Agnieszka’s Comments (group member since Dec 27, 2015)

Agnieszka’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

Carmen wrote: "No problem, happiness = the quality or state of being happy, so it works for me 😊"

Thank you!

I lost track which task I reported as completed, so I'm posting all of them this time. I raised my goal to 15 and hope I'll manage to complete it.

Update to msg #37: 11/15

✔ 2.2. Read a book with a dove or any other bird on the cover/in the title Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4* 10/14 - a parrot and several turkeys

✔ 3.3. Read a book involving a nonviolent activist Whisper to the Blood book 7 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4.5* 10/3 - Ruthe Bauman

✔ 4.3. Read a book involving women's rights violation A Deeper Sleep book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 10/1 - sexual crimes and domestic abuse

✔ 5.2. Read a book in which a cultural artifact is central to the plot A Night Too Dark book 8 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 10/11 - a stolen tribal artifact (an icon with healing power)

✔ 7.2. Read a book with any colour of the rainbow on the cover The Naughty List by Jodi Redford 3* 10/11 - red

✔ 7.3. Read a book involving an environmental movement The Postman Always Dies Twice book 2 in Movie Club Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Zara Keane 4.5* 10/16 - animal rights & environmental activists are a vital part of the story

✔ 8.2. Read a book with any predator and prey on the cover or in the title A Bazaar Murder by Amy Phipps 2* 10/4 - cat & dog

✔ 8.3. Read a book involving indigenous people Restless in the Grave book 10 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 3.5* 10/20 - MC is Aleut (native Alaskan)

✔ 10.2. Read a book where someone is granted a wish Murder on the SS Rosa book 1 in Ginger Gold Mysteries: Murder on the SS Rosa / Murder at Hartigan House / Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4* 10/4 - Ginger gets people often to do what she wants: the ship captain allows her to keep her dog on deck (despite the rule that all animal have to stay below-deck), to join the initial viewing of the crime scene and some of the interviews, convinces people connected to the victim to speak to her (most of them refuse at first), (view spoiler)[she even manages that a shy love-sick waiter finally speaks to the lady of his heart (hide spoiler)]

✔ 10.3. Read a book involving any kind of handicraft Intermediate Thermodynamics book 2 in Chemistry Lessons Box Set: Books 1-3 by Susannah Nix 4* 10/18 - knitting (female MC is part of a knitting group)

✔ 12.1. Read a book set in the Middle East Royal Family by Summer Lee 3* 10/5 - set in ancient Mesopotamia



I have a question regarding task 12.3. Read a book with the words "peace", "happiness", or "freedom" in the title
Would a variation of any of these words work? I was considering to use The Happiest Season for this task, but am not sure if it will work for you.

Ilona wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "A question:

What do I do with bow and arrows - what weapon would you count it to? (I came with an idea for each one but candlestick but give me time *grins*)"

I think that a bow an arrow could count as a predecessor of a revolver. What did you end up counting it to?"

Thank you!
I managed to circumvent them (used those for suspects or rooms until I run out of weapons) so the one time I used it in the end, it was Wrench(?) but I've changed it to Revolver now - which means my deduction #32 is:

32. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Secret Passages with the Revolver:
A Mother's Day Murder by Dee Ernst 4* 6/4 white
Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar & Nissim Mishal 3* 5/28 secret in title
A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction by Barbara Venkataraman and 23 other authors 3* 6/24 arrow

Update to mesage #22: 54 deductions, 183 books


47. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Candlestick:
A Match of Wits by Jen Turano 3* 8/22 red-ish clothing
An Okapi's Ode To The Winter Olympics by R.E. Skibiski 2* 8/6 curious about
Forever Surprised by Kathleen Brooks 4* 9/12 sparkler

48. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Library with the Rope:
Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere 1* 8/6 purple
The Song Never Dies book 1 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/8 - library book
Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer 4* 9/10 suspender

49. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Lead Pipe:
A Bad Lie book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/9 green
A Death in the Family book 3 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/9 library book
Letters from the Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation by Rose Fairbanks 3* 9/29 ink & pen (over the F in last name)

50. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Secret Passages with the Rope:
Granny Undercover by Harper Lin 4* 8/14 green
Secret Santa book 1 in Cherringham, Episodes 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/10
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 9/21 cable or hose

51. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Rope:
Slow Curve on the Coquihalla by R.E. Donald 3* 8/13 blue
Scared to Death book 3 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 2* 8/13 library book
Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb 5* 9/26 chain (end of train)

52. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Lounge with the Rope:
Fetch by Jordan Taylor 5* 8/14 white
Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks 3* 8/24 fav. genre
Star of the East by Tasha Alexander 2* 9/29 ribbons

53. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Library with the Revolver:
Deadly Communications by Lillian Duncan 3* 8/15 red
The Drowned Man book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 28-30 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/27 library book
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3* 10/1 gun

54. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Lounge with the Rope:
Love Irresistibly by Julie James 4* 9/6 purple
The Witness by Dee Henderson 4* 9/4 fav. genre
Murder on the SS Rosa in Ginger Gold Mysteries: Murder on the SS Rosa / Murder at Hartigan House / Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4* 10/4 pearl necklace

Carmen wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Update to msg #37: 5/10..."👏
Half done already, Agnieszka...and so early into the quarter!"

Got the easy tasks out of the way. Now it will take more time for most of the tasks :-D

Update to msg #37: 5/10

10.2. Read a book where someone is granted a wish Murder on the SS Rosa book 1 in Ginger Gold Mysteries: Murder on the SS Rosa / Murder at Hartigan House / Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4* 10/4 - Ginger gets people often to do what she wants: the ship captain allows her to keep her dog on deck (despite the rule that all animal have to stay below-deck), to join the initial viewing of the crime scene and some of the interviews, convinces people connected to the victim to speak to her (most of them refuse at first), (view spoiler)[she even manages that a shy love-sick waiter finally speaks to the lady of his heart (hide spoiler)]

12.1. Read a book set in the Middle East Royal Family by Summer Lee 3* 10/5

Carmen wrote: "Another series that I have planned to read some day... 😏"

It's a great series. Not easy to read (mostly because of the language; which is very elaborate, partially antiquated and so different from what you see in most 'contemporary' books - though #1 in series is more than 20 years old, so some would question the contemporary part) but worth it very much - especially all the scenes involving 'discussions' between Kate (MC) and Mutt (her companion, roomie, bodyguard,... half husky and half wolf). The descriptions of animals and nature or local culture add greatly to the entire series. Some people struggle with Kate in the beginning because she's pretty abbrasive in her way to deal with people - though there're very good reasons for it (and we lern about them in little bits and pieces) and she mellows a tiny bit over time.

Update to msg #37: 3/10

8.2. Read a book with any predator and prey on the cover or in the title A Bazaar Murder by Amy Phipps 2* 10/4 - cat & dog on the cover

Update to msg. #37: 2/10

3.3. Read a book involving a nonviolent activist Whisper to the Blood book 7 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4.5* 10/3 - Ruthe Bauman, a minor but important character (enviromental issues activist)

Please sign me up for 10 though I'm sure I'll rise my goal later.
I've already finished one yesterday.

Peace Signs
Duration: 10/1/21 - 12/31/21


Update to msg #37: 15/15

1. The olive branch
1.1. Read a book set in Ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome.
✔ 1.2. Read a book with a tree/branch/leaf on the cover. The Secret of Chestnut Hall by Olivia Swift 3* 11/2
📌1.3. Read a book written by or about a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Bieguni=Flights by Olga Tokarczuk ?* 11/? & Flights by Olga Tokarczuk ?* 11/? - the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for this book

2. The dove
2.1. Read a book set in a convent or any place of worship
✔ 2.2. Read a book with a dove or any other bird on the cover/in the title Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4* 10/14 - a parrot and several turkeys
✔ 2.3. Read a book involving any sport or leading international sporting event Das Spiel seines Lebens=Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben 5* 11/1 - major league football

3. The broken rifle
3.1. Read a book set in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, or Norway
3.2. Read a book with "broken" in the title
✔ 3.3. Read a book involving a nonviolent activist Whisper to the Blood book 7 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4.5* 10/3 - Ruthe Bauman

4. The white poppy
✔ 4.1. Read a book set in the United Kingdom or any member state of the Commonwealth Das Dorf in den roten Wäldern=Still Life by Louise Penny 2* 10/31 - set in Canada
4.2. Read a book with a white flower on the cover
✔ 4.3. Read a book involving women's rights violation A Deeper Sleep book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 10/1 - sexual crimes and domestic abuse

5. Roerich's peace banner
📌5.1. Read a book set in Russia or any ex-Soviet Republic
Nielegalni (The Illegals) by Vincent V. Severski ?* 12/? - Russia, Belarus & Ukraine
✔ 5.2. Read a book in which a cultural artifact is central to the plot A Night Too Dark book 8 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 10/11 - a stolen tribal artifact (an icon with healing power)
5.3. Read a book involving the right to education

