Cozy Mysteries discussion

I'll try this one too, but how do you get pix of the books in your post--like Linda did above?

Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (red):

Colonel Mustard (yellow):

Mrs. White (white):Death at Epsom Downs --Robin Paige

Mr. Green (green)--Poppy Done to Death--Charlaine Harris

Mrs. Peacock (blue):--Masque of the Black Tulip--Lauren Willig

Professor Plum (purple):

Weapons:

Dagger/Knife: Spanish Dagger--Susan Albert

Candlestick
Revolver (any revolver or pistol):

Rope:

Lead Pipe:

Wrench/Spanner

Rooms:

Kitchen
Ballroom
Conservatory
Dining Room:

Billard Room
Library
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs

BONUS #1: Read a book based on the actual game Clue. Example:

BONUS #2: Play the board game with family and/or friends.

BONUS #3: Watch the movie CLUE starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, and Martin Mull. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_(fi... the movie on HALLOWEEN!!! It was okay--liked the three endings the best of the whole film!

NOTE: The books read for this challenge do not have to all be mysteries. It's your choice

Updated message 62: Chasing Can Be Murder for Purple.

I just bought the game for my family to play and it is completly different than the one that my parents have. The weapons include a bat, axe, dumbbell, poison and trophy. It has new rooms and the character names are different. Must have the new hipper version!LOL Makes me sad or old, one of the two!

Katherine wrote: "I'll try this one too, but how do you get pix of the books in your post--like Linda did above?"

When you click to add book/author on the bottom of the popup box it'll have two bubbles to choose from, link or cover. If you choose cover, then the books cover shows up in your post.

6 Done

Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (a red piece) There Goes Santa Claus by Nancy Mehl
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece) Faked To Death by Dean James
Mrs. White (a white piece) An Accessory to Murder by Elaine Viets
Mr. Green (a green piece) Barely Bewitched by Kimberly Frost 10/2
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece) Posted To Death
Professor Plum (a purple piece) Dead Man Talking by Casey Daniels

Weapons:
Dagger/Knife (Murder Weapon) Swapping Paint: A Stock Car Racing Mystery 10/23
Candlestick - Bell, Cook, and Candle by Joanne Pence
Revolver (any revolver or pistol)(Murder Weapon) Dead Jitterbug by Victoria Houston 10/17
Rope
Lead Pipe
Wrench/Spanner

Rooms:
Kitchen ]The Secret Ingredient Murders: A Eugenia Potter Mystery 10/24
Ballroom Loose Ends by Terri Reid 10/7
Conservatory
Dining Room
Billard Room
Library
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs The Hot Pink Farmhouse by David Handler 10/6

Not exactly cozy, but still a mystery. From the tv show Castle is by Richard Castle. The murdered victom was found dead in her study.

GREAT! Thank you for the info, I've got a hold for it at the library.

That's close enough Kari. I'm not that picky. :)

Clue Challenge - DONE: 2/18
Characters:
Miss Scarlet (a red piece) - Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece) - A Blush With Death
Mrs. White (a white piece) - Pick Your Poison
Mr. Green (a green piece) - Shoots to Kill
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece) - Murder, She Wrote: Panning For Murder - 11/11/10
Professor Plum (a purple piece) - The PMS Murder



Weapons:
Dagger/Knife - Dearly Depotted
Candlestick - The Jasmine Moon Murder
Revolver (any revolver or pistol) - Gunpowder Green
Rope - A Deadly Bouquet: A Gardening Mystery
Lead Pipe - Lead-Pipe Cinch
Wrench/Spanner


Rooms:
Kitchen - Cooking Up Murder
Ballroom - The Unkindest Cut: A Bridge Club Mystery - 10/26/10
Conservatory - Crossing the Lion
Dining Room
Billard Room
Library - Homicide In Hardcover
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)



BONUS #1: Read a book based on the actual game Clue. Example:

BONUS #2: Play the board game with family and/or friends.

BONUS #3: Watch the movie CLUE

Just a heads up. The movie Clue comes on this Saturday Oct. 30th on ABCFamily.

Will they show all 3 endings? I just got it from Netflix. Cute!!

I'm not sure about the endings. If I had to guess, I would say no, because of time!

I think all thrre ending are a part of the movie they are not alternate endings.

I think the various ways it could have ended are part of the movie so I'd think they'd include it on tv. But then again, when they edit for time, who knows what they cut out. I always thought the various possible endings made the movie more interesting, so I hope they leave it in.

