2022 Reading Challenges hosted by The Mystillery

The Mystillery is pleased to offer these reading challenges for 2022!

Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge: You are the Medical Examiner, and your goal is to document the cause of death on as many unfortunate victims as you can by reading murder mysteries. Annual challenge.

Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge: (Nothing to do with Westerns) Shoot (read) six mysteries by the same target (author). Annual challenge, but unfinished targets roll over to the following year so you do not lose any partial progress.

Beachcomber Reading Challenge: Scavenger hunt. Fill four beach bags (Detectives, Victims, Crime Scenes, and Weapons) by finding all the items on each list. Honor system: Author/Titles need not be submitted. Annual challenge

Century Club: A real high-class operation. Expand your horizons. Read one mystery from each of the ten previous decades, comprising 1920-2020. Ongoing challenge which never expires.

In addition, The Mystillery offers two games (not challenges) for the relaxation and enjoyment of any of the challengers after a hard day of reading. The games alternate through the year: Abra Cadavers is a baseball game which runs concurrent with the Major League baseball season (April 1 to Sep 30). At all other times during the year, the Ten Pins bowling game is available!

2022 Beachcomber

Weapons

A - Automobile - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

B - Tree branch - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

C - Claustrophobia induced - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

D - Dogs - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

E - Fire - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

F - Frightening phone call - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

G - Gun - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

H - Handgun - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

I or J - Ice pick - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

K - 1909 PacKard - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

L - pistoL - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

M - Mud - Colour Scheme (Marsh)

N - Poison - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

O - dOg - The Saint Bids Diamonds (Charteris)

P or Q - Pistol - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

R - Razor - Murders in the Rue Morgue (Poe)

S - Shotgun - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

T - GuilloTine - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

U - gUn - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

V - cleaVer - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

WXY or Z - Walking stick - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

Crime Scenes

A - Apartment - Murders in the Rue Morgue (Poe)

B - Bathtub - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge) 

C - Children's Playhouse - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

D - Desert canyon - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

E - Castle - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

F - TeneriFe, Canary Is. - The Saint Bids Diamonds (Charteris)

G - Garden - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

H - Hotel room Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

I or J - BerlIn - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

K - Kennel - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

L - Laboratory - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

M - Mud pool - Colour Scheme (Marsh)

N - gardeN - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

O - prisOn - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

P or Q - Phone booth - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

R - Railroad crossing - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

S - Swimming pool - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

T - Theatre - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

U - gUest house - The Sixth Commandment (Wells)

V - Park AVenue - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

WXY or Z - Corpse in Wax Works (Carr)

Detectives

A - C. Auguste Dupin - Murders in the Rue Morgue (Poe)

B - Bob Arnold - The Sixth Commandment (Wells)

C - Christopher Cox - The Sixth Commandment (Wells)

D - Paul Drake - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

E - JamEs MacParlan - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

F - Frank Geyer - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

G - Inspector Green - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

H - Henri Bencolin - Corpse in Wax Works (Carr)

I or J - Supt. Richard Jury - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

K - Insp. Christopher McKee - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

L - HoLlmann - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

M - Malchus - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

N - Pam North - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

O - Olivia Dunbar - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

P or Q - Melrose Plant - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

R - Roderick Alleyn - Colour Scheme (Marsh)

S - Kali DaSs - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

T - Allan PinkerTon - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

U - Nigel DrUce - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

V - Eugene Vidocq - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

WXY or Z - Lt. Bill Weigand - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

Victims

A - Mary Fowler - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

B - Dr. Carney Bolton - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

C - Carrie Fleet - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

D - Daniel Harland - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

E - Ellen Grady - Death on the Aisle (Lockridge)

F Faith Ann Crale - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)

G - Dr. Gould - The Hunterstone Outrage (Truss)

H = Odette Duchene - Corpse in Wax Works (Carr)

I or J - Jason Braun - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

K - Annie Klaus - Masterstrokes of Crime Detection (Wren)

L - Madame. L'Espanaye - Murders in the Rue Morgue (Poe)

M - Sally MacBride - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

N - Mme. L'Espanaye - Murders in the Rue Morgue (Poe)

O - Walter Prescott - Case of the Lame Canary (Gardner)

P or Q - Una Quick - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

R - Rudi Von Linz - The Crouching Beast (Williams)

S - PC Pasco - The Deer Leap (Grimes)

T - Ted - The Sixth Commandment (Wells)

U - MaUrice QUesting - Colour Scheme (Marsh)

V - Fairy LoVell - The Sixth Commandment (Wells)

WXY or Z Leslie Manxman - Murder on Angler's Island (Reilly)