6. Peace symbol
6.1. Read a book involving the hippy movement or by a countercultural author
6.2. Read a book set in the 60's or 70's
6.3. Read a book involving a nuclear disaster/testing

7. Rainbow flag
✔ 7.2. Read a book with any colour of the rainbow on the cover How to Murder a Millionaire book 3 in Movie Club Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Zara Keane 4* 11/4 - blue
✔ 7.3. Read a book involving an environmental movement The Postman Always Dies Twice book 2 in Movie Club Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Zara Keane 4.5* 10/16 - animal rights & environmental activists are a vital part of the story
7.4. Read a book in which a peace walk or any other pacific demonstration takes place

8. Predator and prey lie down together
✔ 8.1. Read a book in which a peaceful alliance between former enemies is depicted The Abominable Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King 4* 10/24 - Elizabeth and Darcy start out as enemies and end up first with a tentative truce and later loving each other
✔ 8.2. Read a book with any predator and prey on the cover or in the title A Bazaar Murder by Amy Phipps 2* 10/4 - cat & dog
✔ 8.3. Read a book involving indigenous people Restless in the Grave book 10 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 3.5* 10/20 - MC is Aleut (native Alaskan)

9. V sign
9.1. Read a book involving a resistance movement against occupation
9.10. Read a book set during the Vietnam War or about the psychological effects in veterans => Hell No, We Won't Go or The Intruders
9.11. Read a book involving the civil rights movement

10. Paper Cranes
10.1. Read a book involving the effects of the war in children
✔ 10.2. Read a book where someone is granted a wish Murder on the SS Rosa book 1 in Ginger Gold Mysteries: Murder on the SS Rosa / Murder at Hartigan House / Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4* 10/4 - Ginger gets people often to do what she wants: the ship captain allows her to keep her dog on deck (despite the rule that all animal have to stay below-deck), to join the initial viewing of the crime scene and some of the interviews, convinces people connected to the victim to speak to her (most of them refuse at first), (view spoiler)[she even manages that a shy love-sick waiter finally speaks to the lady of his heart (hide spoiler)]
✔ 10.3. Read a book involving any kind of handicraft Intermediate Thermodynamics book 2 in Chemistry Lessons Box Set: Books 1-3 by Susannah Nix 4* 10/18 - knitting (female MC is part of a knitting group)

11. Japanese Peace Bell
📌11.1. Read a book set in Japan Das Geheimnis der Eulerschen Formel=The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 6*? 11/? - Hiroshima
📌11.2. Read a book involving politicians or diplomats Dead on Arrival by Angela Ruth Strong book 5 in Exposed ?* 11/? - from the blurb: The daughter of the Peruvian President, Maritza Rosado, arrives in Washington D.C. only to discover the world thinks both she and her father died on a plane crash in the Amazon. Worse, the man she'd once considered an uncle has taken over her nation and ordered two consulate workers in the U.S. to assassinate her.
11.3. Read a book involving disarmament

12. Shalom/Salaam
✔ 12.1. Read a book set in the Middle East Royal Family by Summer Lee 3* 10/5 - set in ancient Mesopotamia
📌12.2. Read a book originally written in Arabic/Hebrew
Blind Mission by Avichai Schmidt ?* 11/? - translated by Ilan Chaim
Germany, at Odds: A Contemporary Testimony by Eldad Beck ?* 11/? - Germany, at Odds By Eldad Beck / Translated from Hebrew by Dalit Shmueli (from the copyright page of the book)
or any of the OT-books
???📌12.3. Read a book with the words "peace", "happiness", or "freedom" in the title The Happiest Season by Rosemarie Naramore ?* 12/?
=> Making Peace With Japan, The Peace Keeper, The Freedom Broker, Protecting Freedom (Riley), The Path to Freedom (Task Force 125 #1)
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Synonyms for the KWC:

