Whodunit!

Bookish Detectives, Sleuths, and Private Eyes, Oh My!

“Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It’s as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. So when I’m observing, that’s what I’m watching for. The choices people make.”  ― Louise Penny, Still Life

Get out your magnifying glasses and prepare to look for clues as you follow in the footsteps of  detectives, sleuths, and private eyes.  This spelling challenge is all about the characters and how they perceive the world and solve the riddles and mysteries of the crooked and crafty. 

There are a variety of ways to complete this challenge with plenty of rabbit trails. Read a book with one or more of the following (but not limited too) and have fun exploring a variety of places and topics:  

• One book per letter in the character's first or last name.
• One book per letter in the author's first or last name.
• If you're feeling really ambitious, one book per letter in the character's first and last name.
• Follow in a character's footsteps and read a book set in the country or time period of the story.
• Follow in the author's footsteps and read a book set in their place or time of birth.
• Read a book with the first or last name of the character or author in the title
• Read the first book in the series.

Bookish Detectives, Sleuths, and Private Eyes, Oh My!
Month	Character	Author	Setting
Created by Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks
January	Hercule Poirot	Agatha Christie	Multiple Locations
February	Chen Cao	Qui Xiaolong	China
March	Armand Gamache	Louise Penny	Canada
April	Brother Cadfael	Ellis Peters	England
May	Peter Zak	G.H. Ephron	United Kingdom
June	Guido Brunetti	Donna Leon	Italy
July	Rabbi David Small	Harry Kemelman	United States
August	Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg	Fred Vargas	French
September	Darko Dawson	Kwei Quartey	Ghana
October	Toby Peters	Stuart Kaminsky	United States
November	Phryne Fisher	Kerry Greenwood	Australia
December	Gabriel Allon	Daniel Silva	Israel