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374. BOTM spell outDuration: January - December 2020
JANUARY
📗 Girls Like Us (4)
G: The Ghost Walker - Margaret Coel 1/15
I: I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
R: [Renie Jones] A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
L: The Unleashing - Shelly Laurenston 1/18
S: Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
L: [Leon Farrell] Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
I: Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
K: Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
E: [Elisa Esposito [book:The Shape of Water|36521316] - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
U: Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
S: Chasing Perfect - Susan Mallery 1/18
📗 Cristina Alger (5)
C: A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
R: A Welcome Murder - Robin Yocum 1/4
I: Inches Off! Your Tummy - Jorge Cruise 1/3
S: The Sleep of Stone - Louise Cooper 1/19
T: [Texas Justice #1] Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
I: Night of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 1/31
N: [Neve March] Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
A: Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
A: My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
L: Claimed in Shadows - Lara Adrian 1/14
G: The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
E: [Ella Longfield] I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
R: Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
FEBRUARY
📕 The Family Upstairs (6)
T: [Bengt Torsson] Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman 2/9
H: [Herb Benedict] Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath 2/24
E: [Ezra Mason] Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
F: The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
A: January in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 2/4
M: Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
I: City of the Beasts - Isabel Allende 2/20
L: [Lucy] The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
Y: You Belong with Me - Tari Faris 2/22
U: [Stu Uhlig] The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
P: Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
S: The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 2/26
T: Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
A: [Alexei Knight] Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake 2/8
I: [Iona Campbell] Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
R: The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
S: No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
📕 Lisa Jewell (3)
L: Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
I: [Issa] Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
S: [Nadia Santos] City of the Beasts - Isabel Allende 2/20
A: Murder of Crows - Annie Bellet 2/8
J: Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7
E: [Eva Calendar] January in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 2/4
W: Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
E: Enigma - Catherine Coulter 2/7
L: The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
L: Digging In - Loretta Nyhan 2/18
MARCH
📔 The Arrangement (5)
T: My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
H: Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
E: [Eunice Turner] A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill 3/1
A: [Amber Freebird] Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
R: [Ronald Bancroft] The Peculiar Boars of Malloy - Doug Crandell 3/5
R: [Rainbow Chasers #2] Keeping Company - Tami Hoag 3/9
A: [Adam Wu]] Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
N: [Nettie Lonesome] Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen 3/12
G: Dorothy in the Land of Monsters - Garten Gevedon 3/19
E: Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
M: [Maddie Faraday] Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie 3/8
E: [Erick Beckman] Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy 3/7
N: [Nick Chastian] You're Gonna Love Me - Robin Lee Hatcher 3/20
T: Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
📔 Robyn Harding (4)
R: Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
O: One Potion in the Grave - Heather Blake 3/22
B: [Bronwynn Pierson] Mismatch - Tami Hoag 3/13
Y: Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy 3/7
N: [Nora Gavin] Haunted Ground - Erin Hart 3/24
H: A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill 3/1
A: [Alaina Montgomery] Keeping Company - Tami Hoag 3/9
R: You're Gonna Love Me - Robin Lee Hatcher 3/20
D: [Dane Burroughs] My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
I: [Immortal Guardians #9] Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
N: [Nick Chopper] Dorothy in the Land of Monsters - Garten Gevedon 3/19
G: Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
APRIL
📘 Stephen King (5)
S: [Lisbeth Salander] The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 4/6
T: Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
E: [Emma Conner] Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis 4/5
P: Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
H: Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
E: When Beauty Tamed the Beast - Eloisa James 4/10
N: [Nebo] At Death's Door - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/17
K: Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
I: [Ian Iskandar] Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter - Katie MacAlister 4/4
N: [Nancy Miller] Smooth Irish - Jennifer Saints 4/22
G: [Goldy Bear] The Last Suppers - Diane Mott Davidson 4/5
📘 The Outsider (4)
T: Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
H: Hotshot - Julie Garwood 4/10
E: Brody - Emma Lang 4/11
O: [Olivia Taylor-Jones] Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
U: Unleashed - Cherrie Lynn 4/25
T: They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
S: Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis 4/5
I: The Island - Lisa Henry 4/16
D: [Delilah Wilkins] Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
E: Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
R: Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
MAY
📚 Heresy (3)
H: The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne 5/9
E: Everything's Relative - Jenna McCarthy 5/15
R: Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
E: [Eugene] Lord of Snow and Shadows - Sarah Ash 5/18
S: [Sara Wilde] Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
Y: Bentley - M.L. Young 5/31
📚 SJ Parris (3)
S: A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
J: [Joe Walker] Seeing Red - Jill Shalvis 5/7
P: [Selene Pavlenco] Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox 5/6
A: The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2
R: Rendezvous With Yesterday - Dianne Duvall 5/5
R: Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/6
I: Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
S: Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
JUNE
📗The Cuckoo's Calling (6)
T: [Tatyana Petrova] Hunter - Jax 6/9
H: Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
E: Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott 6/15
C: Courting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 6/2
U: The Ballerina & the Fighter - Ursula Sinclair 6/27
C: [Christine Robertson] Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
K: Soul of the Sword - Julie Kagawa 6/22
O: Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
O: [Lucas O'Callaghan] Witches' Brew - Morgana Best 6/25
S: The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3
C: King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
A: Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
L: Back in Black - Lori Foster 6/5
L: Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My - Denise Swanson 6/16
I: Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews 6/11
N: [Nadira Demir] The Razor's Edge - Joss Llewelyn 6/23
G: [The Great Library 4] Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
📗Robert Galbraith (5)
R: [Rebekka] Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
O: [Maggie O'Dell] Before Evil - Alex Kava 7/25
B: [Braeden Daniels] The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3
E: [Ellie Engleman] Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy 6/18
R: The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan 6/10
T: [Tristan Hart] The Vicious Deep - Zoraida Córdova 6/8
G: [Gillian Noode] Back in Black - Lori Foster 6/5
A: [Alice O'Brien] King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
L: [Laura] The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
B: Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
R: Courting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 6/2
A: [Arland Gabrian] Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews 6/11
I: Highland Dragon Warrior - Isabel Cooper 6/17
T: [Ty Grady] Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
H: Hunter - Jax 6/9
continued...JULY
📔 Rivers of London (5)
R: The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
I: Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
V: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
E: [Eve Dallas] Golden in Death - J.D. Robb 7/8
R: [Rhiannon Murphy] Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
S: The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
O: [Olivia Redmond] Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
F: Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
L: Ral's Woman - Laurann Dohner 7/15
O: [Olivia Winters] Private Affair - Rebecca York 8/16
N: Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
D: The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
O: [Oxford Teahouse Mystery #1] A Scone to Die For - H.Y. Hanna 8/24
N: [Nainoa Flores] Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
📔 Ben Aaronovitch (5)
B: [Bree West] Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
E: Highfire - Eoin Colfer 7/24
N: [Nellie Cavendish] Hidden Salem - Kay Hooper 7/15
A: The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
A: [Arin] The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
R: Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
O: [Ollie Morris] Painter For Hire - D.K. Holmberg 7/28
N: New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
O: Chinook, Wine and Sink Her - Morgan Q. O'Reilly 7/29
V: [Visitation, NC #1] Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
I: [In Death #50] Golden in Death - J.D. Robb 7/8
T: Traggedy Ann - Sinclair Browning 7/19
C: The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
H: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
AUGUST
📘 The Puppet Show (5)
T: Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12
H: Death's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 8/4
E: Driven - Eve Kenin 8/5
P: Poison Ivory - Tamar Myers 8/13
U: [Ulrik] Soul Scorched - Donna Grant 8/20
P: [Porter Gale] Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
P: Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine 8/15
E: Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
T: Thou Shalt Not Grill - Tamar Myers 8/17
S: Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
H: [Hannah Swensen] Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
O:The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
W: The Willow - Stacey Kennedy 8/3
📘 MW Craven (3)
M: Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
W: Warrior's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 8/8
C: [Charlie Giles] Delirious - Daniel Palmer 8/19
R: Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
A: Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
V: [Vanessa Forster] Scottish Ecstasy - Rebecca Sinclair 8/16
E: Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
N: Alpha Night - Nalini Singh 8/1
SEPTEMBER
📓 Sprinkle With Murder (7)
S: Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
P: The Persuasion - Iris Johansen 9/11
