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A to Z Challenge: Locations message 13
A: Arcadia Gardens Comfort Me with Apples - March
B: Briarwood Forging Silver into Stars - January
C: Crosby, Maine Olive Kitteridge - February
D: Door County, Wisconsin The Simplicity of Cider
E: Everton, New Hampshire Unlikely Animals - March
F: France One by One - January
G: Glasgow The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot - January
H:
I: Ilesa, Nigeria Stay with Me - February
J:
K: Kensington Long Bright River
L: London The Ink Black Heart - January
M: Massachusettes We All Want Impossible Things - February
N: Nigeria The Death of Vivek Oji - January
O: Oath Divine Rivals - June
P: Paris All the Devils Are Here - February
Q:
R:
S: Scotland Once There Were Wolves - February
T: Thrune Legends & Lattes - March
U:
V:
W: Winterhouse The Secrets of Winterhouse -February
X:
Y: Yale Ninth House
Z:
Magical Mystery Tour message 31
WHO: 2/7
Solve cases featuring a main character (sleuth, perp, victim, or suspect) in one of the below fields.
✔️1. Writer (author, journalist, etc.) Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
2. Domestic (maid, nanny, etc.)
3. Finance (accountant, banker, etc.)
4. Fashion (designer, model, etc.)
✔️5. Politician (mayor, senator, etc.) The House at Sea's End
✔️6. Education (teacher, professor, etc.) The Crossing Places
7. Sports (coach, player, etc.)
WHAT: 4/7
What makes your case distinctive?
✔️1. A significant weather event (flood, blizzard, etc.) - One by One (avalanche)
2. A food or beverage in the title
✔️3. Second or third in a series ('23) - The Janus Stone
✔️ 4. A private investigator - The Ink Black Heart
5. A person's name in the title
✔️6. A paranormal element - The Secrets of Winterhouse
7. Related to a monthly theme (Which one?)
WHEN: 2/7
When did the dastardly deed take place or get reported?
1. In winter
2. In the 1900s
✔️3. During a holiday (New Years Eve) The Madness of Crowds - May
✔️4. In the A.M. hours (midnight to 11:59) Ninth House
5. During a group event (wedding, reunion, etc.)
6. Reported (published) in the decade you were born
✔️ 7. Reported (published) in 2023 All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
WHERE: 3/7
Where did the dastardly deed take place?
✔️1. A national park or wilderness area Unlikely Animals March
✔️2. A vacation destination WinterHouse hotel The Winterhouse Mysteries - June
3. A ship or boat
4. A university
✔️5. A public venue (hotel, restaurant, airport, etc.) - Acts of Violet
✔️6. On the road (commute, trip, etc.) - All the Devils Are Here February
7. A tropical climate
HOW: 3/7
For this category, each means of murder must be distinctly different.
For example, pistols and rifles are both firearms; knives and daggers are too similar.
✔️1. Knife Once There Were Wolves - February
✔️2. Gun Geiger - March
✔️3. Suffocation Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - April
4.
5.
6.
7.
WHY: 2/7
What motivated you to choose a particular case?
✔️1. A favorite mystery author or series A World of Curiosities
2. A favorite mystery subgenre
3. A Goodreads listopia (Which one?)
4. A literary prize winner for crime fiction (Which one?)
✔️ 5. A celebrity book club pick (Which one?) Wrong Place Wrong Time (Reese's Book Club)
6. A cold case (among your TBRs for over a year)
✔️7. Average Goodreads rating of 4 stars or above The Violin Conspiracy - April
BONUS CASES: 0/8
Would you like to track down fugitives around the globe? To earn the rank of Interpol Fugitive Investigation Specialist, first complete all 42 standard cases above, then solve a crime committed in each of the eight inhabited regions of the world.
