You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Read the alphabet in 2013, by


1. Author’s last name, OR

2. First word of the Title (exclusive of words such as a, an, the, etc.), OR

3. First name of the author, OR

4. Setting by country, OR

5. Author’s country, OR

6. Main character’s name (either first or last).



All books will be in the Mystery genre.
A is for Australia, the setting of Heavenly Pleasures
B is for Barbra Annino, author of Tiger's Eye
C is for Charley Davidson, in Second Grave on the Left
D is for Charley Davidson, in Third Grave Dead Ahead
E is for Egypt, setting of The Curse of the Pharaohs
F is for Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
G is for Kerry Greenwood, author of Devil's Food
H is for Lord Hetheridge, in Blue Murder
I is for INSATIABLE
J is for Jessica Popper in Monkey See, Monkey Die
K is for Karen MacInerney, author of Murder Most Maine
L is for Meg Langslow in We'll Always Have Parrots
M is for Karen MacInerney, author of Berried to the Hilt
N is for Norah Wilson, author of Family Jewels
O is for Owls Well That Ends Well
P is for The Penguin Who Knew Too Much
Q is for Spencer Quinn, author of Dog on It
R is for Randy Rawl, author of Hot Rocks
S is for Six Geese A-Slaying
T is for Trick Or Treat
U is for USA, setting of Swan for the Money
V is for Valerie Tate, author of Catnip
W is for The Whiskey Tide
X is for The Xibalba Murders
Y is for Suzanne Young, author of Murder by Yew
Z is for Zoned for Murder

I can't wait to see what books you pick. I may have to steal borrow some.

The Mystery genre is my favorite.

I will also be keeping a close eye on you and your selections.☺

I'm adding myself to the lurking list.

It's been crazy busy at work since just before Thanksgiving. Things are better now, though, so I have time to read again, and to get back to Goodreads.

Y'all are going to make me paranoid, by the way.

All of the stalkers watching my posts.

Everyone is lurking and trying to raid each others lists! lol
We are so glad to have you back, but we understand the craziness around the holidays! ; )

Connie wrote: "...we understand the craziness around the holidays! ; )"

Thanks for all the welcome back messages!

The craziness had nothing to do with the holidays, actually, but with biennial inspections that were unexpectedly held two months early.

I am a Technical Consultant for four Urgent Care laboratories, which have to pass federally mandated inspections every two years. The past two inspections cycles occurred in February, and I was anticipating the current cycle to be in Feb 2013.

Alas, I got a two-week notice, just before Thanksgiving, that all four inspections would be December 4 - 6. Hence the crazy-busy-ness that ensued.

@ Judy - now I'm a paranoid mouse.
lol

A is for Australia, the setting of Heavenly Pleasures

Yay for Kerry Greenwood. Have you read her Phryne Fishers?

If you are doing countries, I read a fun mystery set in the Solomon's earlier this year called Devil-Devil

I have the first three Phryne Fishers on my Kindle - along with 850+ other books, mostly unread.

My name is Jane, and I am a free-and-cheap-Kindle-book addict.

That does sound like a lot of busy-ness during an already busy time!

@ Janice - Extremely so.


Just to make sure all the labs were spit-spot, with no major and few-if-any minor problems, I "gave back" the time off I had requested for the long Thanksgiving weekend. I worked straight through until the inspections were over, but did still take the actual holiday off.

At least the inspections are over for two years, and I can relax and enjoy Christmas!

You deserve that break, Jane!

B is for Barbra Annino, author of Tiger's Eye

C is for Charley Davidson, main character of Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

D is for Charley Davidson, main character of Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

Complete list is posted (except X - must research X books) in Message 1.

A rather morbid list:


"grave" x 3
"murder" x 4
"die" x 2

My hubby used to get nervous when he saw the titles of the murder mysteries I read.

I'm glad most of these books are on my Kindle.

He will sleep more soundly, and won't be concerned that I am again getting pointers about how to off him. ;)

Jane,
for X there's the option of Qiu Xiaolong, who write a series of detective novels featuring inspector Chen. I saw one while browsing the library shelves, so can't comment on how good it might be!

