Medical Examiner's Reading Challenge 2022

 

Medical Examiner's Challenge

Hosted By: Rick Mills @ Mistillery

Official Challenge/Reporting Page

Dates: Dec. 25, 2021 - Dec. 31 2022

Summary of Rules/Details:

Read a murder mystery. Note the victim(s) and cause(s) of death.  Report them on a "Death Certificate".  You get a "Toe Tag" for each victim. The victim must have name and cause of death to count. 

WARNING ~ SPOILER ALERT:  Since I don't like knowing who will die before I finish reading a book, I have considered others like me, and I have not included the victim names.  However, these could still be considered spoiler alerts, so READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
If you want a list of what I came up with for each book, feel free to comment or send me a message and I'll be happy to give it to you.  

My Goal: 522 Tags
Progress: 932/522  GOAL MET 8/4/22

My Toe Tags:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (HP #6) ~ J.K. Rowling ~ 12/25/21

• Total 16
• Poison ~ 1
• Stab/Mauled ~ 1
• Other ~ 14

Three Hours in Paris ~ Cara Black ~ 12/26/21

• Total 10
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fire ~ 2
• Shot ~ 7

File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (Reports 1-6) ~ Lemony Snicket ~ 12/27

• Total 2
• Asph ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The Forgotten (John Puller #2) ~ David Baldacci ~ 12/29

• Total 13
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 2
• Shot ~ 6
• Stab ~ 2

The Loch Ness Papers (SB #4) ~ Paige Shelton ~ 1/2

• Total 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries (Campers & Criminals #1) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 1/3

• Total 7
• Fire ~ 2
• Shot ~ 2
• Other ~ 3

Blood Water Paint ~ Joy McCullough ~ 1/4

• Total 4
• Hit ~ 2
• Stab/Slice ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Darker Than Any Shadow (Tai Randolph #2) ~ Tina Whittle ~ 1/5

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Five Total Strangers ~ Natalie D. Richards ~ 1/7

• Total 3
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Body Movers (Body Movers #1) ~ Stephanie Bond ~ 1/8

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

False Witness ~ Karin Slaughter ~ 1/12

• Total 13
• Poison ~ 5
• Shot ~ 1
• Stab ~ 3
• Other ~ 4

The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) ~ Tana French ~ 1/16

• Total 10
• Asph ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 7

The Cousins ~ Karen M. McManus ~ 1/19

• Total 6
• Drowning ~ 2
• Fire ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

The Stolen Letter (Scottish Bookshop #5) ~ Paige Shelton ~ 1/22

• Total 6
• Fire ~ 2
• Other ~ 4

Fake Plastic Girl ~ Zara Lisbon ~ 2/2

• Total 1
• Stab ~ 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HP #7) ~ J.K. Rowling ~ 2/9

• Total 36
• Asph ~ 3
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Fire ~ 2
• Stab ~ 6
• Other ~ 23

Deadly Edition (Scottish Bookshop #6) ~ Paige Shelton ~ 2/10

• Total 7
• Asph ~1
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

The Far Cry ~ Fredric Brown ~ 2/11

• Total 3
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 1

The Winter Queen ~ Boris Akunin ~ 2/19

• Total 14
• Drowning ~ 2
• Fire ~ 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 8
• Stab ~ 2

2 Bodies For The Price of 1 (Body Movers #2) ~ Stephanie Bond ~ 3/27

• Total 3
• Asph ~ 1
• Fall ~ 2

Ophie's Ghost ~ Justina Ireland ~ 3/29

• 13 Total
• Asph ~ 5
• Fall ~ 2
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

Two Can Keep A Secret ~ Karen M. McManus ~ 3/30

• Total 8
• Asph ~ 3
• Hit ~ 3
• Other ~ 2

The Heist (Fox & O'Hare #1) ~ Janet Evanovich ~ 3/31

• Total 12
• Fall ~ 2
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 6

Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts (Campers & Criminals #2) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 4/6

• Total 5
• Fire ~ 2
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 1

No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (Seaside Cafe #2) ~ Bree Baker ~ 4/8

• Total 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

One Of Us Is Lying (One Of Us Is Lying #1) ~ Karen M. McManus ~ 4/13

• Total 1
• Asph ~ 1

The Good, The Bad, & The Witchy (Witchcraft #2) ~ Heather Blake ~ 4/17

• Total 5
• Poison ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things (Wedding Planner #1) ~ Rachelle J. Christensen ~ 4/20

• Total 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The Grave's A Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce #9) ~ Alan Bradley ~ 4/21

• Total 9
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 2
• Poison ~ 5
• Other ~ 1

