Mysteries Ahoy!

Every year I set myself the goal to read a hundred books on Goodreads but I’d like to add one more specific mystery challenge. As the vast majority of my reviews here are of vintage mysteries, I have decided to do the Vintage Mysteries challenge from My Reader’s Block.

I am undertaking to complete Golden Age reads at the Chief Constable level meaning I aim to find one book for each category. Below is a table with each of the categories I am aiming to complete. The original scorecard can be found on the link above. As I meet each one I will put a hyperlink to the corresponding review underneath.

Challenge Status: Complete as of 12/31/2018!

Golden Age Reads

Who	What	When
An Academic The Case of the Constant Suicides by John Dickson Carr (1941)	Pseudonymous Author Death Makes A Prophet by John Bude (1947)	During a recognized holiday The Dead Shall Be Raised by George Bellairs (1942)
Crime-solving duo Death in the Dentist’s Chair by Molly Thynne (1932)	Number in the Title Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon (1939)	A historical crime Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie (1944)
An amateur detective Murder Has A Motive by Francis Duncan (1947)	Color in the Title The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (1924)	Time/date/etc in the Title Death at Breakfast by John Rhode (1936)
In the medical field The Bungalow Mystery by Annie Haynes (1923)	An animal in the Title They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy (1935)	Time of the crime is crucial* The Chief Witness by Herbert Adams (1949)
A journalist/writer Murder by Formula by J. H. Wallis (1931)	Means of murder in the title The Three Taps by Ronald Knox (1927)	During a weather event The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (1931)
An artist/photographer Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (1923)	Reference to a man or woman in the title The Man Who Could Not Shudder by John Dickson Carr (1940)	During a trip/vacation/cruise, etc Heir Presumptive by Henry Wade (1935)
Retired from or in the armed forces Too Soon to Die by Henry Wade (1953)	Book published under more than one title Mystery on Southampton Water by Freeman Wills Crofts (1934)	During a performance of any sort Crime on my Hands by George Sanders (1944)
Matriarch/patriarch of the family Blueprint for Murder by Roger Bax (1948)	Title contains two words beginning with same letter Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington (1927)	During a special event: birthday, village fete, etc. Mystery at Olympia by John Rhode (1935)

Where	How	Why
At a Country House The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (1919)	Death by drowning The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts (1929)	It won an award of any sort Death Knocks Three Times (Book of the Month: Cross Examining Crime) (1949)
On a mode of transportation The End of Andrew Harrison by Freeman Wills Crofts (1938)	Crime involved fire/arson The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull (1934)	It made a “best of” list The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen (Best of List) (1932)
On an Island Toll the Bell for Murder by George Bellairs (1959)	Death by poison The Face on the Cutting Room Floor by Cameron McCabe (1937)	Has been read/reviewed by a fellow challenger at any time Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie (1954)
Set in a Small Village It Might Lead Anywhere by E R Punshon (1946)	Death by knife/dagger/etc Once Off Guard by James Harold Wallis (1942)	Out of Your Comfort Zone The Skull of the Waltzing Clown by Harry Stephen Keeler (1935)
At a school St. Peter’s Finger by Gladys Mitchell (1933)	Death by strangulation The Problem of the Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr (1939)	Has been on your TBR list The Chinese Puzzle by Miles Burton (1957)
Set in a hospital/nursing home The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen (1931)	Death by shooting The Murdered Banker by Augusto de Angelis (1935)	An author you’ve never tried The Medbury Fort Murder by George Limnelius (1929)
Features a courtroom scene Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles (1931)	At least two deaths with different means The Case of the Headless Jesuit by George Bellairs (1950)	It’s by an author you’ve read & loved before Diplomat’s Folly by Henry Wade (1951)
In a locked room The Case of Sir Adam Braid by Molly Thynne (1930)	Death by blunt instrument The Affair at Little Wokeham by Freeman Wills Crofts (1943)	Book made into film/tv/play The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner (1933)