The Challenge Factory discussion

Welcome, one and all!

This challenge will run from May 1 - June 30, 2024.

Most items are pretty general, but some are specific. If in doubt about an item – just ask! I try to be pretty flexible on most of these, since I want everyone to have fun. They may be on the cover or mentioned in the book.

The Rules:
• List the sentence in which the word (or phrase) is found and its location in the book.
• You may use a book (or even a single sentence) to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read separate 40 books for this challenge!)
• Books that are used must be read after the period of this challenge has started.
Note: Variations of spelling are always accepted.

The list
Academy
Adapt
Barrier
Best friend
Buckle
Copper
Cottage cheese
Cypress
Edition
Furrow
Giggle
Greek
Grub
Headline
Heave
Isolation
Lurk
Myriad
Myth
Natural
Naught
Plank
Plaster
Propane
Public swimming pool
Rhythm
Robbery
Shingle
Snub
Soprano
Strawberry
Tantrum
Tote
Tuna
Usable
Vanity
Volt
Welp
Wrapper
Yield

Best of luck, and Happy Hunting!

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May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2024

READ: 37/40

Wolf Winter - Cecilia Ekbäck 5/4
Copper - there was a copper pot beside her, p38
Plank - a mound of planks, p12
Snub - the snub nose, p9

Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen 5/4
Isolation - progressive withdrawal and isolation, p13

Where He Can't Find You - Darcy Coates 5/5
Barrier - huge boulders formed a natural barrier, p211
Natural - the natural light was fading surprisingly fast, p71
Plaster - little lines of red on the plaster, p101
Tuna - they had leftovers in the fridge - tuna bake, p33

Thin Ice - Paige Shelton 5/5 (ALASKA)
Wrapper - I was throwing away a candy bar wrapper, ch29

Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
Myriad - it's myriad limbs curved downward, p259
Myth - my knowledge is part rumor part myth, p190

The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
Headline - will make big headlines, p23

The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14
Cypress - tangled in the cypress roots, p147
Tantrum - Avery's resulting tantrum, p12

The Crêpes of Wrath - Sarah Fox 5/15
Robbery - a robbery gone wrong, ch9

Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 5/15
Best friend - my roommate and best friend, Megan, p1
Giggle - she giggled as she held her arms out, p68

Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima 5/17
Academy - while she'd been away at the academy, p261
Furrow - a furrow of worry on detective Cobb's face, p33
Heave - she heard him heave a sigh, p207

The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
Buckle - a slightly soft belly hanging over the buckle, p4
Grub - you grab some grub, p158
Naught - and find naught at all, p216

Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
Adapt - it was their inability to adapt, p124

Firstlife - Gena Showalter 5/19
Strawberry - with wild strawberries along the side, ch14

A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21
Rhythm - the steady rhythm focused my mind, p65
Yield - as I yielded to the warm tug of sleep, p164

Crime Seen - Victoria Laurie 5/24
Greek - I saw some sort of Greek god hovering over us, p56
Shingle - I've decided to hang my shingle, p9

A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day 5/28
Usable - I didn't get a lot of usable information, p65
Vanity - Lindsay stood in front of the vanity mirror, p144

A Frame of Murder - Imogen Plimp 5/28
Soprano - a familiar self-possessed soprano, p51

Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
Edition - from the evening edition of the newspaper, p1

Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
Volt - volts of electricity go through the cage, ch15

Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
Tote - as she lifted her tote bag, p7

Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
Lurk - might attract creatures that lurk beneath the surface, p16

The Mercenary - Cherry Adair 6/22
Propane - setting up a small propane stove, p51

The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan 6/27
Wrapper - as well as the power bar wrappers, p196

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Cottage cheese
Public swimming pool
Welp

The Challenge Factory
TCF May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2024.

Progress: 0 out of 40

Most items are pretty general, but some are specific. If in doubt about an item – just ask! I try to be pretty flexible on most of these, since I want everyone to have fun. They may be on the cover or mentioned in the book.

The Rules:
• List the sentence in which the word (or phrase) is found and its location in the book.
• You may use a book (or even a single sentence) to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read separate 40 books for this challenge!)
• Books that are used must be read after the period of this challenge has started.
Note: Variations of spelling are always accepted.

