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September 2010Completed!
Theme Read:
Cooking: Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamara Myers
Wine: Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott
Featured Author: Michele Scott
Murder Uncorked
Murder by the Glass
Read the Season Challenge: AutumnSeptember 23-December 20, 2010
Completed! (a few days late, but I did it!)
A:Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter
U:The Unkindest Cut: A Bridge Club Mystery by Honor Hartman
T:The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
U: Unlucky by Jana Deleon
M:Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott
N:Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Cooperman
October 2010Completed!
Theme Read
Halloween: The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
Paper Crafts: Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs
Featured Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Thyme of Death
"Clue" Board Game ChallengeDuration: Oct 01, 2010 - Sep 20, 2011
Completed!
Clue Characters:
Miss Scarlet (a red piece): An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman (8/2011)
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece): Dial Om for Murder (12/2010)
Mrs. White (a white piece): A Slaying In Savannah by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (8/2011)
Mr. Green (a green piece): Murder, She Wrote: A Yuletide Murder by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (11/2010)
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece): Murder, She Wrote: Panning For Murder by Jessica Fletcher/ Donald Bain (12/2010)
Professor Plum (a purple piece): Unlucky by Jana Deleo'n (12/2010)
Weapons:
Dagger/Knife: A Wedding to Die For by Leeann Sweeney (7/2011)
Candlestick: The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (10/2010)
Revolver (any revolver or pistol): Finger Lickin' Dead by Riley Adams (8/2011)
Rope: Died in the Wool by Mary Kruger (8/2011)
Lead Pipe: If Walls Could Talk: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery by Juliet Blackwell (2/2011)
Wrench/Spanner: Sink Trap by Christy Evans (8/2011)
Rooms:
Kitchen: The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn (12/2010)
Ballroom: The Unkindest Cut: A Bridge Club Mystery by Honor Hartman (12/2010)
Conservatory: Crossing the Lion by Cynthia Baxter (9/2011)
Dining Room: The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis (11/2010)
Billard Room: Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard (09/2011)
Library:The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly (11/2010)
Study:The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby (2/2011)
Hall: Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman (11/2010)
Lounge: In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl (01/2011)
Cellar/Stairs: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (3/2011)
November 2010Completed!
Theme Read
Thanksgiving: The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis
Books/Bookstore: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
Featured Author:Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain
Murder, She Wrote: A Yuletide Murder
December 2010Completed!
Theme Read:
Relaxation: Dial Om for Murder by Diana Killian
Friendship: Murder, She Wrote: Panning For Murder by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain
Buddy Read:
The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn
Reading the Season Challenge: WinterDecember 21, 2010-March 19, 2011
Completed!
W: Washburn, Livia J., The Christmas Cookie Killer
I: If Walls Could Talk: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery by Juliet Blackwell
N: Nancy Mehl, In The Dead of Winter
T: Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell
E: Ellen Crosby, The Merlot Murders
R: Riley Adams, Delicious and Suspicious
2011 A-Z Title ChallengeJanuary 1-December 31, 2011
A:
B: Bye Bye Bertie by Nancy Mehl (7/2011)
C: Cries and Whiskers: A Theda Krakow Mystery by Clea Simon (8/2011)
D: Deeply, Desperately by Heather Webber (2/2011)
E: Elvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb (12/2011)
F: Finger Lickin' Dead by Riley Adams (8/2011)
G: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (1/2011)*
H: Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter (10/2011)
I: In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl (1/2011)
J:
K: Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton (12/2011)
L: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova (11/2011)*
M: The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby (2/2011)
N: No One You Know by Michelle Richmond (12/2011)
O: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (3/2011)
P: The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas (11/2011)*
Q:
R:
S: Silenced by Syrah by Michele Scott (3/2011)
T: Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell (1/2011)
U: An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman (8/2011)
V: Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri (10/2011)
W: A Wedding to Die For by Leeann Sweeney (7/2011)
X:
Y:
Z:
*not a cozy mystery
January 2011Completed
Theme Read:
New Authors: Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell and In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl
Didn't get into the whole sports cozy...
March 2011Completed!
Theme Read:
National Craft Month: Stamped Out by Terri Thayer
Read Across America: Silenced by Syrah by Michele Scott
Featured Author: Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds
2011 A-Z Character NamesJanuary 1, 2011-December 31, 2011 (finished 3/2012)
Completed a little late, but finished!
