Murder by Death

Moonlight Reader made my card for me yesterday, but I wanted to wait to post until I had it printed out (go MT!), my books chosen, and my bingo markers decided on.  So you're getting it all in one hit.

Last year I created my own bingo markers, each one's theme tied to its square.  I know I'm not going to have near enough time for that this year, so I decided to go with an enhanced version of my Dia de los Meurtos gecko I use for my avatar.  I did two versions, just to keep things lively and do justice to my bingo card.  

 I spent last night putting together most of my list and after clarifying one or two things, finished up this morning.  I was smart this time, and slapped a post-it on each book with the bingo square it's meant for written down, and MT had the idea of collecting them all in a wooden crate and it's going to work perfectly!

I might swap stuff out if I feel like it, but this way it's all in one spot and won't get mixed up with the rest of the TBR.  

My absolute steadfast rule is that I can only use books I already own - no buying books, or even borrowing them from the library, because truly, the TBR situation is getting dire.  My desire to own an infinite number of books is colliding violently with the reality of my finite amount of real estate.  I either reduce my TBR or bring in a contractor, and the contractor isn't available until February - so, only books I own.  This means a couple of them are going to be re-reads.

This is what's in the box, by bingo row, left to right:

Finn Fancy Necromancy by Randy Henderson  (Kirkus review refers to ghosts.)

Murder Go Round by Carol J. Perry  

Trapped by Kevin Hearne  

Fatal Fortune by Victoria Laurie  

The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian  (A bit of googling; one of her parents is from India)

Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price 

A Cast of Vultures by Judith Flanders  

The Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries edited by Otto Penzler: I'll read a few shorts.

Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon or The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie  

The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen  This is a re-read.

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs 

Gone Gull by Donna Andrews  There's a bad joke here that made me do it.  

A Graveyard for Lunatics - Ray Bradbury  

Chaos Choreography - Seanan McGuire  

Jamaica Inn - Daphne du Maurier 

Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 

Bibliomysteries edited by Otto Penzler: I'm going with a Micky Spillane short.

Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe:  I'll re-read some of his short tales.

The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart     

Endless Night by Agatha Christie:  if you look hard at my cover, there's a forest.  :)

The Haunted Grange Of Goresthorpe by Arthur Conan Doyle: A re-read.

Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates  

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews**

An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James: A re-read.

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch  

** I'm told one of the 3 books in this has demons, so it might not be this book, but I have all three, so after reading them, whichever one is the most demon-y is the title I'll use.

Looking forward to September 1st!   :)