The list

Academy
Adapt
Barrier
Best friend
Buckle
Copper
Cottage cheese
Cypress
Edition
Furrow
Giggle
Greek
Grub
Headline
Heave
Isolation
Lurk
Myriad
Myth
Natural
Naught
Plank
Plaster
Propane
Public swimming pool
Rhythm
Robbery
Shingle
Snub
Soprano
Strawberry
Tantrum
Tote
Tuna
Usable
Vanity
Volt
Welp
Wrapper
Yield

My spot!

TCF May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt

Bonus Scavenger Hunt: May 1 - June 30, 2024

The list: 40/40 FINISHED!!!!

✔Academy (p. 151) After a fitful night’s sleep, and an unproductive morning attempting to write, I’m back at the Night Owls Academy library for more research, but my mind keeps drifting back to the way a certain sexy gargoyle came to my rescue yesterday.

✔Adapt (p. 213) “Exactly. Shaw is helping us to adapt to the American system of engine building, which is far more efficient and productive than the British method.”

✔Barrier (p. 283) "Yes. But we've all the information we need from the scene - we can take down the barrier now."

✔Best friend (p. 57) My best friend.

✔Buckle (p. 335) I fumble for his belt buckle, but he holds me firm.

✔Copper (p. 261) "Did you set that copper on me?"

✔Cottage cheese (p. 47) 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (add chopped tomatoes or cucumbers if you want)

✔Cypress (p. 3) On the far hillside, another neat, zigzagging line of cypress trees stitches its way upwards to amore unruly copse of oaks.

✔Edition (p. 8) As he approached the circulation desk, he observed the woman leafing through the latest edition of People magazine.

✔Furrow (p. 208) She wore a numb, blank look, her forehead lightly scored with tense furrows.

✔Giggle (p. 44) I always giggle like a girlie-girl when I get nervous.

✔Greek (p. 224) I see college guys with Greek letters on their chests and I wonder if he would've celebrated with them.

✔Grub (p. 39) It serves decent grub, and its small grocery supply comes in handy during the winter when the weather gets bad.

✔Headline (p. 260) I looked over her shoulder and saw the headline: "Shell Game for Magpies: Charges of Faked Research Follow Popular Birdman."

✔Heave (p. 18) As I heaved him over, the true horror revealed itself.

✔Isolation (p. 174) Was the isolation getting to both of them?

✔Lurk (p. 61) As a shy gargoyle, he usually lurked in the basement during the day, preferring to emerge at night to patrol the grounds.

✔Myriad (p. 319) The rows of cavernous buildings were fitted with myriads of jutting smokestacks, spewing out smoke that drifted over truck yards and intersecting walkways.

✔Myth (p. 283) Our class is known for being particularly apathetic, debunking the media myth that Gen-Y is made up of a bunch of optimistic, wanna-do-gooders.

✔Natural (p. 4) For him, flirting was as natural as breathing.

✔Naught (p. 194) I finally felt confident about releasing the latest version of Ruptured Worlds, even if a part of me feared it was all for naught.

✔Plank (p. 198) Those greasy goombas plunking down an obscene number of quarters to win prizes for their girlfriends - tacky '80s throwbacks whose Aqua Net-shellacked bangs are surpassed in height only by the heels of the Payless pumps that are constantly caught between the wooden planks as they walk.

✔Plaster (p. 338) Annabelle winced as she saw the profusion of plasters affixed to his arms and chest, having some idea of the discomfort that he must have endured in having so many metal pellets removed.

✔Propane (p. 403) "The Champagne of Propane."

✔Public swimming pool (p. 22) We usually looked for campgrounds with swimming pools as well.

✔Rhythm (p. 147) He had hold of my thighs, captured in both arms, holding on as his hips pumped a powerful rhythm.

✔Robbery (p. 33) “Something bad. Like a robbery. Or arson. Maybe even murder.”

✔Shingle (p. 330) It had classic Nantucket features: gray shingles, climbing New Dawn roses on trellises, huge windows, and five brick chimneys.

✔Snub (p. 168) Even though it's been years since that snub, Alice still appeared to have a great deal of bitterness toward Trotter.

