Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt My Sign-up

 

My own Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge is near and dear to my heart. It's the first challenge I sponsored here on the Block and mysteries are my genre of choice--if I'm forced to choose. We're back again for another round of the Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt. The mission is to find as many objects on the scavenger hunt list as possible, although finding a total of eight on either card will technically fulfill the challenge. You can play along in either the Golden or Silver (or, for the more adventurous, both) and all the rules may be found at the link above. I will be searching for both gold and silver treasure--eight on each card will allow me to count my challenge complete, but I will definitely be trying to find them all. Hope you will join me!

1. The Deadly Truth by Helen McCloy (1941) [map] (1/15/25)
2. The Art School Murders by Moray Dalton (1943) [shoes] (1/20/25)
3. Poison for Teacher by Nancy Spain (1949) [object any other color--blackboard] (1/31/25)
4. The Girl from the Mimosa Club by Leslie Ford (1957) [statue] (2/6/25)
5. Capital Crimes by Martin Edwards, ed (2015--but all stories pre-1960) [boats] (2/10/24)
6. Thief Is an Ugly Word by Paul Gallico (1944) [jewelry] (2/17/25)
7. "Inquest" by Henrietta Clandon (1933) [shadowy figure] (2/21/25)
8. Deadly Is the Diamond by Mignon G. Eberhart (1942) [damsel in distress] (2/22/25)
Commitment met!
9. Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Agatha Christie [adaptation by Bob Al-Greene] (1934) [train] (2/22/25)
10. Death in Shallow Water by Miles Burton (1948) [knife] (2/24/25)
11. Behold a Fair Woman by Francis Duncan (1954) [building--other than house] (2/26/25)
12. The Sleep Is Deep by Hugh Lawrence Nelson (1952) [written document] (3/14/25)
13. Ambush for Anatol by John Sherwood (1952) [Hat] (3/17/25)
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1. The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo (1973--1st pub as book) [poison bottle] (1/5/25)

2. Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective by Leslie Thomas (1976) [policeman] (1/11/25)

3. Bodies from the Library 5 by Tony Medawar, ed (2022) [library/book] (3/2/25)

4. Lord Darcy by Randall Garrett (2002; all stories pre-1989) [man in a Coat] (3/9/25)

5. Murder & Magic by Randall Garrett (1979) [hourglass = timepiece] (3/7/25)

6. Too Many Magicians by Randall Garrett (1966) [candles] (3/8/25)

7. Lord Darcy Investigates by Randell Garrett (1981) [painting] (3/9/25)

8. Nothing Is the Number When You Die by Joan Fleming (1965) [bloodstains] (3/12/25)

Commitment Met!

9. A Thief or Two by Sara Woods (1977) [jewelry] (3/13/25)

10. No Vacation from Murder by Elizabeth Lemarchand (1973) [vase] (3/18/25)

11. The Incredible Umbrella by Marvin Kaye (1979) [pipe] (3/21/25)

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