Thursday, March 20, 2025

2025 Abra Cadavers


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 Stout
Double 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 Christie
The Patriotic Murders by Agatha Christie
Murder in Retrospect by Agatha Christie
The Regatta Mystery & OS by Agatha Christie

Hit for the Cycle once you complete a single, double, triple, AND a home run.
 complete 
 
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.)