Happy (belated) New Year! 2026 really sneaked up on me, and I’m scrambling to finish up my 2025 reviews and recaps. I had another very fun year of reading vintage mysteries with the Vintage Scavenger Hunt Challenge at My Reader’s Block. My goal was to read at least eight books in the “Golden Age” period (published before 1960) and find items from the scavenger hunt list on the covers. Here’s what I read in 2025:

1. Rupert Latimer, Murder After Christmas (1944): snowy scene
2. John Bude, The Lake District Murder (1935): body of water
3. Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (1929): revolver
4. Agatha Christie, Towards Zero (1944): blunt instrument
5. Anthony Wynne, Murder of a Lady (1931): castle
6. Richard Hull, Excellent Intentions (1938): tree
7. Ngaio Marsh, Death at the Bar (1940): drinking glass
8. Delano Ames, Murder Begins at Home (1949): flower or plant