The Topless Caper (Chip Harrison #4) ~ Lawrence Block ~ 2/22

• Total 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Asph ~ 1

Promise Not To Tell ~ Jennifer McMahon ~ 4/23

• Total 12
• Asph ~ 4
• Shot ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 5

Forests, Fishing, & Forgery (Campers & Criminals #3) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 4/24

• Total 7
• Asph ~ 2
• Fire ~ 2
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Christmas, Criminals, & Campers (Campers & Criminals #4) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 4/24

• Total 3
• Fire ~ 2
• Stab ~ 3

Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder (Campers & Criminals #5) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 4/24

• Total 5
• Fire ~ 2
• Stab ~ 3

The So Blue Marble ~ Dorothy B. Hughes ~ 4/25

• Total 8
• Stab 7
• Other 1

The Chase (Fox & O'Hare #2) ~ Janet Evanovich ~ 

• Total 10
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Fire ~ 2
• Shot ~ 6

The Darling Dahlias & The Cucumber Tree (Darling Dahlias #1) ~ Susan Wittig Albert ~ 4/30

• Total 11
• Asph ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 8

The Goodbye Witch (Witchcraft Mystery #4) ~ Heather Blake ~ 5/1

• Total 4
• Other ~ 4

Veils and Vengeance (Wedding Planner #2) ~ Rachelle J. Christensen ~ 5/6

• Total 3
• Drowning ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book & Scone Society #1) ~ Ellery Adams ~ 5/7

• Total 6
• Fire ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Small Spaces (Small Spaces #1) ~ Katherine Arden ~ 5/11

• Total 6
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fire ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

Brownies and Broomsticks (Magical Bakery #1) ~ Bailey Cates ~ 5/16

• Total 3
• Asph ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1

Mother's Day Mayhem (Tourist Trap #6.5) ~ Lynn Cahoon ~ 5/17

• Total 1
• Other ~ 1

The Job (Fox & O'Hare #3) ~ Janet Evanovich ~ 5/19

• Total 7
• Asph ~ 4
• Fire ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

The Christie Curse (Book Collector #1) ~ Victoria Abbott ~ 5/20

• Total 1
• Hit ~ 1

Some Like It Witchy (Witchcraft #5) ~ Heather Blake ~ 5/21

• Total 10
• Hit ~ 2
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 7

Please Don't Tell ~ Elizabeth Adler ~ 5/22

• Total 9
• Asph ~ 5
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

Lies Like Wildfire ~ Jennifer Lynn Alvarez ~ 5/26

• Total 3
• Drowning ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Tide and Punishment (Seaside Cafe #3) ~ Bree Baker ~ 5/29

• Total 3
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The Whispering Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #2) ~ Ellery Adams ~ 5/30

• Total 4
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Canyons, Caravans, & Campers (Campers & Criminals #6) ~ Tonya Kappes ~ 6/2

• Total 5
• Fire ~ 2
• Shot ~ 3

I've Got My Eyes On You ~ Mary Higgins Clark ~ 6/5

• Total 6
• Hit ~ 3
• Other ~ 3

Raven Black (Shetland Island #1) ~ Ann Cleeves ~ 6/9

• Total 6
• Asph ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 4

Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery #1) ~ Juliet Blackwell ~ 6/12

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Girl At The Grave ~ Teri Bailey Black ~ 6/13

• Total 10
• Asph ~ 1
• Fire ~ 1
• Hit ~ 2
• Poison ~ 2
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

One Of Us Is Next ~ Karen M. McManus ~ 6/16

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Under Lock and Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase #1) ~ Gigi Pandian ~ 6/17

• Total 7
• Drowning ~ 2
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 4

TripTych (Will Trent #1) ~ Karin Slaughter ~ 6/19

• Total 9
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 4

Find Me Gone ~ Sarah Meuleman ~ 6/25

• Total 5
• Drowning ~ 1
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 2

We Have Always Lived In The Castle ~ Shirley Jackson ~ 6/26

• Total 6
• Poison ~ 4
• Other ~ 2

Red Dragon ~ Thomas Harris ~ 6/27

• Total 9
• Asph ~ 1
• Fire ~ 1
• Shot ~ 7

Murder Is Binding (Booktown #1) ~ Lorna Barrett ~ 7/1

• Total 4
• Hit ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) ~ Alan Bradley ~ 7/2

• Total 2
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1

To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type #1) ~ Paige Shelton ~ 7/2

• Total 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Bookman Dead Style (Dangerous Type #2) ~ Paige Shelton ~ 7/3

