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Prompt #1Book: The Steal-C.W. Gortner
Date Read: 11/8
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Time Period:1950's
Type of Crime: Theft
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Prompt #3-A book with a lamp on the cover
Book-Murder on St. Mark's Place-Victoria Thompson
Date Read-7/17/21
Rating-4 Stars
Time Period-1896
Type of Crime-Murder
Prompt #4
Book: The Mischief of the Mistletoe-Lauren Willig
Date Read: 8/14
Rating: 🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒
Time Period: Regency England
Type of Crime: Theft
Prompt #5
Book:-I Am Half-Sick of Shadows-Alan Bradley
Date Read-4/9
Rating:-🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Time Period-1950's England
Type of Crime-Murder
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Prompt #7-A book that has been made into a movie or television show
Book: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer-Patrick Süskind
Date Read: 7/23
Rating: 💧💧💧
Time Period: 18th Century
Type of Crime:Murder
Prompt #8
Book:-Shroud for the Archbishop-Peter Tremayne
Date Read-1/3/21
Rating:-🎆🎆🎆🎆
Time Period-7th Century
Type of Crime-Murder
Set in Rome
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Prompt #12-A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Sloth, Pride, Envy)
Book: Messenger of Truth-Jacqueline Winspear
Date Read: 7/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Time Period : 1931
Type of Crime: Murder
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Prompt #14
Book: Hour of the Witch-Chris Bohjalian
Date Read: 10/2
Rating: 🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹
Time Period: 17th Century Massachusetts
Type of Crime: Poisoning
Prompt #15- A book with a rural/countryside setting on the cover
Book: The Devil Amongst the Lawyers-Sharyn McCrumb
Date Read: 8/8
Rating: 👿👿👿👿👿
Time Period: 1934
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #16- A book with a real historical figure
Book: The Good Knight-Sarah Woodbury
Date Read: 8/11
Rating: 🐴🐴🐴🐴
Time Period: 12th Century
Type of Crime" Assassination
The Historical figure was Owain Gwyneddof Wales
Prompt #17
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Prompt #18-A book set in the '20s of any century (except the 21st)
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Book: The Hollows-Jess Montgomery
Date Read: 8/1
Rating:💜💜💜💜💜
Time Period: 1926
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #19
Book: The Law of Angels-Cassandra Clark
Date Read: 11/18
Rating: 💙💙💙💙💙
Time Period: 14th Century England
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #20-A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
Book:A Red Herring Without Mustard-Alan Bradley
Date Read-3/14
Rating:-💛💛💛💛💛
Time Period-1950's England
Type of Crime-Murder
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Prompt #22
Book: Jamaica Inn-Daphne du Maurier
Date Read-6/3
Rating:🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴
Time Period- 19th century (1820)
Type of Crime-Ship wrecking for salvage
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Prompt #24
Book: The Novice's Tale-Margaret Frazer
Date Read: 8/30
Rating: ⛪⛪⛪⛪
Time Period: 15th Century England
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #25-
Book:The Red Velvet Turnshoe-Cassandra Clark
Date Read-4/23
Rating:<💙💙💙💙💙
Time Period-14th Century-England and Italy
Type of Crime-Murder and Theft
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Prompt #27-
Book: The Werewolf of Bamberg-Oliver Pötzsch
Date Read-1/10
Rating:-🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺
Time Period-17th Century Germany
Type of Crime-Murder
Prompt #28-
Book:Dead Man's Ransom-Ellis Peters
Date Read-5/20
Rating: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉
Time Period-12th Century England
Type of Crime-Murder
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Prompt #30-A book set during wartime
Book: No Graves As Yet-Anne Perry
Date Read-4/7
Rating: ⛪⛪⛪⛪⛪
Time Period- World War I
Type of Crime-Murder
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Prompt #32
Book: Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor-Stephanie Barron
Date Read: 9/29/21
Rating: 📕📕📕📕📕
Time Period: 19th Century England
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #33
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Prompt #35
Book:The Pearl Thief-Elizabeth Wein
Date Read:6/24
Rating::5 Stars
Time Period:June-August,1938
Type of Crime:Theft
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Prompt #37
Book:Suffer Little Children-Peter Tremayne
Date Read: 11/6
Rating:💚💚💚💚💚
Time Period 7th century Ireland
Type of CrimeMurder
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Prompt #39
Book:Death at Rottingdean-Robin Paige
Date Read 7/6
Rating:🌟🌟🌟🌟
Time Period19th Century
Type of CrimeMurder
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Prompt #43- A book that includes a major world event (not a war)-The event was the worldwide Depression of 1930
Book: Her Royal Spyness-Rhys Bowen
Date Read-7/17/21
Rating- 4 Stars
Time Period-1930's
Type of Crime-Murder
44. A book with food or drink on the cover
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Prompt #45- A book by one of your favorite authors
Book:The Play of Death-Oliver Pötzsch
Date Read-7/4/21
Rating:- 5 Stars
Time Period-1670A.D.
