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Category Archives: Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt 2016
2016 Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt
For as long as I’ve been hosting this blog, I’ve participated in Bev Hankins’ irresistible vintage mystery reading challenges. The rules have been amended over the years, but the basic criteria is the same – review a mystery from two … Continue reading
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Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt 2016
That inveterate Challenge setter Bev Hankin, she of My Reader’s Block, has come up with a new way to goad us vintage mystery fans into reading action! Here’s the plot premise for 2016: