Mystery Madness discussion

Announcements will be revealed tomorrow for our 9th round of March Mystery Madness! Keep an eye out on Youtube for host announcements and our theme for this year ^-^

Yay!

Looking forward to it!

Let us know how you will be utilizing our theme with your TBR! If you would like a copy of the graphic, check our Twitter account or join our Discord.

Here are some ideas I'm having for the prompts. 😊

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)
2. 999 (British Mystery)
3. 9 Lives (Cat on the cover)
4. 911 (First Responder Story like Firefighter or EMT)
5. One for Janelle ❤️ ✓
6. Nine Patch (Quilt on the cover)
7. Nine in Title or on the Cover
8. 9th in series
9. Any other 9 (in page count, year published, # of chapters, etc.) ✓

Murder, Handcrafted is a cozy mystery with a cat (#3) and a quilt (#6) on the cover, a Sheriff plays a key role in this book (#4), and I think Janelle would have liked this book (#5).

Lord Edgware Dies is the 9th book (#8) in the Hercule Poirot series, which is a British mystery (#2) with a man dressed in formal clothes on the cover (#1), and Janelle read and rated this book 4.5/5 stars (#5). Also this book was first published in 1933 (#9).

Nine is the title and is on the cover (#7), was published in the 9th month of the year 2020 (#9) and the author was born in 1986 (#9).

Published in 1933 (#9), The Sign of the Twisted Candles is the 9th book (#8) in the Nancy Drew mystery series and has the series #9 on the cover (#7).

The Case of the Missing Marquess is a British mystery (#2) and on its cover a cat can be found (#3) as well as a girl in what could be considered a formal dress (#1).

Published in 1998 (#9), as the first book in the Newpointe 911 series (#9), Private Justice has 911 at the top of the front cover (#7) and firefighters are a big focus in this book (#4).

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Mysteries I actually read this month that worked for prompts:

This Present Darkness was first published in 1986 (prompt #9) and this is a book Janelle enjoyed reading at least twice (prompt #5). ✓


I've found it difficult to fulfill the other prompts with the books I'm reading this month.

I was looking for a book with 9 in the title that I haven't read. Thanks for the rec for Nine by Rachelle Dekker!

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson would also work for this topic.

Monique the Book Geek wrote: "Here are some ideas I'm having for the prompts. 😊

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)
2. 999 (British Mystery)
3. 9 Lives (Cat on the cover)
4. 911 (First Responder Story like Fi..."

Loving all the 9s! Multiple associations to our prompt for each book as well ^-^

Kristin wrote: "I was looking for a book with 9 in the title that I haven't read. Thanks for the rec for Nine by Rachelle Dekker!

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson would also work for th..."

Thanks for sharing the recommendation!

Hi, Elizabeth, Di, and Everyone!

HERE IS MY LIST OF PROBABILITIES FOR MMM:

(1) DRESSED TO THE NINES (Formal clothes on the cover)
The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks

(2) 999 BRITISH MYSTERY
Jake Jackson Mysteries by Stig Abell
1. Death Under a Little Sky

(3) 9 LIVES (Cat on the cover)
A Cat in Trouble/Jillian Hart Quilter Mystery by Leann Sweeney
4. The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon

(4) 911 FIRST RESPONDER (Story re Police, Firefighter or EMT)
Kate Burkholder Mysteries by Linda Castillo
3. Breaking Silence

(5) JANELLE (Book she was fond of)
Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries by C. S. Harris
1. What Angels Fear
Baby Ganesh Agency Investigations by Vaseem Khan
2. The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
Death in Paradise Mysteries by Robert Thorogood
1. A Medication on Murder
Below Stairs Mysteries by Jennifer Ashley
2. A Scandal Above Stairs
The Mystery of the Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume (my shelf)
The Big Bow Mystery by Irael Zangwill (my shelf)
Labyrinth/Languedoc #1 by Kate Mosse (my shelf)
ANY AGATHA CHRISTIE (my shelf)

(6) NINE PATCH (Quilt on the cover)
An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery by Isabella Alan/Amanda Flower
0.5 Plainly Murder

(7) NINE in Title or on the Cover
A Mace Reid K-9 (Cadaver Dog) Mystery by Jeffrey B. Burton
2. The Keepers
3. The Lost

(8) 9TH IN SERIES
Malice at the Palace/Her Royal Spyness #9 by Rhys Bowen

(9) ANY ITERATION OF 9 (Any tie-in with 9 such as page count, year published, number of chapters, etc.)
The Clue of the Tapping Heels/Nancy Drew #16 (1939)

