Welcome to the Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge for 2026! Your goal as Medical Examiner is to read murder mysteries and attach toe tags 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: The pack has spread out nicely, so it's time to trot out our tantalizing top-tier honorary badges! May I have the envelope, please? The Gold Gurney for Most Toe Tags (263) goes to Jenne B (Pennsylvania) The Silver Scalpel for Most Titles (22) goes to Bev "Quincy" Hankins (Indiana) The Bronze Body Bag for Most Authors (22) goes to Bev "Quincy" Hankins (Indiana) Please note these three above badges are enjoyed slightly differently. They are held by whoever meets the criterion at the moment - that is, you lose it immediately if someone else surpasses your total toe tags, titles, or authors. (All other badges are held for a minimum of ten days - or until someone else earns it, whichever is longer.) Feb 2: The Garnet Gloves for 50 toe tags goes to Linda B (Kentucky)   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

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BUREAU of VITAL STATISTICS updated MON FEB 2 2026 @ 6.00 PM EST
Medical Examiners 2 3		Authors	Titles 1 7 7	Toe Tags 1 3 5 7	Autopsy notes	Personal effects
	JenneB Pennsylvania Gold Gurney (most toe tags) @2/1 Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @1/29	15	18	263
	Tina Hilbert Ohio Lavender Lab Coat (100 Toe Tags) @1/22 Fuchsia Forceps (200 Toe Tags) @1/30	12	21	239
	Beth M North Carolina	7	7	96
	Susan Jensen Arizona Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @1/24	9	10	96
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @1/30	10	11	92
	Tracy House New York Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @1/25	6	9	90
	Vallery Louisiana Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @1/29	8	8	72
	Rick Mills Maine Chief Medical Examiner	9	11	66
	Bev "Quincy" Hankins Indiana Silver Scalpel (most titles) @2/1 Bronze Body Bag (most authors) @2/1 Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @1/31	22	22	62
	Linda B Kentucky Garnet Gloves (50 Toe Tags) @2/2	7	8	54
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	batkat West Virginia	4	4	37
	Horror Girl Texas	7	7	34
	Colleen Illinois	6	8	33
	Jjean Texas	6	6	28
	Tara Taylor Illinois	5	5	27
	Shannon The Netherlands	4	5	24
	Erika Morris California	3	4	13
	SueC Utah	2	3	10
	Traci L. Illinois	4	4	9
	Jace Boyer .	2	2	6
Medical Examiner		Authors	Titles	Toe Tags	Notes	Personal effects
	Tari Hann Ohio	2	2	4
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	1	1	1
	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.

Key to symbols Moved up a position(s) New or updated today Update pending Goodreads librarian Kill-o-tag, 1000+ toe tags High column stat 2nd place column stat Tracker page Blog Goodreads profile Mystillery group on Goodreads Instagram Paperback Swap

Chief Medical Examiner's journal Mystillery Morgue Monday, February 2 : "You'd better catch him soon, Steve. I'm running out of drawers in the cooler." Joanne Fluke, writing in Vengeance Is Mine, 1986. Contributed by Linda B.

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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