R: Gabriel - D.B. Reynolds 9/5
I: Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 9/25
N: Nine Lives - Sharon Sala 9/30
K: [Konrad Wolfensen] The Werewolf Upstairs - Ashlyn Chase 9/29
L: Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
E: A Companion to Wolves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 9/30
W: Wild Irish Ride - Jennifer Saints 9/11
I: Identical - Scott Turow 10/16
T: Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
H: Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
M: The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
U: Unexpected Mates - Grace Brennan 9/26
R: Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson 9/11
D: Black Magic - S.J. Davis 9/12
E: The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
R: Dragan - D.B. Reynolds 9/12
📓 Jenn McKinlay (5)
J: [Jacelyn] Firestorm Forever - Deborah Cooke 9/24
E: [Eglantine Knight] It's All Greek to Me - Katie MacAlister 10/24
N: [Neve Whittaker] Burn This! - Tasha Black 10/18
N: Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
M: The Ghost - Monica McCarty 9/3
C: Claim The Leopard Princess - Meg Xuemei X. 9/14
K: The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
I: [Iain Cosgrove] Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
N: [Natalie Barnes] Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
L: The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
A: Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
Y: [Yuki Castellano] The 17th Suspect - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/20
continued...OCTOBER
📕 The Chalk Man (4)
T: [Thorn] Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
H: The Stepsister Scheme - Jim C. Hines 10/22
E: [Elohl den'Alrahel] Blackmark - Jean Lowe Carlson 10/17
C: Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
H: Deadly Fate - Heather Graham 10/7
A: An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
L: [Leo Maxwell] Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
K: The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
M: [Maeve] The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
A: [Allie McGuffey] Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie 10/12
M: [Mercer] Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
📕 CJ Tudor (3)
C: Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
J: Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
T: The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
U: Unbreakable - Violetta Rand 10/25
D: Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
O: Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M. 10/24
R: [Ruithneadh] A Tapestry of Spells - Lynn Kurland 10/15
NOVEMBER
📓The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (11)
T: Perversion - T.M. Frazier 11/8
H: The Last Colossus - Michael Hodges 11/7
E: Semi-Psychic Life - Elizabeth Hunter 11/12
S: Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
W: The Witch Squad - M.Z. Andrews 11/9
E: [Eve Dallas] Shadows in Death - J.D. Robb 11/13
E: [Emma Paulsen] Claimed - Rebecca Zanetti 11/17
T: Angels Whisper - Tony Perona 11/15
N: Suspended - Sarah Noffke 11/26
E: Evil in Carnations - Kate Collins 11/23
S: Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
S: Starcatcher - Patricia Potter 11/22
A: Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts 11/6
T: Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi 11/15
T: The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor 11/18
H: Warrior - Anna Hackett 11/11
E: A Killer Collection - Ellery Adams 11/25
B: Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler 11/11
O: Officer off Limits - Tessa Bailey 11/27
T: [Taz I'Ane] Bonded in Blood - L. Ann 11/21
T: Primal Law - J.D. Tyler 11/24
O: One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
M: Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
O: [Orion] The Rivals - Mechele Armstrong 12/31
F: What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith 11/10
T: Marrow - Tarryn Fisher 11/19
H: Blood in Her Veins - Faith Hunter 11/14
E: [Elizabeth Runyon] The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie 11/20
P: The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 11/4
I: The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence 11/14
E: Eleven - Carolyn Arnold 11/26
📓 Alan Bradley (4)
A: Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
L: The Last Colossus - Michael Hodges 11/7
A: [Angela Menendez] What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith 11/10
N: [Nick Bertetto] Angels Whisper - Tony Perona 11/15
B: Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
R: Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts 11/6
A: The Witch Squad - M.Z. Andrews 11/9
D: Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
L: The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 11/4
E: [Emma Jean] Perversion - T.M. Frazier 11/8
Y:
DECEMBER
📕 There’s Someone Inside Your House (9)
T: Tracker's Sin - Sarah McCarty 12/9
H: The Phantom King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/2
E: [Emma Jean] Possession - Tracey M. Frazier 12/9
R: The River - Cheryl Kaye Tardif 12/15
E: [Ella Walsh] Soul Sucker - Kate Pearce 12/14
S: Soul of the Wildcat - Devyn Quinn 12/16
S: A Highlander Christmas - Sophie Renwick 12/13
O:
M: The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
E: Death by Vanilla Latte - Alex Erickson 12/30
O:
N: Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
E:
I:
N: New Corpse In Town - Lucy Quinn 12/19
S: [Susannah Nelson] Back on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 12/17
I:
D: Smoldering Hunger - Donna Grant 12/7
E:
Y:
O:
U: Under Currents - Nora Roberts 12/26
R: [Rhen] A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer 12/16
H: The Warlock King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/5
O:
U:
S: The Secret of the Wooden Lady - Carolyn Keene 12/10
E:
📕 Stephanie Perkins (5)
S: Smoldering Hunger - Donna Grant 12/7
T: [Tracker Ochoa] Tracker's Sin - Sarah McCarty 12/9
E: Chasing Rabbits - Erin R Bedford 12/19
P: The Phantom King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/2
H: The Goblin King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/8
A: Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
N: [Niki Johnson] Quicksilver - R.J. Anderson 12/12
I: Illumination - Susannah Sandlin 12/24
E: Man at Work - Elaine Fox 12/19
P: [Pamela Effington] When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander 12/6
E: Proof of Murder - Lauren Elliott 12/25
R: Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 12/5
K: Soul Sucker - Kate Pearce 12/14
I: Ivory - Steve Merrifield 12/27
N: [Nancy Drew] The Secret of the Wooden Lady - Carolyn Keene 12/10
S: [Dillon Savich] Deadlock - Catherine Coulter 12/18
381. TV Guide: Rizzoli & Isles
READ: 2/5
✔️ Rizzoli & Isles is an American television series starring Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles.
❏ Read a book with a female main character
I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
The series' backstory is inspired by the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series of novels by Tess Gerritsen.
❏ Read a book that has been made into a tv series
The series pilot, "See One. Do One. Teach One", is largely based on the novel The Apprentice.
❏ Read a book with the same word repeated at least twice in the title
Jane Rizzoli is from an Italian American family, and she is brash, sarcastic, and often prickly but also a confident and independent woman as well as a brilliant detective.
❏ Read a book with a character with an Italian name
✔️ Dr. Maura Isles is a forensic expert working at the Boston Police Department. She is Jane's best friend and a walking encyclopedia, able to spout out facts regardless of whether or not they are relevant to a case.
❏ Read a book with a medical examiner
Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
378. Detective Inspector HussDuration: January 1 - March 31, 2020
✘ Case File: 378
✘ Date: January 2020
✘ Cold Case: 378. Detective Inspector Huss
✘ Crime: Richard von Knecht's "suicide"
✘ Suspects: None
✘ Location: Göteborg, Swedeen
✘ Documentation: Detective Inspector Huss
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✥ Read a book set in Scandinavia or a Nordic country
Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman (set in Sweden) 2/9
✥ Read a book with glasses on the cover
Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake 2/8
✥ Read a book where the MC's first or last name starts with I or H
Gladiator - Anna Hackett (Harper Adams) 1/17
✥ Read a book with a name in the title
Bryant & May on the Loose - Christopher Fowler 1/30
✥ Read a book where there is a suicide or someone tries to disguise a murder as a suicide
Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
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✥ Pavement - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(when Ty's booted feet hit the pavement), p11
✥ Scream - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(Bergman suppressed a scream), p24
✥ Backup - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(then I'm your backup), p101
✥ Snowflake - The Ghost Walker - Margaret Coel 1/15
(almost invisible snowflake), p132
✥ Granite - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(the moon rising over the granite mountain peaks), p28
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✥ Chins - Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
(stabbing at cheeks, chins and all other areas), p1
✥ Perfection - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(it was such a moment of utter perfection), p294
✥ Fifth - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(that's the fifth one), p133
✥ Aristocratic - The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
(the fellow had an aristocratic air), p66
✥ Pharmacy - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(you can't get ecstasy at the pharmacy), p138
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✥ Leash - The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17
(another pulled a woman on a leash), p331
✥ Ambulance - I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
(police, fire or ambulance), p150
✥ Balcony - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(a balcony fitted with columns), p44
✥ Trendy - Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
(I know it's not trendy), p130
✥ Forensic - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(we don't have extensive forensic resources), p80
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✥ Vicinity - My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
(I doubted other men in the vicinity), p4
✥ Spectators - Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17
(only catered too all the rabid spectators), p22
✥ Rain - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(rain was coming down hard), p73
✥ Impact - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(although the shock of impact), p9
✥ Flaming - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(turning with the flaming branch in his hand), p340
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
387. TV Guide: Rookie Blue
READ: 4/5
The show is set in Toronto, Canada.
❏ Read a book set in Canada.
✔️The series follows the lives of five rookie cops from fictional 15 Division who have just graduated from the academy.
❏ Read a book by a new-to-you author.
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
✔️The main protagonist of the show is Andrea "Andy" Grace McNally (played by Missy Peregrym). She is driven by the desire to do the right thing even if it means not following procedure.
❏ Read a book where a character has a nickname.
Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath (Jacqueline uses Jack) 2/24
✔️At the beginning of the series, Andy begins a relationship with homicide detective Luke Callaghan, although she and her training officer, Sam Swarek, also have a palpable chemistry and later become a couple.
❏ Read a book where the main character is in a relationship.
