String             5 books
Paperclips      10 books
Duct Tape       15 books
Gorilla Glue  20+ books

I love the concept here, relaxing with literature under 300 pages long.  Like music singles, mysteries were briefer four decades ago and sometimes it’s nice to whip through a short story too.  Most of the series volumes I devour are just at the 300 page mark so I’ll go straight to ‘gorilla glue‘ on this:  20!

“The Foundling Fox”  Irina Korschunow  1982
“Time For The White Egret”  Natalie Savage Carlson  1978
“Mystery At Black Rock Island”  Robert Sutherland  1983
“The Loon Lake Murders”  Robert Sutherland  1987
“The Ghost Of Ramshaw Castle”  Robert Sutherland  1989
“The Secret Of Terror Castle”  Robert Arthur  1964
“Street Of Riches”  Gabrielle Roy  1955
“Night Of The Living Deed”  E.J. Copperman  2010
“Rest You Merry”  Charlotte MacLeod  1978
“The Luck Runs Out”  Charlotte MacLeod  1979
“Wrack And Rune”  Charlotte MacLeod  1982
“Dancing Feathers”  Christel Kleitsch  1985
“A Time To Be Brave”  Christel Kleitsch  1985
“In A Witch’s Wardrobe”  Juliet Blackwell  2012
“The Secret Adversary”  Agatha Christie   1922
“Murder On The Links”  Agatha Christie  1923
“Homicide In Hardcover”  Kate Carlisle  2009
“If Books Could Kill”  Kate Carlisle  2009
“The Ghost Of Windy Hill”  Clyde Robert Bulla  1968
20) “Ghost Town Treasure”  Clyde Robert Bulla  1957

“Fer-De-Lance”  Rex Stout  1934
“The Dragon Children”  Bryan Buchan  1975
“Thunder On The Right”  Mary Stewart  1957
“The Little Prince”  Antoine De St. Exupéry  1943
“Marie-Anne Lagimodière”  Irene Turnier Gordon  2004
“Red Fox And His Canoe”  Nathaniel Benchley  1964
“The Secret Of The Old Clock”  Mildred A. Wirt  1930
“The Hidden Staircase”  Mildred A. Wirt  1930
“The Mystery At Lilac Inn”  Mildred A. Wirt  1930
“The Secret Of Shadow Ranch”  Mildred A. Wirt  1931
“Uncertain Voyage”  Dorothy Gilman  1967
“For The Birds”  Dr. Paul Hiebert  1980
“Demons Are A Ghoul’s Best Friend”  Victoria Laurie  2008
“Mew Is For Murder”  Clea Simon  2005
“A Killer Tide”  P.J. Alderman  2006
“Who Do Voodoo”  Rochelle Staab  2010
“Jacob 2-2 Meets The Hooded Fang”  Mordecai Richler  1975
“Jacob 2-2 & The Dinosaur”  Mordecai Richler  1987
“Mystery In The Pirate Oak”  Helen Fuller Orton  1949
40) “Hercules & Other Tales From Greek Myths”  Olivia E. Coolidge  1949

“Defending Angels”  Mary Stanton  2008
“Angel’s Advocate”  Mary Stanton  2009
“Avenging Angels”   Mary Stanton  2010
“The Ghost Of Lunenburg Manor”  Eric Wilson  1981
“The Kootenay Kidnapper”  Eric Wilson  1983
“Disneyland Hostage”  Eric Wilson  1982
“Spirit In The Rainforest”  Eric Wilson  1985
“Summer Of Discovery”  Eric Wilson  1984
“The Case Of The Golden Boy”  Eric Wilson  1994
“Murder On The Canadian” Eric Wilson  1976
“Vancouver Nightmare”  Eric Wilson  1978
“Ginnie & The Mystery House”  Catherine Woolley  1957
“The Case Of The Cat’s Meow”  Crosby Newell Bonsall  1965
“Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed”  Ray Bradbury  1949
“A Killer Read”  Erika Chase  2012
“Black Amber”  Phyllis A. Whitney 1964
“Stuart Little”  E.B. White  1945
“Forward, Shakespeare!” Jean Little  2005
“Green Apple Street Blues”  Ted Staunton  1987
60) “Death Dines Out”   Claudia Bishop  1997

 ****  CHALLENGE TRIPLED!  ****

~ PICK AN AUTHOR ~

~Books over 100 pages long.
~As many or as few authors you want.
~At least 2 books from the authors you pick.

This is a nice theme.  When I admire an artist, I chase all their work and love to share it with others.  No levels are set out;  just a substantial enough story and 3 authors with 2 titles are recommended.  There is no ‘linky’ system either:  note your blog in comments and update your page periodically.  Watch for mine!

“Mystery At Black Rock Island”  Robert Sutherland  1983
“The Loon Lake Murders”  Robert Sutherland  1987
“The Ghost Of Ramshaw Castle”  Robert Sutherland  1989
 “Dancing Feathers”  Christel Kleitsch  1985
“A Time To Be Brave”  Christel Kleitsch  1985
“Homicide In Hardcover”  Kate Carlisle  2009
“If Books Could Kill”  Kate Carlisle  2009
“Mew Is For Murder”  Clea Simon  2005

 
I don’t miss ‘Vintage Mysteries‘!  Conquer 8 published by 1959 and each fits into a theme.  They’re so numerous, ‘Bev’ appears to have made things easier.  I’ll show readers below when I’ve chosen my gems!  Last year I achieved the hardest, ‘deadly decades’;  something from every era, beginning with pre-1900!

6.  Yankee Doodle Dandy:  set in the United States.
“Ghost Town Treasure”  Clyde Robert Bulla  1957
7.  World Traveler:  in any country except USA or Britain.
“Thunder On The Right”  Mary Stewart  1957
14.  Scene Of The Crime:  the location in the title.
“Mystery In The Pirate Oak”  Helen Fuller Orton  1949
25.  Dynamic Duos:  a detective team, or a little-known team.
“Ginnie And The Mystery House”  Catherine Woolley  1957
9.  A Calendar Of Crime:  date/holiday/year/time/ in the title.
“The Secret Of The Old Clock”  Mildred A Wirt  1930
16.  Locked Rooms:  a locked-room mystery.
“The Hidden Staircase”  Mildred A Wirt  1930
15.  Cops & Robbers:  the subject features a theft.
“The Mystery At Lilac Inn”  Mildred A. Wirt  1930
4.  Leave It To Professionals:  cops, private eyes, professional spies.
“The Secret Adversary”  Agatha Christie  1922

****  CHALLENGE DOUBLED!  ****

REPEAT OPTIONS:

19.  Planes, Trains, Horses:  mode of transportation in a vital way.
“The Secret Of Shadow Ranch”  Mildred A. Wirt  1931
13.  Staging The Crime:  musical event, pageant, magician.
“Murder On The Links”  Agatha Christie  1923
36.  Hobbies Can Be Murder:  mystery with a hobby.
“Fer-De-Lance”  Rex Stout  1934
02.  Murder by the numbers:  with a number, quantity in the title.
“The Sign Of Four”  Arthur Conan Doyle  1890
30.  Serial Killers:  originally published in serial format.
“Too Many Ghosts”  Paul Gallico  1959
12.  Murderous Methods:  means of death in the title.
“The Third Bullet”  John Dickson Carr  1954
22.  Repeat Offenders:  one of your favourite authors.
“Catch As Catch Can”  Charlotte Armstrong  1952
35.  Genuine Fakes:  Authors who wrote under a pseudonym.
“The Doomsters”  Ross MacDonald  1958