Fill in Blank Game VII

Let's try another game this week. I am going to list partial titles and you try to fill in the blanks. All the books are by the same author which is a clue. At the end of the titles, supply who the author of those books was. I will give you a hint that these are not recent books - they are also from the same series.

You are on the honor system playing this, try completing this without the aid of the internet.  In a few days I will fill in the blanks and you can post how many you got right in the comments.  I did this in a very low tech sort of way :-)


1) Track of the _________

2) ________ Island

3) A __________ Death

4) Endangered __________

5) _______ Country

6) ________ Season

7) Blood _______

8) ________ Wind

9) ________ Falling

10) Blind ________ 


The Author of all these books is __________ .  

ENJOY!!!

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I have written and published my first cozy mystery - Iced

(Resort to Murder #1) that you may be interested in. 

"The mystery is relentless, the characters alive and funny, and for the lack of a better expression, the novel is a page-turner. A must read for all those who enjoy getting lost in a well-crafted story."  5 Stars Joss Landry

"ICED is a winner!"  JaneReads

"Clever and funny." Cheryl Malandrinos

ICED
Julienne has her ideal job as an event planner at a prestigious resort. During a luncheon event she coordinated, a renowned celebrity pastor is killed next to the buffet. All eyes turn to her as the suspect. If she wants to stay out of jail or even keep her job, Julienne needs all the help she can get to solve the crime. 

She has her work cut out for her with a vengeful high school rival now reporter, the public demanding she be fired, plus family who knows what's best for her, and a boyfriend who doesn't understand her. She turns to friends and a new ally to uncover who wanted to put the pastor on ice. 

Julienne goes undercover and investigates a local swingers group as she follows the trail of clues before they go cold. Can she gather enough suspects and motives to convince the police to her widen their investigation? Can she do it before the killer sets his murderous sights on her? Will her personal life ever be as simple as unveiling a murderer?

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Currently working on the next in the series, Nailed.

Fill in Blank Game VI

Let's try another game this week. I am going to list partial titles and you try to fill in the blanks. All the books are by the same author which is a clue. At the end of the titles, supply who the author of those books was.

You are on the honor system playing this, try completing this without the aid of the internet.  In a few days I will fill in the blanks and you can post how many you got right in the comments.  I did this in a very low tech sort of way :-)


1) A _________ for Death


2) A ________ to Murder


3) A __________ Justice


4) __________ and Desires


5) The _______ Tower


6)  The Murder _____


7) ___________ Causes


8) The ________ Patient


9) Death in ______ ________


10) Cover Her _______


The Author of all these books is _____ _______


ENJOY!!!
Answers:
1) A Taste for Death   2) A Mind to Murder  3) A Certain Justice  4) Devices and Desires  5) The Black Tower  6)  The Murder Room  7) Unnatural Causes  8) The Private Patient  9) Death in Holy Orders  10) Cover Her Face  and the Author of all these books is PD James.
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Fill in Blank Game V

Let's try another game this week. I am going to list partial titles and you try to fill in the blanks. All the books are by the same author which is a clue. At the end of the titles, supply who the author of those books was. I will give you a hint that these are not new books - they have been out for a while.

You are on the honor system playing this, try completing this without the aid of the internet.  In a few days I will fill in the blanks and you can post how many you got right in the comments.  I did this in a very low tech sort of way :-)


1) _______ Finish


2) Grave _______


3) Dead ________


4) Hand in _______


5) A ________ Lay Dead


6)  Death in ________


7) ___________ Murder


8) ___________ to Death


9) Death and the Dancing ___________


10) ________ a Murderer


The Author of all these books is _____ _____.

Photo Finish,  Grave Mistake, Dead Water, Hand in Glove, A Man Lay Dead, Death in Ecstasy, Vintage Murder, Overture to Death, Death and the Dancing Footman, Enter a Murderer.  

The Author of all these books is Ngaio March.  She was a New Zealand crime writer.  Marsh is known internationally for her creation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). Thus she is one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gladys Mitchell, and Margery Allingham.

Mystery Bingo

Today I am provided a Bingo card you can use while reading mystery books.  A little something to have fun while recognizing the current trends of the mystery genre.
 

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Let me give a little introduction to the Bingo Card.  In order to develop a Bingo card, I thought of the current trends of the genre.  Cliches, or tropes, are commonly used literary devises or motifs in creative works.  There are good and bad in such tropes.  
     Genre novels provide the reader with an experience we have come to expect for that category, thus certain cliches develop.  A cozy mystery has certain conventions to follow as opposed to a police procedural novel, and this ensures we, the reader, know what to expect when we pick up the book.  