November:
Again: anew, over, repeatedly / afresh, anon, bis, by and by, come again, encore, freshly, newly, once more, one more time, over and over, recurrently, reiteratively // also, further, then / additionally, besides, furthermore, moreover, on the contrary, on the other hand
Loud: big, boisterous, deafening, emphatic, heavy, intense, lusty, powerful, rambunctious, raucous, resounding, ringing, roaring, rowdy, strident, strong, thundering, vehement, vociferous / forte, blatant, blustering, booming, cacophonous, clamorous, crashing, deep, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, full, full-mouthed, fulminating, high-sounding, loud-voiced, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, resonant, sonorous, stentorian, tumultuous, turbulent, turned up, uproarious, wakes the dead // brash, brassy, flashy, obnoxious, raucous, rude, vulgar / brazen, chintzy, coarse, crass, crude, flamboyant, garish, glaring, gross, lurid, meretricious, obtrusive, ostentatious, showy, tasteless, tawdry
Star: capital, celebrated, chief, dominant, leading, main, major, principal / brilliant, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, prominent, talented, well-known // celebrity, favorite, hero, idol, name, superstar / draw, headliner, lead, luminary, starlet, leading role, topliner
Stay: holiday, sojourn, stopover, vacation / break, halt, stop // pause, postponement, reprieve, suspension / deferment, halt, emission, standstill, stop, stopping // brace, buttress, column, hold, prop, reinforcement, shore, shoring, stanchion, truss / underpropping // continue, delay, hang, last, linger, remain, reside, settle, stand, stick around, stop / abide, bide, bunk, dally, endure, halt, hover, lag, loiter, nest, outstay, pause, perch, procrastinate, reprieve, respite, roost, sojourn, squat, sweat, tarry / establish oneself, hang about, hang around, hang in, hang out, hold the fort, put down roots, sit tight, stay out, stay put, sweat it out // live, stop / bide, dwell, lodge, sojourn, tarry / be accommodated, put up, stop over // arrest, delay, detain, hold, postpone, stop, suspend / adjourn, check, curb, defer, discontinue, halt, hinder, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, prevent, prorogue, shelve, stall / hold over, put off, ward off
Air: breath, breeze, wind / blast, draft, heavens, ozone, puff, sky, stratosphere, troposphere, ventilation, waft, whiff, zephyr // atmosphere, aura, effect, feeling, flavor, look, mood, quality, tone / address, affectation, ambience, appearance, bearing, comportment, demeanor, deportment, feel, impression, manner, mannerism, mien, pose, presence, property, semblance // aria, descant, lay, melody, song, strain, theme // circulate, open / aerate, aerify, air-condition, cool, eject, expel, expose, fan, oxygenate, purify, refresh, ventilate // broadcast, circulate, communicate, declare, disclose, display, publicize, publish, put, reveal, speak, tell / disseminate, divulge, exhibit, expose, proclaim, state, utter, ventilate, voice, make known, make public
When: albeit, although, at, at the same time, during, howbeit, immediately upon, just after, just as, meanwhile, much as, whereas, while
Since: after all, as, by reason of, considering, for, forasmuch as, in consideration of, in view of, inasmuch as, insomuch as, on account of, seeing that // ago / after, following, from the time of, subsequent to, until now // afterward, ago, already, later, therefore / after, as, because, considering, for, from, hence, now, past, subsequently, whereas
Race: chase, competition, contention, contest, course, event, marathon, match, relay, run, sprint / clash, clip, dash, engagement, go, meet, rivalry, rush, scurry, spurt // issue / blood, breed, clan, color, culture, family, folk, house, kin, kind, kindred, line, lineage, nation, nationality, offspring, people, progeny, seed, species, stock, strain, tribe, type, variety / cultural group // run / branch, brook, creek, duct, gill, raceway, rill, rivulet, runnel, sluice, tide, rindle // bolt, chase, compete, contest, dart, dash, fly, gallop, hurry, hustle, rush, scamper, scramble, shoot, sprint, tear / boil, bustle, career, course, fling, haste, hasten, hie, lash, outstrip, post, pursue, scud, scuttle, skim, spurt, swoop, whisk, wing / plunge ahead

