Listed below are the books I read for this challenge.
Vintage Categories:
Colorful Crime: a book with a color or reference to color in the title
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Leave It to the Professionals: a book featuring cops, private eyes, secret service, professional spies, etc.
The Mugger by Ed McBain
The Pusher by Ed McBain
Jolly Old England: one mystery set in Britain
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Yankee Doodle Dandy: one mystery set in the United States
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
World Traveler: one mystery set in any country except the US or BritainThe Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Dangerous Beasts: a book with an animal in the title
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers
Scene of the Crime: a book with the location of the crime in the title
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: a mystery that involves a mode of transportation.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Size Matters: a book with a size or measurement in the title
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Psychic Phenomena: a mystery featuring a seance, medium, hypnotism, or other psychic or "supernatural" characters/events
Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie ("table-turning")
Serial Killers: Books that were originally published in serial format, probably from the pulp era.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Get Out of Jail Free: This is a freebie category. One per customer.
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
(cross-genre mystery, sci fi)
I was disappointed not to read 16 vintage mysteries this year. But I did make progress and I did enjoy what I read.
You will notice that the majority of books that I read for the Vintage Mystery Challenge this year were by Agatha Christie, mainly because I am trying to read all her books, roughly in order, and am participating in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, hosted by Kerrie of Mysteries in Paradise. I haven't read an Agatha Christie that I did not enjoy since I started the challenge, so that is going well.
12 comments:
Oh I am sorry that you couldn't read 16 mysteries for this but amglad that you enjoyed the books esp. Agatha Christie's. Two of them are my favourites too: Murder at Hazelmoor and Hercule Poirot's Christmas.
A Merry Christmas to you.
Neer, we will see how I do next year. Of course, in 2014, I will be trying tor read both Golden Age and Silver Age mysteries. And I will get in one or more Anthony Gilbert mysteries in 2014.
Tracy, it's nice to end the year on Agatha Christie's books. You did well on the vintage challenge. I hope to read many of her novels in 2014. Merry Christmas!
Tracy - Well done! Even with the emphasis on Christie (which, as you can imagine, I found quite appealing!), you read a really interesting variety of vintage books. Thanks for sharing this summing-up!
Thanks, Prashant. I will be reading more Agatha Christie books in 2014 also.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! I am looking forward to reading in 2014.
Margot, I enjoyed every Christie I read this year. And I hope for even more variety in Golden Age and Silver Age mysteries in 2014.
Well done Tracy, this sounds really complicated to keep track of, though I expect it's easier while you're doing it.... Nice selection there. Now fo4r 2014's challenges...
Moira, the vintage challenge in 2014 uses similar categories but with a bingo theme. So even more complex. I will just read what I want to read and see whether I can get a bingo or not after I fill in some squares.
I have vowed to do less challenges this year, but I keep seeing challenges that would be interesting. One for reading books by women, one for diversity.
Congrats on the finish! Thanks so much for joining me for the vintage reads in 2013 and I hope you are able to make some excellent Bingos in 2014.
Thanks, Bev. I am excited about the Silver Age Bingo too. It is going to be fun.
Tracy, well done. I can't claim to have read any of these myself but hope to get to Chandler, Hammett and Biggers and of course Christie at some point.
Thanks, Col. I hope to get to more Chandler and Hammett this year, and also include John D. MacDonald and Ross Macdonald. And Biggers. I seem to read one Biggers a year, which is OK since he only wrote six Charlie Chan mysteries.
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