13/17 Done

Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (a red piece) There Goes Santa Claus by Nancy Mehl 11/20
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece) Faked To Death by Dean James
Mrs. White (a white piece) Over Hexed by Vicki Lewis Thompson 11/8
Mr. Green (a green piece) Barely Bewitched by Kimberly Frost 10/2
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece) Posted To Death by Dean James
Professor Plum (a purple piece) Dead Man Talking by Casey Daniels

Weapons:
Dagger/Knife (Murder Weapon) Swapping Paint: A Stock Car Racing Mystery 10/23
Candlestick - Bell, Cook, and Candle by Joanne Pence 11/2
Revolver (Murder Weapon) Dead Jitterbug by Victoria Houston 10/17
Rope (Murder weapon) Loose Ends by Terri Reid 10/7
Lead Pipe Lead-Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans
Wrench/Spanner Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves 11/25

Rooms:
Kitchen The Secret Ingredient Murders: A Eugenia Potter Mystery 10/24
Ballroom
Conservatory Crossing the Lion by Cynthia Baxter 11/18
Dining Room
Billard Room
Library Sew Deadly 11/22
Study Death Dines Out by Claudia Bishop 10/27
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs The Hot Pink Farmhouse by David Handler 10/6

What is PBS??

I just got the movie from Netflix--kind of a gloomy day today so may watch this afternoon

Katherine wrote: "What is PBS??"

Paperback Swap http://www.paperbackswap.com

PBS is also the call letters of the American public television station.

Watched Clue the movie tonight on ABCFamily cable channel and it had the alternate endings.

Oh good. I recorded it, haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

4/17 completed

Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
Mrs. White (a white piece)
Mr. Green (a green piece)
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece) Scoop to Kill by Wendy Lyn Watson - 10/4/10
Professor Plum (a purple piece)


Weapons:
Dagger/Knife
Candlestick
Revolver A Timely Vision by Joyce and Jim Lavene - 10/13/10
Rope A Touch of Minx by Suzanne Enoch
Lead Pipe
Wrench/Spanner Dead Cat Bounce by Sarah Graves


Rooms (5 of 10):
Kitchen
Ballroom
Conservatory
Dining Room
Billard Room Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard - 10/20/10
Library Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle - 10/21/10
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs


BONUS #1: Read a book based on the actual game Clue. Example:

BONUS #2: Play the board game with family and/or friends.

BONUS #3: Watch the movie CLUE

Another question: is a vestibule OK for a hall room? Because, in Scratch the Surface she tumbles over the cat and the corpse in a vestibule.

Dictionary definition:

ves·ti·bule
noun
1.a small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room

Hard to argue with it when it calls it an entrance hall. Granted, it's a small one, lol, but it qualifies.

Watched Clue from Netflix last night--got bored in the middle and almost quit but I like Tim Curry and Madelaine Kahn, who was either going to lose her wig or her dress top sooner or later, so much that I hung in there. The best part of the movie was the alternate endings! LOL

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Katherine wrote: "What is PBS??"

Paperback Swap http://www.paperbackswap.com

PBS is also the call letters of the American public television station."

Thanks for the link--I figured out the Paperback Swap on Goodreads would be PBS and I KNOW that PBS is public TV--LOL!! Between it and BBC America I manage to find some decent programs to watch in the off season especially!

Would the cover of this work for "lounge"?

I'll accept that Valorie.

Katherine wrote: "Watched Clue from Netflix last night--got bored in the middle and almost quit but I like Tim Curry and Madelaine Kahn, who was either going to lose her wig or her dress top sooner or later, so much..."

Oh yeah. The first time I saw the movie, I immediately rewound it and watched it a second time back-to-back to see if the alternate endings were possible (ie who was out of the room as each murder was discovered, etc.) and each of them is possible.

Katherine, the book swap on Goodreads is different than Paperbackswap.com . I use PBS but don't like the one here on GRs. My reason is this. On GRs book swap, you give away a book for nothing and someone else pays the postage. You only pay if you want a book. No committment but it feels like I'm just giving them away. On PBS, you get one credit for every book you swap (2 if it's an audiobook). You pay postage when you send a book out but don't pay anything when you you cash in a point and request a book. This way, I feel like I'm exchanging books and getting something in return.

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "I'll accept that Valorie."

Great thanks!