A: April Buchert-Stamped Out (3/2011)
B: Barbara Marr-Take the Monkeys and Run (1/2011)
C: Cherry Hayes-Delicious and Suspicious (2/2011)
D: Donahue, Sean-Truly, Madly (2/2011)
E: Emily Benedict-The Girl Who Chased the Moon (1/2011)*
F: Fielder, Quinn A Wedding to Die For (7/2011)
G: Georgia Walker-The Friday Night Knitting Club (7/2011)*
H: Howland, Alice-Still Alice (1/2011)*
I: Ivy Towers-In The Dead of Winter (1/2011)
J: Jessica Fletcher A Slaying In Savannah (8/2011)
K: Kerby, Alison, An Uninvited Ghost (8/2011)
L: Lucy Montgomery-The Merlot Murders (2/2011)
M: Mel Turner-If Walls Could Talk (2/2011)
N: Nikki Sands-Silenced by Syrah (3/2011)
O: Ophelia Jensen-Witch Hunt (9/2011)
P: Pierce, Joshua-Died in the Wool (8/2011)
Q: Quinn, Lieutenant Michael On What Grounds (3/2011)
R: Ruby Bird Bye Bye Bertie (7/2011)
S: Sandra Neverall, Sink Trap (8/2011)
T: Theda Krakow, Cries and Whiskers: A Theda Krakow Mystery (8/2011)
U: Ursula York-If You Can't Stand the Heat (11/2011)
V: Valentine, Lucy-Deeply, Desperately (2/2011)
W: Wade, Evelyn-Finger Lickin' Dead (8/2011)
X: Xenia Trubin-Murder on Ice (3/2012)
Y: Yum Yum (the cat)-The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal (12/2012)
Z: Zwerg, Bernice-Hula Done It? (10/2011)
*not a cozy mystery
Reading the Season Challenge: SpringMarch 20, 2011-June 20, 2011
S:
P: Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
R:
I: Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
N: Nothing to Fear But Ferrets by Linda O. Johnston
G: George, Anne, Murder on a Girls' Night Out
Read the Season Challenge: Summer 2011June 21, 2011-September 23, 2011
Completed!
S: Sweeney, Leeann, A Wedding to Die For (7/2011)
U: An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Cooperman (8/2011)
M: Mehl, Nancy, Bye Bye Bertie (7/2011)
M: Mary Kruger, Died in the Wool
E: Evans, Christy, Sink Trap (8/2011)
R:Riley Adams, Finger Lickin' Dead
August 2011Completed!
Mini Challenges:
National Smile Week: An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman (8/22/2011)
Mustard Day: A Slaying In Savannah by Jessica Fletcher (8/19/2011)
Sister's Day: Finger Lickin' Dead by Riley Adams (8/6/2011)
Just Because Day: Cries and Whiskers: A Theda Krakow Mystery by Clea Simon (8/11/2011)
I'll pass on the International Beer Day. Too many other books to read right now!
Sherlock Holmes Challenges6 months: starting October 2, 2011-April 2, 2012)
1. Sherlock Holmes– Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri (10/2011)
2. Dr. John H. Watson– Sofie Metropolis by Tori Carrington (10/2011)
3. 221 B Baker Street– The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson (10/2011)
4. London– The Witness at the Wedding by Simon Brett (10/2011)
5. Books-
6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle– Death Takes Up a Collection by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (10/2011)
7. Smoking– The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leeann Sweeney (10/2011)
8. Drugs– No One You Know by Michelle Richmond (12/2011)
9. Deductive Reasoning– Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett (11/2011)
10. Disguise– Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter (10/2011)
11. Forensic Science– Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton (12/2011)
12. Deerstalker hat & cape– Trick or Treachery by Jessica Fletcher (10/2011)
13. Dr. Moriarty–Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson (1/2012)
October 2011: Mini Challenge:Mostly Completed
Diabetes Awareness: If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen *didn't get this one read in October, but I'll use it for November. It's more culinary anyway! :)
Computer Learning: The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney (10/18/2011)
Frugal Fun Day: Trick or Treachery by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (10/22/2011)
Wedding Day: The Witness at the Wedding by Simon Brett (10/25/2011)
Halloween:Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter (10/11/2011)
Autumn/Fall Challenge - Read the SeasonSept 23 (First day of Autumn) - Dec 22, 2011
A: Andrea Camilleri, Voice of the Violin (10/2011)
U:
T: Tori Carrington, Sofie Metropolis (10/2011)
U:
M: Maddy Hunter, Hula Done It? (10/2011)
N: No One You Know by Michelle Richmond (12/2011)
November 2011: Mini Challenge: Completed (enough for me. :))
Homemade Bread Day: If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen
Yum, just had homemade bread last night!