Murder of Crows - Annie Bellet 2/8
✔️Rookie Blue has been described as the Grey's Anatomy of the world of rookie cops. It received mixed or average reviews and was canceled after 6 seasons.
❏ Read a book from a series consisting of 6 books, or a book with a colour in the title
22 Indigo Place - Sandra Brown 2/28
383. Murder in the ManorDuration: February 1 - April 30, 2020
✘ Case File : 383. Murder in the Manor
✘ Date: February 2020
✘ Cold Case: Murder in the Manor by Fiona Grace
✘Crime: Iris Archer's murder
✘Suspects: Lacey Doyle
✘Location: Wilfordshire, England
✘Documentation: Murder in the Manor
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✥ Read a book where the MC drastically changes her/his life.
Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
(heroine becomes a vampire)
✥ Read a book set in the UK.
The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
✥ Read a book with a sunrise or sunset on the cover.
Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake 2/8
✥ Read a book with all the letters of MURDER in the title.
Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
✥ Read a book where the main character owns his/her own business.
Full Bloom - Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes (owns B&B) 2/25
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✥ Ink - The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
(the ink already running), p11
✥ Shoulder - Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
(seizing her by the shoulder), p62
✥ Adventure - Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
(this isn't some adventure with good times), p89
✥ Letterbox/Mailbox - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(scales on the letterbox opening in the door), p224
✥ Manor - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(leading down to the first floor of the Dreagon manor), p13
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✥ Carefree - Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
(it was a carefree sound), p135
✥ Broom - The Undoing - Averil Dean 2/10
(he went to the closet to get a broom), p99
✥ Rival - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(whose livelihood was threatened by one rival), p20
✥ Pie - The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
(onto a row of raisin pies), loc2414
✥ Beach - The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
(he felt like a child on the beach), p386
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✥ Cottage - Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
(the steps before their homely cottage), p3
✥ Pride - Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
(Devony knew the feeling of pride he described), p129
✥ Energy - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(spend their energy fighting the air), p6
✥ Rumors - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(with the age-old rumors of Romany blood), p10
✥ Skin - Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase 2/16
(about jumped out of her skin), p39
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✥ Store - The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
(a store bearing the sign #7 flashed past), loc259
✥ Cliff - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(he lept from the cliff), p118
✥ Obediently - 22 Indigo Place - Sandra Brown 2/28
(but waited obediently if impatiently), p96
✥ Pebbles - Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
(veggie soup with pebbles), p60
✥ Basket - The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
(into their baskets), p284
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
393. TV Guide: Women's Murder Club
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2020
READ: 5/5
✔️The tv show is based on the best-selling series of books by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
❏ Read a book by a team of authors (2 authors or more, or a pseudonym used by an author team)
The Pumpkin Patch - Darien Cox & Kade Boehme 3/21
✔️The principal character of the series is Inspector Lindsay Boxer, played by Angie Harmon.
❏ Read a book where a main character is a police officer.
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson 3/14
✔️ Deputy District Attorney Jill Bernhardt (played by Laura Harris) is a successful deputy district attorney, who works at City Hall.
❏ Read a book where a main character is a district attorney or work in the legal profession.
Keeping Company - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔️Dr. Claire Washburn (played by Paula Newsome) is a medical examiner for the San Francisco Police Department.
❏ Read a book where a main character is a medical examiner.
Haunted Ground - Erin Hart 3/24
✔️Cindy Thomas (played by Aubrey Dollar) works as a crime reporter for the fictional San Francisco Register.
❏ Read a book where a main character is a reporter or journalist
The Unforgiven - Patricia MacDonald 3/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
396. Murder on the SS RosaDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2020
✘ Case File : Murder on the SS Rosa
✘ Date: March 2020
✘ Cold Case: Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss
✘Crime: The ship's captain's murder
✘Suspects: The wife, the mistress, a crew mate, Ginger
✘Location: On a boat, the Atlantic
✘Documentation: Murder on the SS Rosa
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✥ Read a book MP Genre Historical.
Heartbreak and Honor - Collette Cameron 3/15
✥ Read a book where the MC travels by boat.
Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
✥ Read a book with a drawing on the cover (not a photo).
Dorothy in the Land of Monsters - Garten Gevedon 3/19
✥ Read a book where MC's first and last names start with the same letter.
Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti (Kane Kayrs) 3/6
✥ Read a book where one of the characters is a widow or a widower.
Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter 3/13
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✥ Autumn - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(a gust of chill autumn wind), p51
✥ Heritage - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(I doona think she even knows about her heritage), p81
✥ Training - Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
(we need to start training as soon as possible), p79
✥ Jealousy - Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
(I tried to ignore the jealousy), p183
✥ Lights - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
(out of the way of the security lights), p408
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✥ Invitation - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(my invitation stands), p48
✥ Captain - Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter 3/13
(thank you, Captain Obvious), p187
✥ Chestnut - Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen 3/12
(which could have been called liver chestnut), p14
✥ Drink - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
(to bring out food and drink during service), p263
✥ Eyes - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(her eyes welled with tears), p15
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✥ Violet - Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
(deep eyes so blue they could almost be violet), p12
✥ Ship - Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy 3/7
(she pointed to a rusty ship container), p59
✥ Waterfall - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(that she heard the waterfall), p42
✥ Companion - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
(his sole companion was a single candle), p376
✥ Finger - Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
(sending a finger shiver down my spine), p60
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✥ Silk - Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
(spilling in sort golden silk to the floor), p163
✥ Ring - Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
(a crazed ring of red ink), p92
✥ Nurse - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
(soothed the irate nurse), p182
✥ War - Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
(it began shortly after the war), p8
✥ Afternoon - Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen 3/12
(it was well into afternoon), p66
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
401. TV Guide: Columbo
READ: 4/5
✔️In almost every episode the audience sees the crime unfold at the beginning and knows the identity of the culprit.
❏ Read a book where you know the identity of the villain within the first 50% of the book.
Hotshot - Julie Garwood 4/10
✔️Columbo's genius was hidden by his frumpy, friendly and disarming demeanor, luring the killer into a false sense of security.
❏ Read a book where the main character is a detective.
The Overlook - Michael Connelly 4/14
✔️Falk would often ad lib his character's idiosyncrasies (fumbling through his pockets for a piece of evidence and discovering a grocery list, asking to borrow a pencil, becoming distracted by something irrelevant in the room at a dramatic point in a conversation with a suspect, etc.), inserting these into his performance as a way to keep his fellow actors off-balance.
❏ Read a book with miscellaneous distractions on the cover (you interpret).
Snow White Red-Handed - Maia Chance 4/12
Peter Falk won an Emmy Award for his role in the show's first season.
❏ Read a book that has won an award.
✔️The regular series on NBC premiered in the fall of 1971 as part of the NBC Mystery Movie wheel series rotation.
❏ Read a book that’s part of a series that has tie ins, overlaps, etc. to another series
A Sorceress of His Own - Dianne Duvall 4/24
403. Raining Men and CorpsesDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2020
✘ Case File : Raining Men and Corpses
✘ Date: April 2020
✘ Cold Case: Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan
✘Crime: Ex-lover's murder
✘Suspects: Raina Sun
✘Location: California
✘Documentation: Raining Men and Corpses or Raina Sun Mysteries: Books 1-3 You can get it for free on Amazon or Kobo
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✥ Read a book MP Genre Cozy Mystery.
A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly 5/15
✥ Read a book where the MC is a student.
180 Seconds - Jessica Park 4/29
✥ Read a book from this list: First books of some good cozy series.
✥ Read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Rendezvous With Yesterday - Dianne Duvall 5/5
✥ Read a book where a grandmother plays a role.
A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison 5/28
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✥ Restroom - Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
(as she left the women's restroom), p109
✥ Campus - Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
(Sadie wanted to live on campus), p14
✥ Pounding - Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
(the pounding of an impending migraine), p103
✥ Casino - Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
(a vast archway stretched into the casino), p86
✥ Injuries - Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
(x-rays of injuries and disease), p184
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✥ Folders - Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
(found a folder she'd kept hidden there), p242
✥ Ghost - Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
(but these ghosts), p25
✥ Disappointment - Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
(the disappointment of that realization struck me), p11
✥ Safely - Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
(for getting her home safely), p36
✥ Lemon - Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
(bring me one of those lemon scones), p31
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✥ Curiosity - Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
(curiosity gave way to determination), p30
✥ Gleaming - Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/1
(gleaming in the artificial light), p81
✥ Shade - Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
(in the shade of the elm trees), p5
✥ Snore - They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
(that randkled snore), loc336
✥ Coffee - The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell 4/9
(puts the tea tray down on the coffee table), loc190
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✥ Tangled - Your Blue Eyed Boy - Helen Dunmore 4/13
(my feet tangled in yours), p265
✥ Cheesecake - Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
(we end up choosing the cheesecake), p47
✥ Laptop - Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
(as I settled in with my laptop), p21
✥ Lounge - Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
(Nick's voice drilled into the lounge), p45
✥ Ducks - The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell 4/9
(he ducks back out of my sight), loc190
407. TV Guide: The Wire
READ: 3/5
✔️Creator Simon has said that despite its framing as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals.”
