Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2026! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and count toe tags attached to the unfortunate victim(s). Just read the obscure General Information page and then file your death certificate. M U R M U R S from the M O R G U E: Oct. 24: Your host, Rick Mills (Maine) bends the Brass Bone Saw for binding up 300 toe tags! Oct. 4: Shannon (The Netherlands) fingers the Fuchsia Forceps for fastening 200 toe tags!   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Who else examined my book in 2026? Enter Author or Title:

BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated WED OCT 28 @ 7.00 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 8		Authors	Titles 1 5 3 8	Toe Tags 1 0 8 8 8	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Beth M North Carolina Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @9/28 Kill-o-tag (1000 toe tags) @9/28	81	104	1019
	Tina Hilbert Ohio	36	66	960
	Colleen Illinois	67	103	930
	Susan Jensen Arizona	93	120	904
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	81	97	903
	JenneB Pennsylvania	47	59	776
	Horror Girl Texas	55	75	666
	Linda B Kentucky	61	106	616
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1 Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @8/28	132	158	579
	Tracy House New York	42	66	546
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Sanacrow Tennessee Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @7/31	12	24	415
	Jjean Texas	41	61	328
	batkat West Virginia	24	44	315
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @10/24	42	75	309
	Vallery Louisiana	23	29	252
	Erika Morris California	20	36	245
	SueC Utah	25	55	230
	Shannon The Netherlands Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @10/4	22	45	211
	Tari Hann Ohio	52	71	184
	Traci L. Illinois	42	59	177
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Jen McFarren Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @6/21 Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @8/19	25	27	110
	Tara Taylor Illinois	10	14	90
	Karen Baroness Texas	21	22	41
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	11	12	31
	Lindsey Boulier Idaho	6	6	31
	Jace Boyer	2	2	6
	Brandy	1	1	3
	Jules Vandemberg Italy	1	1	1
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects

Ambiguous instructions and arbitrary rules are found on the General Information page.

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Chief Medical Examiner's journal Mystillery Morgue Wwednesday, October 28: They found the morgue and waited in an anteroom. They waited half an hour, and Dr. Kramer came out. He was enveloped in white, and, apparently, in gloom. Richard and Frances Lockridge, writing in Burnt Offering (Captain Heimrich #9), 1955.

Honorary badges Gold Gurney Most Toe Tags Silver Scalpel Most Titles Bronze Body Bag Most Authors Magenta Magnifier 500 Toe Tags Scarlet Sponge 400 Toe Tags Brass Bone Saw 300 Toe Tags Fuchsia Forceps 200 Toe Tags Lavender Lab Coat 100 Toe Tags Garnet Gloves 50 Toe Tags

A Mystillery challenge hosted by Rick Mills rickmills9@gmail.com