Veteran's Day: Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett
Only completed two this month.
December 2011: Mini Challenge: Take it in the Ear Day: A Question of Murder by Jessica Fletcher
National Ding-a-Ling Day: The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen DeGeneres* not a mystery, but I still read it this month! (12/12/11)
Make Up Your Mind Day: Who Invited the Dead Man? by Patricia Sprinkle
January 2012: Mini Challenge: Backward Day: The Cat Who Moved a Mountain by Lillian Jackson Braun
Read the Season: Winter ChallengeDecember 21, 2010 - March 19, 2011
W -Watson, S.J., Before I Go to Sleep (1/2012)
I -
N -Nancy Mehl, For Whom The Wedding Bell Tolls (2/2012)
T -
E -
R -
Read the Season: Spring 2012 ChallengeMarch 20, 2012 - June 20, 2012
S-Scott, Michele, A Toast to Murder (4/2012)
P--Peters, Elizabeth, Devil May Care (5/2012)
R- Rum & Razors by Jessica Fletcher (6/2012)
I-
N-
G-
2012 Cozy Themes Reading ChallengeFebruary 16, 2012-July 31, 2012
A little late, but...Completed!
1. British: The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lillian Jackson Braun (8/16/12)
2. Historical/Period - Any book that takes place prior to 1940. - not my thing...
3. Animals: Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon (8/2012) - a little late, but close enough. :)
4. Culinary/Cooking: A Toast to Murder by Michele Scott (4/2012)
5. Paranormal: Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters (5/2012)
6. Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations: Rum & Razors by Jessica Fletcher (6/2012)
7. Holidays - Candy Cane Murder by Leslie Meier (8/16/12)
8. Hobbies: The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis. (4/2012)
9. Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations: Murder on Ice by Alina Adams (3/2012)
10. Senior Slueths: Madison Avenue Shoot by Jessica Fletcher (9/3/12)
Read the Rainbow (2012)July 1 - September 30
Completed!
Red:
(reading the third story-Candy Canes of Christmas Past by Leslie Meier) (8/16/12)Orange:
by Jessica Fletcher (9/3/12)Yellow:
by Lillian Jackson Braun (8/16/12)Green:
by Lorna Barrett (8/12/12)Blue:
by Clea Simon (8/7/12)Purple/Violet:
by Sara Rosett (9/10/12)
Read the Season: Summer 2012 ChallengeJune 20, 2012-September 21, 2012
Don't think I'll get a "U" so this is as close to completed as I'll get!
S: Simon, Clea, Dogs Don't Lie (8/7/12)
U:
M: Madison Avenue Shoot by Jessica Fletcher (9/3/12)
M: Meier, Leslie, Candy Cane Murder (8/16/12)
E: Eileen Davidson, Death in Daytime (8/30/12)
R: Staying Home is a Killer by Sara Rosett (9/10/12)
August 2012-Mini Challenge: Completed!
2012 Summer Olympics in London: Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon (8/7/12)
Book Lover's Day and Lazy Day: Madison Avenue Shoot by Jessica Fletcher (9/3/12) -a little late but finished!
National Thriftshop Day: Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett (8/13/12)
September 2012-Mini Challenge:Completed!
National Beheading Day: Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris (9/6/12)
No News is Good News Day: Staying Home is a Killer by Sara Rosett (9/10/12)
International Talk Like A Pirate Day: Deadly Nightshade by Cynthia Riggs (10/03/12)
October 2012-Mini Challenge:Completed as many as I was going to!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Dying to Retire by Jessica Fletcher (10/27/12)
National Tell a Story Day and Computer Learning Month: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (10/08/12)
Read the Season: Summer 2012 ChallengeSeptember 22, 2012-December 21, 2012
A:Anya Wylde, The Wicked Wager (12/02/12)
U:
T:Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier (10/30/12)
U:
M:Mott Davidson, Diane, The Cereal Murders (10/23/12)
N:
November 2012-Mini Challenge:America Recycles Day and Thanksgiving: The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis (11/05/12)
Read the Season: Winter 2012-2013 ChallengeDecember 21, 2012-March 20, 2013
W: William Landay, Defending Jacob (1/15/13)
I:
N:
T:
E:
R:
April 2013-Mini Challenge:April is Keep America Beautiful month: A Brisket, a Casket by Delia Rosen (4/14/13)
International Moment of Laughter Day: Death of a Country Fried Redneck by Lee Hollis (4/7/13)
Library Week: and Titanic Remembrance Day: Cruising for Murder (finished a little late, 5/5)
Hug an Australian Day: A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott (4/20/13)
Read the Season: Spring 2013 ChallengeMarch 20-June 21, 2013
S: Scott, Michele, A Vintage Murder (4/20/13)
P:
R: Rosen, Delia, A Brisket, a Casket (4/14/13)
I:
N: Nancy Fairbanks, Mozzarella Most Murderous (6/18/13)
G:
May 2013-Mini Challenge:May Day: Cruising for Murder by Susan Sussman (5/5)
Mother Goose Day: A Vote for Murder by Jessica Fletcher (5/27/13)
June 2013-Mini Challenge:Aquarium Month/Fishing Week: Murder on Parade by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (7/4/13-finished a little late, oh well!)