❏ Read a book Set in an American city.
Jack and Djinn - Jasinda Wilder (a city in Michigan) 5/10
✔️The five subjects of the show are, in chronological order: the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium.
❏ Read a book set in one of those 5 settings.
Bentley - M.L. Young (set at a school) 5/31
✔️The Wire employs a broad ensemble cast, supplemented by many recurring guest stars who populate the institutions featured in the show. The majority of the cast is black, which accurately reflects the demographics of Baltimore.
❏ Read a book with 3+ people of color characters.
Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
Central to the show's aim for realism was the creation of truthful characters. Simon has stated that most of them are composites of real-life Baltimore figures. For instance, Donnie Andrews served as the main inspiration of stick-up man Omar Little.
❏ Read a book based on or inspired by true events.
Central to the structure and plot of the show is the use of electronic surveillance and wiretap technologies by the police—hence the title The Wire.
❏ Read a book where surveillance is used.
408. The World BeneathDuration: May 1 - July 31, 2020
✘ Case File : The World Beneath
✘ Date: May 2020
✘ Cold Case: The World Beneath
✘Crime: Subject 523 aka Rebar's murder
✘Suspects: Ozan
✘Location: New York City Underground
✘Documentation: The World Beneath by Rebecca Cantrell You can get this book for free on the MP of the book on Goodreads: button "Download eBook"
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✥ Read a book where the MC is a wealthy person.
Crystal Cove - Lisa Kleypas (hero is a millionaire) 5/23
✥ Read a book where someone suffers from a phobia.
Kill Creek - Scott Thomas (spiders) 5/20
✥ Read a book where the MC has the same last name as someone famous.
Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26
(Roger Middleton = Kate Middleton ~ British royalty)
✥ Read a book set in a dark place (your interpretation).
Highland Dragon Master - Isabel Cooper 6/28
(set on a island held by demonic forces)
✥ Read a book from this list: Best book by your Favorite Author
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✥ Tunnel - Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
(that night in the tunnel), p157
✥ Scalpel - A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly 5/15
(like a scalpel of some kind), p229
✥ Luxury - Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
(it's pure luxury), p40
✥ Target - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(by painting a target on it), p39
✥ Leather - Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox 5/6
(transcribing into a leather-bound tome), p2
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✥ Briefcase - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(with his briefcase in hand), p92
✥ Tropical - Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
(in the tropical paradise sense of the word), p27
✥ Flashlight - Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
(I had a flashlight in my pocket), p206
✥ Destiny - Ghost King - David Gemmell 5/8
(your enemy holds your destiny), p41
✥ Bricks - The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2
(a million colorful plastic bricks), p346
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✥ Monkey - Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
(damn dryads are like monkeys), p236
✥ Island - Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
(generally not considered an island), p27
✥ Metal - Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
(a scream of metal and machinery), p70
✥ Homeless - The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2
(there was a homeless shelter around the block), p228
✥ Information - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(never one to share informatoin), p35
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✥ President - A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
(can we get your president to come visit), loc705
✥ Needle - Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox 5/6
(and the needles scratched), p99
✥ Electrocute - Age of the Ashers - Diana Tyler 5/17
(as if worried the glass might electrocute him), p191
✥ Pillar - Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
(and skirting around its pillars), p74
✥ Sidewalk - Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
(emerged onto the wet sidewalk), p11
413. TV Guide: Miami Vice
READ: 5/5
✔ Influenced by an Art Deco revival, no "earth tones" were allowed to be used in the production by executive producer Michael Mann.
❏ Read a book with no earth tones on the cover (no reds or browns).
Courting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 6/2
✔ Episodes often ended in an intense gun battle, claiming the lives of several criminals before they could be apprehended. An undercurrent of cynicism and futility underlies the entire series.
❏ Read a book with 2+ deaths or tagged noir.
Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
✔ Many episodes of Miami Vice were filmed in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, an area which, at the time, was blighted by poverty and crime, with its demographic so deteriorated that there "simply weren't many people on the street. Ocean Drive's hotels were filled with elderly, mostly Jewish retirees, many of them frail, subsisting on meager Social Security payments. ... They were filming all over Miami Beach. ... They could film in the middle of the street. There was literally nobody there. There were no cars parked in the street". In early episodes in particular, local elderly residents were frequently cast as extras.
❏ Read a book you didn’t pay for.
Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson (KU)6/2
✔The clothes worn on Miami Vice had a significant influence on men's fashion. They popularized, if not invented, the "T-shirt under Armani jacket"–style, and popularized Italian men's fashion in the United States. Don Johnson's typical attire of Italian sport coat, T-shirt, white linen pants, and slip-on sockless loafers became a hit.
❏ Read a book with a male character who dresses well, provide quote.
A Map of Days - Ransom Riggs 6/12
(Horace looked downright preppy in a blue polo and a pair of khaki chinos, cuffs neatly rolled), p44
✔Throughout the series, Sonny Crockett lived on an Endeavour sailboat.
❏ Read a book with a boat on the cover or that features boating.
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan 6/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
415. Dead and Gone to BellDuration: June 1 - August 31, 2020
✘ Case File 415: Dead and Gone to Bell
✘ Date: June 2020
✘ Cold Case: Dead and Gone to Bell by Jeremy Waldron
✘Crime: Women's murders
✘Suspects: Unknown serial killer
✘Location: Denver, Colorado
✘Documentation: Dead and Gone to Bell
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✥ Read a book where the MC is a journalist or a reporter.
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
✥ Read a book with a serial killer.
UNSUB - Meg Gardiner 7/27
✥ Read a book with a single person on the cover.
Highland Dragon Rebel - Isabel Cooper 6/23
✥ Read a book with the word "and" in the title.
Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
✥ Read a book that has at least a rating of 4 stars on GR
Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
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✥ Sirens - Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
(then I heard the sirens), loc143
✥ Glimmer - Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
(he could see the glimmer of it), p322
✥ Narrow - The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3
(grateful for the narrow space), p7
✥ Thigh - Sword and Pen - Rachel Caine 6/14
(it's massive thighs), p121
✥ Patriot -
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✥ Puddles - King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
(the deepest puddle in the whole freaking city), p4
✥ Awful - Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
(but awful under the circumstances), p63
✥ Knuckle - Back in Black - Lori Foster 6/5
(he brushed his knuckles over her cheei), p23
✥ Assignment - Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
(I can't just up and leave y assignment), p79
✥ Widower - Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
(a twenty-nine year old widower), loc2100
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✥ Evil - Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2
(protecting the greater good means being the lesser evil), loc1199
✥ Website - The Razor's Edge - Joss Llewelyn 6/23
(I got your number off your website), p74
✥ Gaze - King of Hearts - Cheyenne McCray 6/7
(a feral look in her green gaze), p25
✥ Sidewalk - Plaid and Plagiarism - Molly MacRae 6/6
(two-by-two on the sidewalk), p249
✥ Heavily - Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
(she was heavily in season), p140
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✥ Scrolling/Scroll - Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews 6/11
(scrolling through the pictures), p286
✥ Advantage - Sword and Pen - Rachel Caine 6/14
(to protect a vital srategic advantage), p128
✥ Snake - Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5
(snake outcasts were rare), p48
✥ Spices - Smoke and Iron - Rachel Caine 6/13
(the concoctions he'd brewed from spices), p135
✥ Behavior - Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy 6/18
(be on your best behavior), p49
420. TV Guide: Hawaii Five-0
READ: 5/5
✔ Hawaii Five-0 is a reboot of the 1968–1980 series Hawaii Five-O (the original series had the letter "O" instead of the number "0" in its title.)
❏ Read a book with a number 0 or a capital O in the title.
New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
✔ Actress Grace Park was later cast as rookie detective Kona "Kono" Kalakaua. Although in the original series, the character of Kono was male, the reboot series swapped the cop's gender in order to steer clear of a task force void of women.
❏ Read a book with a female cop.
Hidden Salem - Kay Hooper 7/15
✔ Hawaii Five-0 uses the original show's theme song composed by Morton Stevens. Critics received an early copy of the pilot with a synthesizer and guitar-based version of the theme. After negative reaction to the reworked song spread quickly online, producers realized that changing the music was a mistake, and arranged for studio musicians to rerecord the theme "exactly as it was.”
❏ Read a book that that is an original, not a retelling.
The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
✔ One episode taught many viewers about the historical tragedy behind the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Fans learned there had actually been a Honouliuli Internment Camp on Oahu, and many other camps around the United States.
❏ Read a book where someone is imprisoned.
