2020: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We’re still a month away from the end of the year, but my reading will probably consist mainly of Christmas books in December, and I hope and pray that life won’t come up and throw anything else at me in the final month of the year, either. So I might as well post my “Year […]
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Ellery Queen: Calamity Town
24 Festive Tasks: Door 14 – Diwali, Book: Read a book about a homecoming or set in India or with Indian characters. Murder and other mischief follows on the foot of a young man’s return to his home town, to marry (after all) the girl he’d jilted at the altar a few years before. […]
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Patricia Highsmith: Ripley Under Ground
This year’s Halloween Bingo buddy read — thanks again to Christine, BrokenTune and Lillelara for the fun of reading this book together! Somehow, that seems to be the way Patricia Highsmith’s books are enjoyed best … Though I have to say, while I struggled with Strangers on a Train, I’m getting a complete and total […]
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Bingo Call: 10/31/19 – Genre: Suspense
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Last Call! Bingo is officially over. Genre: Suspense: anything that fits into the suspense genre. Book list linked here. Original post: http://moonlightreader.booklikes.com/post/1942289/bingo-call-10-31-19
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Halloween Bingo: Book Selections — UPDATED
Like virtually all of my book consumption this year, my Halloween Bingo books are more or less necessarily going to have to be primarily audiobooks. So I had a look at my Audible and CD collections what might fit the bill for my card, and here’s what I’ve come up with (mostly new-to-me books but […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Tracking Post — Blackout! (And bingos Nos. 12 and 13.)
Many thanks to Moonlight Reader and Obsidian Blue for hosting this game for the fourth year in a row, bigger and better than ever before! Witih today’s call, I’ve blacked out my card, in addition to collecting my final bingos (nos. 12 and 13). Somewhat to my surprise, after completing my books for my […]
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Bingo Call: 10/30/2019 – Murder Most Foul
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Murder Most Foul: any murder mystery. Book list linked here. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1980295/bingo-call-10-30-2019
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Bingo call: 10/29/19 – Fear the Drowning Deep
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Fear the Drowning Deep: books with sea-related elements: sea creatures, ships, and sharks. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1979523/bingo-call-10-29-19
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Bingo Call: 10/26/2019 – Terror in a Small Town
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Terror in a Small Town: any horror book where the action primarily occurs in a small town or village. Examples would include: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, It by Stephen King. Book list linked here. Horror square. (But mysteries & suspense featuring terror / horrific events may […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Twenty Fourth Extra Square – Classic Noir
Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1976204/halloween-bingo-2019-twenty-fourth-second-extra-square
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Bingo Call: 10/22/2019 – Grave or Graveyard
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Grave or Graveyard: Books that have a grave or graveyard on their covers, in their titles, or any book primarily set in a graveyard. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1974989/bingo-call-10-22-2019
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Bingo call: 10/21/19 – Serial / Spree Killer
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Serial/Spree Killer: a sub-genre of crime fiction that involves the detection of serial or spree killers. Book list linked here. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1974141/bingo-call-10-21-19
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Bingo Call: 10/20/2019 – Classic Noir
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Classic Noir: mysteries published prior to 1980 with noir elements, including authors like Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich and Dashiell Hammett. Book list linked here. Mystery square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1973348/bingo-call-10-20-2019
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Bingo call: 10/19/19 – Genre: Mystery
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Genre: Mystery: anything that fits into the mystery genre. Book list linked here. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1973347/bingo-call-10-19-19
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Bingo call: 10/17/19 – Thirteen
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Thirteen (13): any book that relates to bad luck, superstition, or the number 13, either in the title/book/series/page count. Booklist linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1971750/bingo-call-10-17-19
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Bingo call: 10/15/19 – New Release
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder New Release: mystery, suspense, horror or supernatural that was published after 10/31/18. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1969946/bingo-call-10-15-19
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Bingo Call: 10/14/2019 – Romantic Suspense
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Romantic Suspense: any romance which has a significant sub-plot that involves mystery, thriller or suspense; also gothic romance. Book list linked here. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1969112/bingo-call-10-14-2019
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Bingo call: 10/13/19 – Baker Street Irregulars
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Baker Street Irregulars: mystery that involves children/teens in crime solving. Book list linked here. Mystery square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1968371/bingo-call-10-13-19
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Bingo Call: 10/10/2019 – Film at 11
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Film at 11: The idea for this new space comes courtesy of Linda Hilton! Generally, in order to qualify for Halloween bingo, all books must fit into one of the general genres of horror, mystery, suspense or supernatural. This space is filled by any Halloween bingo book that has been […]
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Bingo call: 10/9/19 – International Woman of Mystery
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder This one is fairly obvious and is a twist on the “Terrifying Women” of years past – the only question is what does “international” mean? Basically, it means international to you – the reader. I’m in the U.S., so “international” means women mystery authors from Europe, South America, Asia, etc… Mystery […]
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