ChristmasCrimeChallenge

Wonderful Christmas Crime | Jacqueline Frost

I've been terrible about writing reviews lately but I at least wanted to post my final completed books for the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge
This was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to continuing to read more mysteries in 2026! Thanks @RaeLovesToRead and @Ruthiella for hosting!

Ruthiella Awesome job! 🎅💀🎄🔪Thanks for participating. I‘m looking forward to more mysteries for #cluedocrimechallenge ! 🫆🔎🔪 1w

RaeLovesToRead Well done!!! 📚💕🎉🎉 7d

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RaeLovesToRead

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Christmas Crime Challenge was so much fun that I wondered if there would be any interest in a longer (but more spread out) crime reading challenge running from Feb-Oct?

It would be BASED ON THE BOARD GAME CLUEDO! 🔎🕯🗡🔧

Tagging participants in the #christmascrimechallenge to gauge interest.

This would be the #cluedocrimechallenge !

If there is interest I will email @ruthiella and start plotting...

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraJean @willaful @Leniverse @kwmg40 @quietjenn @TEArificbooks @rockpools @kspenmoll @merelybookish @peanutnine @Susanita @5feet.of.fury @CSeydel @AllDebooks @Aims42 1w

Bookwormjillk I didn't get to this in December, but I probably would for a longer challenge. 1w

Ruthiella Love it! If no one else, just you and I can participate. Crime fiction is my favorite genre. 🫆🔎🔪 1w

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BarbaraJean Oooh, I‘d be interested! 1w

willaful LOL, love the image! I'd be interested. 1w

kezzlou85 Sounds like fun. I'd be interested 1w

Susanita Oooh. That sounds intriguing! 1w

Aims42 I‘m very interested!! 1w

RaeLovesToRead @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella @BarbaraJean @willaful @kezzlou85 @Susanita @Aims42 It shall be done! Yay!!!!! 🥰🥰 Mystery fiction is what I read for escapism so a challenge to remind me to read what I enjoy will be good alongside all the serious challenges I do!!!!! Ruth and I shall confer and I will aim to release the prompts end of Jan for a Feb start!!!! 1w

kwmg40 I love crime fiction. Please count me in! 1w

CSeydel Sure, I‘m always game 1w

PathfinderNicole I wasn‘t part of the Christmas crime challenge but would love to participate in this one if that‘s ok! 1w

CBee I‘d be interested too! 1w

5feet.of.fury I‘m intrigued! Please add me too 1w

Deblovestoread I meant to do Christmas and failed but willing to try, try again. 😂 1w

peanutnine Ooh yes please! I've loved getting back into mysteries lately! 1w

BookmarkTavern 👀👀👀 Oooohhhh! That sounds fun! 1w

dabbe 🩶🤍🖤 1w

merelybookish Sure! 1w

quietjenn Most definitely! 1w

RaeLovesToRead @kwmg40 @CSeydel @PathfinderNicole @CBee @5feet.of.fury @Deblovestoread @peanutnine @BookmarkTavern @dabbe @merelybookish @quietjenn Thank you all for the enthusiasm!!! 😊💕 @Ruthiella Looks like we have a party! 😁🎉 Exciting!! 7d

julesG No tag for me? 🙁 Found it anyways. 😜 I'd be interested. 7d

RaeLovesToRead @julesG Oh man, I'm sorry I missed you! I literally went down the list of anyone who used the hashtag and wrote them down, then transferred to here! WELCOME ABOARD!!!! 7d

BookNAround I‘d be interested. 7d

RaeLovesToRead @BookNAround Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 5d

kspenmoll Definitely interested! Tag me please! (edited) 3d

RaeLovesToRead @kspenmoll Plan to release the prompts on Monday for a Feb start! 😊 3d

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dabbe

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#LELH #LitsyEventsLittleHelper @LitsyEvents

