Six Shooter Mystery Reading Challenge 2026

Today's highlighted author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writer of the Sherlock Holmes mystery series. Click Watson Owl to see is targeting this author and read some of The Mystillery's riveting reviews !

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: Apr 18: Avid Series Reader (New Mexico) carves her fifth notch with target Jeffrey Siger ! Her score rises above 3.000, earning the stratospheric Ammonuensis level! Apr 18: Karen A (New Mexico) carves her fifth notch with target Elizabeth Goddard ! Apr 15: SueC (Utah) carves her third notch with target Will Thomas !   Review previous challenges: 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

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

SHOOTING GALLERY updated MON APR 20 2026 @ 7.45 PM EDT
Gunslingers 2 5		Shots 3 4 2	Notches 4 6	TCP chart	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Avid Series Reader New Mexico	13	5	2.307	0.400	2.707
	Erika Morris California	11	3	1.636	0.200	1.836
	SueC Utah	12	3	1.500	0.200	1.700
	Karen A New Mexico	24	5	1.250	0.400	1.650
	Traci L. Illinois	41	7	1.024	0.600	1.624
	Beth M North Carolina	9	2	1.333	0.100	1.433
	Tina Hilbert Ohio	51	7	0.823	0.600	1.423
	YalondaReads Germany	10	2	1.200	0.100	1.300
	Sanacrow Tennessee	6	1	1.000	0	1.000
	JenneB Pennsylvania	6	1	1.000	0	1.000
Gunslinger		Shots	Notches	TCP	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Rick Mills Maine	25	3	0.720	0.200	0.920
	Colleen Illinois	16	2	0.750	0.100	0.850
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom	18	2	0.666	0.100	0.766
	Bev "Annie Oakley" Hankins Indiana	9	1	0.666	0	0.666
	Shannon The Netherlands	18	1	0.333	0	0.333
	Vallery Louisiana	30	1	0.200	0	0.200
	batkat West Virginia	15	0	0	0	0
	Linda B Kentucky	10	0	0	0	0
	Dianne Lebold Ontario	7	0	0	0	0
	Jjean Texas	6	0	0	0	0
Gunslinger		Shots	Notches	TCP	+ bonus	= score	Targets	FMI
	Jace Boyer	2	0	0	0	0
	Tari Hann Ohio	1	0	0	0	0
	Lynn Pennsylvania	1	0	0	0	0
	Karen Baroness Texas	0	0	0	0	0
	Jen McFarren 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
	Moved up
	New or updated today
	Update pending
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	Perfect (1.000 or multiple)
	Sharpshooter level (score 1.000+ at some point)
	Booksniper level (score 2.000+ at some point)
	Ammonuensis level (score 3.000+ at some point)
	High column stat
	2nd place column stat
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