1. Africa
2. Asia
3. Europe
4. Oceania
5. Caribbean
6. North America
7. Central America
8. South America
Piled High message 35
Once There Were Wolves
The Ink Black Heart
Heart of the Sun Warrior
The One
One by One
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
Forging Silver into Stars
The King of Crows
We All Want Impossible Things
All the Devils Are Here
All the Lonely People
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
All the Sinners Bleed
The Death of Vivek Oji
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Secrets of Winterhouse
The Winterhouse Mysteries
Ninth House
Olive Kitteridge
Olive, Again
A Quiet Life
Stay with Me
Comfort Me with Apples
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians
Age of Vice
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
Acts of Violet
Legends & Lattes
Unlikely Animals
Heat Wave
The Golden Enclaves
The 22 Murders of Madison May
The Swimmers
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
A Day of Fallen Night
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The Violin Conspiracy
Before I Let Go
Shiver
Tunnel of Bones
City of Ghosts
Bridge of Souls
The Madness of Crowds
The Crossing Places
The Janus Stone
The Soulmate
The House at Sea's End
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Cursed
Divine Rivals
Long Bright River
A River Enchanted
Forever
In the Lives of Puppets
Love & Saffron
The Simplicity of Cider
Hello Beautiful
Killers of a Certain Age
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Fourth Wing
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
A Fire Endless
A World of Curiosities
The Celebrants
The Echo Killing
A Beautiful Corpse
The Next Girl
More Than You'll Ever Know
Crocodile on the Sandbank
The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Mummy Case
State of Wonder
A Discovery of Witches
Tom Lake
Strange Practice
Revolver Road
Serial Reader message 42
BOOKS FROM SERIES I'VE ALREADY STARTED:
Galaxy Stern
[✔️] Ninth House
[✔️] Hell Bent
Cormoran Strike
[✔️] The Ink Black Heart - January
The Diviners
[✔️] The King of Crows - January
Winterhouse
[✔️] The Secrets of Winterhouse - February
[✔️] The Winterhouse Mysteries - June
Celestial Kingdom
[✔️] Heart of the Sun Warrior - February
Inspector Gamache
[✔️] All the Devils Are Here - February
[✔️] The Madness of Crowds - May
[✔️] A World of Curiosities
The Roots of Chaos
[✔️] A Day of Fallen Night
[ ] The Priory of the Orange Tree
Outlander
[] The Fiery Cross
[] A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Cork O'Connor
[] Purgatory Ridge
Veronica Speedwell
a few last books to finish up series:
[✔️] Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians - February
[✔️] Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun - March
[✔️] Cursed
[✔️] Heat Wave - March
[✔️] The Golden Enclaves- March
NEW SERIES I WANT TO START:
Harry Hold
[✔️] The Bat
The Empyrean
[✔️] Fourth Wing
Ruth Galloway
[✔️] The Crossing Places
[✔️] The Janus Stone
[✔️] The House at Sea's End
[✔️] A Room Full of Bones
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
[✔️] Shiver - April
[✔️] Linger - May?
[✔️] Forever - June
Ernest Cunningham
[✔️] Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - April
Legends and Lattes
[✔️] Legends & Lattes - March
Sara Nowak
[✔️] Geiger - March
Elizabeth Strout
[✔️] Olive Kitteridge - February
[✔️] Olive, Again - February
[✔️] My Name Is Lucy Barton - July
Skyland
[✔️] Before I Let Go - April
The Stormlight Archive
[] The Way of Kings
Green Creek
[] Wolfsong
Tales from Verania
[] The Lightning-Struck Heart
The Bone Season
[] The Bone Season
Lady Sherlock
[] A Study in Scarlet Women
Forging Silver Into Stars Series
[✔️] Forging Silver into Stars - January
Letters of Enchantment
[✔️] Divine Rivals
Cassidy Blake
[✔️] City of Ghosts - April
[✔️] Tunnel of Bones - April
[✔️] Bridge of Souls - April
Elements of CadenceThe Mummy Case
[✔️] A River Enchanted
[✔️] A Fire Endless
Amelia Peabody
[✔️] Crocodile on the Sandbank
[✔️] The Curse of the Pharaohs
[✔️] The Mummy Case
2025 Reading Challenge
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The Next Girl (other topics)More Than You'll Ever Know (other topics)
The Celebrants (other topics)
The Echo Killing (other topics)
A Beautiful Corpse (other topics)
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