Great morbid list, Jane. :)

Thanks, Helen! The Inspector Chen books by Qiu Xiaolong won awards, so that sounds promising. Plus, book 1 in the series is at my library!

One down, 25 to go.


A is for Australia, the setting of Heavenly Pleasures , finished 1/4/13. ★★★★

Number two in a nice cozy mystery series, about a baker, her bakery and her neighbors in Melbourne, Australia. This book took up right where the first book left off. I am looking forward to reading the third book, but I will have to wait until I get to G.

Good job on completing your first book in the challenge. :)

Two down, 24 to go.


B is for Barbra Annino, author of Tiger's Eye , finished 1/6/13. ★★★★

The third book in a paranormal series about a newspaper reporter who is also a witch. Book four, Emerald Isle, will be out in July - can't wait!

Jane, I am so glad you survived the inspections! Now, you can relax and read your A-Z books. You are off to a grand start, and you have some lovely books! : ) Happy reading!

I was so eager to read my D book, that I forgot to post my C book - lol.

C is for Charley Davidson, in Second Grave on the Left , finished 1/10/13. ★★★★

If you liked First Grave on the Right, you'll love this one. You'll find out what happens after Reyes (view spoiler)[escapes from prison. (hide spoiler)] There's a nice mixture of Grim Reaping and Detecting for Charley in the book.

D is for Charley Davidson, in Third Grave Dead Ahead , finished 1/12/13. ★★★★★

WOW!

This book was SO GOOD! Must hurry and finish the E book, so I can read Fourth Grave!

Um, Jane? I'm soooooo sorry to tell you this, but....um......"JANICE! JANICE! Come quick and talk to Jane! I just can't do it!"

April wrote: "Um, Jane? I'm soooooo sorry to tell you this, but....um......"JANICE! JANICE! Come quick and talk to Jane! I just can't do it!""

What? What am I telling Jane? Except Reyes is hot! hot!... well he should be since he's the devil's son.

The books are all over 200. She's read them in order (she was so excited to read the next Charlie Daniels that she forgot to post C, but she had read it). She's doing mystery genre which is a mix of title, author, characters first and last name, setting, etc.

What are we missing?

OH! I'm going to bed! I thought you had to stay in the same category. Like all last names or all first names. I didn't think you could use a mix.

So sorry, Jane! (Hiding bright red face!). Not a good brain day for me!

LOL! Don't worry, April. We all have days like that.

You can use a mix if your books are all in your favorite genre.

E is for England and Egypt, the two settings of The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters, finished 1/26/13. ★★★

F is for Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet , finished 1/27/13. ★★★★★

Double WOW! Can't wait for Fifth Grave to be released!

G is for Kerry Greenwood, author of Devil's Food , finished 2/9/13. ★★★★


I love me some Corinna Chapman!

H is for Lord Hetheridge in Blue Murder , finished 2/17/13. ★★★★★

Looking forward to the release of Book 3 Something Blue this spring.

I is for Insatiable , finished 2/23/13. ★★★★


#3 in the noir Sydney Rye series (no skipping around - read these four-star books in order).

J is for Jessica Popper in , finished 2/24/13. ★★★


#7 in the Reigning Cats and Dogs series, about a veterinarian who is also a sleuth.

K is for Karen MacInerney, author of Murder Most Maine , finished 2/27/13. ★★★★

#3 in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series, about a Texas native who moved to Maine, bought an inn and is running a bed-and-breakfast on an island.

L is for Meg Langslow in We'll Always Have Parrots , finished 3/1/13. ★★★★

#5 in Donna Andrews' wonderful series about a blacksmith / amateur sleuth, her zany (to put it mildly) family, and her boyfriend.

Almost half way there, Jane. You're doing great!

Oh, darn you Jane! Now I've had to add more mysteries to my tbr, and I'm not even going to think about all the books in the series :)

jaxnsmom wrote: "Oh, darn you Jane! Now I've had to add more mysteries to my tbr, and I'm not even going to think about all the books in the series :)"

You can't read just one, you know.
;)

M is for Karen MacInerney, author of Berried to the Hilt , finished 3/3/13. ★★★★

#4 in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series. The best one, so far! #5 is due out in May, I think.