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Katherine, the book swap on Goodreads is different than Paperbackswap.com . I use PBS but don't like the one here on GRs. My reason is this. On GRs book swap, you give away a book for nothing and s..."

I actually like the GR swap better. On PBS it seemed like I was sending out a lot of books and paying for the postage, when I was getting very few back. I have lots of points and the books I want don't come up very often. On GR I pay for the postage on what I want, the cost is minimal to me when I'm getting a book I reall want, and if someone else wants what I have they pay for it. I haven't spent all that money on postage with little to show for it.

Melodie wrote: "ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Katherine, the book swap on Goodreads is different than Paperbackswap.com . I use PBS but don't like the one here on GRs. My reason is this. On GRs book swap..."

Yes, when I went to the link I saw that difference also--but I can see myself using both--since I have tons of books and don't necessarily want to get some in return--I have to start clearing some of this stuff out--my poor daughter will take years to get rid of my accumulated stuff when I take the magic carpet to heaven! LOL

Question - would On the Ropes: A Duffy Dombrowski Mystery work for rope?

Thanks

Yes Sandy, because I amended the rules to allow the weapon to be in the title, as well as on the cover, or used as the murder weapon. May be a different kind of rope but rope is still in the title so it'll work.

Thanks. I wasn't sure since it was a different kind of rope.

Updated message 62: Scratch the Surface for Hall.

Updated message 62: Murder, She Wrote: Gin and Daggers for Mrs. Peacock.

Today I've seen the film and it has been funny. But, in Spain, we translate the films, so there're some differences that I wouldn't have found unless I had played this challenge:
* Professor Plum is called Professor Grapefruit
* Mrs. Peacock is called Mrs. Pheasant
* Study is translated as Office, not like a resting room (I had the same idea, so I didn't understand mentioning "Cards on the table", because I went to read the book -I have all the Agatha Christie's novels *blushing*- and the game isn't at a study -from my point of view-).
Anyway, it has been interesting LOL

That's interesting Marisa. When I was writing the original challenge, I used wikipedia and used both the USA and UK names for weapons and rooms if there was a difference. The names stayed the same however.

I do have an international monopoly collection and in that one I know that the currency and street names change for every country.

Yes, of course, they have streets for each country (in some cases, even for cities).

Yes, I have a New York City and San Francisco editions of Monopoly too. The Puerto Rican version, being a US Territory is unique as the streets are still Atlantic City and it's played in dollars, but the game is in Spanish. I also have the British, German and Italian versions of Monopoly. Love that in the UK version there is a chance/community chest card where you have to pay £20 for being caught Drunk in Charge! lol

My God! You like Monopoly, I see! :D

lol, Yes Marisa. I also have the Franklin Mint Monopoly game. When I was stationed overseas in Germany I bought the German version and had friends who went on temporary duty in other countries get me versions while they were there.

What's funny is that my british fiance and I played two games of monopoly on one of his visits. I won when we played the American (Franklin Mint) version and he won when we played the British version. lol

I've got a cross stitch leaflet for the chart to stitch the entire full size game board. I've not done it as to get it to come out to the correct size I'd have to stitch it on 18ct fabric (ie 18 stitches to the inch!) I have though taken several favorite property squares and stitched them up for fridge magnets (like Reading Railroad and Boardwalk.)

Hmmmm...now you've got me wondering about the Aussie version...

Updated message 62: Bonus 1 completed (The Secret Secret Passage)

Update

Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (red): Unsigned by Julie Kaewert
Colonel Mustard (yellow): The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder by Phyllis C. Richman
Mrs. White (white): Ghost in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
Mr. Green (green)
Mrs. Peacock (blue): Uncatalogued by Julie Kaewert
Professor Plum (purple): Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood

Weapons:
Dagger/Knife: Unprintable by Julie Kaewert
Candlestick
Revolver (any revolver or pistol): Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell
Rope: Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter
Lead Pipe: If Walls Could Talk: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery by Juliet Blackwell
Wrench/Spanner

Rooms:
Kitchen
Ballroom
Conservatory
Dining Room: Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely
Billard Room
Library: Untitled by Julie Kaewert
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs

Message 62 updated : A Cadger's Curse for dagger.

Finished another read for this challenge (dining room). Original list posted in message #39.

Updated message 62: The Lies That Bind for revolver/pistol.

Updated message 62: Undone for stairs/cellar (victims in basement)