✔Soprano (p. 233) It sounded like opera - a soprano but with a man's voice singing along.

✔Strawberry (p. 43) True, he had skipped his regular layer of cream cheese and had used a generous measure of strawberry jam instead, but he had innocently added on even more bad carbs cleverly disguised as sugar.

✔Tantrum (p. 16) I was not throwing a tantrum.

✔Tote (p. 7) Francis asked as James transferred his lunch from his tote bag to the staff fridge.

✔Tuna (p. 5) Licking globs of cream cheese from his fingers, he peered out at the gray skies, checked his watch, and then fixed himself a tuna sandwich for lunch.

✔Usable (p. 144) “As a business proposition, he was prepared to invest, subject to the land being usable.”

✔Vanity (p. 85) Lowering herself to the chair beside the vanity table, Philippa stared at Annabelle with an ashen face.

✔Volt (p. 182) His touch is feather-light, but I freeze like I’ve been zapped with fifty thousand volts.

✔Welp (p. 2) Welp… guess I’m dreaming.

✔Wrapper (p. 71) I lifted out an empty Jaffa Cakes wrapper - those soft biscuits with a dab of marmalade and covered in chocolate were the best tracking device possible when it came to my dad's whereabouts.

✔Yield (p. 25) Caught in the interminable wait before his father kicked off and finally yielded the title and family fortune, Burdick spent the majority of his time gambling and skirt-chasing.

SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay! by Adam Vex (5/1/2024)
Heave, Lurk, Natural, Rhythm

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (5/4/2024)
Best friend, Giggle, Greek, Myth, Plank, Propane

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas (5/6/2024)
Adapt, Furrow, Myriad, Plaster, Vanity, Yield

The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate (5/9/2024)
Barrier, Copper, Headline, Soprano, Wrapper

Carbs & Cadavers by Ellery Adams (5/12/2024)
Cottage cheese, Edition, Robbery, Strawberry, Tote, Tuna

Dream On by Angie Hockman (5/13/2024)
Buckle, Volt, Welp

Alpha Dragon's Ferret by Hawke Oakley (5/14/2024)
Tantrum

The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand (5/17/2024)
Shingle

The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer by Chloe Archer (5/19/2024)
Academy

Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws (5/23/2024)
Grub

A Rip Roaring Good Time by Jeanne Glidewell (5/28/2024)
Public swimming pool, Snub

Zachary by Louisa Masters (6/2/2024)
Usable

Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (6/12/2024)
Isolation

The Proximity Factor by Jennifer Peel (6/22/2024)
Naught

The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy (6/25/2024)
Cypress

May/June Scavenger Hunt

Progress: 32/40

- 5/5
Barrier: „chip through some of this barrier“ - p 147
Best friend: „My best friend wakes me“ - p 8
Buckle: „Then he buckles my seatbelt“ - p 251
Furrow: „Brooke‘s eyebrows furrow a little“ - p 135
Giggle: „in an effort not to giggle“ - p 256
Grub: „tasteless chowhall grub“ - p 7
Lurk: „the real dangers that lurk“ - p 17
Natural: „a masterpiece of natural beauty“ - p 147
Plaster: „I plaster on a fake smile“ - p 31
Rhythm: „I set a furious rhythm“ - p 225
Tantrum: „a full blown temper tantrum“ - p 98
Tote: „big enough to tote all my girls around in“ - p 259
Vanity: „Clothes on the floor and vanity chairs“ - p 109

- 5/5
Yield: "yielding the doorway" - ch 4, 1 minute

- 5/27
Adapt : "the most empowering ways to adapt" - p 27

- 6/2
Copper: "a small copper bell" - p 240
Greek: "the ancient Greeks had treated wounds" - p 230
Myth: "So it's only a myth?" - p 103

- 6/17
Heave: "heaved a huge sigh" - p 215
Robbery: "an excuse for robbery" - p 305
Shingle: "bundles of wood buttressed by shingle stone" - p 38

- 6/19
Headline: "I'd see a headline" - ch 27 4 minutes
Public swimming pool: "There was a public pool" - c 29, 0 minutes

- 6/22
Edition: "The priceless first editions in the library" - p 74
Plank: "they rolled over the planks" - p 104
Strawberry: "a paper strawberry stuck to her khaki slacks" - p 12