A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones (kidnap victim is imprisoned) 7/23
✔ The show lost actor Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park after season 7 after a controversy over 10-15% lower salaries for Asian actors compared to their white counterparts.
❏ Read a book where something is unfair.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22
(Peter Pan is a cruel boy and lots of his dictates are unfair to the other boys/favoritism)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
421.The Gray and Guilty SeaDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2020
✘ Case File: The Gray and Guilty Sea
✘ Date: July 2020
✘ Cold Case: The Gray and Guilty Sea
✘Crime: A dead young woman on a beach
✘Suspect: Unknown
✘Location: Barnacle Bluffs, Oregon
✘Documentation: The Gray and Guilty Sea by Scott William Carter
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✥ Read a book set at the seaside.
Highfire - Eoin Colfer 7/24
✥ Read a book with water on the cover.
Genesis - Bernard Beckett 7/14
✥ Read a book by an author that uses a pseudonym.
Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank (also writes as Jax) 7/19
✥ Read a book where the MC is a private investigator.
All Knight Long - John G. Hartness 7/9
✥ Read a book with a color name in the title.
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard 7/20
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✥ Beach - Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
(of beach resorts and skyscrapers), p2
✥ Word - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/4
(will you trust my word), p233
✥ Night - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(it was a night very much like this one), p6
✥ Friendship - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(we fell into a sort of friendship), loc87
✥ Hospital - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(turn that place into the hospital it's become), p291
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✥ Sky - Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
(be there with him under the open sky), p167
✥ Cop - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(saying "something is meant to be" is a cop out), loc33
✥ Heart - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(it made her heart hurt), p97
✥ Desk - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(the leather chair across from the desk), loc1180
✥ Wife - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/4
(a husband and a wife), p17
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✥ Girl - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(a little blonde girl looses control of the flame), p21
✥ Coast - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(she'd dragged her sister up and down the coast), p21
✥ Nobody - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(nobody knows anything), loc55
✥ Glasses - The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
(she wore glasses), p94
✥ Money - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(slinging the money), loc152
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✥ Phone - New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
(never so happy to hear her phone ring), p5
✥ Library - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(within the library in the manor house), p48
✥ Tattoos - Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
(marks on her body were a collage of tattoos), p24
✥ Morning - The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
(the first morning whores), p13
✥ Kid - Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
(like a guilty kid), p62
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426. TV Guide: Alaska State Troopers
READ: 5/5
✔ The show airs on the National Geographic Channel.
❏ Read a book with a wild animal on the cover.
A Memory for Murder - Ruby Loren 8/10
✔ The season 2 opener took place at the “Arctic Man” celebration at Hoodoo Mountain.
❏ Read a book with a celebration.
Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier (huge Halloween celebration) 8/12
✔ Officers are called to assist with removing moose from roads, buildings, etc.
❏ Read a book where MOOSE can be spelled with the letters in the title and author’s name.
Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
✔ Officers perform search and rescue on ATV riders, fishermen, and snowmobile riders.
❏ Read a book with a search and/or rescue featured.
Deadly Currents - Beth Groundwater 8/18
(MC is a park ranger who rescues kayakers on the many waterways of Colorado)
✔ To the date of writing, 4 officers who have participated in the show have been killed in the line of duty.
❏ Read a book with a death.
Murder is a Monkey's Game - Ruby Loren 8/11
427. Dangerous HabitsDuration: August 1 - October 31, 2020
✘ Case File: 427
✘ Date: August 2020
✘ Cold Case: Dangerous Habits
✘Crime: Drowning of a nun
✘Suspect: Unknown killer
✘Location: Wisconsin
✘Documentation: Dangerous Habits by Susan Hunter
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✥ Read a book set in a small town.
Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
✥ Read a book with a spot of light on the cover.
Driven - Eve Kenin 8/5
✥ Read a book where one of the character (dead or alive) belongs to the clergy.
Killed on Blueberry Hill - Sharon Farrow 8/14
(a minister presides over the funeral)
✥ Read a book that is first in the series.
Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
✥ Read a book where the MC's name starts with L or N.
Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier (Lucy Stone) 8/12
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✥ Nurse - Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
(it was a nurse), p27
✥ Reporter - Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
(all of the papers reporters were out in the field), loc584
✥ Divorce - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
(it's not like they're getting a divorce), p26
✥ Photo - Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
(he began examining photos), p115
✥ Memory - Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
(a memory came to me then), p29
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✥ River - Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
(lakes, streams, rivers and rolling hills), p38
✥ Envelope - Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2
(put the pictures back in the envelope), p17
✥ Yellow - Winter's Tale - Emma Holly 8/4
(take this yellow turncoat), p63
✥ Brother - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/6
(so the story Amy told her brother was a lie), p44
✥ Grandfather - Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
(was my grandfather), p246
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✥ Rock - Magic of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 8/2
(bounded on huge rock dog paws), p53
✥ Accident - Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
(thinking about the accident), p28
✥ Smile - Scottish Ecstasy - Rebecca Sinclair 8/16
(her smile broadened), p127
✥ Weather - Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine 8/15
(no matter the weather), p35
✥ Chair - Private Affair - Rebecca York 8/16
(Olivia pushed out the chair), p157
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✥ Bicycle - Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine 8/15
(a suntanned young woman in lycra bicycle shorts), p163
✥ Identity - Winter's Tale - Emma Holly 8/4
(I wouldn't want my identity reaching the wrong ears), p22
✥ Message - Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1
(and a bunch of text messages), p79
✥ Afternoon - Private Affair - Rebecca York 8/16
(like I said, this afternoon), p158
✥ Hands - Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa 8/8
(falling into the wrong hands), p22
432. TV Guide: True Detective
READ: 3/5
✔ The first season, starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles, takes place in Louisiana and follows a pair of Louisiana State Police detectives, and their pursuit of a serial killer over a 17-year period.
❏ Read a book that’s the first in a series.
Hooked on a Phoenix - Ashlyn Chase 9/21
The second season aired in 2015, starring Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly, and Vince Vaughn, is set in California, and focuses on three detectives from three cooperating police departments and a criminal-turned-businessman as they investigate a series of crimes they believe are linked to the murder of a corrupt politician.
❏ Read a book tagged politics (or a derivation).
✔ The third season aired in 2019, starring Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, and Ray Fisher, takes place in the Ozarks over three separate time periods as a pair of Arkansas State Police detectives investigate a macabre crime involving two missing children.
❏ Read a book tagged children’s or young adult.
Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 9/25
✔ The first season received acclaim from critics and earned high ratings for HBO. It was nominated for and won numerous awards and other accolades, chiefly for its acting, cinematography, writing, and direction.
❏ Read a book that has won or been nominated for an award.
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday 9/10
The initial location for principal photography of True Detective's first season was Arkansas, but filmed in Louisiana, which was cheaper due to its generous film-tax incentive program. The crew filmed exterior shots of various constructed sets, including a remote sugarcane field outside of Erath, in addition to real life locations such as Fort Macomb, a nineteenth-century fort located outside of New Orleans.
❏ Read a book where you can spell a Louisiana city with the letters in the title and author’s name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Rapides, Lincoln, Union, Caldwell, Acadia, Claiborne, Sabine
434. The Girl from Paradise HillDuration: September 1 - November 30, 2020
✘ Case File: The Girl From Paradise Hill
✘ Date: September 2020 through Nov
✘ Cold Case: The Girl From Paradise Hill
✘Crime: Four missing girls
✘Suspect: An unknown child killer
✘Location: Paradise Hill, Washington
✘Documentation: The Girl From Paradise Hill by Susan Lund
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✥ Read a book set in the mountains.
Wolverine's Daughter - Doranna Durgin 10/20
✥ Read a book from this list: The Girl
The Girl in Red - Christina Henry (#38) 11/24
✥ Read a book with multiple main characters.
Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
✥ Read a book where a crime occurred several years before.
Dragan - D.B. Reynolds 9/12
✥ Read a book with trees on the cover.
