2026 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge

2026 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge Tracking Post

Hosted by: Rick Mills Project

The 2026 Medical Examiner’s Mystery Reading Challenge will open on January 1! Your goal as a 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 the General Information page and then file your death certificate.

File your Death Certificate here!

Karen

This year, I will complete at least 20 toe tags within 20+ books.

1. Critters and Crimes by Elizabeth Pantley
2. Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney
3. Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke
4. Teddy Bears and Ghostly Lairs by Heather Weidner

Jen

Jen’s goal this year is to complete at least 20 toe tags across 20+ books. I am sure she will get this one completed. 

1. The Water Lies by Amy Meyerson
2. A Spy in Saigon by Nancy Cole Silverman
3. Fiend by Alma Katsu
4. The Second Son by Simon Gervais, Ryan Steck
5. The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor by Sharon Kay

Thank you for checking our progress on the 2026 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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