It’s been a while since I participated in Top Ten Tuesday, but I’ve been kind of a hermit for a bit and I’d love to get back in touch with the wider blog-o-sphere, so let’s give this a go! This week’s list theme is “titles that could be headlines”. Hmmm…
Well, first up, a lot of mystery novels are perfect for this task. I’ll stick to only a few of those, and see if I can find some other neat ones as well, but to get us started…
- Requiem for a Mezzo, by Carola Dunn. One of the early Daisy Dalrymple novels. I could actually use the titles of this series for quite a few answers — Murder on the Flying Scotsman, Fall of a Philanderer, Death at Wentwater Court, anyone?
- Murder in the Dark, by Kerry Greenwood. I do love the Phryne Fisher series, but I think I’ve only ever read this one once. I should carry on with my reread of this series!
- Post After Post-Mortem, by E.C.R. Lorac. You can just picture a headline with that kind of snappy alliteration and mystery-causing, right? Also, this is a really good book, though personally I found it a bit harrowing due to the themes.
- A Very English Murder, by Verity Bright. I haven’t read this one, but I can still picture it on the front page of some newspaper or other.
- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, by Dorothy L. Sayers. I can see a particular sort of “respectable” newspaper choosing something kind of… restrained to refer to a murder.
Now let’s see if we can get a bit more adventurous and grub up some other headlines…
- Black Ops and Beaver Bombing, by Fiona Mathews and Tim Kendall. It sounds kinda weird, definitely like one of those headlines they use to pique your interest. As it happens, it’s about British wildlife. I haven’t read it, so I can’t honestly answer you about what the beaver bombing is about.
- Unmasked by the Marquess, by Cat Sebastian. Okay, this probably isn’t a modern headline… but nobody specified that, right? And the book is fun, too.
- How Long Till Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin. A pertinent question, after all.
- Europe at Midnight, by Dave Hutchinson. I haven’t read this one yet, but I can envision this being the big blocky headline of the Daily Mail or whatever.
- The Dos and Donuts of Love, by Adiba Jaigirdar. What headline can resist a pun? Cute book, too.
There, whew, I did it.
Have any of the titles piqued your interest? I’ve reviewed a bunch of these, so let me know if you’re interested in my take and I’ll grub up the links!
You’re right, all the murder-y titles do seem to work really well for this week!
I had fun imagining the stories they might head up!
Any book that’s a thriller seems like a really good fit with all of the true crime stories or specials that readers and viewers seem to be interested in. I don’t think I’ve heard of any of these, but that English mystery one reminds me of another British mystery I read (and liked!) so I may have to look that one up. Thanks so much for visiting my website today. 🙂
Exactly! And sometimes even the front page of newspapers (which is what I was kind of picturing — whenever anyone says headline, I think about my parents reading the paper every day, which I think they still actually do); a murder is always “good” for the papers. Though I feel most of the British ones would find a way to link it to “racial tensions” or something lately, even if it was a reach.
You found some great ones! I’m especially intrigued with A Very English Murder 🙂
I really need to get round to reading it! I think I’ve had it on my shelves a couple years now.
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a great one!
It’s so euphemistic! Perhaps a little old-fashioned as a headline, they tend to go straight for guts and gore now… Thanks for dropping by!
These are some great titles! I especially like Black Ops and Beaver Bombings – I could easily see that one in my local newspaper.
I’d be very curious if I saw a headline saying that, I have to admit. It’s half why I bought the book in the first place!
Murder in the Dark would make a really interesting headline. It would certainly grab my attention right away.
Yes, exactly! So many questions arise. Thanks for dropping by!
Dos and Donuts. Ha! Doubt I’d open up that article. But it makes me want a pastry.
Maybe if it was about a new local donut shop… mmmm.
Mystery/thriller titles really do lend themselves well to this topic. They all sound current and compelling to me!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I suppose it helps that that’s pretty much the job of a mystery title, hehe. Thanks for dropping by!
A Very English Murder sounds fun and mysterious. Sounds like a classic novel
I could definitely see that title among the ranks of the Golden Age of crime! It’s a modern one, but the titles don’t really change much, haha.
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A fantastic collection of titles! I read The Dos and Donuts of Falling in Love and enjoyed it a lot.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/book-titles-that-would-make-great-headlines/
It was cute! I don’t often read YA, but it coaxed me in.
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Fantastic selection. N.K. Jemisin’s book is on my TBR. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/book-titles-that-would-make-great-newspaper-headlines/
I’ve been meaning to read it properly for quite a long time… I love her other work.
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Great job! You’re right about Black Ops and Beaver Bombing. I would definitely have to stop and read that article. 🙂
It’s what drew me to the book itself, after all… I just really want to know what beaver bombing is. I hope it’s nothing bad!
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