Vintage Mystery Challenge (2019)

Just The Facts, Ma’am (Vintage Mystery Challenge) is hosted by Bev Hankins @ My Reader’s Block.

There are two options to choose from :

Golden Mystery Era (before 1960)

Silver Mystery Era (1960 to 1989)

For more details about the challenge, visit Bev’s sign-up page here.

To have a look at my sign-up post, click here.

Wrap-Up post is here.

GOLDEN

Constable

Who: religious figure	When: Timing of crime is crucial
Where: set in a small village	What: An animal in the title
Why: It has made the ‘best list’	How: At least two deaths with different means

Detective Sergeant

Who: lawyer/barrister	When: set during WW1/WW2
Where: in a country manor	What: person’s name in the title
Why: Author not from your country	How: death by drowning

Inspector

Who: an academic	When: during a weather event
Where: on an island	What: written by more than one person
Why: read by fellow challenger(Steve)	How: death by a blunt instrument

Inspired Amateur

Who: in the medical field Murder of a Quack	When: during trip or vacation – The Dead shall be Raised
Where: set in a capital city(Paris)	What: number in the title
Why: out of your comfort zone	How: a crime involving arson/fire

Chief Inspector

Who: Professional is main sleuth	When: during a recognized holiday
Where: in a locked room	What: title with literary allusion
Why: because Simon says	How: death by knife/dagger