     Some of these conventions have bred a pattern of certain aspects of the novel we can count on to be present in the story.  It is with these developed patterns that the mystery bingo can be used.  I am not making a judgement, it isn't a good or bad idea to fall within these patterns, so long as the book is entertaining! 

     But, these patterns provided enough common elements to fill the squares to the bingo card.  This particular bingo card is geared more towards the cozy mystery conventions we see today, so it won't work quite as well with thrillers or police procedurals.  But, you can investigate how many of your books fill the squares and before you know it....BINGO.

     Just a refresher of some bingo patterns to fill the squares to call a winner:  A horizontal line, a vertical line, a diagonal line, a diamond, four corners small or big, a square frame, or a blackout covering the whole card.  For a list of many patterns I found this website (click here).  But decide on the pattern before you begin playing, no cheating :-)  

Mystery Trivia Challenge

Well I blew it and missed posting about the Children's book week.  It was last weekend.  Dang!  But in case you collect the posters or would still like to find out more, click here.

It is time for another game involving classic mysteries.  See if you can figure these trivia questions out.  You are on the honor system, please don't look up the answers.  I will post the answers later in the week.  Have fun with this and post if you think you got them and if they were a challenge, or not.


1)  What was Nero Wolf's passion besides food?  Answer:  Raising exotic Orchids

2)  What nationality was Hercules Poirot?  Answer: Belgian

3)  What did Ellery Queen's father do for a living?  Answer: New York Police Inspector

4)  Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are part of what mystery detective genre?  Answer: Hard Boiled PI

5)  What car did early Nancy Drew drive?  Answer:  blue roadster (now a blue hybrid)
 
6)  Which Agatha Christie book had ten strangers, each with a dark secret, who are lured to a mansion on an uninhabited island and killed off one by one?  Answer: And Then There Were None

7)  Who was the popular detective that author Dorothy Sayers features in her mysteries?  Answer:  Lord Peter Wimsey

8)  Inspector Roderick Alleyn was penned by which author?  Answer:  Ngaio Marsh

9)  Which well established mystery writer was convicted of participating in the murder of her friend's mother in 1954?  Answer:  Anne Perry!

10)  What is the title of the Agatha Christie short story and play in which a murderer escapes punishment - and Christie rewrote the ending because she didn't like that?   
Answer:  Witness for the Prosecution

Well I hope one or two of these stumped you!

Fill in the Blank - Mystery Game

The idea is to try and fill in the blank of each of these mystery book titles.  Some are classics and some are more current.  I have to admit - I think these are challenging!!

In a few days I will provide the answers and you can share how well you did.

Let's give this a try.

1)  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 

2)  In The Heat of the Night 

3)  Murder Must Advertise

4)  The Hound of the Baskerville

5)  The 39 Steps 

6)  The Thief of Time

7)  Crocodile on the Sandbank

8)  One Corpse Too Many

9)   Along Came a Spider

10)  Think Twice (Lisa Scottoline)

I hope you enjoyed this mystery game.  Please leave a comment and let me know if this is something you would like to continue seeing.

I am sharing this short video with you - I think it is very funny (even though it is a commercial).  Please ignore the product and enjoy the cat.

Mystery Game - Guess the Series

We are going to do a little game and see how it goes.

The answers are not to be shared in comments are anything like that - too easy for late comers to just read the answers!

Check back in a few days and the answers will be posted.  You can share how well you did then!

The idea is that I provide the main character and you provide the book series.  All of these have been reviewed on the site as well. 

I think this may just be harder than it sounds - and no cheating by using google or yahoo to search.   Let's see how this works for us.

The answers are posted below.  How did you do?  Leave a comment and share how you did and if this was more difficult than you thought.

1)  Lady Georgiana Rannoch               

Series:  Her Royal Spyness

2)  Nikki Sands                                   

Series: Wine Lover's Mystery

3)  Diane Fallon                                  

Series:  Diane Fallon Forensic Investigations

4)  Sadie Novak                                 

Series: Ghost Dusters Mystery

5)  Clare Cosi                                    

Series: Coffee House Mystery

6)  Father John O'Malley                   

Series: Wind River Mystery

7)  Betsy Devonshire                         

Series: Needle Craft Mystery

8)  Natalie Barnes                             

Series: Gray Whale Inn Mystery

9)  Maggie O'Neill                            

Series: Bewitching Mystery

10) Brianna Winston-Beaufort          

Series: Beaufort and Company Mystery