2022 Vintage Scattergories

This Bev Hankins challenge is located here. 

The goal is to read at least eight Golden Age (prior to 1960) books during 2022 from the following categories:

Categories:

1. Colorful Crime: A book with a color or reference to color in the title

Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh, 1943 

2. Murder by the Numbers: A book with a number or quantity in the title

The Sixth Commandment by Carolyn Wells, 1927

3. Amateur Night: A book with a detective who is not a P.I.; Police Officer; or other official investigator (Nurse Keate, Father Brown, Miss Marple, etc.)

Eleven Came Back by Mabel Seeley, 1943, in which our narrator/protagonist, Martha Chappell, assumes the role of detective.

4. Leave It to the Professionals: A book featuring cops, private eyes, secret service, professional spies, etc.

The Tannahill Tangle by Carolyn Wells, 1928

5. Jolly Old England: A mystery set in the United Kingdom

The Hunterstone Outrage by Seldon Truss, 1931 (Mystery League #20)

6. Yankee Doodle Dandy: A mystery set in the United States

Whisper Murder! by Vera Kelsey, 1946

7. World Traveler: A mystery set in any country except the U.S. or U.K.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe, 1841 (France)

8. Dangerous Beasts: A book with an animal in the title

The Case of the Lame Canary by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1937

9. A Calendar of Crime: A mystery with a date/holiday/year/month/etc. in the title

The Day of Uniting by Edgar Wallace, 1930

10. Wicked Women: A book with a woman in the title--either by name (Mrs. McGinty's Dead) or by reference (The Case of the Vagabound Virgin)

The D.A.'s Daughter by Herman Petersen, 1943

11. Malicious Men: A book with a man in the title--either by name (Maigret & the Yellow Dog) or by reference (The Case of the Haunted Husband)

Alias Uncle Hugo by Manning Coles, 1952

12. Murderous Methods: A book with a means of death in the title (The Noose, 5 Bullets, Deadly Nightshade, etc.)

The Mystery of the Poisoned Dish of Mushrooms by Ernest Bramah, 1924

13. Staging the Crime: A mystery set in the entertainment world (theatre, musical event, pageant, Hollywood, etc)

Death on the Aisle by Frances & Richard Lockridge, 1942

14. Scene of the Crime: A book with the location of the crime in the title 

That Affair Next Door by Anna Katherine Green, 1897

15. Cops & Robbers: A book that features a theft rather than murder

Crooked Lightning by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1928 (jewel theft)

16. Locked Rooms/Impossible Crimes: A locked-room or otherwise impossible crime mystery (locks not necessary). 

The Secret of the Conrad Door, contained in Masterstrokes of Crime Detection by Lassiter Wren, 1929.

17. First Impressions: Randomly select four books from your TBR pile. Read only the first line of each book and select one of them to read based on your first impression of the book.

The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham, 1927.

18. Country House Criminals: A standard (or not-so-standard) Golden Age-style country house murder

The Strawstack Murders by Dorothy Cameron Disney, 1938

19. Murder on the High Seas: A mystery involving water

A Corpse by Any Other Name by RAJ Walling, 1943, in which a valuable message is lost when a ship is torpedoed.

20. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: A book with a mode of transportation in the title

Death in the [train] Tunnel by Miles Burton, 1936

21. Murder is Academic: A mystery involving a scholar, teacher, librarian, etc. OR set at a school, university, library, etc.

Deep Lay the Dead by Frederick C. Davis, 1942

22. Things That Go Bump in the Night: A book with something spooky, creepy, gothic in the title (The Skeleton in the Clock; Haunted Lady; The Bat; etc)

The Corpse in the Wax Works by John Dickson Carr, 1932

23. Repeat Offenders: A mystery featuring your favorite series detective or by your favorite author or reread an old favorite

Cordially Invited to Meet Death by Rex Stout, 1942, featuring Nero Wolfe

24. The Butler Did It...Or Not: A mystery where the butler is the victim, the sleuth...(gasp) the criminal...or is just downright memorable for whatever reason.

The Crime Conductor by Philip MacDonald, 1931, in which the butler Vickers has a secret past which is part of the plot.

25. A Mystery by Any Other Name: Any book that has been published under more than one title (Murder Is Easy--aka Easy to Kill [Christie]; Fog of Doubt--aka London Particular [Christianna Brand], etc.)

The Saint Bids Diamonds, apa Thieve's Picnic by Leslie Charteris, 1937

26. Dynamic Duos: A mystery featuring a detective team (Holmes & Watson; Pam & Jerry North; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin, or a little-known team that you introduce to us)

Black Orchids by Rex Stout, 1941 (Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin)

27. Size Matters: A book with a size or measurement in the title (Death Has a Small Voice; The Big Four; The Weight of the Evidence; etc.)

The Saint at Large by Leslie Charteris, 1942.

28. Psychic Phenomena: A mystery featuring a seance, medium, hypnotism, or other psychic or "supernatural" characters/events

Lost Man's Lane by Anna Katherine Green, 1898

29. Book to Movie: A book that has appeared on screen (feature film or TV)

The Case of the Crimson Kiss by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1948

30. The Old Bailey: A courtroom drama mystery OR a mystery featuring a judge, lawyer, barrister, district attorney

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1936

31. Serial Killers: Books that were originally published in serial format (from the pulp era) OR a book that includes three or more deaths--all committed by the same person.
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt by Edgar Allan Poe, 1842, published as a newspaper serial

32. Killed in Translation: A work that originally appeared in another language and has been made available in English--original publication date determines Gold or Silver Age--OR if your native language is not English, then a work that originally appeared in English which you read in your native language.
The Horla by Guy de Maupassant, 1887

33. History Mysteries: The bulk or focus of the mystery must take place at least 15 years prior to the date of publication. Flashback stories are fine as long as the modern events frame the story OR the historical events are absolutely vital to the present day story. Example: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Artur Conan Doyle.

The Crouching Beast by Valentine Williams (1928) in which the story takes place just prior to World War I. 

34. International Detectives: A variation on "World Traveler"--but instead of the crime being set in another country, the detective is not from the U.S. or U.K.

The Big Shot by Frank L. Packard, 1929, in which our amateur detective is a Canadian woman.

35. Somebody Else's Crime: Read a book that someone else has already read for the challenge.

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie, 1942, previously read by Christina. 

36. Genuine Fakes: Read a book by an author who wrote under a pseudonym (Josephine Tey [Elizabeth Mackintosh]; Nicholas Blake [Cecil Day Lewis]; etc.)

The Four of Hearts by Ellery Queen, 1938. Pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee

37. Hobbies Can Be Murder: A mystery that involves a hobby in some way: stamp, coin, book collecting, etc; knitting; birdwatching; hunting; etc.

Murder on Angler's Island by Helen Reilly (1945) in which 'Angling' is in the title

38. Snatch & Grab: Read the first book you pick up off your shelf or TBR stack/s

The Man With the Clubfoot by Valentine Williams (1918)

39. I've Got You Covered: Pick a book to read based on the cover

The White Cockatoo by Mignon G. Eberhart (1933)

40. Get Out of Jail Free: One per customer. You tell me what special category the book fits and it counts--the only thing I won't accept is "It's a vintage mystery!" The genre/time period is a given.

Duty Free by Manning Coles, 1959. Submitted in the literal  sense - It features one character who escapes from jail successfully.