Historical Mystery Lovers discussion

Scatter- Mysteries
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022


The objective in the historical mysteries version of the game is to choose a random letter each month and read X number of books from X number of categories depending on the level that you select.


The random letter must be the first letter of one of the following:
1. Author first or last name
2. Books title (excluding A, An, The)
3. Series name

*If you would like to make things more challenging, you could have the random letter meet all of the criteria.
*** See below for an example***

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, 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).
*** Please note: A thriller focusing on espionage does not work for the challenge. A historical mystery must contain a crime that is investigated.
3) Re-reads and audiobooks are acceptable
4) All books begun on January 1st count toward the challenge
5) Please make a new post for every shelf that contains:

A. Level
B. The random letter for the month
C. The Category chosen
D. The book to be read.

E. 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).

Example:
Level: #1 - Master of History
Random Letter: D
Category: Historical Cozy Mystery
Book: Damsel in Distress by Carola Dunn (Daisy Dalrymple)



LEVELS:

Level #1: Bachelor of History - 3 to 5 books from at least 3 categories
Level #2: Master of History - 5 to 10 books in at least 5 categories
Level #3: Doctor of History - 10 to 15 books in at least 10 categories
Level #4: History with Honors - 15-20 books in at least 15 categories

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Level #1: Bachelor of History - 3 to 5 books from at least 3 categories

Random Letters:

January- L

February-R

March-S

Book #1

A. Level: #1-Bachelor of History
B. The random letter for the month: "L"
C. Category:#13-Sherlock Homles
D. The book to be read- The Game-Laurie R. King
Date Read: 1/28
Comments: This is the 7th book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. In this book, they travel to India. A valuable intelligence agent for the Mycroft Holmes has gone missing. Hi is no other than Kimball O'Hara who was the inspiration for the book "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling. An exciting, daredevil story with enough turns and twists to entertain any roller coaster enthusiast.
The crime involved is kidnapping.

A. Level: #1-Bachelor of History
B. The random letter for the month: L
C. The Category chosen:
D. The book to be read.

A. Level: #1-Bachelor of History
B. The random letter for the month: L
C. The Category chosen:
D. The book to be read.