March Mystery Madness 2024

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)
“Death and the Dancing Footman” Ngiao MArsh

2. 999 (British Mystery)
“Cater St Hangman” Anne Perry

3. 9 Lives (Cat on the cover)
“Death by Pumpkin Spice” Alex Erickson

4. 911 (First Responder Story like Firefighter or EMT)
“The Black Cat” Martha Grimes

5. One for Janelle
“The SLeeping Murder” Agatha Christie

6. Nine Patch (Quilt on the cover)
“The Enigma in Room 622” Joel Dicker I know it is not a quilt, it is a 9 panel piece on the cover.

7. Nine in Title or on the Cover
“Proof of Murder” Lauren Elliott

8. 9th in a series
“Blood at the Root” Peter Robinson

9. Any other 9 (Any tie-in with 9 such as page count, year published, number of chapters, etc.)
“The Quincunx”Charles Palliser Published in1989

Donna wrote: "Hi, Elizabeth, Di, and Everyone!

HERE IS MY LIST OF PROBABILITIES FOR MMM:

(1) DRESSED TO THE NINES (Formal clothes on the cover)
The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks

(2) 999 BRITISH MYSTERY
Ja..."

Hi Donna~

Nice list! I hope you enjoy your selections ^-^

Virginia wrote: "March Mystery Madness 2024

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)
“Death and the Dancing Footman” Ngiao MArsh

2. 999 (British Mystery)
“Cater St Hangman” Anne Perry

3. 9 Lives (Ca..."

Thanks for sharing Virginia! Hope you enjoy ^-^

My Possible TBR for March Mystery Madness:
(All books are the 9th in the series)

Dressed to the Nines
The Traveller Returns by Patricia Wentworth

999
Child's Play by Reginald Hill

9 Lives
Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown (co-authored with her cat)

911
'Til Death by Ed McBain

One for Janelle
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

Nine Patch
Rest in Pieces by Elizabeth Spann Craig

Nine in Title or on the Cover
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

9th in series
Hard Time by Sara Paretsky

Any other 9
The Foxes of Warwick by Edward Marston (published in 1999)

TRP wrote: "My Possible TBR for March Mystery Madness:
(All books are the 9th in the series)

Dressed to the Nines
The Traveller Returns by Patricia Wentworth

999
[book:Child's ..."

All books are 9th in the series?!? Nice ^-^

I am afraid that this year I will not be able to do all the prompts for March Mystery Madness (2024). I will attempt to complete the following:
#2 - 999 - Set in Darkness (Ian Rankin)
#3 - Cat - Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Alan Bradley)
#9 - ??? - W is for Wasted (Sue Grafton) -published in 2016 ... 2+0+1+6 = 9
If time permits:
#9 - ??? - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - (Olga Tokarczuk) - 9 words in the title...on cover it says it is a 'literary murder mystery'

Louise wrote: "I am afraid that this year I will not be able to do all the prompts for March Mystery Madness (2024). I will attempt to complete the following:
#2 - 999 - Set in Darkness (Ian Rankin)
#3 - Cat - Th..."

Nice list and creative for W is for Wasted! Not to worry, the prompts are not mandatory to participate. Reading any mystery is great! I hope you enjoy your selections ^-^

I have posted my March Mystery Madness video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Rf11ZL3Th6E

TRP wrote: "I have posted my March Mystery Madness video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Rf11ZL3Th6E"

Awesome! Hope you enjoy your reads ^-^

Between getting sick, the craziness at work, and trying to get ready for a vacation, I don't think I'm going to get a written list together.

However, I'm still reading, so I will share what I read.

I'm starting off the month with Black List, White Death by Steve Hockensmith This is two novellas in his Holmes on the Range series, which features two cowboys solving crimes inspired by their reading of Sherlock Holmes tales.

I actually had an ARC of this book, and I'd agreed to read it in March before I knew of the theme. But I can make it work since the stories are set in the 1890s.

Here's my review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hoping I’ve got this right .. a little late starting!
HapPy MMM ;))

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)

Dial P For Poison
Zara Keane

2. 999 (British Mystery)

Stig Abell

3. 9 Lives (Cat on the cover)

Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany

4. 911 (First Responder Story like Firefighter or EMT)

The Day the World Came to Town:
9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim DeFede

5. One for Janelle ❤️

Death in the Clouds
Poirot has seat #9 on this murderous aeroplane flight back to England from France.

