Get a Single by reading one book.
Cargo of Eagles by Margery Allingham
Get a Double by reading two books by a second author
Over My Dead Body by Rex StoutDouble for Death by Rex Stout
Get a Triple by reading three books by a third author
The Tragedy of X by Barnaby Ross
The Tragedy of Y by Barnaby Ross
The Tragedy of Z by Barnaby Ross
Get a Home Run by reading four books by a fourth author.
Peril at End House by Agatha ChristieThe Patriotic Murders by Agatha ChristieMurder in Retrospect by Agatha ChristieThe Regatta Mystery & OS by Agatha Christie
Hit for the Cycle once you complete a single, double, triple, AND a home run.
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Get a Foul by giving up on a foul one with the dreaded DNF (Did Not Finish)
Honolulu Story by Leslie Ford
Get a Bunt by reading a short story.
Murder for Money by John D. MacDonald
Get a Stolen Base by stealing (reading) a book which has been submitted to any of our previous or current challenges - in any year - by someone else.
The Seven Sinister Sombreros by Erle Stanley Gardner (read by Linda B)
Strike Out when a book physically strikes out of your house (back to the library, loaned out, mailed out, given away, sold, traded, composted, thrown out, audiobook taken outdoors for a walk, book taken elsewhere to read, etc.)