The Second Deadly Sin - Åsa Larsson 10/19
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✥ Pizza - The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
(Quentin went to get a slice of pizza), p76
✥ Forty or 40 - Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
(it took forty sweated minutes), p133
✥ Motel - Dust to Dust - Beverly Connor 9/18
(there's not much to do in a motel room), p279
✥ College - Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson 9/11
(he and Roger have been friends since college), p161
✥ Suspect - The Ghost - Monica McCarty 9/3
(Alex was suspect to both), p24
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✥ Forest - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(carved from the stubble of thinner forests), p62
✥ Cloud - Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
(staring at the black clouds), p1
✥ Uniform - The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
(she was no longer wearing her paramedic uniform), p84
✥ Family - Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson 9/11
(as a family of ducks waddled past), p17
✥ Light - The Ghost - Monica McCarty 9/3
(with his light eyes), p12
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✥ Road - The Faithless Hawk - Margaret Owen 9/9
(as if rationed out to the greedy road), p11
✥ Father - Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
(built to the design of Jennifer's father), p21
✥ Coffee - Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
(a battered coffee table), p20
✥ Pretty - Black Magic - S.J. Davis 9/12
(she never lost her head because of a pretty face), p27
✥ Ambulance - Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
(do we need to call an ambulance), p64
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✥ Baby - Black Magic - S.J. Davis 9/12
(her baby blue dress), p10
✥ Evil - Dark Voyage - Helen Susan Swift 9/7
(fly you evil beast), p43
✥ Bathroom - Touch & Geaux - Abigail Roux 9/5
(glanced at the door to the bathroom), p44
✥ Cat - The Ghost - Monica McCarty 9/3
(the cat was suddenly feeling very much like the mouse), p82
✥ Team - Ball & Chain - Abigail Roux 9/13
(both members of Ty's recon team), p34
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
438. TV Guide: Mindhunter
READ: 4/5
The character of Holden Ford is loosely based on FBI agent John E. Douglas, on whose book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit the show is based.
❏ Read a book that’s been made into a movie or tv show.
✔ The serial killer characters were modeled on the actual convicted criminals and their prison scene dialogues were taken from real interviews.
❏ Read a book that has a killer.
Deadly Fate - Heather Graham 10/7
✔ Season one is set in 1977 to 1980, in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Notorious serial killer Edmund Kemper has a recurring role in this season as he assists Ford and Tench in understanding how a serial killer's mind works.
❏ Read a book that has “psychology” or a derivation of the word in the text.
Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(a graduate degree in organizational psychology), p10
✔ Season two is set in 1980 through 1981 and covers the Atlanta murders of 1979–81. This is based on the real case of Wayne Williams who was charged for the murder of two adult men but was never found guilty of killing at least 28 children and adolescents.
❏ Read a book for adults.
The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/3
✔ In November 2019, it was reported that a potential third season had been put on hold until Fincher finished working on his next film. Five seasons are planned but the cast has been released from their contracts and the series is on indefinite hold.
❏ Read a book in an unfinished series.
The 17th Suspect - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 10/20
439. Ice BlueDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2020
✘ Case File: Ice Blue
✘ Date: October 2020
✘ Cold Case: Ice Blue
✘Crime: Murder of a financier
✘Suspect: Unknown
✘Location: London
✘Documentation: Ice Blue by Emma Jameson
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✥ Read a book set in a big city.
Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee (Los Angeles) 10/9
✥ Read a book with a famous building on the cover.
Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler (Big Ben) 11/11
✥ Read a book where a character belongs to the nobility.
The Masked City - Genevieve Cogman (hero is a dragon prince) 10/30
✥ Read a book with all the letters of ICE in the title.
The Chocolate Moose Motive - JoAnna Carl 10/27
✥ Read a book MP Genre Mystery OR Romance.
Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
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✥ Car - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(he looked back at the car), p24
✥ Drunk - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(until she was drunk on him), loc1602
✥ Knife - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(on the table next to ta knife), p32
✥ Gardener - Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
(I gave my gardener's daughter a party), p97
✥ Tower - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(the tower flat was small and cozy), p155
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✥ Camera - The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
(the camera cut to another angle), p26
✥ Sun - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(he tipped his head back in the sun), loc279
✥ Glorious - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(I would say glorious), p87
✥ Tuxedo - Claimed - Rebecca Zanetti 11/17
(forcing Talen into a tuxedo), p29
✥ Wall - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(I stared at the wall), p1
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✥ Bed - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(Lexi scooted to the edge of the bed), p71
✥ Sixty - The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
(he was just shy of sixty), p99
✥ Crime - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(he was pardoned for his crime), loc322
✥ Blanket - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(he pulled back the blanket), p36
✥ Breakfast - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(I hope it's breakfast), p42
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✥ Bottle - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(lay back with a bottle of cold water), loc556
✥ Murder - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(screaming bloodlust and bloody murder), p317
✥ Awake - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(oh, you're awake), p26
✥ Frozen - The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
(even though the boy had frozen in place), p73
✥ Address - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(here's the address), p60
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
444. TV Guide: Kojak
READ: 4/5
Kojak himself was a composite character, based on a number of detectives, lawyers, and reporters who were involved in the Wylie-Hoffert murder case.
❏ Read a book in any part inspired by a true story.
✔Kojak's Greek American heritage, shared by actor Savalas, was featured prominently in the series.
❏ Read a book with a Greek god named in the text.
A Phoenix Is Forever - Ashlyn Chase (Aphrodite, Venus, Athena) 11/28
✔In the early episodes of the series, he is often seen smoking cigarettes. Following the 1964 Surgeon General's Report on smoking, cigarette commercials were banned from American television in 1971, and public awareness of the dangers of cigarette smoking increased dramatically during the 1970s.
❏ Read a book where someone smokes, or used to smoke.
What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith 11/10
✔To cut down on his own habit, Kojak began using lollipops as a substitute. Kojak lights a cigarette as he begins questioning a witness, but thinks better of it and sticks a lollipop in his mouth instead.
❏ Read a book where you can spell candy or a type of candy with the letters in the title and author’s name.
Company of Liars - Karen Maitland 11/17
✔Detective Stavros, played by Telly's real-life brother George Savalas, used the name "Demosthenes" as his screen credit during the first two seasons.
❏ Read a book where brothers are featured.
More Than a Phoenix - Ashlyn Chase (7 brothers) 11/22
445. One of Us Is LyingDuration: November 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
✘ Case File: 445
✘ Date: November 2020
✘ Cold Case: One of Us Is Lying
✘Crime: Murder
✘Suspects: Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper
✘Location: Bayview, California
✘Documentation: One of Us Is Lying
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✥ Read a book tagged young adult.
The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence 11/14
✥ Read a book with 3 or more people on the cover.
The Secret of the Wooden Lady - Carolyn Keene 12/10
✥ Read a book set at a school.
The Witch Squad - M.Z. Andrews 11/9
✥ Read a book with a character that gossips.
Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
✥ Read a book with an author whose name (any) starts with K or M
Evil in Carnations - Kate Collins 11/23
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✥ scout - Suspended - Sarah Noffke 11/26
(and wanting to scout any danger), p210
✥ peanut - The Girl in Red - Christina Henry 11/24
(the peanut butter had been in Adam's bag), p103
✥ incense - Quicksilver - Rebecca J. Anderson 12/12
(smelled like wood shavings mingled with insense), loc1488
✥ perfect - Starcatcher - Patricia Potter 11/22
(he knew he was the perfect target), p122
✥ major - Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
(the major drawback), p224
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✥ bearded - The Secret of the Wooden Lady - Carolyn Keene 12/10
(the grizzle bearded sailor), p33
✥ dragon - Starcatcher - Patricia Potter 11/22
(I wish I could slay you a dragon), p83
✥ junior - A Killer Collection - Ellery Adams 11/25
(her brother, Jack Junior, age 7), p130
✥ nervous - The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie 11/20
(calms their nervous agitation), p43
✥ encrypt - Eleven - Carolyn Arnold 11/26
(if there were anymore encrypted files), p133
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✥ thread - Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
(have to find the common thread), p142
✥ bubble - A Killer Collection - Ellery Adams 11/25
(stuffed with bubble wrap), p9
✥ panic - The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie 11/20
(the pain was nothing to the rising panic), p9
✥ drizzle - Bloody Mary - J.A. Konrath 11/27
(with stinging freezing drizzle), p193
✥ ghost - Primal Law - J.D. Tyler 11/24
(so we can ghost out of here), p39
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✥ triumph - Primal Law - J.D. Tyler 11/24
(expressions of malicious triumph), p25
✥ privacy - Starcatcher - Patricia Potter 11/22
(am I allowed privacy), p109
✥ limp - The Girl in Red - Christina Henry 11/24
(and only her limp gave her away), p41
✥ nightmare - Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
(the nightmare scenario), p14
✥ clothes - The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie 11/20
(simply by shedding his clothes), p13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
450. TV Guide: Fargo
✔The series follows an anthology format, with each season set in a different era and location, with a different story and mostly new characters and cast, although there is minor overlap.
❏ Read a book with at least 2 different and distinct settings (at least two different cities or time periods at least 10 years apart).
Highlander's Bride - Lexy Timms 12/19
✔ Fargo has won 51 of its 226 award nominations.
❏ Read a book that has won or been nominated for an award.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer 12/16
✔ Much of the first 3 seasons was shot in Calgary, Alberta.
❏ Read a book whose title’s first letter can be found in CALGARY.
Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
✔ Each episode begins with the superimposed text:
“This is a true story. The events depicted took place in [location] in [year]. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred.”
As with the film, this claim is untrue.
❏ Read a book where someone lies.
