Historical Mystery Lovers discussion

Historical Mysteries Settings Challenge (2023)
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Level #2: Master of History - 10 to 15 books in at least 5 categories COMPLETE
Level #3: Doctor of History - 15 to 20 books in at least 10 categories COMPLETE

Books Completed: 23/15
Categories Read: 10/5

CATEGORIES:
- Ancient Egypt
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie 6/1
- Ancient Greece
- Roman Empire
- Early Japan
- Shogunate Japan
- Medieval England
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 1/10
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 3/20
- Medieval Europe
- Tudor / Stuart England
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 2/4
- 16th-17th Century Europe
- Georgian England
The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer 3/5
- Regency England
A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde 3/5
- Victorian England
The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 2/7
- Edwardian England
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/27
- Colonial America
- Antebellum America
- American Civil War
- Gilded Age America
That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green 11/5
- British Empire (any century, countries other than England)
Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye 11/13
- Pre 19th Century Asia (excluding the British Empire)
- 18th-19th Century Europe
- Early 20th Century
Year & Country Set:
1911 England & France The Innocence of Father Brown byG.K. Chesterton 10/21
1930 England The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie 1/24
1934 England Quick Curtain by Alan Melville 4/23
1936 England Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon 6/22
1937 Japan The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo 9/11
1940s England Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan 3/17
1940-45 England With a Bare Bodkin by Cyril Hare 5/31
1940-45 England Murder While You Work by Susan Scarlett 7/29
1941 England Checkmate to Murder: A Second World War Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac 5/26
1941 England, Norway Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery by James R. Benn 4/14
1941 Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer 11/21
1943 Italy Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert 4/10
1943 New Zealand Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh 5/1

Possibilities:
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
- Roman Empire https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
- Early Japan
- Shogunate Japan https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
- Medieval England 476-1450 - Sister Fidelma, Cadfael
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
- Medieval Europe 476-1450 - Catherine LeVendeur, Thomas Berrington
- Tudor/Stuart England 1485-1714 Matthew Shardlake https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
- 16th-17th Century Europe
- Georgian England 1714-1830 see Regency
- Regency England 1811-1820 https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
- Victorian England 1837-1901 S Holmes, Lady Julia Gray, Veronica Speedwell, Charlotte Pitt, Wm Monk, Mrs. Jeffries, etc
- Edwardian England 1901-1910 S. Holmes, others above?
- Colonial America Steve Goble, The judge Hunter, Duncan McCallum, Mercia Blakewood,
- Antebellum America
- American Civil War https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguid...
https://murder-mayhem.com/historical-...
https://strandmag.com/top-ten-civil-w...
- Gilded Age America 1870-1900 Rosemary Simpson, Gaslight, The Alienist
- Pre 19th Century Asia (excluding the British Empire)
- 18th-19th Century Europe
- Early 20th Century - Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy Sayers, Sara Rosett, Catherine Tregowyn, Mary Russell, Dashiell Hammett, WWI-WWII, etc.

January:
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 1/10
The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie 1/25

February Books Read:
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 2/4
The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 2/7

March Books Read:
The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer 3/5
A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde 3/5
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 3/20

April Books Read:
Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery by James R. Benn 4/14

May Books Read:
Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh 5/1
Checkmate to Murder: A Second World War Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac 5/26

June Books Read:
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie 6/1
Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon 6/22

July Books Read:
Murder While You Work by Susan Scarlett 7/29

September:
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo 9/11 Japan, 1937

October Books Read:
The Innocence of Father Brown byG.K. Chesterton 10/21

November Books Read:
That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green 11/5
Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye 11/13
Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer 11/21
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/27

I only planned on getting to Masters level, as I don't read many mysteries from some time periods, but it looks like I made it to Doctor! This was fun, and really helped encourage me to get back into historical mysteries, a genre I used to devour but have kind of gotten away from.

Thanks for organizing this!

Congratulations Teri!

Congratulations!! This was my first time to do a challenge in this group. It introduced me to many new authors and I really enjoyed doing the challenge and comparing notes with this group.

Ruhani wrote: "Congratulations!! This was my first time to do a challenge in this group. It introduced me to many new authors and I really enjoyed doing the challenge and comparing notes with this group."

It was my first time, too. I hadn't really thought about how many time periods there were to read in, so that was fun.

Congratulations on completing!

RachelG. wrote: "Congratulations on completing!"

Thanks, Rachel. I read some good books because of this!

Yay! Congratulations! Sounds like it was a really great experience for you!

Our moderator, Lauren, has always done a wonderful job with her challenges.

AWESOME! It's great to see you met the challenge.

Congrats on finishing Teri! Well done!

Sandy wrote: "Our moderator, Lauren, has always done a wonderful job with her challenges."

Thanks Sandy!