Cozy Mysteries discussion

Congratulations Heather! :)

Thanks, Kimberly! ☺

Congrats, Heather! And yes, it's impressive.

I think I'm done with SPRING - I don't have any more vowels coming up, so I'll be happy with the two words I finished.

P - Design for Dying by Renee Patrick 5/8/16
U - Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 4/2/16
D - Dead by Midnight by Carolyn Hart 3/24/16
D - The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis 4/8/16
L - Bite the Biscuit by Linda O. Johnston 4/11/16
E - Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier 3/26/16




A - Working Stiff by Annelise Ryan 5/5/16
N - Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins 4/17/16
Z - Zero-Degree Murder 5/31/16
A - Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott 5/17/16
C - The Chocolate Bridal Bash by JoAnna Carl 4/27/16

Finished my second and final word for this challenge.

Congrats to everyone else who has finished words.

Congratulations, Linda and Gary!

Thanks, Marisa. Good job, Linda and Gary!

Congrats Linda! :) Congrats Gary! :)

I finished the last book in my planned word yesterday, but I want to go thru all my other books I read to see if maybe I have other words I can add. ;) I know several of them have usable vowels, so hopefully I can come up with at least one more word. :)

Congratulations Heather, Linda and Gary! I agree, the vowels tend to cause the problems. I am just finishing up my last couple of books and hope to post that I am finished by the 19th.

Just finished my second (and last) word:

M - (M)aggie for Hire by Kate Danley
O - (O)wl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish
T - (T)hrough the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
H - (H)alloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley
E - Night by (E)lie Wiesel
R - Working Stiff by Annelise (R)yan
S - End of Days by (S)usan Ee

Way to go Lacey. Congrats.

Congratulations Lacey! :)

Thanks guys! I juuuust managed to squeeze in that last book but I'm already looking forward to the summer challenge, I have my word picked out and everything :).

Although I chose one word to start (Equinox), I went through all the books I've read starting from 3/20 and found more words... :) So, I did a total of 6 words, with 35 books. I still had other books I've read, I just couldn't fit them into words. ;) :) I will do something similar for summer, I think. :)

Spring 2016 Challenge
35/35

E- Eve by Iris Johansen 4/5/16
Q- Quinn by Iris Johansen 4/12/16
U- UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn 5/16/16
I- Iris Johansen, Bonnie 4/18/16
N- No Name by Wilkie Collins 6/15/16
O- Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead 4/18/16
X- Xenocide by Orson Scott Card 5/2/16

D-The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis 4/11/16
A-All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 4/9/16
F-Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 5/16/16
F-Frozen Stiff by Annelise Ryan 6/1/16
O-Odd Is on Our Side by Dean Koontz and Fred Van Lente 4/18/16
D-The Diva Frosts a Cupcake by Krista Davis 6/10/16
I-Inherit the Word by Daryl Wood Gerber 5/10/16
L-Lizz Lund, Kitchen Addiction! 4/27/16

S-Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton 4/11/16
H-Hamilton, Lyn, The Chinese Alchemist 5/2/16
O-Ormolu Mockingbird, Murder in Hatterton Crow 4/28/16
W-Winspear, Jacqueline, Birds of a Feather 4/4/16
E-Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 4/10/16
R-Rhys Bowen, The Amersham Rubies 4/29/16
S-Skye, Jaden, Death By Honeymoon 4/16/16

E-An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly 5/21/16
G-Greenwood, Kerry, Heavenly Pleasures 4/22/16
G-Grahame, Kenneth, The Annotated Wind in the Willows 5/31/16
S-Suede to Rest by Diane Vallere 6/13/16

T-Truffled to Death by Kathy Aarons 5/15/16
H-Hope Callaghan, Starboard Secrets 6/10/16
A-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced 4/2/16
W-Woolf, Virginia, To the Lighthouse 5/25/16

P-Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie 6/11/16
A-Abigail Keam, Death by a Honeybee 5/23/16
L-Lin, Harper, Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse 6/3/16
M-Murder Most Howl by Krista Davis 6/14/16
S-Sally Goldenbaum, Moon Spinners 5/2/16

Awesome job Kimberly. That is e/actly what I do with theses challenges.

Good job, Lacey and Kimberly!

Congratulations, Lacey and Kimberly!

