Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge (2025)

12 participants (262 books)

01 Jan 202531 Dec 2025

Overview

I’m thrilled to be hosting the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge again. I love mystery and crime novels! 

Challenge Rules: 
  • You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime/true crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
  • You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
  • Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
  • Books need to be at least 100 pages long. Please no short stories.
  • Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
  • The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15.)

 
There will be a monthly link-up at https://carolsnotebook.com so we can see what everyone’s reading – and probably add some to our own tbr lists. At the halfway mark and at the end we will have a giveaway for those participating.
 
We’ll continue to use the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal.
 
Levels:
 
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
 
16-25 books – Detective
 
26-35 books – Inspector
 
36 – 55 books – Special agent
 
56+ books – Sherlock Holmes  

Challenge Books

All books added

252 pages paperback 2018

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

missing duration info audio 2020

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced

8 hours, 12 minutes audio 2015 user-added

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious medium-paced

331 pages paperback 2025

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

368 pages hardcover 2024

fiction mystery medium-paced

367 pages hardcover 2013

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced

424 pages hardcover 2002

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

333 pages hardcover 2025

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

385 pages hardcover 2012

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

383 pages paperback 2001

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious reflective fast-paced