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: August 4: Susan Jensen (Arizona) posts an icon link to her Instagram page and invites you to view or follow her!   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 MON AUG 10 2026 @ 8.00 PM EDT
Medical Examiners 2 7		Authors	Titles 1 2 0 1	Toe Tags 8 6 0 5	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/10	36	66	960
	JenneB Pennsylvania	47	59	776
	Susan Jensen Arizona	73	88	704
	Beth M North Carolina	61	72	684
	Horror Girl Texas	55	75	666
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	57	68	604
	Linda B Kentucky Magenta Magnifier (500 Toe Tags) @8/1	55	82	509
	Colleen Illinois	46	70	505
	Tracy House New York	36	59	490
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/18 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1	114	136	488
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Sanacrow Tennessee Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @7/31 Brass Bone Saw (300 Toe Tags) @7/31 Scarlet Sponge (400 Toe Tags) @7/31	12	24	415
	Vallery Louisiana	23	29	252
	Jjean Texas	33	47	244
	batkat West Virginia	17	29	214
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	39	55	192
	Shannon The Netherlands	17	36	169
	SueC Utah Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @7/10	21	37	135
	Tari Hann Ohio	39	51	129
	Erika Morris California	13	24	127
	Traci L. Illinois	31	40	127
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Tara Taylor Illinois	10	14	90
	Jen McFarren Texas Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @6/21	16	17	85
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	10	11	28
	Karen Baroness Texas	14	15	26
	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 Monday, August 10 The deputy coroner's examination was a short one. He turned the body over, and Tony looked away. In the sharp morning light Bessie's rouge and lipstick were hideous against the blue-white pallor of her face; but she looked calm, quite peaceful. "Probably never knew what hit her," said the deputy coroner, getting up and shaking down his trouser legs. "I'll want a better examination before I talk." Mary Roberts Rinehart, writing in The Great Mistake, 1940.

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

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