Possession - Tracey M. Frazier 12/9
Each season is heavily influenced by various Coen brothers films, with each containing numerous references to them.
❏ Read a book with a tv or movie adaption.
451. Guidebook to MurderDuration: December 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
✘ Case File: 451
✘ Date: December 2020
✘ Cold Case: 451. Guidebook to Murder
✘Crime: Murder
✘Suspect: Jill Gardner
✘Location: South Cove, California
✘Documentation: Guidebook to Murder
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✥ Read a book with paper on the cover.
Consigned to Death - Jane K. Cleland 12/15
✥ Read a book with a female author.
The Goblin King - Heather Killough-Walden 12/8
✥ Read a book tagged mystery.
One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
✥ Read a book with an elderly character.
Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh (millennial-old archangels) 12/2
✥ Read a book set on the coast.
Soul Sucker - Kate Pearce (set in San Francisco Bay) 12/14
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✥ funeral - Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
(the funeral home empty, but for her), p341
✥ council - Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 12/5
(meeting with his council about today), p50
✥ property - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(sell the museum and property), p74
✥ fortune - When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander 12/6
(Alexei without a fortune), p118
✥ wine - The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
(offered him a drink of wine), p25
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✥ mayor - Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
(filled with the escapades of the mayor), p249
✥ inherit - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(she can't inherit a thing), p103
✥ code - Quicksilver - Rebecca J. Anderson 12/12
(was Dad code for "you're in big trouble"), loc2626
✥ china - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(thinking of China as a place of deep history and culture), p
✥ coffee - The Secret of the Wooden Lady - Carolyn Keene 12/10
(he held a cup of coffee), p57
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✥ pirate - The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar 12/4
(she still could not play the guitar solo from "Pirate Love"), p4
✥ gold - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(fire sparkled in the gold of her hair), p159
✥ tea - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(she took a sip of hot tea), p372
✥ muffin - Back on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 12/17
(join me for a muffin and a cup of coffee), p26
✥ portfolio - Consigned to Death - Jane K. Cleland 12/15
(who wants to balance his portfolio), p218
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✥ silver - Christmas with a Vampire - Bonnie Vanak 12/4
(the moon painting a silver path), p31
✥ motive - Rosemary and Crime - Gail Oust 12/11
(all that goes to supply motive), p81
✥ lawyer - One Grave Too Many - Beverly Connor 12/8
(I'm getting her a lawyer), p86
✥ fuzzy - Smoldering Hunger - Donna Grant 12/7
(I always leave so warm and fuzzy), p196
✥ painting - Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh 12/2
(she remembered sitting and painting with Aodhan), p211
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
369. Hercule Poirot's ChristmasDuration: December 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
✘ Case File 369: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
✘ Date: December 2019
✘ Cold Case: Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
✘Crime: Simeon Lee's murder
✘Suspects: His whole family
✘Location: Gorston Hall (United Kingdom)
✘Documentation: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
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✥ Read a book with something that tinkles on the cover.
The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal 12/27
✥ Read a book with all the letters of CHRISTMAS in the title.
All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy - Emma Cane 12/19
✥ Read a book which takes place at Christmas.
The Usual Santas - Peter Lovesey 12/7
✥ Read a book with a MC who has a big mustache (like Poirot) OR a long beard (like Santa Claus)...
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - Vaseem Khan 12/14
✥ Read a book from one of these lists Christmas Mysteries OR Best Christmas Holiday Books
Mistletoe Murder - Leslie Meier (#51 on Christmas Mysteries list) 12/23
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✥ collar - Blood Bonds - Yasmine Galenorn 12/14
(Shade tugged on his collar), p102
✥ purpose - Smart Mouth - Erin McCarthy 12/26
(he was following her on purpose), p5
✥ splendour - Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff 12/21
(can't do justice to the spendor of a sunsset), p426
✥ handsome - A Historical Christmas Present - Lisa Kleypas 12/25
(some might even regard you as handsome), p10
✥ rawhide - Wickedly Unraveled - Deborah Blake 1/10
(chewing on a giant rawhide bone), p99
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✥ engines - The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal 12/27
(engines, printing presses, boilers), p299
✥ ants - Bayou Born - Hailey Edwards 12/28
(an entire colony of fire ants), p163
✥ proud - Archangel's War - Nalini Singh 12/11
(but he has done you proud), p59
✥ upwards - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(everyone from historians upwards), p285
✥ homesickness - Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter 12/22
(who might be suffering from homesicknes), p37
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✥ attractive - Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter 12/22
(Ace was likely to find attractive), p169
✥ crowds - Mistletoe Murder - Leslie Meier 12/23
(when was the best time to avoid the crowds), p12
✥ perfume - Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff 12/21
(perfume layered thick), p222
✥ observant - All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy - Emma Cane 12/19
(but the too observant woman had his number), p81
✥ darkness - A Historical Christmas Present - Lisa Kleypas 12/25
(that shout from out of the darkness), p129
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✥ reluctance - All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy - Emma Cane 12/19
(with a heavy heart and deep reluctance he broke the kiss), p135
✥ foul - Archangel's War - Nalini Singh 12/11
(his breath was foul and putrid), p428
✥ whistle - Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter 12/22
(from the whistles and cheers that followed), p12
✥ slender - Blood Bonds - Yasmine Galenorn 12/14
(one was long and slender), p38
✥ forty - Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff 12/21
(perhaps forty feet in length), p277
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Mastermind Case Studies #2🔎002. Agatha Christie
Duration: April 1 - September 30, 2020
Level: Intermediate studies: Complete 2 tasks per chapter
✔️Chapter #1
🔎 Read a book that contains a poem.
Spindle's End - Robin McKinley 4/11
🔎 Read a book with an MC who is a judge, teacher, veteran, doctor, private investigator, or servant.
Snow White Red-Handed - Maia Chance 4/12
✔️Chapter #2
🔎 Read a book set on a boat.
At Death's Door - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/17
🔎 Read a book where someone gets married.
Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
✔️Chapter #3
🔎 Read a book set in a city.
The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell (Chicago) 4/9
🔎 Read a book where there is gambling.
Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
✔️Chapter #4
🔎 Read a book with a place name in the title.
Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
🔎 Read a book where someone goes undercover.
Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
✔️Chapter #5
🔎 Read a book with a traditional toy on the cover as found on this Traditional toys
Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux (piggy bank) 5/2
🔎 Read a book by an author with initials that are the same.
A Sorceress of His Own - Dianne Duvall 4/24
✔️Chapter #6
🔎 Read a book tagged "Realistic - Fiction"
I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
🔎 Read a book with a lone man on the cover.
Hotshot - Julie Garwood 4/10
✔️Chapter #7
🔎 Read a book with a Male/Female partnership.
Brody - Emma Lang 4/11
🔎 Read a book with ball on the cover
Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
✔️Chapter #8
🔎 Read a book tagged Short Stories
They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
🔎 Read a book set in Autumn
The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 4/6
✔️Chapter #9
🔎 Read a book where someone attends a funeral.
Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis (MCs get married) 4/5
🔎 Read a book with "inherit(ance)" in the text
When Beauty Tamed the Beast - Eloisa James 4/10
(did she think that you would inherit the same gift), p47
✔️Chapter #10
🔎 Read a new-to-you book that a GR friend has rated 4* or more.
