SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Just the Facts, Ma'am 2018 Final Wrap-Up


Greetings, Vintage Mystery Challengers! Well, we're in the final days (hours) of 2018 and challenges are coming to a close. It's time to set the stage for wrap-up posts, prize drawings, and winners. Below (in bold), you will find the qualifications for prizes from the original challenge post:

*PRIZES!
1. Challengers who complete the minimum six books from a single era will be eligible for a drawing at the end of the year for a book from the prize list.
2. Challengers who complete 12 or more books (either from the same era or at least six from each era) will also be entered in a separate drawing--for another chance to win, again for their choice of a book from the prize list.  

Please keep track of your progress and be prepared to submit a final wrap-up post or comment at the end of the year.

The wrap-up post (or comment) should include the title, author, and 1st pub date of each book as well as the item found.  When you post your wrap-up on the the Linky below, use your name and card fulfillment in the "name" slot to help me identify which prize drawing/s you are eligible for. Use the example which indicates the level attained. 


Examples:
Bev (Gold 6-11)
Bev (12+)

If you do not blog, please use the same format to indicate your level and to list your books/items in a comment--be sure to include your name. The wrap-up post will be open until January 8, 2019 and the drawing will take place as soon as possible thereafter.





1 comment:

neer said...

Dear Bev

With real life leaving me little time, I have put my blog on hiatus and am sending you my scorecard in this comments. I had signed up for the constable level but read more than the requisite six books. To have two bites of the cherry, here are 12 vintage mysteries that I read this year:

WHO:
1. Retired from or in the Armed Services: Col. March in John Dickson Carr’s The Dept. of Queer Complaints. (1940)

2. Matriarch/ Patriarch of Family: An Old Lady Dies by Anthony Gilbert (1934)

WHAT:
1. Color in the Title: The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leoroux (1907)
2. Reference to Man/ Woman in the Title: Bury Him Darkly by Henry Wade (1936)

WHEN:
1. Time/ Date etc in Title: The Clock Struck Twelve by Patricia Wentworth (1944)

2. During a trip/ vacation/ cruise etc: Greek Tragedy by G.D.H and Margaret Cole (1939)

WHERE:
1. At a Country House: Toper’s End by G.D.H and Margaret Cole (1942)
2. In a Locked Room: The Phantom Murderer by B. G.Quin (1932)

HOW:
1. Death by Poison: Post-Script to Poison by Dorothy Bowers (1938)
2. Death by Strangulation: Lonely Magdalen by Henry Wade (1940)

WHY:
1. Has been on your TBR: The Emperor’s Snuff Box by John Dickson Carr (1942)
2. Is be an author you have read and loved before: While She Sleeps by Ethel Lina White (1940)

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Have a Happy 2019 and good luck with all your challenges.