Until (or if) this catches on, I'll periodically post the link to this spreadsheet (read info in the pic above) of all things Litsy. I'm also tagging everyone I could find who runs a Litsy Event in the hope that you'll look over the spreadsheet and correct/add/let me know of anything you'd like changed. ⬇️

janeycanuck, DebinHawaii, BookmarkTavern, Daisey, Hooked_on_books, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, melissajayne, Soubhiville, bookish_wookish, BarkingMadRead, GatheringBooks, Lcsmcat, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Amiable, LeahBergen, JacqMac, Texreader, BookishMarginalia, Susanita, OriginalCyn620, julesG, TieDyeDude, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, thebacklistbook, Austen_meets_Annie, Eggs, Lauredhel, MatchlessMarie, Chrissyreadit, Bookwormjillk, monalyisha, Read4life, StayCurious, LeticiaToraci, TEArificbooks, rachelsbrittain, AudiobookingWithLeah, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Kerrbearlib, squirrelbrain, Jadams89, Avanders, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, BookwormAHN, CSeydel, Ruthiella, RamsFan1963, TheEllieMo, CBee, AsYouWish, Catsandbooks, Butterfinger, ShyBookOwl, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Jess861, ChaoticMissAdventures, RaeLovesToRead, Littlewolf1, Cupcake12, PuddleJumper, MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm, DinoMom, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, AllDebooks, Karisimo, Faranae, KadaGul, WildAlaskaBibliophile, AnishaInkspill

dabbe If you know of something I've forgotten, please let me know that, too. Thanks! 😍

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 1w

CSeydel What a great project! Thank you for investing the time to make this happen. I know it‘s going to be extremely helpful! 1w

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 1w

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Jadams89 What a great idea! I‘ve looked it over and everything looks good for WithTheBanned. 1w

merelybookish Wow! That is a job! 1w

dabbe @CSeydel TY! So many wonderful Littens and events! 🩶🤍🖤
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dabbe @Ruthiella YW! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @Jadams89 YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @merelybookish TY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

Amiable You da (wo)man! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 1w

Daisey I looked through it and that is quite a list! I would say you could delete TolkienChristmas as I always use the FellowshipOfTolkien hashtag for any smaller readalong within that category. Also, check your spelling for @Karisimo 1w

WildAlaskaBibliophile Looks great, thank you!! 1w

Suet624 Denise, this spreadsheet is amazing. 1w

Susanita Holy moly! 1w

monalyisha You‘re a treasure. Thanks for doing the work for me (and all of us)! 1w

BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 1w

Soubhiville Wow! Great job! I‘m sure gathering all this info was a lot of work. I didn‘t know about a lot of these things. 1w

LeahBergen Wow, this is amazing! Everything looks good with my groups but could you please add @Ruthiella as cohost of #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub ? Thank you for doing this!! 😘😘 1w

dabbe @Amiable You are too kind! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @Daisey Got 'em both changed. Thanks! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile Y! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @Suet624 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @Susanita And as we say in the southwest, Holy guacamole! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @monalyisha Aww, thank you! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @BookishMarginalia 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @Soubhiville I'm learning as I go. I often wonder how many things I'm missing by not following people I don't even know or them not following me. Are there other things out there we're missing? Thanks for the support. 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @LeahBergen Done, and TY, and YW! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

Susanita Mmm guacamole 1w

OriginalCyn620 Denise, that is amazing! 🤩 1w

TheBookHippie #SpringCardSwap #SummerCardSwap #WinterNatureCardSwap #FallCardSwap #JuneSolace #WinterSolace #ValentineCardSwap & #HolidayCardSwap is Ryan but I ran it this year 😅😳♥️ 1w

TheBookHippie Also WHEW 1w

TheBookHippie Thanks for this! 1w

BookmarkTavern Thank you so much for putting so much effort into this! It‘s amazing! I‘ve just started an #AmericanGirlReads reading challenge! And I run #JuneOfARC every June! 1w

dabbe @Susanita 🤣🤩😘 1w

dabbe @OriginalCyn620 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

ferskner This is the Lord's work!!!!! Thank you so much for this! 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie I think I have them all on there, you busy bee, you! I posted the most current posts I could find, but I couldn't find one for #wintercardswap or #junesolace. If you have those, let me know; otherwise, I'll post the new ones once you put them up if that's okay. 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! I think I have them on there now. Check and let me know if I need to tweek! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

dabbe @ferskner 🤣 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

BookmarkTavern They look great! And thank you so much for adding the January post for the American Girl Reads! 🩷🩷🩷 1w