December:
Cold: chill, snow / ague, algidity, chilliness, coldness, congelation, draft, freeze, frigidity, frost, frostbite, frostiness, gelidity, glaciation, iciness, inclemency, rawness, refrigeration, shivering, wintertime / algor, frozenness, gelidness, goose flesh, wintriness // cool, distant, frigid, frosty, icy, inhospitable, lukewarm / dead / apathetic, cold-blooded, emotionless, glacial, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, inhibited, joyless, matter-of-fact, passionless, phlegmatic, reserved, reticent, spiritless, standoffish, stony, unconcerned, undemonstrative, unenthusiastic, unfeeling, unimpassioned, unmoved, unresponsive, unsympathetic // bitter, bleak, brisk, chilled, cool, crisp, frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, intense, raw, snowy, wintry, Siberian / arctic, chill, cutting, hyperborean, icebox, keen, sharp, stinging / algid, below freezing, below zero, benumbed, biting, blasting, boreal, brumal, frore, gelid, glacial, have goose bumps, hawkish, hiemal, iced, inclement, nipping, nippy, numbed, numbing, one-dog night, penetrating, piercing, polar, rimy, severe, shivery, sleety, snappy, two-dog night
Room: area, place / allowance, capacity, chance, clearance, compass, expanse, extent, latitude, leeway, license, margin, occasion, opening, opportunity, play, range, reach, rein, rope, scope, sway, sweep, territory, vastness, volume / elbowroom // accommodation, apartment, cabin, cave, chamber, cubicle, den, lodging, office, suite / alcove, cubbyhole, flat, flop, joint, niche, setup, turf, vault
Life: activity, growth, heart, soul / being, breath, brio, dash, energy, enthusiasm, entity, esprit, essence, excitement, get-up-and-go, go, impulse, lifeblood, liveliness, oomph, sentience, sparkle, verve, viability, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zest, zing / high spirits, élan, élan vital // career, course, generation, history, season, survival, time / being, continuance, cycle, days, endurance, epoch, era, expectancy, extent, length, lifetime, longevity, orbit, period, pilgrimage, record, span / life span // body, existence, growth, living, man, person, soul, survival, woman / animal, animateness, animation, breath, consciousness, continuance, creature, endurance, entity, essence, flesh, human, individual, metabolism, mortal, organism, personage, presence, subsistence, substantiality, symbiosis, viability, vitality, wildlife / flesh and blood, human being, living being, living thing, mortal being, vital spark // career, story / autobiography, confession, journal, memoir, memorial / bio, curriculum vitae, life story // behavior, development, growth, lifestyle, personality, way of life, world / attainment, circumstances, conduct, enjoyment, enlightenment, happiness, journey, knowledge, participation, realization, suffering, vicissitudes / hand one is dealt, human condition, trials and tribulations
Bell: Vesper / alarm, buzz, buzzer, carillon, chime, clapper, curfew, ding-dong, gong, peal, ringer, siren, tocsin, toll, dinger, tintinnabulum
Kiss: peck, salute, smooch / butterfly, caress, embrace, endearment, osculation, salutation, smack // blow, brush, glance, graze, greet, salute, smack / French, butterfly, lip, mush, neck, osculate, peck, smooch / make out, pucker up
Dream: delusion, fantasy, idea, image, imagination, nightmare, thought / bubble, chimera, daydream, fancy, hallucination, impression, incubus, rainbow, reverie, specter, speculation, trance, vagary, wraith / castle in the air, head trip, mental picture, pie in the sky, pipe dream // ambition, aspiration, desire, hope, notion, wish / design / flight of fancy, pipe dream // conceive, crave, daydream, fantasize, invent, think, visualize / brainstorm, concoct, create, devise, envisage, fancy, formulate, hallucinate, hanker, hatch, hunger, idealize, imagine, long, lust, picture, pine, sigh, stargaze, sublimate, thirst / be delirious, be moonstruck, be up in clouds, build castles in air, cook up, have a flash, have a nightmare, have a notion, have a vision, make up, search for pot of gold, think up
Until: as far as, before, before the coming, continuously, down to, in advance of, in expectation, prior to, till, to, up till, up to
Drink: alcohol, booze, brew, cup, glass, liquor, refreshment, sip / draft, gulp, libation, liquid, potable, potation, potion, shot, slug, spirits, spot, swallow, swig, taste, toast / thirst quencher // consume, drain, gulp, guzzle, inhale, quaff, sip, slurp, suck / absorb, belt, booze, dissipate, down, gargle, imbibe, indulge, irrigate, lap, nip, slosh, sop, sponge, sup, swallow, swig, swill, thirst, tipple, toast / hit the bottle, liquor up, partake of, put away, soak up, tank up, toss off, wash down, wet whistle
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Update to mesage #22: 46 deductions, 161 books

41. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Rope:
After Hours by Anina Collins 3* 7/22 yellow
Final Vow by Kathleen Brooks 5* 7/23 fav. genre
Stuck: How to Overcome Your Anger and Learn How to Forgive by F. Remy Diederich 4* 7/24 rope ladder

42. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Conservatory with the Wrench:
Another Hour to Kill by Anita Higman 2* 7/30 blue
An Encounter at Pemberley: A Pride And Prejudice Variation by Isabelle Mayfair 3* 7/28 Darcy saves Elizabeth
A Higher Court: One Man's Search for the Truth of God's Existence by John L. Betcher 3* 7/27 gavel

43. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Hall with the Rope:
Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill 2* 7/30 white
The Buzz Kill by Katherine Hayton 5* 7/31 The Honeybee Mysteries #1
Dog Days of Murder book 2 in Country Cottage Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 11/25 electricity cable

44. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Rope:
Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts 4* 8/4 purpl-ish
Murder Most Wild by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/6 mystery
Santa Claws Calamity book 3 in Country Cottage Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 7/26 ribbons (gifts)

45. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick:
Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren 3* 8/10 yellow
Death on a Moonlit Night book 2 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/13 library book
One Lit Step: Devotions for your journey by Lisa Buffaloe 4* 8/25 fire (in 'Lit')

46. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Rope:
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham 3* 8/10 yellow
Blackout by Lynette Eason 4* 8/7 MC has to save s.o.
Three Under the Tree by K.B. Winters 4* 8/1 ribbons on her garment

message 31 updated! 125/150+ books read (119 ebooks / 4 paper books / 2 audio books)

update to message #30: 13/15

Somehow I forget to count/ don't recognise online library books as 'borrowed' so I already surpassed my original (very tiny) goal and raised it now to 15

Wiedersehen macht Liebe=About That Night by Julie James 3* 7/9 - online library
Murder Most Wild by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/6 - online library
The Song Never Dies book 1 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/8 - online library
A Bad Lie book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/9 - online library
A Death in the Family book 3 in Cherringham - Episodes 22 - 24 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/9 - online library
Secret Santa book 1 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/10 - online library
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham 3* 8/10 - online library
Death on a Moonlit Night book 2 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3.5* 8/13 - online library
Scared to Death book 3 in Cherringham, Episode 25-27 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 2* 8/13 - online library
StehaufMensch!: Was macht uns stark? (K)ein Resilienz-Ratgeber. (Skipjack: What Makes Us Strong? (Not) An Resilience Guidebook) by Samuel Koch 4* 8/24 - online library (view spoiler)[
The title is not really translatable as it's a combination of a word play and contradictory statement:
- Stehaufmännchen (diminutive of Stehaufmensch) is a tumbler or skipjack though here it's a combination of the mental pictures of this toy and a resilient person as the sentence Steh auf, Mensch! (or more common Mensch, steh auf!) means literally Man (Gee)! Get up!
- (K)ein is a unique German word creation used as an (indefinite) aricle and it's negation all at the same - meaning here it's NOT a book about resilience but also that it IS a book about resilience (hide spoiler)]
A Dinner to Die For book 1 in Cherringham - Episodes 28-30 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4* 8/26/21 - online library
The Drowned Man book 2 in Cherringham - Episodes 28-30 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/27 - online library
The Gentleman Vanishes book 3 in Cherringham - Episodes 28-30 by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 3* 8/28 - online library

message 31 updated! 107/150+ books read (102 ebooks / 4 paper books / 1 audio books)

Synonyms for the KWC:

