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The challenge is open-ended.

Let’s investigate a murder, shall we?

The Challenge
1. Sign up here and I will create a challenge thread for you.

2. You will read one book for every suspect, room and murder weapon, making it 21 tasks.

3. The tasks can be read in any order with the following exception: The first 3 tasks need to be one of each category. These will form your character, the room you’re in and the weapon you use for self defense. The last task you read of each category will make up your guess for murderer, crime scene and murder weapon.

4. Before posting your tasks, I will generate a random constellation of murderer, crime scene and murder weapon. For each right guess through your final tasks, you will receive a point. There will be one point given for every category that you finish and you will be awarded 1 point if your character consists of 2 or more of the murderer’s pieces.

5. If you are stuck, please let me know in your thread. You can then choose which task you want to substitute with a book that meets the general challenge rules. PLEASE NOTE that you can only use this out once throughout the challenge. If you want another break, you can use 7 points from your account to buy it. You can only use points from other challenges.

6. Please make a completion post in your thread using this template:

Book:
Author:
Date completed:
Task:
How it fits:

7. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.

8. General challenge rules apply. The completion date of a book counts.

TASKS

Suspects
Miss Scarlett: Read a book that has a movie adaptation.
Reverend Green: Read a book set between 1940 and 1970.
Colonel Mustard: Read a book with a mustache on the cover.
Professor Plum: Read a book with a title that starts with either C or S.
Mrs. Peacock: Read a book with a ball gown on the cover.
Mrs. White: Read a book in which someone drinks wine. State the page and a brief passage.

Murder weapons
Candlestick: Read a book with “music” tagged on the main page.
Dagger: Read a book with more than 400 pages.
Lead Pipe: Read a book set in Chicago.
Revolver: Read a book set in either Germany or Austria.
Rope: Read a murder mystery.
Wrench: Read a book with “key” in the title.

Crime Scenes
Kitchen: Read a book in which someone bakes. State the page and a brief passage.
Ballroom: Read a book with “LGBT” tagged on the main page.
Conservatory: Read a book with a garden on the cover.
Dining Room: Read a book set in a hotel.
Billiard Room: Read a book set in the 18th century.
Library: Read a book in which books play a significant role.
Lounge: Read a book with a female main character in her 20s.
Hall: Read a book set in any country’s capital.
Study: Read a book with the numbers 2 and 4 in the page count.

CHALLENGE PROGRESS
Your character: Professor Plum | Dagger | Ballroom

Suspects completed: 6/6 🕵️

Murder weapons completed: 6/6 🔪

Crime scenes completed: 9/9 🏠

Your guess: Mrs Peacock | Lead Pipe | Billiard Room

Points: 3

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Book: The Cousins
Author: Karen M. McManus
Date completed: 27 April 2023
Task: Professor Plum: Read a book with a title that starts with either C or S.
How it fits: The Cousins

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Book: Bag of Bones
Author: Stephen King
Date completed: 28 April 2023
Task: Dagger: Read a book with more than 400 pages.
How it fits: 560 pages

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Book: A Man's Skin
Author: Hubert
Date completed: 29 April 2023
Task: Ballroom: Read a book with “LGBT” tagged on the main page.
How it fits: LGBT tagged on the MPG

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Book: The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Date completed: 1 May 2023
Task: Mrs. White: Read a book in which someone drinks wine. State the page and a brief passage.
How it fits:

"Barbie poured herself a large glass of red wine and curled up in the armchair as if she were settling in for a good chat." －pages 236-239

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Book: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Author: Jacqueline Kelly
Date completed: 3 May 2023
Task: Kitchen: Read a book in which someone bakes. State the page and a brief passage.
How it fits:

"We're going to start with apple pie," Mother said. "The secret is to add a splash of lemon juice and a handful of lemon zest to give it that nice tart flavor." －pages 160-163

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Book: Cafe Waiting Love
Author: 九把刀
Date completed: 7 May 2023
Task: Miss Scarlett: Read a book that has a movie adaptation
How it fits: There's a movie adaptation with the same title released in 2014

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Book: The Housemaid
Author: Freida McFadden
Date completed: 11 May 2023
Task: Lounge: Read a book with a female main character in her 20s
How it fits: The female MC is in late 20s

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Book: Ballad for Sophie
Author: Filipe Melo
Date completed: 14 May 2023
Task: Candlestick: Read a book with “music” tagged on the main page
How it fits: Music is tagged on the MPG

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Book: Christmas Dinner of Souls
Author: Ross Montgomery
Date completed: 14 May 2023
Task: Study: Read a book with the numbers 2 and 4 in the page count
How it fits: 240 pages

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Book: The Turn of the Key
Author: Ruth Ware
Date completed: 21 May 2023
Task: Wrench: Read a book with “key” in the title
How it fits: The Turn of the Key

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Book: Black Showman dan Pembunuhan di Kota Tak Bernama
Author: Keigo Higashino
Date completed: 23 May 2023
Task: Rope: Read a murder mystery
How it fits: The story is about the murder of a former teacher

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Book: Sometimes I Lie
Author: Alice Feeney
Date completed: 29 May 2023
Task: Hall: Read a book set in any country’s capital
How it fits: The story set in London, England

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Book: Anne's House of Dreams
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Date completed: 6 June 2023
Task: Conservatory: Read a book with a garden on the cove
How it fits:

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Book: Sink or Swim: A Novel of World War II
Author: Steve Watkins
Date completed: 18 September 2023
Task: Reverend Green: Read a book set between 1940 and 1970.
How it fits: The story set during World War II

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Book: Lord Edgware Dies - Matinya Lord Edgware
Author: Agatha Christie
Date completed: 29 September 2023
Task: Dagger: Colonel Mustard: Read a book with a mustache on the cover.
How it fits:

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Book: Babylon Berlin
Author: Arne Jysch
Date completed: 1 October 2023
Task: Revolver: Read a book set in either Germany or Austria.
How it fits: The story sets in Berlin, Germany

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Book: At Bertram's Hotel
Author: Agatha Christie
Date completed: 19 October 2023
Task: Dining Room: Read a book set in a hotel.
How it fits: The story sets in Bertram's Hotel

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Book: Local Woman Missing
Author: Mary Kubica
Date completed: 27 November 2023
Task: Lead Pipe: Read a book set in Chicago
How it fits: The story sets in Chicago

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Book: What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
Author: Michiko Aoyama
Date completed: 29 November 2023
Task: Library: Read a book in which books play a significant role.
How it fits: The books mentioned in the stories helped each character to find their purpose and path in their life

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Book: The Portrait of a Lady
Author: Henry James
Date completed: 13 December 2023
Task: Mrs. Peacock: Read a book with a ball gown on the cover
How it fits:

Congrats! You finished the category "murder weapons". 1 point will be awarded to your point account :)

Congrats! You finished the category "suspects". 1 point will be awarded to your point account :)

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Book: A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Charles Dickens
Date completed: 9 July 2024
Task: Billiard room: Read a book set in 18th century
How it fits: Set in 1780s

Congrats! You finished the category "crime scenes". 1 point will be awarded to your point account :)

You completed the Cluedo challenge!

Your character/start position was: Professor Plum | Dagger | Ballroom

Your final guess is: Mrs Peacock | Lead Pipe | Billiard Room

The murderer, murder weapon and crime scene is: Mrs Peacock | Lead Pipe | Kitchen

You get two points for guessing Mrs Peacock and Lead Pipe right!

An additional 15 points will be awarded for completing the challenge :) Good job!