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Read nine books in the following categories:
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue in the title/on the cover.
The Blue Sequin by R. Austin Freeman, 1929
Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Blue Hand by Edgar Wallace, 1925
Mystery of the Blue Train - Agatha Christie
The Blue Horse of Taxco by Kathleen Moore Knight
- note for next time?
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red in the title/on the cover.
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
The Adventure of the Red Circle by Arthur Conan Doyle (k)
Red Aces by Edgar Wallace, 1929
Case of the Crimson Kiss - Erle Stanley Gardner
The Red Mass by Valentine Williams
- note for next time? The Scarlet Letters by Ellery Queen
- note for next time? The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- note for next time? A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
- note for next time? Crimson Friday by Dorothy Cameron Disney
- note for next time? The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow in the title/on the cover.
Gold Comes in Bricks by A. A. Fair (Erle Stanley Gardner)
The Yellow Room by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza - Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Lame Canary - Erle Stanley Gardner
- note for next time? The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout
- note for next time? The Golden Goose by Ellery Queen
- note for next time: Mys. of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux (gutenberg/faded)
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green in the title/on the cover.
The Square Emerald by Edgar Wallace (1929) a.p.a. Girl from Scotland Yard
The Square Emerald by Edgar Wallace (1929) a.p.a. Girl from Scotland Yard
Green Hazard - Manning Coles (1945)
The Green Ribbon - Edgar Wallace (1930)
Case of the Green Eyed Sister - Erle Stanley Gardner
The Jade Venus by George Harmon Coxe
- note for next time? The Man in the Green Hat by Manning Coles
- "The Greene Murder Case" by S. S. Van Dine for this one!
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown in the title/on the cover.
The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown by E. Phillips Oppenheim (1896)
The Wisdom of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp - Carter Dickson
Case of the Borrowed Brunette - Erle Stanley Gardner
The Bronze Hand by Carolyn Wells (1925)
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black in the title/on the cover.
Black Murder by Anthony Boucher
The Blackpool Highflyer by Andrew Martin (2004)
The Adventure of Black Peter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903-4
Black Orchids - Rex Stout
The Ebony Bed Murder by Rufus Gillmore (1932)
Acts of Black Night by Kathleen Moore Knight (1938)
Acts of Black Night by Kathleen Moore Knight (1938)
- note for next time? The Black Mountain by Rex Stout
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White in the title/on the cover.
The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The White Elephant Mystery by Ellery Queen Jr.
The White Dress by Mignon G. Eberhart
The White Cockatoo by Mignon G. Eberhart
White Rider by Leslie Charteris
- note for next time? White Face by Edgar Wallace
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, etc).
The Adventure of Greystones Villa by Tony Evans
Mystery of the Gold Box by Valentine Williams
The Gold Skull Murders - Frank L. Packard (1931)
Case of the Gold Diggers Purse - Erle Stanley Gardner
The False Purple by Sydney Horler (1932)
- note for next time? The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
- note for next time? Ride the Pink Horse by Dorothy Hughes
- note for next time? The Silver Key by Edgar Wallace
- The Mystery of the Ivory Charm Nancy Drew *faded page)
9. A book with a word/image that implies color in the title/on the cover
(Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, Ink, etc).
The Shadow on the Door by Frances K. Judd (faded page)
The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Pattern - Mignon G. Eberhart
Miss Paisley on a Diet by John Pierce (1969)
The Willow Pattern Van Gulik (faded page)