September:
Country: community, land, people, public, region, society, state / citizenry, citizens, commonwealth, constituents, homeland, inhabitants, kingdom, polity, populace, realm, soil, terrain, voters / grass roots, native land, patria, sovereign state // province / backwoods, boondocks, bush, countryside, farmland, farm, forests, hinterland, outback, outdoors, sticks, wilderness, wilds, woodlands, woods / back country, boonies, cow country, green belt, middle of nowhere, up country, wide open space
House: apartment, box, building, condo, condominium, dwelling, home, mansion, residence, shack / abode, bullpen, castle, cave, co-op, coop, crib, cubbyhole, den, diggings, digs, domicile, dump, edifice, flat, flophouse, habitation, homestead, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to, pad, pigpen, pigsty, rack, residency, roof, roost, setup, shanty, turf / commorancy, crash pad, hole in the wall, home plate, pied-à-terre // household / clan, dynasty, folk, folks, kin, kindred, line, lineage, race, stock, tradition, tribe / family tree, menage, ménage // company / concern, corporation, firm, organization, outfit, partnership // legislature, parliament / commons, congress, council / legislative body
Top: dominant, elite, excellent, finest, leading, preeminent, primary, principal / capital, chief, crack, crowning, culminating, fine, first, head, lead, maximum, outside, prime, ruling, sovereign, superior, tiptop, upper / apical, first-class, first-rate, five-star, foremost, greatest, loftiest, maximal, paramount, supreme, top-drawer, top-notch, topmost, uppermost // cap, ceiling, cover, face, head, height, lid, peak, point, roof, surface, tip / acme, apex, apogee, capital, climax, cork, crest, crown, culmination, cusp, finial, limit, maximum, meridian, pinnacle, spire, stopper, summit, superficies, utmost, vertex, zenith / fastigium, high point // best, head / captain, chief, choice, cream, elite, flower, lead, leader, pick, pride, prime, prize, utmost / first place // cap, climb, cover, face, finish / ascend, cloak, clothe, crest, crown, garnish, piggyback, protect, reinforce, roof, scale, superimpose, surmount, tip / spread over // beat, eclipse, exceed, outstrip, total / bash, best, better, clobber, excel, finagle, fox, goose, outdo, outfox, outshine, overrun, transcend / be first, blow away, fake out, go beyond, run circles around, shut out // trim / amputate, cream, crop, curtail, decapitate, dock, pare, pollard, prune, ream, shear, shorten, skim, truncate / cut off, detruncate, file off, lop off, scrape off, shave off
Man: brother, father, fellow, guy, he, husband, son, Mr. / beau, boyfriend, gentleman, grandfather, nephew, papa, sir, spouse, swain, uncle
Wild: barbarian, desert, free, lush, native, natural, overrun, primitive, savage, waste / agrarian, barbaric, barbarous, dense, deserted, desolate, escaped, feral, ferocious, fierce, indigenous, luxuriant, neglected, overgrown, rampant, rude, unbroken, uncivilized, uncultivated, undomesticated, uninhabited, untouched, vicious // berserk, crazy, eager, irrational, madcap, nuts, profligate, rash, raving, rough / avid, boisterous, chaotic, crazed, enthusiastic, extravagant, flighty, foolhardy, foolish, giddy, hysterical, impetuous, impracticable, imprudent, incautious, lawless, licentious, mad, noisy, outrageous, preposterous, rabid, reckless, riotous, self-willed, turbulent, unbridled, uncontrolled, undisciplined, unfettered, ungovernable, unmanageable, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, violent, wayward // howling, rough / blustering, blustery, choppy, disturbed, furious, inclement, raging, storming, tempestuous, turbulent, violent
Sweet: delicious, luscious, sweetened, syrupy / candied, candy-coated, cloying, honeyed, like candy, like honey, nectarous, sacchariferous, saccharine, sugar-coated, sugared, toothsome // appealing, beautiful, charming, delicious, delightful, engaging, generous, gentle, lovable, loving, luscious, mild, mushy, pleasant, pleasing, tender / beloved, darling, dear, dearest, fair, patient, pet, taking, winning / affectionate, agreeable, amiable, angelic, attractive, cherished, companionable, considerate, delectable, dulcet, good-humored, good-natured, heavenly, precious, reasonable, saccharine, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, thoughtful, treasured, unselfish, winsome // aromatic, clean, fragrant, fresh, pure, savory, spicy / ambrosial, aromal, balmy, new, perfumed, perfumy, redolent, scented, sweet-smelling, wholesome // mellow, rich, smooth, soft, soothing / musical / dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, orotund, rotund, silver-tongued, silvery, sonorous, sweet-sounding, tuneful // candy, chocolate, confection, dessert, snack / bonbon, confectionery, confiture, delight, enjoyment, gratification, joy, pleasure, pudding, sugarplum, sweetmeat / final course
Once: already, before, earlier, formerly, late, previously / erstwhile / a single time, at one time, away back, back, back when, but once, bygone, heretofore, in the old days, in the olden days, in times gone by, in times past, long ago, old, on one occasion, once only, once upon a time, one, one time before, one time previously, only one time, quondam, sometime, this time, time was, whilom
Wake: deathwatch, rites, vigil, watch / funeral service, last rites, obsequies // aftermath, wave / backwash, furrow, path, track, train, wash

