Rick over at the Mystillery has decided that we need to stretch our mystery-reading muscles and start training for the first-every Mystery Marathon in 2024. [Full disclosure: I've been in training for this since my mom introduced me to Nancy Drew.] Details will be posted at the beginning of the new year (at the link). But my understanding is we'll just need to read at least 26 mystery books plus one short story. That's what I've got my sights set on....who knows, maybe I'll run two marathons next year.
Marathon #1
1. Death, My Darling Daughters by Jonathan Stagge [219 steps] (1/1/24)
2. The Emperor's Snuff Box by John Dickson Carr [160 pages] (1/3/24)
3. Bodies from the Library by Tony Medawar (ed) [374 pages] (1/7/24)
4. The Passenger from Scotland Yard by H. F. Wood [295 pages] (1/11/24)
5. The Mystery at Orchard House by Joan Coggin [188 pages] (1/13/24)
6. There Is a Tide by Agatha Christie [175 page] (1/14/24)
7. Murder in C Major by Sara Hoskinson Frommer [214 pages] (1/15/24)
8. Murder by the Book by Martin Edwards [288] (1/21/24)
9. Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb [212 pages] (1/21/24)
10. The Cambridge Murders by Glyn Daniel [250 pages] (1/24/24)
11. Murder & Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood [327 pages] (1/27/24)
12. A Guilty Thing Surprised by Ruth Rendell [193 pages] (1/28/24)
13. Death Has a Small Voice by Frances & Richard Lockridge [186 pages] (1/31/24)
14. The Final Days of Abbot Montrose by Sven Elvestad [196 pages] (2/3/24)
15. Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell [342 pages] (2/7/24)
16. Miraculous Mysteries by Martin Edwards, ed [351 pages] (2/9/24)
17. Winter in June by Kathryn Miller Haines [320 pages] (2/12/24)
19. The Blood Dimmed Tide by Rennie Airth [341 pages] (2/16/24)
20. When Blood Lies by C. S. Harris [355 pages] (2/18/24)
21. Ellery Queen's Anthology 1966 Mid-Year Edition [320 pages] (2/18/24)
22. A Fete Worse Than Death by Dolores Gordon-Smith [284 pages] (2/20/24)
23. Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield [215 pages] (2/22/24)
24. Death Takes a Bow by Frances & Richard Lockridge [253 pages] (2/24/24)
25. Murder After Hours (The Hollow) by Agatha Christie [256 pages] (2/26/24)
26. The Unicorn Murders by Carter Dickson [240 pages] (2/28/24)
Short Story: "Jericho & the Silent Witnesses" by Hugh Pentecost [58 pages] (2/4/24)
Finish Line! (Commitment met)
Marathon #2
1. The Moneypenny Diaries by Kate Westbrook [272 pages] (2/29/24)
2. One by One They Disappeared by Moray Dalton [196 pages] (3/2/24)
3. The Blue Geranium by Dolan Birkley [188 pages] (3/3/24)
4. Death of a Fool by Ngaio Marsh [253 pages (3/4/24)
5. The Silent Speaker by Rex Stout [180 pages] (3/5/24)
6. Mad About the Boy? by Dolores Gordon-Smith [302 pages] (3/13/24)
7. Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz [608 pages] (3/6/24)
8. The Philadelphia Murder Story by Leslie Ford [157 pages] (3/21/24)
9. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers [192 pages] (3/21/24)
10. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves [392 pages] (3/24/24)
11. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney [335 pages] (3/26/24)
12. Zombies of the Gene Pool by Sharyn McCrumb [310 pages] (3/27/24)
13. Grand Cru Heist by Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen [149 pages] (3/28/24)
14. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes [376 pages] (3/29/24)
15. Seance for a Vampire by Fred Saberhagen [286 pages] (4/9/24)
16. Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang [389 pages] (4/14/24)
17. The Puzzle of the Blue Banderilla by Stuart Palmer [155 pages] (4/18/24)
18. Figure Away by Phoebe Atwood Taylor [222 pages] (4/20/24)
19. Mystery at Greenfingers by J. B. Priestley [111 pages] (4/23/24)
20. The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton [256 pages] (4/25/24)
21. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer [340 pages] (4/28/24)
22. Cold Bed in the Clay by Ruth Sawtell Wallis [212 pages] (4/30/24)
23. Write Murder Down by Richard Lockridge [186 pages] (5/4/24)
24. The List of Adrian Messenger by Philip MacDonald [198 pages] (5/4/24)
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Short Story: "The Curtain" by Raymond Chandler [31 pages] (3/7/24)
1 comment:
You are so correct and welcome! This is going to be a simple one for participants. Titles/authors need not be submitted. The only thing to submit is the page count of each book (called 'steps'). For audiobooks, you can use the page count on the Goodreads listing for the print version. PS> Our daughter Bethany, a real-life marathon runner (NYC marathon is Sunday), graciously posed for the challenge photo! RM
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