Historical Mystery Lovers discussion

Wheel of History
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Based on the popular television game show "Wheel of Fortune", in this challenge participants will spin the wheel of history and read a book that fits the category spun.

GENERAL RULES :
1) Participants may join at any time during the challenge.
2) Definition of historical mystery for this challenge: Any book whose central plot involves a crime of any type (murder, robbery blackmail, etc.) and takes place at any point that is at least 50 years in the past. This includes works set in a time period that is historical from the author’s perspective (for example, The Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters) as well as books written in the past from our perspective and set during the author’s lifetime (for example, Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie).
3) Re-reads and audiobooks are acceptable
4) All books begun on January 1st count toward the challenge
5) Create a personal thread in the challenge folder to keep track of your spins and books. Please make a new post for every task that contains: A. The wedge spun; B. The book to be read; C. Once you have finished the book, create a new post with all the details above AND the date read. You can also add a few comments about the book if you want (this is not compulsory).
6) The goal is to read books from all of the wedges.
7) You cannot spin the wheel in advance. You must complete the book for the current spin before spinning again.
8) If you spin the wheel and land on a wedge that you have already completed, you have to read another book from the same wedge. You cannot spin the wheel again to get a different wedge.

The Wheel:
The wheel contains 24 wedges.
20 are connected to a specific Goodreads shelf or list related to historical mysteries. Feel free to add books to the various shelves and lists.
2 Bonus read - read any historical mystery of your choice
2 Lose a turn - ask a member of the group to choose a historical mystery for you to read.

The Wedges:
1. Historical Mysteries - List #1; List #2; Shelf #1


2. Historical Mysteries 2014 - List #1


3. Regency and Victorian Mysteries - List #1; List #2; Shelf #1; Shelf #2


4. Historical Ghost Fiction - List #1

5. Historical Mysteries 2015 - List #1


6. Sleuths in Silks (Female Detectives) - List #1; List #2; List #3


7. Historical Mysteries 2016 - List #1


8. Historical Mysteries in Ancient Times (Greece & Rome) - List #1; List #2; Shelf #1

9. YA Historical Mysteries - List #1

10. Historical Mysteries 2017 - List #1


11. Dual Time Mysteries - List #1

12. Mysteries with Literary Authors - List #1

13. Sherlock Holmes - List #1; List #2; List #3; Shelf #1


14. Historical Mysteries 2018 - List #1


15. Historical Cozy Mysteries - List #1; Shelf #1

16. Historical Mysteries 2019 - List #1


17. Best Historical Crime Fiction - List #1; List #2; Shelf #1


18. Historical Mysteries 2020 - List #1

19. Medieval Mysteries - List #1; Shelf #1


20. Great War Veterans as Detectives - List #1

Wheel of History
# 1

Wedge: Great War Veterans as Detectives
Book: Death At Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood

Wheel of History
# 1

Wedge: Great War Veterans as Detectives
Book: Death At Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood
Date read: 1-4 January, 2020



Wheel of History
# 2

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2017
Book: Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose

Good choice for #2. That's a really good read (no pun intended).

Wheel of History

I haven't managed to keep track of my reads here on GR until now, but here we go:


# 2

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2017
Book: Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose
Date read: 5-8 January, 2020




# 3

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2015
Book: Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris
Date read: 9-12 January, 2020




# 4

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2017
Book: A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Date read: 13-16 January, 2020




# 5

Wedge: Regency and Victorian Mysteries
Book: Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose

Wheel of History
# 5

Wedge: Regency and Victorian Mysteries
Book: Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose
Date read: 17-19 January, 2020



Wheel of History
# 6

Wedge: Best Historical Crime Fiction
Book: Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson

Wheel of History
# 6

Wedge: Best Historical Crime Fiction
Book: Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Date read: 19-22 January, 2020




Wheel of History
# 7

Wedge: Regency and Victorian Mysteries
Book: A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

Wheel of History
# 7

Wedge: Regency and Victorian Mysteries
Book: A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Date read: 25-27 January, 2020




Wheel of History
# 8

Wedge: Medieval Mysteries
Book: Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson

Wheel of History
# 8

Wedge: Medieval Mysteries
Book: Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Date read: 27-29 January, 2020




Wheel of History
# 9

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2019
Book: Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose

Wheel of History
# 9

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2019
Book: Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose
Date read: 29-31 January, 2020




Wheel of History
# 10

Wedge: Sherlock Holmes
Book: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice is a favorite book of mine. I hope you enjoyed it.

I love the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. Hope you do too.

Wheel of History
# 10

Wedge: Sherlock Holmes
Book: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Date read: 1-21 March, 2020



I'm sorry to say this book took a really long time to capture my interest... The beginning was too slow, and the (view spoiler)[Watson-bashing (hide spoiler)] was frankly irritating. I will try the next books in the series for sure, but maybe not immmediately...


Wheel of History
# 11

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2018
Book: An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

*I'm starting to think my wheel is kinda faulty... It's always stopping on the same wedges!* :)

Wheel of History
# 11

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2018
Book: An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver
Date read: 22-24 March, 2020




Wheel of History
# 12

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: Face Down Upon an Herbal by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Date read: 7-9 April, 2020




Wheel of History
# 13

Wedge: Medieval Mysteries
Book: Face Down Among the Winchester Geese by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Date read: 9-10 April, 2020




Wheel of History
# 14

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2016
Book: When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris

Wheel of History
# 14

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2016
Book: When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris
Date read: 20-23 May, 2020




Wheel of History
# 15

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2014
Book: Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen

Wheel of History
# 15

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2014
Book: Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 6-7 July, 2020




Wheel of History
# 16

Wedge: Sleuths in Silks (Female Detectives)
Book: Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen

Wheel of History
# 16

Wedge: Sleuths in Silks (Female Detectives)
Book: Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 8-10 July, 2020




Wheel of History
# 17

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2016
Book: Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen

Wheel of History
# 17

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2016
Book: Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 19-21 July, 2020



Wheel of History
# 18

Wedge: Sleuths in Silks (Female Detectives)
Book: On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 21-22 July, 2020



Wheel of History
# 19

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2018
Book: Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 22-23 July, 2020



Wheel of History
# 20

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2019
Book: A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver

Wheel of History
# 20

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2019
Book: A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver
Date read: 2-4 August, 2020



Wheel of History
# 21

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn

Wheel of History
# 21

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn
Date read: 4-7 August, 2020



Wheel of History
# 22

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd
Date read: 8-10 September, 2020



Wheel of History
# 23

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: Death Comes to London by Catherine Lloyd
Date read: 10-13 September, 2020



Wheel of History
# 24

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: Death Comes To Kurland Hall by Catherine Lloyd
Date read: 25-30 September, 2020



Wheel of History
# 25

Wedge: Medieval Mysteries
Book: Face Down Under The Wych Elm by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Date read: 17-20 October, 2020



Wheel of History
# 26

Wedge: Historical Mysteries 2020
Book: A Very English Murder by Verity Bright

✨ Vittoria ✨ wrote: "Wheel of History
# 21

Wedge: Historical Mysteries
Book: A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn
Date read: 4-7 August, 2020

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I loved "A Very English Murder". #2 is out now and #3 is in the wings.

Good choices, Vittoria! I love Robert and Lucy in Kurland St. Mary, enjoy Veronica and Stoker and am warming up to Lady Eleanor Swift even if the historical accuracy is way off sometimes. There are 3 books with the 4th coming soon.