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! I think @Ruthiella and I are planning on continuing the #christmascrimechallenge in the years to come. 1st Nov - 31st Dec (loosely) with prompts (x9) announced just before. 1w

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 (edited) 1w

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella I was hoping you both would! I'll leave this past December's link up in case a new Litten wants to know what it's about, and when you do your new one, I'll change it! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

MatchlessMarie Thank you for doing this!! 1w

RaeLovesToRead Oh, I didn't see it on the hashtag list! Sorry! 😅💕 1w

KadaGul @dabbe For NFL 🏈 Gridiron Gab add it as #GridironGab 1w

CBee This is amazing! 1w

julieclair This list is such a gift to all of us. Thank you so much! 🥰 A couple of changes: #FictionalTraveler and #AllergicToChunksters do not need the year in their name. And in one of the listings - I think it was the #FictionalTraveler one - there‘s an extra e on the end of my name. 😘 1w

Zuhkeeyah The spreadsheet is amazing. Thank you so much for putting it together! 1w

squirrelbrain This is wonderful - thank you! 🤩 1w

Deblovestoread Such a fantastic resource ❤️ 1w

Lauredhel Thanks! This might be a better link for #Pantone2026: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 1w

Butterfinger Wonderful!!! Thank you. 1w

TheEllieMo Thank you so much for doing this, it‘s a great piece of work (and labour of love?!), so incredibly useful. 1w

LiseWorks Wow! You're awesome 1w

AnishaInkspill this is a fantastic idea to make it easier to find things, thanks for sorting this out🌞 1w

Gissy Incredible and thank you for taking time to create it and thank you for sharing. I am using it already 🤩👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 1w

AsYouWish Thank you!!!!!💙💙💙💙💙 1w

Cuilin The spreadsheet queen strikes again!!! You are amazing. This is fabulous. Thank you. 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe #winternaturecardswap (edited) 1w

dabbe @MatchlessMarie YW! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead No need to be sorry! I love double-checking to make sure I caught everything with your help! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @KadaGul Done. 🏈 1w

dabbe @CBee TY! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @julieclair TY! I think I got all of the changes fixed. 🩶🤞🏻🩶 1w

dabbe @squirrelbrain YW! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @Deblovestoread This ol' teacher is all about the resources! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @Lauredhel Agreed and changed! https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 1w

dabbe @Butterfinger YW! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @TheEllieMo TY! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @LiseWorks TY! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @AnishaInkspill YW! 1w

dabbe @Gissy YAY! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @AsYouWish YW! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @Cuilin I wish I had these spreadsheets in college! TY, m'dear. 🩶🤍🩶 1w

dabbe @TheBookHippie All lowercase? Got it! 🩶🤍🩶 1w

KadaGul @dabbe You SWEET SWEET FRIEND thanks 🫶 a lot for taking the time 🕰to do this. All this info ℹ️will help 🆘 us stay S🤪Ne amidst Mango 🥭 Mafia‘s 2026 stupidity and chaos. 1w

dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

BarbaraJean This is amazing! Thank you for putting it all together! For #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, it's been so long I can't scroll back far enough to find my original post 😂 Here's the most recent schedule if you want to link that: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2933587 Would it be helpful if I sent you (or posted) a brief description? It's kind of three intertwined buddy reads with three “sub“ hashtags: #LMMJournals, #LMMRereads, and#LMMAdjacent 1w

BarbaraJean Oh, and there's a typo in #KindredSpiritsChristmas 😁 Since that's seasonal, the schedule changes annually & I don't have a great intro post to link! But here's the one from 2025: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2917513

Also, I have a challenge to add if you like! I haven't done a good job of posting about or working on this challenge (avoiding my impending 50th?!), but here's the intro post (from March 😂): https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2846737 1w