Woo Hoo, finished my last book this morning. I read a variety of genres for this challenge and getting in those last few "E"s was tough. I have updated at message #23

My words were:
Easter eggs, Mother's Day, Chicks, Spring, Vernal, Anzac, Flowers, Windy and Puddle.

Cleared 61 books off my TBR list this season.

Great job to all who finished. Some fantastic choices!

Wow, Carla, those are some crazy words! Fantastic job!

That's impressive, Carla!

Congrats, Kimberly! Congrats, Carla!

This is my crossword for this season : ☺

E.- Murder in the Mystery Suite by <E>llery Adams (5/23/2016 - ★★★★)
G.- The <G>ourmet Who Kept Diamonds in the Kitchen by Kee Patterbee (3/26/2016 - ★★★☆)
G.- Fudge Brownies & Murder by Janel <G>radowski (4/18/2016 - ★★★☆)
S.- The Penguin Pool Murder by <S>tuart Palmer (4/8/2016 - ★★★)



K.- Nightmares Can Be Murder by Mary <K>ennedy (5/18/2016 - ★★★)
I.- <I>nn Keeping With Murder by Lynn Bohart (5/22/2016 - ★★★★)
T.- A Muddied Murder by Wendy <T>yson (6/3/2016 - ★★★★☆)
E.- Death in Room 7 by K.J. <E>mrick (4/14/2016 - ★★★★)



L.- A Spirited Tail by <L>eighann Dobbs (3/23/2016 - ★★★★)
A.- Chocolate Macaroons and a Dead Groom by <A.> Gardner (4/23/2016 - ★★★☆)
M.- No Cats Allowed by <M>iranda James (4/4/2016 - ★★★★)
B.- <B>ananas Foster and a Dead Mobster by A. Gardner (5/7/2016 - ★★★☆)



L.- Murder Fir Christmas by Joyce <L>avene and Jim Lavene (3/24/2016 - ★★★★☆)
I.- <I>rish Stewed by Kylie Logan (5/27/2016 - ★★★★)
L.- A Mew to a Kill by <L>eighann Dobbs (3/28/2016 - ★★★)
A.- Sparkling Cyanide by <A>gatha Christie (5/1/2016 - ★★★☆)
C.- Laced by <C>arol Higgins Clark (5/16/2016 - ★★☆)
S.- Dead Ringer by <S>arah Fox (5/24/2016 - ★★★☆)



P.- A Fatal Twist of Lemon by <P>atrice Greenwood (6/7/2016 - ★★★★)
A.- Crime and Poetry by <A>manda Flower (6/12/2016 - ★★★)
L.- Murder on Wheels by <L>ynn Cahoon (4/27/2016 - ★★★☆)
M.- <M>urder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott (5/16/2016 - ★★★★)
S.- <S>corched Eggs by Laura Childs (6/11/2016 - ★★★★☆)



Smaller than other seasons, as I've included only mysteries.

I am quite impressed that you were able to complete 5 words using only cozies Marisa. That is what I am going to try to do for Spring. Way to go!

Congrats, Linda! Congrats, Gary, Congrats, Lacey! (sorry to forget ☹ )

Way to go Carla! :) Congrats Marisa! :)

Congrats to everyone who has finished up! Some impressive lists out there!

Excellent job, Marisa!

I had a busy Father's Day (the last day of the challenge), then I forgot to post my final results for the challenge. Here are the 2 words I was able to complete:

G - Booked for Trouble by Eva (G)ates
A - Played by the Book by Lucy (A)rlington
L - The Silver Anniversary Murder by (L)ee Harris
O - (O)ff the Books by Lucy Arlington
S - (S)tirred by Konrath, J.A.
H -(H)ounded by David Rosenfelt
E - (E)mbroidered Truths by Monica Ferris
S - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter (S)wanson

E - A Dog Gone Murder: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper by (E)laine Viets
G - The (G)ood (G)irl by Mary Kubica
G - (G)one Missing by Linda Castillo
S - (S)weet (S)ecrets by J.A. Whiting

EGGS-ellent job, Marisa! ;-)

Congratulations Julesy! :)

Congrats Julesy

Congratulations Julesy and anyone else who was able to finish one or more words in this challenge. On to the Summer one.

Congrats, Julesy! And thank you very much!

Way to go, Julesy!