• Total 1
• Stab ~ 1

Bullet For A Star (Toby Peters #1) ~ Stuart M. Kaminsky ~ 7/3

• Total 3
• Fall ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (Toby Peters #2) ~ Stuart M. Kaminsky ~ 7/3

• Total 4
• Fall ~ 1
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 1

Before I Go To Sleep ~ S. J. Watson ~ 7/4

• Total 3
• Fire ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

A Stanger Is Watching ~ Mary Higgins Clark ~ 7/7

• Total 7
• Asph ~ 5
• Fire ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1

White Nights ~ Ann Cleeves ~ 7/9

• Total 7
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 2
• Fall ~ 3
• Other ~ 1

Needled To Death ~ Maggie Sefton ~ 7/11

• Total 5
• Asph ~ 4
• Other ~ 1

Party Crashers ~ Stephanie Bond ~ 7/16

• Total 8
• Shot ~ 2
• Other ~ 6

If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovations #1) ~ Juliet Blackwell

• Total 9
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2
• Stab/Sliced ~ 1
• Other ~ 5

Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad #3) ~ Tana French

• Total 5
• Asph ~ 2
• Other ~ 3

The Escape (John Puller #3) ~ David Baldacci

• Total 16
• Asph ~ 1
• Fire/Bomb ~ 3
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 10
• Other ~ 1

The Sun Down Motel ~ Simone St. James

• Total 13
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Stab ~ 4
• Other ~ 5

Comic Sans Murder ~ Paige Shelton

• Total 4
• Shot ~ 3
• Other ~ 1

A Deadly Yarn ~ Maggie Sefton

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

I Still Dream About You ~ Fannie Flagg

• Total 7
• Other ~ 7

Dead Bolt ~ Juliet Blackwell

• Total 4
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Of Beast And Beauty (Daughters of Eville #1) ~ Chanda Hahn

• Total 8
• Asph ~ 2
• Drowning ~ 1
• Other ~ 5

At The Drop Of A Hat (Hat Shop Mystery #3) ~ Jenn McKinlay

• Total 1
• Fall ~ 1

Copy Cap Murder (Hat Shop Mystery #4) ~ Jenn McKinlay

• Total 1
• Asph ~ 1

Assaulted Caramel (Amish Candy Shop #1) ~ Amanda Flower

• Total 3
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Proposals And Poison (Wedding Planner #3) ~ Rachelle J. Christensen

• Total 4
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

The Dream (Hercule Poirot ss-38) ~ Agatha Christie

• Total 1
• Shot ~ 1

Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Hercule Poirot ss-51) ~ Agatha Christie

• Total 1
• Fall ~ 1

The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot #12) ~ Agatha Christie

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Hit ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1

The King of Clubs (Hercule Poirot ss #16) ~ Agatha Christie

• Total 1
• Hit ~ 1

Gone With The Witch (Wishcraft #6) ~ Heather Blake

• Total 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Pies and Prejudice (Charmed Pie Shoppe #1) ~ Ellery Adams

• Total 2
• Hit ~ 1

A Killer Stitch (Knitting #4) ~ Maggie Sefton

• Total 1
• Hit ~ 1

Red Bones (Shetland Island #3) ~ Ann Cleeves

• Total 5
• Drowning ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2
• Other ~ 1

Elementary, She Read (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #1) ~ Vicki Delany

• Total 2
• Asph ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1

An Occupied Grave (Brock & Poole #1) ~ A.G. Barnett

• Total 9
• Hit ~ 3
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

These Silent Woods ~ Kimi Cunningham Grant

• Total 5
• Hit ~ 2
• Other ~ 3

A Loyal Character Dancer (Insp. Chen #2) ~ Qiu Xiaolong

• Total 3
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

When Red Is Black (Insp. Chen #3) ~ Qiu Xiaolong

• Total 2
• Asph ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

A Case of Two Cities (Insp. Chen #4) ~ Qiu Xiaolong

• Total 3
• Asph ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Dyer Consequences (Knitting #5) ~ Maggie Sefton

• Total 2
• Asph ~ 1
• Drowning ~ 1

Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #3) ~ Tana French

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 2
• Drowning ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1

You Bet Your Life (Toby Peters #3) ~ Stuart M. Kaminsky

• Total 5
• Shot ~ 5

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts ~ Kate Racculia

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

The Witch and the Dead (Wishcraft #7) ~ Heather Blake

• Total 4
• Asph ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

A Deadly Divide (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #5) ~ Ausma Zehanat Khan 