- 6/27
Welp: "Welp, I screw that up" - 3 hours 56 minutes

- 6/27
Usable: "With our Trial not usable" - p 89

/ - 7/2
Tuna: "She opened a can of tuna" - 5%
Propane (Propan): "dass sie dadurch nicht nur Holz und Propan sparte" - p 41
Volt : "It felt like a fourty volt blast to the chest" - 38%

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Academy
Cottage cheese (hüttenkäse)
Cypress
Isolation
Myriad (unzählige)
Naught (Nichts)
Snub
Soprano (Sopran)
Wrapper (hide spoiler)]

May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2024


READ: 36/40

✅Academy The Housemaid p59
"You're such a dear! Just grab her from the Winter ACADEMY at 2:45! You're the best, Millie!"
✅Adapt Lotus p449
"She's a wild animal. She'll ADAPT to the elements." Oliver lowers his gaze to the ground. "We all learn to ADAPT."
✅Barrier Lotus p15
Before I can think it through, I yank off my mask my final BARRIER of protection. I inhale giant gulps of oxygen...
✅Best friend The Second Chance Year p72
I wish I could confess everything to Kasumni, but I honestly don't know how. She's been my
BEST FRIEND for ten years...eleven if you cound the one I'm living all over again.
✅Buckle The Second Chance Year p37
My legs BUCKLE, and I grab for the back of the couch to keep myself upright.
✅Copper Dark Corners p7
Her COPPER brown hair hung loose, the ends curling into untamed tendrils in the humidity.

Cottage cheese

✅Cypress Lotus p399
I see the raccoon collapse beside a CYPRESS tree just as I begin to slow my steps and approach with caution.
✅Edition The Second Chance Year p209
Mrs. Kaminski hands over a box wrapped in yesterday's EDITION of the New York Times and
tied with a piece of yarn.
✅Furrow The Second Chance Year p 88
His brow FURROWs, and I know he's probably wondering what's going on with me.
✅Giggle The Schemer p95
Unable to stop herself. Angie started to GIGGLE.
✅Greek The Second Chance Year p89
...my dad literally wrote the textbook on ancient GREEK translation.
✅Grub The SchemerP664
"Shall I order a selection of GRUB for all of us?" Barry asked studying the menu.
✅Headline Lotus p291
"Ooh! This restaurant is looking for a line cook," Sydney declares with enthusiasm, clicking on the HEADLINE. Then she huffs with disappointment.
✅Heave Dark Corners p 217
"I asked him to pull over. I told him I was carsick and I was going to throw up." Her shoulders HEAVEd with sobs.
✅Isolation Lotus p202
A war between his years of ISOLATION, the only thing he truly knows, and ...me.
✅Lurk The Second Chance Year p231
"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to LURK on dark streets at night. You nearly gave me a heart attack."
✅Myriad Dark Corners p61
It was entirely possible that Bailey had alerted his old accomplice via a cell phone. Despite the MYRIAD of security measures at he prison, Martinez had it on good authority that burner phones circulated among the inmates along with other contraband.
✅Myth The Lion's Den p195
"So saggy-old-man balls are a MYTH?" I teased.
✅Natural The Second Chance Year p89
With a whole alphabet of letters after their names, it was only NATURAL my parents expected Owen and me to go to college and graduate school.
✅Naught Dark Cornersp37
"No! I'm not cheating. Desserts are within the rules. I should know, I made the rules." She puts her hand NAUGHTily over her mouth.
✅Plank Dark Corners p148
When Jonny fell into a PLANK for a few minutes, straining to stay in position, Zoe, the blond fitness influencer Chad had pointed out earlier.
✅Plaster The Schemer p445
In her and Angela's job, it was unusual for them to eat carbohydrates, let alone PLASTER them with something as evil as butter.