October:
Fear: angst, anxiety, concern, despair, dismay, doubt, dread, horror, jitters, panic, scare, suspicion, terror, unease, uneasiness, worry / abhorrence, agitation, aversion, awe, consternation, cowardice, creeps, discomposure, disquietude, distress, faintheartedness, foreboding, fright, funk, misgiving, nightmare, phobia, presentiment, qualm, reverence, revulsion, timidity, trembling, tremor, trepidation / bête noire, chickenheartedness, cold feet, cold sweat, recreancy // anticipate, avoid, dread, expect, foresee, shun, suspect, worry / apprehend, blanch, cower, crouch, falter, flinch, fret, quail, quaver, shrink, shudder, shy, start, tremble, wilt / be afraid, be anxious, be apprehensive, be disquieted, be frightened, be in awe, break out in a sweat, dare not, feel concern, have butterflies, have qualms, lose courage
Night: midnight / bedtime, black, blackness, dark, darkness, duskiness, evening, eventide, gloom, nightfall, nighttime, obscurity, twilight / after dark, after hours, before dawn, dark hours, dead of night, dim, dusk to dawn, nighttide, pitch dark, witching hour
Silent: hushed, mum, mute, restrained, reticent / bashful, buttoned up, checked, clammed up, close, closed up, closemouthed, curbed, dumb, dummied up, faint, hush, iced, inarticulate, incoherent, inconversable, indistinct, inhibited, laconic, mousy, muted, noiseless, nonvocal, not talkative, reserved, shy, silentious, soundless, still, struck dumb, taciturn, tongue-tied, unclear, uncommunicative, unheard, unsociable, unspeaking, voiceless, wordless, zipped // aphonic, implicit, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless, tacit, unexpressed, unpronounced, unspoken, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless
Wicked: devilish, evil, impish, mischievous, nasty, naughty, vicious, villainous, wayward / abandoned, abominable, amoral, arch, atrocious, bad news, base, contemptible, debased, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, egregious, fiendish, flagitious, foul, gross, guilty, heartless, heinous, immoral, impious, incorrigible, indecent, iniquitous, irreligious, low-down, mean, nefarious, profane, reprobate, rotten, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful, unethical, unprincipled, unrighteous, vile, worthless // fierce, outrageous, ugly / acute, agonizing, awful, barbarous, bothersome, chancy, crashing, dangerous, difficult, distressing, dreadful, fearful, galling, harmful, hazardous, injurious, intense, mean, mighty, offensive, painful, perilous, pesky, risky, severe, terrible, treacherous, troublous, trying, uncivilized, unconscionable, ungodly, unhealthy, unholy, unpleasant, unsound, vexatious // deft / able, adept, adroit, au fait, capable, clever, competent, good, masterly, mighty, outstanding, powerful, pretty, qualified, skillful, strong
Hidden: buried, clandestine, concealed, covered, covert, dark, invisible, latent, mysterious, obscure, private, secluded, underground, undisclosed, unknown / cloaked, close, clouded, disguised, eclipsed, masked, occult, screened, sequestered, shrouded, veiled, withheld / QT, abstruse, cryptic, esoteric, hermetic, hermetical, imperceivable, in the dark, indiscernible, mystic, mystical, out of view, recondite, shadowy, surreptitious, ulterior, undercover, undetected, unexposed, unrevealed
Bones: cartilage / bony process, ossein, osseous matter
Lied: deceive, mislead, misrepresent, promote / BS, beguile, bull, con, concoct, delude, dissemble, dissimulate, distort, dupe, equivocate, exaggerate, fabricate, fake, falsify, fib, forswear, frame, fudge, invent, malign, misguide, misinform, misspeak, misstate, overdraw, palter, perjure, pervert, phony, plant, prevaricate, snow, soft-soap, victimize / be untruthful, bear false witness, break promise, go back on, make believe, misinstruct, put on, put up a front, string along // lie down, rest, sleep, sprawl / couch, laze, loll, lounge, nap, recline, repose, retire, siesta / be prone, be recumbent, be supine, go to bed, stretch out, turn in // belong, exist, prevail, remain, spread, stretch / be, beset, extend, occupy, reach / be beside, be buried, be established, be even, be fixed, be found, be interred, be level, be located, be on, be placed, be seated, be smooth, have its seat in
Ghost: demon, devil, phantom, shadow, soul, specter, vampire, vision / apparition, appearance, banshee, daemon, haunt, kelpie, manes, phantasm, poltergeist, revenant, shade, spook, visitor, wraith, zombie / eidolon, ethereal being, incorporeal being
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Sunny wrote: "TerryJane wrote: "...if we ever have a challenge based on Scrabble, I'll be in real trouble. My love for word games borders on obsession. 😉"
My imagination boggles at the thoughts of a challenge based on Scrabble! It's my favorite."

Should I... should I not... should I... should I not... hhhhhmmmmmmmmm... I don't want to cause trouble for anyone... but it's so fun... still... hhmmmmmmmmmmm... I know what to do (If anybody asks: IT WASN'T ME!) :-D

Update to mesage #22: 40 deductions, 120 books

update to msg. #30: completed 1/2 - I've got my first *jumping up and down*

Wiedersehen macht Liebe=About That Night by Julie James 3* 7/9 - online library