R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Book Challenge XI

Artwork for RIP Challenge XI by ABIGAIL LARSON

I'm fairly new to the world of addicting and highly enjoyable reading contests and challenges that Internet communities provide. I've become a quick fan of the Crimes of the Century challenge from Past Offences, and now Tracy at Bitter Tea and Mystery -- whose acquaintance I made through that contest -- has brought my attention to a new online party, the RIP R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril project. 

Here's how RIP host Carl Anderson introduces this year's celebration:

"Eleven years ago I embarked on a quest to bring a community of readers together to enjoy the literature most associated with the darkening days and cooling temperatures of Autumn:

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Mystery
Suspense
Thriller
Gothic
Horror
Dark Fantasy

I wanted to be able to use the well-worn graveyard acronym, R.I.P., so I came up with the name R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril. And for over a decade that is what we have done, imbibed together."

Please visit Carl's website at Stainless Steel Droppings and learn more if you're interested. There are many sizes of challenges you can undertake, including reading books and short stories -- you choose the amount -- watching films and/or playing video games that connect with one or more of the genres listed above. If you create reviews, you can post links on an RIP community page.

For my part, I am going to accept PERIL THE SECOND, which allows me to select and report on TWO BOOKS that fit into the genres, and they are titles that I read specifically for the challenge. The books will be:

• THE GRINDLE NIGHTMARE (1935) by Q. Patrick
• THE JUDGE AND HIS HANGMAN (1955) by Friedrich Durrenmatt

The contest is open now and (aptly) closes on October 31st. I look forward to discovering the pleasures of these two books and participating in a new reading challenge!