Propane

✅Public swimming poolDark Corners p37
"Rule number two: water, water, and more water. I want you drinking so much water that you'll fell like you've swallowed a SWIMMING POOL."
✅Rhythm The Second Chance Year p307
My breath hitches at the familiar tapping out a nervous RHYTHM on his thigh, those glasses that do all kinds of things to my insides.
✅Robbery The Second Chance Year p140
I stop in my tracks, thinking I've stumbled into the middle of a ROBBERY, or at least two angry cats fighting...
✅Shingle The Kiss Quotient p 109
After about five minutes, she turned into the parking lot of a small strip mall with well-maintained wooden SHINGLE siding and oak trees along the front sidewalk. Old-fashioned signs labeled a coffee shop...
✅Snub The Schemer p487
Because of the SNUB, Marlene decided it best that she go straight to the crematorium in Streatham and, as she got out of the car, she felt that all eyes were on her.
✅Soprano The Second Chance Year p77
I consider taking Kasumi up on her suggestion to tie a cement block to Doug's disasters and toss them in the river, SOPRANOs-style.
✅Strawberry The Second Chance Year p55
...I was a former pastry chef, he drew a picture of me in a pink wedding cake dress with piped-flower ruffles, macaron jewelry, and a STRAWBERRY cupcake hat.
✅Tantrum The Second Chance Year p140
It's just Xavier throwing another TANTRUM. To be honest I'd prefer a robbery. Or a rat.
✅Tote Dark Corners P14
She retrieves headphones from her TOTE bag and puts in the earbuds.
✅Tuna After You p 586
Orecchiette cooked al dente, pine nuts, basil, homegrown tomatoes, olives, TUNA, and parmesan cheese. I made the pasta salad according to Lily's instructions...
✅Usable The Lion's Den p268
Maybe I'll get some USABLE audio. I hit record and stealthily slip the phone into my back pocket as I turn to face her.
✅Vanity The Housemaid p9
Instead of the huge king-size bed in the Winchesters' master bedroom with their armoire and chestnut VANITY table, this room contains a small single cot, a half-height bookcase and a small dresser, lit be two naked bulbs suspended from the ceiling.

Volt
Welp

✅Wrapper Lotus p551
I snuggle Alexis closer to my waist as I toss an empty candy WRAPPER across the room with my opposite hand, letting out a self-deprecating sigh.
✅YieldThe Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride p294
...just before his lips touched hers, but she YIELDed to him and her mouth was unexpectedly soft and delicious under his.

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Abandoning this one.

May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
May 1 - June 30, 2024

Academy
Adapt
Barrier
Best friend
Buckle
Copper
Cottage cheese
Cypress
Edition
Furrow
Giggle
Greek
Grub
Headline
Heave
Isolation
Lurk
Myriad
Myth
Natural
Naught
Plank
Plaster
Propane
Public swimming pool
Rhythm
Robbery
Shingle
Snub
Soprano
Strawberry
Tantrum
Tote
Tuna
Usable
Vanity
Volt
Welp
Wrapper
Yield

May 1 - June 30, 2024.

The list
Academy .. K-9 Drug Academy .. loc 213 Shades of Mercy

Adapt .. they had to adapt .. loc 434 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Barrier .. formed a barrier .. loc 3927 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Best friend.. the best friend outside .. loc 2325 Shades of Mercy

Buckle.. want to buckle up .. loc 109 Shades of Mercy

Copper .. immense copper sink .. loc 2870 Shades of Mercy

Cottage cheese

Cypress .. line of cypress trees .. loc 3962 Shades of Mercy

Edition .. extra edition of the paper .. loc 448 Beans, Bourbon, and Blood

Furrow .. furrows of his forehead .. loc 1589 Shades of Mercy

Giggle .. Mercy giggled .. loc 2793 Shades of Mercy

Greek .. a Greek salad .. loc 979 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Grub .. be a grub wrangler .. loc 404 Beans, Bourbon, and Blood

Headline .. those worrying headlines .. loc 261 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Heave .. pg 195 Jim the Boy

Isolation .. loc 1109 The Horse: A Novel

Lurk .. violent storm lurked .. loc 2544 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Myriad .. its myriad windows .. loc 3178 The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish

Myth .. lFolk and Myth .. loc 601 Catalina

Natural .. natural springs in the area .. loc 329 Shades of Mercy

Naught .. came to naught .. loc 524 The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

Plank .. “Just a plank of wood .. loc 145 The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

