/3/17)
47. Death in the Doll's House (1943) [Furniture] (10/9/17)
48. Murder at Beechlands by Maureen Sarsfield (1948) [Flashlight] (11/7/17)
49. Maniac Rendezvous [apa Rain Before Seven] by Marc Brandel (1945) [Door] (11/9/17)
50. Mystery Writers of America Presents Murder by Experts by Ellery Queen, ed (1947) [Knife] (11/13/17)
51. The Corpse in the Snowman by Nicholas Blake (1941) [Cigarette] (12/20/17)

1. Spice Island Mystery by Betty Cavanna (1969/70) [Boat] (2/10/17)

2. Zadok's Treasure by Margot Arnold (1979) [Body of Water] (2/22/17)

3. Dread & Water by Douglas Clark (1976) [Rope] (3/15/17)

4. Silence Observed by Michael Innes (1961) [Skull] (3/28/17)

5. Coffin's Dark Number by Gwendoline Butler (1969) [Red Object] (4/16/17)

6. Death with Blue Ribbon by Leo Bruce (1969) [Food of Some Sort] (4/20/17)

7. The Fennister Affair by Josephine Bell (1969) [Blonde] (4/28/17)

8. Storm Center by Douglas Clark (1986) [Furniture] (5/1/17)

9. The Polka Dot Nude by Joan Smith (1989) [Book] (5/2/17)

10. The Invisible Intruder by Carolyn Keene (1969) [Flashlight] (5/4/17)

11. The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt (1969) [Spooky House/Mansion] (5/6/17)

12. Blind Man With a Pistol by Chester Himes (1969) [Revolver] (5/10/17)
13. Death Cracks a Bottle by Kenneth Giles (1969) [Bottle] (5/13/17)
14. The Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur (1969) [Map/Chart] (5/13/17)
15. Murder in Mount Holly by Paul Theroux (1969) [Blue Object] (5/15/17)
16. Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes (1960) [Camera] (5/28/17)
17. Death Finds a Foothold by Glyn Carr (1961) [Snow/Snowy Scene] (6/14/17)
18. Mink Is for a Minx by Leo Margulies, ed (1964) [Brunette] (6/23/17)
19. Tree House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner (1969) [Tree] (6/23/17)
20. The Arctic Patrol Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon (1969) [Plane] (6/26/17)
21. The Killing of Katie Steelstock by Michael Gilbert (1980) [Hat] (6/30/17)
22. Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (1988) [Candle/Lantern] (7/7/17)
23. The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie (1962) [Dead Body] (7/29/17)
24. The Happy Valley Mystery by Kathryn Kenny (1962) [Any Other Animal] (8/16/17)
25. Every Second Thursday by Emma Page (1981) [Picture] (8/20/17)
26. Salt Is Leaving by J. B. Priestley (1966) [Suitcase/Briefcase] (8/22/17)
27. Honeybath's Haven by Michael Innes (1977) [Statue] (8/29/17)
28. A Coffin from the Past by Gwendoline Butler (1970) [Hand Holding Weapon] (9/11/17)
29. McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show by Bartholomew Gill [Cigarette] (9/13/17)
29. The Menehune Murders by Margot Arnold (1989) [Other Weapon] (9/16/17)
30. The Small World of Murder by Elizabeth Ferrars (1973) [Broken Object] (9/25/17)
31. Journey's End by Evelyn Berckman (1976) [Written Document) (9/25/17)
32. Stag Dinner Death by John Penn (1983) [Bird--swan-shaped napkin] (9/26/17)
33. The Sound of Murder by John & Emery Bonett (1970) [Truck] (10/11/17)
34. Case with Three Husbands by Margaret Erskine (1967) [Staircase] (10/15/17)
35. Casebook of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (1980) [Spider] (10/20/17)
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