Librarybelle This is great! My only thing to note is that my handle on the #ChristiesCapers shows a “The” at the start, which does not need to be there. It‘s fine on the one tab but included on the other tab. Such a labor of love—thank you for doing this!! 1w

dabbe @BarbaraJean I have the current schedule posted. It would be helpful if you posted the description; I could then append that to the major title. 🤩 1w

dabbe @BarbaraJean Boy, that was one bad typo! Got that fixed, got it updated and added your 50 x 50 challenge, too! 😍 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle Even though you are THE one and only Librarybelle, I took the “the“ off. 🩶🤍🩶 1w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I appreciate your efforts to compile all of this information! You're the best! 🏅 1w

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick TY! 🩶🤍🖤 1w

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RaeLovesToRead

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Aaaaaaand that's a wrap! (Only 2 days late, but I've done them all 😁)

Thank you to everybody who has joined @Ruthiella for the #christmascrimechallenge

It's been a blast and we'll host the event again next year, I'm sure! 💕💕💕💕

Happy New Year xx

Ruthiella Yahoo! It‘s been a blast. Here‘s to 2026 and another round in 12 months! 🥂🍾🎉🥳 2w

Born.A.Reader OMG how did i miss this event?! I'd love to participate next time! Looks like fun and I read quite a few of these this year! 2w

quietjenn Thanks for co-hosting. It was a lot of fun! I've been out of town and away from a computer, so if I do a wrap-up post, it will be even later 😂🤷‍♀️ 2w

RaeLovesToRead @Born.A.Reader Don't worry, I'm sure we will do another one next year! 😊💕 2w

RaeLovesToRead @quietjenn It's fine to be late 😁 Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ 2w

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BarbaraJean

A Christmas Tragedy: A Miss Marple Story | Agatha Christie

so-so

I snuck this Miss Marple short story into my December reading for the Snowflake prompt (set during winter/in snow) in the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge. I do love Miss Marple and her keen observations of human nature, but as is usual for me with Christie‘s short stories, I found this all too short.

Ruthiella, RaeLovesToRead

Ruthiella I definitely prefer Christie‘s novels over her short stories. I almost never remember the plot of short stories. 🎄🔪🎅🏼💀 2w

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BarbaraJean

The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery | Richard Osman

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Another delightful installment of the Thursday Murder Club! I thought this felt less intense than previous books, with fewer life things happening outside the mystery at hand…but then there was Ron‘s storyline, so maybe not so much. There was a lot less of Chris & Donna than I‘d have liked, but it was nice to have Joanna in a more prominent role. As always, I loved spending time with these characters & am looking forward to the next adventure. ⤵️

BarbaraJean My library hold for this came in right on time to log it as my Angel (cozy mystery) for the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge. 🎉🎄🔪@RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella 2w

Ruthiella Awesome! I read this in November and also really liked it. 🎅🏼💀🔪🎄 2w

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willaful

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#ChristmasCrimeChallenge

Ruthiella Nice work and diversity of sub genres! 🎄🔪💀🎅🏼 2w

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Leniverse

The Thirteen Problems. Miss Marple and the Thirteen Problems | Agatha Christie

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The very first Miss Marple stories! I recognised some of them from TV adaptations, but they were still very entertaining.
Read for the Advent Calendar prompt in the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge

@Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead I love this book! I love how they are all "don't you worry yourself, dear, stick to your knitting" and then she just OWNS it haha 2w

Ruthiella I agree with @RaeLovesToRead ! I love how Miss Marple quietly bests everyone with her smarts! 🎅🏼💀🎄🔪 2w

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kwmg40

Cat's Paws and Curses: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Holiday Whodunnit | Nancy Warren

I finished this challenge! Thanks @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead for hosting.
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge

merelybookish Congrats!! 2w

Ruthiella Great job! 🎅🏼🎄🔪💀 Thanks for joining in! 2w

RaeLovesToRead 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎄🗡🎅💕 Well done!!! Great job 😊 2w

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kwmg40

The Return of Mr Campion: Uncollected Stories | Margery Allingham

so-so

Despite the promise of the title, there were only a few Campion stories in this mixed collection. The stories were not especially notable, but I did enjoy an essay by Allingham about her detective.

#ChristmasCrimeChallenge (short stories) @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead

Ruthiella Aw! Bummer. 🎅🏼💀🔪🎄 2w

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