Bonded - Laura Wright (Marta Cox gave 5 stars) 4/13
🔎 Read a book from Best Anti-Heroes In Books
Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey (#388) 4/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
204. Breaking and Entering
Start Date: January 1, 2020
End Date:
Code #1: Code 8063
[2501]
Grand Slam Murders - R.J. Lee (#1) 12/16
To Catch a Bad Guy - Marie Astor (250 pages) 12/17
[2080]
Dear Miss Demeanor - Joan Hess (208 pages) 12/18
Playing with Fire - Tess Gerritsen (standalone) 12/18
[2304]
All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy - Emma Cane (304 pages) 12/19
Fire and Rain - Lauren Dane (#2) 12/19
[5123]
Dear Miss Demeanor - Joan Hess (#3) 12/18
Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff (512 pages) 12/21
[2245]
Right from the Gecko - Cynthia Baxter (#5) 12/22
Mistletoe Murder - Leslie Meier (224 pages) 12/23
[3051]
The Merciful Crow - Margaret Owen (#1) 12/25
A Historical Christmas Present - Lisa Kleypas (305 pages) 12/25
[1368]
Virtue Falls - Christina Dodd (#1) 12/26
The Doll Factory - Elizabeth Macneal (368 pages) 12/27
[8063] SOLUTION
The Day of the Dead - Nicci French (#8) 2/3
I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll (standalone) 1/3
Ghost of a Gamble - Sue Ann Jaffarian (6 and 3) 12/31
Code #2: Code 0393
5218 - Nothing in this code is correct
[2760]
Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry (276 pages) 2/6
Zero Belly Diet - David Zinczenko (standalone) 2/7
[6020]
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (602 pages) 2/7
Zero Belly Cookbook - David Zinczenko (standalone) 2/7
[2298]
Murder of Crows - Annie Bellet (#2) 2/8
Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake (298 pages) 2/8
[2240]
Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman (224 pages) 2/9
The Undoing - Averil Dean (standalone) 2/10
[0395]
The Dragon Business - Kevin J. Anderson (standalone) 2/11
The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar (395 pages) 2/13
[4003]
No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow (400 pages) 2/14
Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry (#3) 2/15
[0393]
The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper (stand alone) 2/17
Endless Heart - Emma Lang (Heart #3) 2/28
Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall (#9) 3/4
Heartbreak and Honor - Collette Cameron (#3) 3/15
Code #3: 5098
[1352]
The Morrow Secrets - Susan McNally (#1] 3/17
Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards (352 pages) 3/18
[3301 ]
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley (#3) 3/20
Split Feather - Deborah Wolf (301 pages) 3/21
[3680]
A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Grey (368 pg) 3/22
The Unforgiven - Patricia MacDonald (standalone) 3/23
[4801]
Ómorphi - Cody Kennedy (480 pages) 3/24
Haunted Ground - Erin Hart (#1) 3/24
[0377]
Night Diver - Elizabeth Lowell (standalone) 3/25
Immortal Born - Lynsay Sands (377 pages) 3/25
[1288]
Wolves of the Northern Rift - Jon Messenger (#1) 3/26
When Sparks Fly - Autumn Dawn (288 pages) 3/26
[0194]
Jar of Hearts - Jennifer Hillier (standalone) 3/28
The Emperor's Seal - Amanda Roberts (194 pages or #1) 3/27
[5098]
The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell #5) 4/9
Unsafe Haven - Char Chaffin (standalone) 3/28
A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff (9 on cover) 5/7
Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (#18 using 8) 4/1
Code #4: 7547
[2871]
Ghost King - David Gemmell (287) 5/8
Twinepathy - C.B. Cook (#1) 5/7
[5608]
Night's Blaze - Donna Grant (#5) 5/9
The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne (608 pages) 5/9
[1479]
Jack and Djinn - Jasinda Wilder (#1) 5/10
Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling (479 pages) 5/11
[2935]
Gray Wolf: A legends of Ansu fantasy - J.W. Webb (293 pages) 5/13
Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart (#5) 5/13
[3352]
Straight from the Hip - Susan Mallery (#3) 5/14
Everything's Relative - Jenna McCarthy (352 pages) 5/15
[2721]
A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly (272 pages) 5/15
Mermaid's Destiny - Mira Crest (#1) 5/15
[4198]
Trial & Error - Paul Levine (#4) 5/16
Spawned By The Dragon - Amira Rain (198 pages) 5/16
[1272]
Age of the Ashers - Diana Tyler (#1) 5/17
Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier (272 pages) 5/17
[5743]
Lord of Snow and Shadows - Sarah Ash (574 pages) 5/18
Dream Lake - Lisa Kleypas (#3) 5/19
[2880]
Kill Creek - Scott Thomas (416 pages) 5/20
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente (288 pages) 5/21
[3693]
The Martian - Andy Weir (369 pages) 5/23
Waking Hearts - Elizabeth Hunter (#3) 5/21
[7547]
The Final Fight - JD Salsbury (#7) 6/3
Armed & Dangerous - Abigail Roux (#5) 5/30
Sweep of the Blade - Ilona Andrews (#4) 6/11
All Knight Long - John G. Hartness (#7) 7/9
Code #5: Code 1243
[1430]
Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster (#1) 7/12
The House of Dolls - David Hewson (430 pages) 7/11
[3682]
Stalked - Brian Freeman (368 pages) 7/14
Rules of Contact - Jaci Burton (#12) 7/13
[1509]
Genesis - Bernard Beckett (150 pages) 7/14
Hidden Salem - Kay Hooper (#19 or 323 pages) 7/15
[4612]
New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick (#2) 7/17
Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio 7/17
[1275]
The Fallen Vampire - Beata Blitz (#1) 7/18
Make Me Stay - Jaci Burton (275 pages) 7/18
[1243]
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard (#1) 7/20
New Year's Eve Murder - Leslie Meier (#12) 7/28
Alpha Night - Nalini Singh (#4) 8/1
Archer's Lady - Moira Rogers (#3) 7/24
Code #6: Code 9573
[1489]
The Willow - Stacey Kennedy (#1) 8/3
Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch (489 pages) 8/2
[3843]
Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke (384 pages) 8/6
Death's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden (#3) 8/4
[3049]
Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams (304 pages) 8/7
Death of a Trophy Wife - Laura Levine (#9) 8/6
[2573]
Warrior's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden (257 pages or #4) 8/8
Night of the Dragon - Julie Kagawa (384 pages or #3) 8/8
[9573]
Crash & Burn - Abigail Roux (#9) 9/17
Samael - Heather Killough-Walden (#5) 8/13
Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis (#7) 8/9
Murder is a Monkey's Game - Ruby Loren (#3) 8/11
continued...Code #7: Code 6730
[2781]
Grand Slam - J.T. Cheyanne (278 pages) 9/22
Hooked on a Phoenix - Ashlyn Chase (#1) 9/21
[6182]
Firestorm Forever - Deborah Cooke (618 pages) 9/24
Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers (#2) 9/25
[3520]
The Werewolf Upstairs - Ashlyn Chase (352 pages) 9/29
Undertow - Dixie Browning (0) 9/28
[1425]
A Companion to Wolves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (#1) 9/30
Nine Lives - Sharon Sala (425 pages) 9/30
[3042]
The Tempering of Men - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (304 pages) 10/3
The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
[5368]
Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee (#5) 10/9
Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin (368 pages) 10/7
[6730]
Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky #6 11/2
The 17th Suspect - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (#17) 10/20
Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M. (#3) 10/24
Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie (standalone) 10/12
Code #8: Code 1104
6669 Nothing in this code is correct
[2770]
Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney (277 pages) 11/3
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux (standalone) 11/4
[0256]
Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm (standalone) 11/5
Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts (256 pages) 11/6
[0528]
The Last Colossus - Michael Hodges (standalone)11/7
Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson (528 pages) 11/7
[1861]
What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith (186 pages) 11/10
Perversion - T.M. Frazier (#1) 11/8
[4162]
Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler (416 pages) 11/11
Warrior - Anna Hackett (#2) 11/11
[3552]
Shadows in Death - J.D. Robb (355 pages) 11/13
Semi-Psychic Life - Elizabeth Hunter (#2) 11/12
[5423]
Blood in Her Veins - Faith Hunter (542 pages) 11/14
The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence (#3) 11/14
[5442]
Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi (544 pages) 11/15
Angels Whisper - Tony Perona (#2) 11/15
[5764]
Company of Liars - Karen Maitland (576 pages) 11/17
Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham (#4) 11/16
[2802]
The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor (280 pages) 11/18
Claimed - Rebecca Zanetti (#2) 11/17
[1104]
Bonded in Blood - L. Ann (#1) 11/21
Starcatcher - Patricia Potter (#1) 11/22
Marrow - Tarryn Fisher (standalone) 11/19
The Naked Earl - Sally MacKenzie (#4) 11/20
Code #9 - 8343
[2861]
A Killer Collection - Ellery Adams (#1) 11/25
Suspended - Sarah Noffke (286 pages) 11/26
[1166]
Eleven - Carolyn Arnold (#1 or 494 pages) 11/26
Finding Mr. Happily Ever After: Nathan - Melissa Storm & Melissa McClone (166 pages) 11/26
[0384]
Doctor Rat - William Kotzwinkle (standalone) 11/27
Bloody Mary - J.A. Konrath (384 pages) 11/27
[2463]
Officer off Limits - Tessa Bailey (246 pages or #3) 11/27
A Phoenix Is Forever - Ashlyn Chase 11/28
[3289]
The Song of the Quarkbeast - Jasper Fforde (289 pages) 11/29
Hero - Anna Hackett (#3) 11/29
[2045]
Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part One - T.M. Frazier (#5) 11/30
The Phantom King - Heather Killough-Walden (204 pages) 12/2
[2731]
The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar (273 pages) 12/4
Archangel's Sun - Nalini Singh (368 pages or #13) 12/2
[4123]
The Warlock King - Heather Killough-Walden (#3) 12/5
Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes (412 pages) 12/5
[8343]
Smoldering Hunger - Donna Grant (Dark Kings #8) 12/7
Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight - Grace Burrowes (The Duke's Daughters #3) 12/25
The Goblin King - Heather Killough-Walden (The Kings #4) 12/8
Lavender Blue - Donna Kauffman (Blue Hollow Falls #3) 12/29
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