2019 Cloak and Dagger Challenge
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Yesterday, I posted my 2018 books and hinted at
another Challenge as well as the Goodreads Reading
Challenge. While the Goodreads target includes all genres, this other one
is restricted to the genres that my writing falls into. My current WIP is a police
procedural but the Cloak and Dagger Challenge encompasses other related genres.
If you want to learn
more, visit the sign-up site at: https://www.booksmoviesreviewsohmy.com/2018-cloak-and-dagger-challenge-sign-up/
However, here are
the rules copied from the site:
Challenge Rules:
You
can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres.
Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these
genres.You
don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your
reviews to link up. (blog, goodreads, booklikes, shelfari, etc.)Make
a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.Books
need to be novellas or novels, please no short stories. (At least 100
pages +)Crossovers
into other challenges are fine.The
Challenge will be from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends March 15th)
This year we are doing the link up a little different. Both
Barb and I keep forgetting to do the link ups each month so I thought it would
be easier on us if we did Quarterly link ups, so there will be four review
link-ups. (Jan-March, April-June, July-Sept and Oct-Dec)
There will be a monthly link up so that others can check out
your progress and look at your reviews. At the halfway mark and at the end we
will have a giveaway for those participating.
If you tweet about your progress or reviews please use the
hashtag #CloakDaggerChal so others can see it.
Levels:
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
16-25 books – Detective
26-35 books – Inspector
36 – 55 – Special agent
56+ books – Sherlock
Holmes
My 2019 Cloak and Dagger Books
Looking back at my diverse 2018 reads according to Goodreads, I
managed to read 11 ‘Cloak and Dagger Books last year – that made me an Amateur
sleuth.
But I’m not aiming to read any Cozy Mysteries in 2019, so my
aim is to reach the Detective level. Is that realistic?
This is my current list of ‘eligible’ books based on
the paperbacks on my desk and on my US & UK Kindles. However, the ones on
the UK Kindle, I am unable to access except on the Kindle Cloud reader – such
as the rest of the brilliant Fiona Griffiths series. Plus, I am likely to see
some tempting reviews that I have to act on as well – and I have some unbought ‘wants’
at Amazon.
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The Things You Didn’t See by Ruth Dugdall –
read and reviewed: https://rolandclarke.com/2019/01/09/the-things-you-didnt-see-a-review%EF%BB%BF/
The
Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton – I’m currently reading this unusual mystery that feels
like Cluedo crossed with Groundhog Day with Agatha Christie pulling the
strings.Murder
Keeps No Calendar by Cathy
Ace – a short story collection from Welsh Canadian author, Cathy Ace whom I
first discovered when I picked up a paperback in a Welsh market.The
Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey by J. Michael Orenduff – 8th in the Pot Thief Mysteries
series but can be read out of order. I won this in an author giveaway.The
Fake Date by Lynda
Stacey – a psychological thriller that received excellent reviews, especially
from a reviewer I follow. Plus, the protagonist has amnesia like my detective.A
Beautiful Poison by
Lydia Kang – one of my January free Prime reads with an unusual premise.Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier – the February/March selection
for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group Book Club and an overdue read. Hunter’s Chase by Val Penny – a ‘well plotted’ crime novel
reviewed by an author I rate.No Life
Until Death by Garry
Rodgers – Vancouver-based police procedural from a retired RCMP homicide
detective whose informative blog I follow.The
Silent Dead/Death in the Lakes by Graham Smith – first in police procedural series set in the Lake
District, UK.The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin – the premise of a female
comic book writer tackling crime and the sample hooked me.The
Good Knight by Sarah
Woodbury – a historical mystery set in 12th century Wales so three
reasons to tempt me.The
Lady of the Lakewood Diner by Anne R. Allen – a comedy whodunnit with Woodstock era characters and
more. And a writer that I follow and admire.The
Inside Passage by Pendelton
Wallace – first in the Ted Higuera suspense thriller series. Scared
to Death by Rachel
Amphlett – set in an area of the UK, Kent, that I know well, plus this is the
first book in the Kay Hunter series.This
Thing of Darkness by
Harry Bingham – a must-read as I’m a fan of Welsh detective Fiona Griffiths;
this is the fourth novel in the series.Montbel: A
French Murder Mystery
by Angela Wren – another visit to the Cevennes is due so I must read this
Jacques Forêt Mystery, the third outing in enjoyable series. See my review of Book
1 at https://rolandclarke.com/2017/09/12/messandrierre-a-review/
.Shallow
Waters by Rebecca Bradley – police procedural by a
retired police detective set in Nottingham, UK. Second in the D.I. Hannah
Robbins series.Marred by Sue Colettta – the first in a series by the
respected crime writer that deals realistically with the attempt to bring a
serial killer to justice.The
Spy’s Bedside Book by
Graham Greene (Editor), Hugh Greene (Editor), Stella Rimington (Introduction) –
collection of short stories.A
Noise Downstairs by
Linwood Barclay – it’s about time I read another novel by one of my favourite authors,
and this one involves memory loss as well.
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This feels like a daunting list, but it’s only mid-January so there’s no
reason to panic, Jonesy. If you have any suggestions as to books I should add,
comment away.
I might have a larger task with the fourteen additional books that I need
to read for the Goodreads Reading Challenge. Children’s books, and novellas?