Plaster .. light terracotta plaster .. loc 4252 The Oyster Diver's Secret

Propane .. a long propane heater .. loc 660 Shades of Mercy

Public swimming pool

Rhythm .. loc 261 The Horse: A Novel

Robbery .. loc 819 The Horse: A Novel

Shingle .. a doctor’s shingle hung out .. loc 2976 Beans, Bourbon, and Blood

Snub .. his snub-nosed .357 .. loc 3506 Shades of Mercy

Soprano

Strawberry .. same strawberry blonde color .. loc 53 Shades of Mercy

Tantrum .. have a tantrum and run off .. loc 190 The Road to Heaven

Tote .. loc 1411 The Horse: A Novel

Tuna .. she prepared tuna fish .. loc 236 Catalina

Usable

Vanity .. pg 38 Ritual in Death

Volt

Welp .. half are Fox whelps .. loc 473 The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish

Wrapper .. all kinds of wrappers .. loc 1747 Shades of Mercy

Yield .. give a fair yield .. loc 473 The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish


5/17/24 4☆ 5/19/24 4.25☆ 5/20/24 3.25☆
5/22/24 4.25☆ 5/24/24 3.75 5/25/24 3☆
5/26/24 2.25☆ 6/2/24 2.5☆ 6/3/24 2.5☆
6/4/24 3.25☆

Finished, see message 4! :)

Thanks for a fun challenge, Deb! See you all in July!

TCF May/June

37/40 Words Found

The list

Academy ..."Academie, and stars of the Comedie..." p. 83 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Adapt - "have been adapted" p. 419 The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard 6.6.24
Barrier "...barrier or it was a superb opportunity" p. 90 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Best friend - "best friend's apartment" p. 12 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Buckle "buckle and started to undo it" p. 409 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Copper - "Copper River" p. 1 book:Copper River|1153502] by William Kent Krueger 5.14.24
Cottage cheese
Cypress - "above a shroud of black cypresses" p. 21 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Edition p. 1 "edition copyright" Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Furrow "a deep furrow in his brow" p. 28 The Undertaker's Daughter by Sara Blaedel 5.14.24
Giggle "giggle despite her onmipresent fear" p. 95 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Greek "Greek goddess" p. 13 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Grub "to scoop up leaves and grubs" p. 189 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Headline: "headline" LE FRANCE SE LIBERE DU JONG JUIF" p. 21 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Heave "heaved, and she bent over" p. 234 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Isolation "isolate the sound" p. 116 The Undertaker's Daughter by Sara Blaedel 5.14.24
Lurk "lurks in the darkness over there" p. 244 The End of Everything (New Yiddish Library) by David Bergelson
6.3.24
Myriad - "myriad silver and diamond sparks" p. 56 The End of Everything (New Yiddish Library) by David Bergelson 6.3.24
Myth "myth in China - ten judges in hell" p. 144 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Natural"naturally seductive voice" p. 9 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Naught
Plank "a smooth, varnished wood plank" p. 98 Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger 5.19.24
Plaster "plastered to the pavement" p. 12 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Propane - "propane and diesel fuel" p. 193 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Public swimming pool "When we were at the municipal swimming pool" p. 352 Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth 6.22.24
Rhythm "obeying its own abiding rhythm" p. 140 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Robbery "having escaped from the bank robbery" p. 41 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Shingle "shingles now gray and furry with age and moisture" p. 149 Open Season by C.J. Box 5.17.24
Snub "snub tip of his Walther" p. 150 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Soprano "Soprano, Jr. took his father's name" p. 19 Under Occupation by Alan Furst 5.4.24
Strawberry - "strawberries with cream" p. 84 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Tantrum "had a tantrum" p. 133 The Undertaker's Daughter by Sara Blaedel 5.14.24
Tote "tote was slung over his shoulder" p. 256 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Tuna "would you settle for tuna salad?" p. 151 Broken Harbor by Tana French 6.15.24
Usable "usable sound bites" p 273 Open Season by C.J. Box 5.17.24
Vanity - "vanity-many Chinese work out all their lives" p. 193 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Volt - "volt dry cell battery on" p. 201 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Welp
Wrapper "wrappers in their pockets" p. 143 The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 5.9.24
Yield "Yield and you need not break" p. 205 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24

Completion of May/June only missed 4 words