Hello readers! Today we are celebrating the month of July and saying an early happy birthday to my husband with the Birthstone Book Cover Tag. July has one of the most gorgeous birthstones: ruby.
Ruby red book covers are pretty easy to come by in the mystery genre- probably because it connotes love, lust and of course blood.
If you want to participate in the birthstone book cover tag these are the rules:
- Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to her so she can see your post.
- Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
- HAVE FUN!
- Nominate people if you want!
You can learn more about each of these books by clicking the link and reading the Goodreads synopsis.
The Mayfair Mystery by Frank Richardson (1907)
The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen (1929)
Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham (1931)
Thank You, Mr. Moto by John P. Marquand (1936)
Double or Quits by A. A. Fair (1941)
The Bamboo Blonde by Dorothy B. Hughes (1941)
The Blackbirder by Dorothy B. Hughes (1943)
Why So Dead? by Ellery Queen, Richard Deming (1966)
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (2000) | My review.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (2016) | My review.
Calamity Under the Chandelier by Bianca Blythe, Camila Blythe (2018)
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah (2020)
The Maid by Nita Prose (2022) | My review.
An Unfortunate Christmas Murder by Hannah Hendy (2022) | My review.
A Pen Dipped in Poison by J. M Hall (2023)
I had so many ruby red covers that by the end of my search I was seeing red everywhere. I think red might be the most popular book cover color of the mystery genre. Did I miss any of your favorites?
Golden Age of Detective Fiction 
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