I’m thrilled to be hosting the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge again. I love mystery and crime novels!
Challenge Rules:
- You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime/true crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
- You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, Goodreads, Instagram, etc.)
- Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
- Books need to be at least 100 pages long. Please no short stories.
- Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
- The Challenge will run from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15.)
We still have our facebook group so if you haven’t joined we would love for you to! Here’s the group’s link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/350512171977943/. It’s a closed group so just ask to join and we’ll let you in.
There will be a monthly link-up so we can see what everyone’s reading – and probably add some to our own tbr lists. At the halfway mark and at the end we will have a giveaway for those participating.
We’ll continue to use the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal.
Levels:
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
16-25 books – Detective
26-35 books – Inspector
36 – 55 books – Special agent
56+ books – Sherlock Holmes – This is my goal for the year.
I also added the challenge on The StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/5b26b77d-0129-4022-93b5-baae5815a06f
Add a link to your sign-up post or Goodreads shelf below or in the comments.
Sherlock
Mystery and thriller my favorite
Glad you’re joining us!
I think I’ll sign up again this year 😀
Yay! Glad you’ll join us. I always wonder if people will want to do it another year or not.
First time participating! I think I’ll go with the Special Agent level. I love mysteries and enjoy occasionally dipping my toe into the occasional true crime story as well!
Glad you’re joining us!
Thank you for hosting this challenge again! It’s one of my favorites.
Thanks for joining!
i’ve not seen this challenge before but I read loads of crime fiction so I’m definitely up for joining in this year. I’ll get a post sorted next week some time.
I’m glad you’re joining us!
I’ll join you, I read a lot of crime fiction anyway and I’ll be happy to follow what everyone is up to.
I don’t have a Facebook account so I won’t join you there but I followed you on Bluesky.
I’m glad you’re joining us. I’ll be honest, I don’t post as much on Bluesky as I should.
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I am joining up through Storygraph this year! I am aiming for Special Agent status. Good luck to everyone!!!!
Yay! I’m glad you’re joining us!
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excited to do this one again
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I am joining up through GR this year. I have linked up my shelf. Am aiming for Inspector. Thanks for hosting it again.
Thanks for joining us!
First timer here and very excited since I don’t read much from this genre. I’ll be posting reviews on my blog: https://literaturefrenzy.blogspot.com/2026/01/cloak-and-dagger-reading-challenge.html.
Thanks Carol for hosting!
Glad you’re joining us!
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