Calendar of Crime Challenge 2022

 


Calendar of Crime 
Hosted By: Bev@My Readers Block
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Dates: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

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Challenge Details/Summary:

All books must be mysteries. 12 books, one representing each month to complete the challenge. Books do not have to be read in the month in which it qualifies. 




January 

  • Author's Birth Month ~ Karin Slaughter ~ Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
  • Month-related item on cover (snow) ~ Fire Storm by Nancy Mehl
  • Original publication month ~ Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

February 

  • Book title has word starting with "F" ~ Fake Plastic Girl by Zara Lisbon
  • Original publication month ~ The Chase by Janet Evanovich
  • Month-related item on cover (couple) ~ The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley
  • Couple/romance/love triangle major role ~ Proposals and Poison by Rachelle J. Christensen

March

  • Money has main roll ~ The Heist by Janet Evanovich
  • Original publication month ~ Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
  • Book title has word starting with "M" ~ Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong
  • Month-related item on cover (green) ~ Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes

April

  • Birthday "Wild Card" ~ No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker
  • Book title has word starting with "A" ~ We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
  • Original publication month ~ Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton
  • Month related item on cover (hat) ~ At The Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay

May

  • May Holiday (Mother's Day) ~ Mother's Day Mayhem by Lynn Cahoon
  • Original publication month ~ Beaches, Bungalows, & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
  • Book title has word starting with "M" ~ Motorhomes, Maps and Murder by Tonya Kappes
  • Month related item on cover (flowers) ~ Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert 
  • Military figure has major role ~ The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

June

  • Father is Prominent ~ These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
  • Month related item on cover (cake) ~ No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 
  • Original pub. date ~ Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 

July

  • Independance Day ~ White Nights by Ann Cleeves
  • Orig. pub. date ~ A Stranger is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark (July 1, 2019)
  • Takes Place in US ~ To Helvetica & Back by Paige Shelton (Utah, USA)
  • Month related item on cover (flag) ~ Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child 

August

  • Book with a word starting with "A" in title ~ Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower
  • Academic Setting ~ Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall
  • Orig. pub. date ~ The Topless Tulip Caper by Lawrence Block
  • Month related item on cover (school bus) ~ Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
  • Summer holiday setting ~ The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton

September

  • Book with a word starting with "S" in title ~ These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
  • Orig. pub. date ~ Lies Like Wildfire by jennifer Lynn Alvarez
  • Month related item on cover (means of travel) ~ Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
  • Setting - Place of Employment ~ Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates

October

  • Month-related item on cover ~ The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes (haunted house)
  • Published in October ~ Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake 
  • Book title has a word starting with "O" ~ Ophie's Ghost by Justina Ireland
  • Mistaken identity ~ You Bet Your Life by Stuart M. Kaminsky

November

  • Family Relationships major role ~ The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
  • Month related item on cover (pies) ~ Peach Pies and Alibies by Ellery Adams
  • Published in November ~ The Job by Janet Evanovich
  • Book title has a word that starts with "N" ~ Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson

December

  • Christmas ~ Five Total Strangers by Natalie Richards
  • Published in December ~ Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
  • Book title has word starting with "D" ~ Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
  • Month related item on cover (Christmas tree) ~ Christmas, Criminals, & Campers by Tonya Kappes
  • House party/family gathering important ~ Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlay


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