• Total 16
• Hit ~ 1
• Shot ~ 13
• Other ~ 2

The Book Of Cold Cases ~ Simone St. James

• Total 22
• Drowning ~ 2
• Fall ~ 1
• Shot ~ 7
• Other ~ 12

Grave Sight (Harper Connelly #1) ~ Charlaine Harris

• Total 17
• Drowning ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 3
• Other ~ 11

A Dark and Stormy Murder (Writer's Apprentice #1) ~ Julia Buckley

• Total 6
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 5

Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters #1) ~ Leighann Dobbs

• Total 3
• Asph ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1

Sprinkle With Murder (Cupcake Bakery #1) ~ Jenn McKinlay

• Total 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Ghost of a Potion (Magic Potion #3) ~ Heather Blake

• Total 14
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 2
• Other ~ 11

The Ghost and the Mystery Writer (Haunting Danielle #9) ~ Bobbi Holmes (reread)

• Total 10
• Hit ~ 2
• Poison ~ 2
• Other ~ 6

The Ghost and the Muse (Haunting Danielle #10) ~ Bobbi Holmes

• Total 13
• Asph ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 3
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 6

Fire Storm (Kaely Quinn Profiler #2) ~ Nancy Mehl

• Total 9
• Fire ~ 3
• Shot ~ 2
• Other ~ 4

The Sayers Swindle (Book Collector #2) ~ Victoria Abbott

• Total 2
• Stab ~ 2

Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) ~ M.C. Beaton

• Total 3
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

Agatha Raisin and The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2) ~ M.C. Beaton

• Total 3
• Poison ~ 2
• Shot ~ 1

A Deadly Brew (Tourist Trap #5.25) ~ Lynn Cahoon

• Total ~ 3
• Fall ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

A Dark and Secret Place ~ Jen Williams

• Total 13
• Asph ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Fire ~ 1
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 9

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (#4) ~ J.K. Rowling

• Total 12
• Other ~ 12

I Know you Remember ~ Jennifer Donaldson

• Total 4
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

A Plus One For Murder ~ Laura Bradford

• Total 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

For Whom the Book Tolls ~ Laura Gail Black

• Total 6
• Poison ~ 2
• Other ~ 4

Fractured (Will Trent #2) ~ Karin Slaughter

• Total 5
• Asph ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

A Flicker In The Dark ~ Stacy Willingham

• Total 10
• Asph ~ 9
• Shot ~ 1

Be My Ghost (Haunted Haven #1) ~ Carol J. Perry

• Total 5
• Fall ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 2

The Halloween Tree ~ Ray Bradbury

• Total 1
  
• Other ~ 1

Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn #1) ~ Karen MacInerney

• Total 2
• Fall ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

• Total 11
• Poison ~ 4
• Shot ~ 3
• Stab ~ 4

Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides by Tonya Kappes

• Total 2
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Assailants, Asphalt, & Alibis by Tonya Kappes

• Total 2
• Fall ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

• Total 18
• Asph ~ 3
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 5
• Stab ~ 5
• Other ~ 1

Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson

• Total 3
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams

• Total 5
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 2
• Other ~ 2

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

• Total 16
• Drowning ~ 1
• Hit ~ 1
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 4
• Other ~ 9

Undone by Karin Slaughter

• Total 7
• Fire ~ 1
• Shot ~ 2
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 3

Red Mandarin Dress by Qui Xiaolong

• Total 12
• Asph ~ 6
• Other ~ 6

Agatha's First Case by M.C. Beaton

• Total 2
• Asph ~ 1
• Other ~ 1

Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child

• Total 4
• Other ~ 4

Christmas Cocoa Murder by Carlene O'Connor

• Total 1
• Hit ~ 1

Christmas Cocoa and A Corpse by Maddie Day

• Total 1
• Hit ~ 1

Death By Hot Cocoa by Alex Erickson

• Total 1
• Poison ~ 1

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

• Total 9
• Fall ~ 2
• Stab ~ 2
• Other ~ 5

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

• Total 2
• Other ~ 2

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, The Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes

• Total 3
• Other 3

The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson

• Total 26
• Asph ~ 20
• Other ~ 6

A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum

• Total 19
• Drowning ~ 1
• Fall ~ 1
• Hit ~ 2
• Poison ~ 1
• Shot ~ 4
• Stab ~ 1
• Other ~ 9

Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon

• Total 1

   

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NOTE: 

Asph = asphyxiation, hanging, strangling, air deprivation

Drowning = any drowning

Fall = fall from height or pushed

Fire = fire, bomb, explosion

Hit = hit by fists, object, or vehicle

Poison = poison, poisonous gas, drugs, carbon monoxide

Shot = shot by gun, arrow, or other projectile

Stab = stabbed by knife or other sharp object

Other = includes natural causes, electrocution, execution, or accident