2023 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge

2023 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge Tracking Post

Hosted by: Rick Mills Project

The 2023 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge will open on January 1, 2023! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and attach toe tags to the unfortunate victim(s). There is no advance signup for this challenge; submit your first Death Certificate to begin. Read our General Information page and then file your death certificate.

You can visit the 2022 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge to see how it works!

File your Death Certificate here!

Karen

My goal this year will be to complete at least 30 toe tags within 20+ books. ~Challenge of 30 toe tags completed on Mar 24th

1. Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran
2. Steep With One Eye Open by Erin Johnson
3. Murder Is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
4. Canter With a Killer by Amber Camp
5. Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron
6. Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier
7. Bakeries and Buffoonery by Elizabeth Pantley
8. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
9. Open Season by C.J. Box
10. Murder Served Neat by Michelle Hillen Klump
11. Fairy Wives of Windsor by Trixie Silvertale
12. Four Parties and a Funeral by Maria DiRico
13. Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs
14. A Bitter Blend by Erin Johnson
15. A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber
16. Casserole Casualty by Mildred Abbott
17. Bowled Over Americano by Carolyn Arnold
18. Witch and Famous by Angela M. Sanders
19. Witch Upon a Star by Angela M. Sanders
20. A Grave Roast by A.N. Sage
21. Cafe au Slay by A.N. Sage
22. How the Murder Crumbles by Debra Sennefelder
23. A Medium Homecoming by Lynn Cahoon
24. A Medium Life by Lynn Cahoon
25. Dead Men Need No Reservations by Terry Ambrose
26. Murder is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns
27. Seams Deadly by Maggie Bailey
28. Murder 101 by Lynn Cahoon
29. The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell
30. Checked Out for Murder by Allison Brook
31. Death on the Shelf by Allison Brook
32. A Death in Devon by Shéa MacLeod
33. On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales
34. Spiced and Iced by Jenny Kales
35. Secrets and Pies by Jenny Kales
36. Murder Spills the Tea by Vicki Delany
37. Steeped in Malice by Vicki Delany
38. The Deadly Daiquiri by Tegan Maher
39. Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day
40. Genies and Gibberish by Elizabeth Pantley
41. Secrets and Scallywags by Elizabeth Pantley
42. The Wizard of Menace by Erin Johnson
43. Overdue or Die by Allison Brook
44. Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs
45. Murder A La Mode by Lena Gregory
46. A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina Romeril
47. Nutcracker Nightmare by Christina Romeril
48. Something Wiccan This Way Comes by Michalea Moore
49. Murder Through an Open Door by Melissa Bourbon
50. Murder and an Irish Curse by Melissa Bourbon
51. Deep Dish Pizza Disaster by Jodi Rath
52. Wedding Bells Brew Murder by Carolyn Arnold
53. A Treasure to Die For by Terry Ambrose
54. Clues in the Sand by Terry Ambrose
55. Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew
56. Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp
57. A Zen for Murder by Leighann Dobbs
58. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
59. Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles
60. Tea Die For by Erin Johnson
61. A Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon
62. Murder Wears a Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder
63. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally
64. Genie and the Ghost by Carmen Radtke
65. Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory
66. Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel
67. Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns
68. Sniffing Out Murder by Kallie E. Benjamin
69. A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn
70. Scrying Over Spelled Milk by Erin Johnson
71. Killing Grinds by A.N. Sage
72. In$ured to the Hilt by Charlotte Stuart

• October 6: Karen Baroness puts on the   Lavender Lab Coat, having looped 100 toe tags!

Jen

Jen’s goal this year will be to complete at least 30 toe tags within 20+ books. ~Challenge of 30 toe tags completed on Feb 20th

1. The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard
2. Moving is Murder by Nellie H. Steele
3. The Homicidal Hairstyle of the Viral Video Vixen by Phillip Mottaz
4. Death by Flamenco by Jennifer S. Alderson
5. Ophelia P.I. by Thomas Lockhaven, Catherine LaCroix
6. Death by Gondola by Jennifer S. Alderson
7. Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni
8. Of Murders and Mages by Nikki Haverstock
9. Which Mage Moved the Cheese? by Nikki Haverstock
10. High Noon by S.E. Biglow
11. Turning for Trouble by Susan Y. Tanner
12. Bone-a-fied Trouble by Carolyn Haines
13. Star Tangled Murder by Nancy J. Cohen
14. Grilled 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
15. Strike Out 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
16. Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne
17. Read to Death at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers
18. Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue
19. The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman
20. Six Sweets Under by Sarah Fox
21. Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters
22. Digging Up Daisy by Sherry Lynn
23. A Clue in the Crumbs by Lucy Burdette
24. Apocalypse Meow by Zara Keane
25. Movieland by Lee Goldberg
26. The Family Bones by Elle Marr
27. The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
28. Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost
29. Tell-Tale Bones by Carolyn Haines
30. The Flying Z by Leo W. Banks
31. Passport to Spy by Nancy Cole Silverman
32. Collecting Can Be Murder by Jennifer S. Alderson
33. Scandal in Skibbereen by Sheila Connolly
34. An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly
35. A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly
36. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
37. Fatal Roots by Sheila Connolly
38. Blackvine Manor by Wendy Meadows
39. Cocoa and Chanel by Donna Joy Usher
40. Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes
41. Cinch Up by Annabelle Hunter
42. Order Up by Annabelle Hunter
43. X Marks the Scot by Kaitlyn Dunnett
44. Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor
45. Fries and Alibis by Trixie Silvertale
46. Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale
47. Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron
48. The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen
49. Well Dressed to Die by Kate P. Adams
50. Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic
51. In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones
52. Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg
53. In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
54. Quicksilver by Amanda Quick
55. The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey
56. Trouble in Action by Susan Y. Tanner
57. Trouble Most Faire by Jaden Terrell
58. Add Up by Annabelle Hunter
59. Buck Up by Annabelle Hunter
60. Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany
61. Saddle Up by Annabelle Hunter
62. Jingle Up by Annabelle Hunter
63. The Fog Ladies: Date with Death by Susan McCormick
64. Calico by Lee Goldberg
65. Murder of an Amish Bridegroom by Patricia Johns
66. Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter
67. Double Murder at the Grand Hotel Miramare by Elena and Michela Martignoni
68. Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly
69. Hammers and Homicide by Paula Charles
70. A Pie to Die For by Gretchen Rue
71. A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison

•  Garnet Gloves Most recent 50th Toe Tag was awarded on May 4th
• July 12: Jen McFarren puts on the   Lavender Lab Coat, having looped 100 toe tags!

Thank you for checking our progress on the 2023 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge. Please feel free to check out our other reading challenges for this year. You can find them linked to the menu above.

Happy Reading!

 

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