Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge 2026

Today's highlighted author: Tonya Kappes writer of the Killer Coffee mystery series. Click Laurel Owl to see is targeting this author

Welcome to the Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge for 2026! Your goal is simple: shoot (read) six mysteries by the same target (author). That gives you a notch on your gun, and a perfect 1.000 score; and you can call it done. But wait, there's more! You get bonus points for each additional notch. However ... unlike most reading challenges, reading more books may not necessarily help your score. Scores are not based upon quantity, but rather focus in completing your target(s). No advance signup needed. This is a family friendly challenge - young series readers are encouraged to get some safe target practice here! Just read the General Information page and then take a shot to begin. R I C O C H E T S from the S H O O T I N G   G A L L E R Y: June 21: Welcome back to Jen McFarren (Texas), returning from the 2025 edition of the challenge! June 21: Welcome back to Karen Baroness (Texas), returning from the 2025 edition of the challenge!   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Who else took a shot at my book in 2026? Enter Author or Title:

SHOOTING GALLERY updated SUN JUNE 21 2026 @ 7.45 PM EDT
Gunslingers 2 5		Shots 4 7 3	Notches 6 6	TCP chart	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Avid Series Reader New Mexico	24	7	1.750	0.600	2.350
	Karen A Arkansas	38	9	1.421	0.800	2.221
	Erika Morris California	12	3	1.500	0.200	1.700
	Traci L. Illinois	49	8	0.979	0.700	1.679
	Tina Hilbert Ohio	51	7	0.823	0.600	1.423
	YalondaReads Germany	16	3	1.125	0.200	1.325
	Beth M North Carolina	16	3	1.125	0.200	1.325
	SueC Utah	17	3	1.058	0.200	1.258
	Colleen Illinois	29	4	0.827	0.300	1.127
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	31	4	0.774	0.300	1.074
Gunslinger		Shots	Notches	TCP	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Jjean Texas	13	2	0.923	0.100	1.023
	Sanacrow Tennessee	6	1	1.000	0	1.000
	Rick Mills Maine	36	4	0.666	0.300	0.966
	Shannon The Netherlands	27	3	0.666	0.200	0.866
	JenneB Pennsylvania	8	1	0.750	0	0.750
	Bev "Annie Oakley" Hankins Indiana	9	1	0.666	0	0.666
	Linda B Kentucky	23	2	0.521	0.100	0.621
	Vallery Louisiana	30	1	0.200	0	0.200
	batkat West Virginia	19	0	0	0	0
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	11	0	0	0	0
Gunslinger		Shots	Notches	TCP	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Jen McFarren Texas	6	0	0	0	0
	Lynn Pennsylvania	2	0	0	0	0
	Jace Boyer	2	0	0	0	0
	Tari Hann Ohio	1	0	0	0	0
	Karen Baroness Texas	0	0	0	0	0
Gunslinger		Shots	Notches	TCP	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI

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

Key to symbols
Notch	Sets of six books by one author completed
TCP	Target Completion Percentage. This is similar to a baseball batting average. Ratio of notches achieved to the number of shots taken. The formula is (notches/shots)*6. See the chart (PDF). Shots which complete a target will increase your TCP. Shots which do not complete a target will decrease your TCP. A perfect TCP is 1.000 or any multiple.
Shots	Number of books read
Bonus	Each notch (beyond the first one) directly adds a 0.100 bonus
Score	TCP + bonus
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