Type of Crime- Several Murders
Prompt #46
Book: Forsaken Soul-Priscilla Royal
Date Read: 12/6
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Time Period: 13th Century
Type of Crime: Murder
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Prompt #48
Book: Blessed Are the Dead-Malla Nunn
Date Read: 12/27
Rating: 🦓🦓🦓🦓🦓
Time Period: 20th Century
Type of Crime:Murder
Prompt #49
Book: A Burnable Book-Bruce Holsinger
Date Read: 8/22
Rating:🔥🔥🔥🔥
Time Period: 14th Century London
Type of Crime: Murder
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Prompt #51-A book set in Medieval timesBook: Black Arrow-I.J. Parker
Date Read: 8/5
Rating: 🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹
Time Period: 9th Century Japan
Type of Crime: Murder
Prompt #52-A book with water on the cover
Book: The Woman in the Water-Charles Finch
Date Read:4/11
Rating: 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Time Period: 19th Century London
Type of Crime Murder
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Books mentioned in this topic
Blessed Are the Dead (other topics)Forsaken Soul (other topics)
The Law of Angels (other topics)
The Steal (other topics)
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Priscilla Royal (other topics)
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C.W. Gortner (other topics)
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1. Published in 20212. A book set in multiple countries
3. A book with a lamp on the cover4. A book that has won an award5. A bestselling historical mystery6. A locked room mystery
7. A book that has been made into a movie or television show8. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympic Games9. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
10. A book randomly selected from your historical mystery TBR
11. A book with an intriguing or inspiring first line
12. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Sloth, Pride, Envy)13. A book with a female detective
14. A book by an author who also writes in a different genre15. A book with a rural/countryside setting on the cover16. A book with a real historical figure17. A book by an author of color
18. A book set in the '20s of any century (except the 21st)19. A book with a disabled character20. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover21. A cozy historical mystery
22. A book with gothic elements23. A debut novel
24. A book set in a religious setting (convent, abbey, vicarage, temple, shrine, etc.)25. A book with a solitary female figure on the cover26. A book with alliteration in the title
27. A book with the name of a real place in the title28. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym29. A book with a title that includes a character's name
30. A book set during wartime31. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or in the title (rope, revolver, candlestick, lead pipe, dagger or knife, wrench)
32. The first book in a series you have not read before33. A book recommended in the challenge suggestions thread
34. A book set in a time period you are unfamiliar with
35. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (carriage, horse, ship, train, automobile, etc.)36. A book written by an author with your initials
37. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (death, disease, famine, war)38. A book related to William Shakespeare
39. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
40. A book with a Muslim character
41. book connected to a specific season
42. A book with a question word in the title (who, what, where, why, when, how)
43. A book that includes a major world event (not a war)44. A book with food or drink on the cover
45. A book by one of your favorite authors46. A book with a royal character47. A book from another group member's bookshelf.
48. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere
49. A book linked to one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire)50. A book with a body part in the title
51. A book set in Medieval times52. A book with water on the cover