Finally Summer Day and International Panic Day: Mozzarella Most Murderous by Nancy Fairbanks (6/18/13)
Paul Bunyan Day:Father's Day Murder by Leslie Meier (6/25/13)
Read the Season: Summer 2013 ChallengeJune 21-Sept. 20, 2013
S: A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender (7/19/13)
U:
M:Meier, Leslie, Father's Day Murder (6/25/13)
M:Murder on Parade by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (7/4/13)
E: Ellen Crosby, The Chardonnay Charade (7/26/13)
R:
July 2013-Mini Challenge:National Anti-Boredom Month: Murder on Parade by Jessica Fletcher (7/4/13)
Sidewalk Egg Frying Day: The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby (7/26/13)
Aunt and Uncle Day and Ugly Truck Day: A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender (7/19/13)
Cheer up the Lonely Day: Death of a Coupon Clipper by Lee Hollis (08/01/13-so close!)
August 2013-Mini Challenge:Admit You're Happy Month: Death of a Coupon Clipper (08/01/13) Lee Hollis is my new favorite author and this is a new release!
Back to School Month: Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (8/11/13)
Race Your Mouse Day and National Thriftshop Day: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (08/12/13) Borrowed this one from a Nook Friend!
Read the Season: Fall 2013 ChallengeSeptember 22-December 21, 2013
F: Fletcher, Jessica, Three Strikes and You're Dead (10/31/13)
A:
L:
L: Lee Harris, The Thanksgiving Day Murder (11/14/13)
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50% Off Murder (other topics)
Three Strikes and You're Dead (other topics)
The Thanksgiving Day Murder (other topics)
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Started June 2010
Alabama –
Alaska - Panning For Murder by Jessica Fletcher (12/2010)
Arizona – Three Strikes and You're Dead by Jessica Fletcher (10/2013)
Arkansas -Damsels in Distress by Joan E. Hess (10/2012)
California -Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott (9/2010)
Colorado - Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton (12/2011)
Connecticut -Murder at the PTA Luncheon by Valerie Wolzien (8/2010)
Delaware -
District of Columbia –A Vote for Murder by Jessica Fletcher (5/2013)
Florida - Dying to Retire by Jessica Fletcher (10/2012)
Georgia –A Slaying In Savannah by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (8/2011)
Hawaii -Hula Done It? by Maddy Hunter (10/2011)
Idaho -
Illinois - Divergent by Veronica Roth (11/2013)*
Indiana -The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (10/2010)
Iowa - Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard (09/2011)
Kansas -In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl (01/2011)
Kentucky -
Louisiana –Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs (10/2010)
Maine -Murder, She Wrote: A Yuletide Murder by Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (11/2010)
Maryland –String of Lies by Mary Ellen Hughes (7/2010)
Massachusetts –Truly, Madly by Heather Webber (2/2011)
Michigan - Murder Trims the Tree by Deb Baker
Minnesota –Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris (9/2012)
Mississippi -Elvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb (12/2011)
Missouri -Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (10/2012)
Montana -
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire - Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett (8/2012)
New Jersey -Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman (11/2010)
New Mexico -
New York –On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (3/2011)
North Carolina -A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender (8/2013)
North Dakota
Ohio -The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
Oklahoma -
Oregon -Sink Trap by Christy Evans (8/2011)
Pennsylvania -Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamara Myers (9/2010)
Rhode Island -The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly (11/2010)
South Carolina -The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leeann Sweeney (10/2011)
South Dakota -
Tennessee -Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams (2/2011)
Texas –Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert (11/2010)
Utah –
Vermont -
Virginia –The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis (11/2010)
Washington –The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim (6/2010)
West Virginia -
Wisconsin -
Wyoming-
*Not cozy mysteries.