Original Calendar of Crime 2020 post @ MY READER’S BLOCK
Progress so far –
- January
- #2 Author’s birth month – Death Walks in Eastrepps by Francis Beeding (1931)
- #6 Original publication month – Fear and Miss Betony by Dorothy Bowers (1941)
- February
- #2: Author’s birth Month – Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert (1933)
- #9: Couple/romance/love triangle major role – The Groote Park Murder by Freeman Wills Crofts (1923)
- March
- #6: Original publication month – Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon (1939)
- #9: Money/fortune/inheritance has a major role – Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington (1927)
- April
- #9: Church/Minister/Religion has major role – Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs (1942)
- May
- #3: Primary action takes place in this month – The Policeman’s Holiday by Rupert Penny (1937)
#7: Book title has word starting with “M.” – Death Makes a Prophet by John Bude (1947)
- #8: Original publication month: The Problem of the Green Capsule by John Dickson Carr (1939)
- #9: My birthday month (wildcard) – The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer (1931)
- June
- #2: Author’s birth month – The Billiard Room Mystery by Brian Flynn
- July
- #3: Primary action takes place in this month – Murder of Lydia by Joan A. Cowdrey
- August
- #8 Month related item on the cover – Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (1941)
- September
- #2: Author’s birth month – The Hanging Captain by Henry Wade (1933)
- October
- #6: Original publication month – The Crooked Hinge by John Dickson Carr (1938)
- November
- #3: Primary action takes place in this month – When the Wind Blows by Cyril Hare (1949)
- December
- #7: Book title has a word starting with “D” – Case for Three Detectives by Leo Bruce (1936)
Feature Image from Detective Tales, Sep 1950. Artist Unknown. Obtained from https://archive.org/details/DetectiveTalesV46N02195009