6. Nine Patch (Quilt on the cover)


7. Nine in Title or on the Cover

The Secret Staircase
Sheila Connolly
9 windows on cover

8. 9th in series
Joanne Fluke’s
#9
Key Lime Pie Murder pubd 2009

9. Any other 9
(Any tie-in with 9 -page count, year pubd, chapters, etc.)

The Bullet That Missed: Thursday Murder Club, Book 3
Richard Osman
Release date Sept 19th

Mark wrote: "Between getting sick, the craziness at work, and trying to get ready for a vacation, I don't think I'm going to get a written list together.

However, I'm still reading, so I will share what I rea..."

I hear you on the business of the month! Great job finishing your first book ^-^

writer... wrote: "Hoping I’ve got this right .. a little late starting!
HapPy MMM ;))

1. Dressed to the Nines (Formal clothes on the cover)

Dial P For Poison
[..."

It's never too late to join! Nice list and I hope you enjoy your selections ^-^

I was planning to finish out the Quilting Mysteries by Mary Marks this year, but I probably would have waited until later in 2024 to read Knot Ready for Murder. But then I saw the prompts, and I had to read it this month. Why? Because this is book 9 in the series.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mark wrote: "I was planning to finish out the Quilting Mysteries by Mary Marks this year, but I probably would have waited until later in 2024 to read Knot Ready for M..."

Yay for a 9th in the series!

My next book was another ARC I'd agreed to read before the theme was announced. But it still works since it is a historical set in 1908.

In Sunshine or in Shadow by Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mark wrote: "My next book was another ARC I'd agreed to read before the theme was announced. But it still works since it is a historical set in 1908.

In Sunshine o..."

Author's name is 9 letters also!

Another book I bumped up to fit the theme. I would have read Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz at some point this year since I do enjoy the series and this is the latest entry. But since it is the ninth book in the series, I made a point of reading it this month.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I was wondering, for the Nine Patch prompt, if I could use a book that has the word quilt in the title?

SymphAdventures wrote: "I was wondering, for the Nine Patch prompt, if I could use a book that has the word quilt in the title?"

Technically the prompt is quilt on the cover - if the title has quilt in it, you could bend the prompt to say that's a quilt on the cover because the title is on the cover? That's up to your discretion though. You do what you feel is best for that one! As long as it's a mystery it counts for our event ^-^

Thanks for the input Di, I was thinking of reading https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... but I appreciate there is no quilt on the image. I felt I might be flexing the rules a bit too much. :D

I'll switch to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... instead.

SymphAdventures wrote: "Thanks for the input Di, I was thinking of reading https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... but I appreciate there is no quilt on the image. I felt I might be flexing the ru..."

You're very welcome! We're not strict on the rules, so bending the prompt a lot is perfectly acceptable, just so you know ^-^ I hope you enjoy your selection!

I just realised I hadn't listed my picks so here we go:

✓ 1 You've Been Summoned (pearls and jewels)
✓ 2 Sinister Spring (Agatha Christie compellation)
✓ 3 Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks)
✓ 4 The Honjin Mystery (Police and Private Detective)
✓ 5 Death in the Clouds (Agatha Christie)
6 Forget Me Knot (Quilt on Cover)
7 Nine Lives (Nine in title)
✓8 Lord Edgeware Dies (9th Poirot story)
✓ 9 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers (339 pages)

SymphAdventures wrote: "I just realised I hadn't listed my picks so here we go:

✓ 1 You've Been Summoned (pearls and jewels)
✓ 2 Sinister Spring (Agatha Christie compellation)
3 Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks)
✓ 4 Th..."

Looks like you're doing great!

Catching up from my vacation last week. Stark Raving Mod by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

As far as the themes for this year's March Mystery Madness, this series is fashion related.

Back today with a review of Secrets of a Scottish Isle by Erica Ruth Neubauer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This is another historical mystery, this time in the 1920's.

Mark wrote: "Back today with a review of Secrets of a Scottish Isle by Erica Ruth Neubauer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This is another hist..."

You're on a roll!

I've got another new release from this week - The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

No real connection to our theme for the year. But it's a great book.

writer... wrote: "Hoping I’ve got this right ..
HapPy MMM ;)) “


And it’s a wrap.. 🍀📚 Thanks for hosting the MMM reading FuN, Di !

writer... wrote: "writer... wrote: "Hoping I’ve got this right ..
HapPy MMM ;)) “


And it’s a wrap.. 🍀📚 Thanks for hosting the MMM reading FuN, Di !"

Thanks so much for participating!