Thursday, March 30, 2023

2023 Abra Cadavers

 



 The 2023 Abra Cadavers game is located here.

Get a Single by reading one book. 
  Miles Burton, The Hardway Diamonds Mystery (Mystery League #10)

Get a Double by reading two books by a second author
Anna Katherine Green, The Circular Study
Anna Katherine Green, XYZ: A Detective Story

Get a Triple by reading three books by a third author 
John Dickson Carr, The Man Who Couldn't Shudder
John Dickson Carr, The Sleeping Sphinx
John Dickson Carr, The Emperor's Snuff Box

Get a Home Run by reading four books by a fourth author.
Martha Grimes, Rainbow's End (Richard Jury #13)
Martha Grimes, The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury #14)
Martha Grimes, The Stargazey (Richard Jury #15)
Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink (Richard July #16)

You have hit for the Cycle once you complete a single, double, triple, AND a home run.

• Get a Foul by giving up on a foul one with the dreaded DNF (Did Not Finish)

Get a Bunt by reading a short story.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Empty House

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. 
Margery Allingham, The Fear Sign, read by Bev Hankins, 2023.

Strike Out when a book strikes out of your house (out to the library, loaned out, mailed out, given away, sold, thrown out, audiobook taken outdoors for a walk, book taken elsewhere to read, etc.)
Erle Stanley Gardner, The Case of the Fiery Fingers

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