Happy holidays readers!
December in Minnesota is so beautiful, with its white snow and trees shimmering with frost. December has several birthstones, but I’m going to focus on turquoise because it’s my mom’s favorite gemstone, and her birthday is this month.
Mysteries books with a turquoise cover are probably unusual—they clash with the dark, moody themes accompanying murder, but I dug up a few.
How to Participate:
- 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!
The Book Covers:
The Crook’s Shadow by J. Jefferson Farjeon (1927) | Review
Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers (1932) | Review
The Mad Hatter Mystery by John Dickson Carr (1933)
The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane (1941) | Review
The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson (1942)
The Thursday Turkey Murders by Craig Rice (1943)
Murder and Blueberry Pie by Frances and Richard Lockridge (1959) | Review
Did you like any of my book cover picks for December? Did I miss any of your favorites? Turquoise is a striking and unusual book cover color for the mystery genre.
Golden Age of Detective Fiction 
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