A - Z Title Challenge

[jaxnsmom]

This challenge will start March 15, 2013 and run through March 14, 2014

Using the letters A-Z read a book whose title begins with each letter of the alphabet. Only the first word of the title counts, and A, An and The DO NOT count.

If you have trouble finding titles beginning with Q, X and Z, you may use a title in which the letter appears.

Example:
A - Aunt Dimity's Death
B - Bedeviled Eggs 4/4/13
X - EXplosive Eighteen

The rules are as stated in the General Challenge Information topic.

[jaxnsmom]

For participants: I've set up links, in alphabetical order, that will take you directly to your post. This will make it easier for updating as you won't have to search for your post :)




Anne
Barb
Cathryn
Connie
Diane
Jaxie
jaxnsmom
Jennifer
Kate
Katherine
Kme_17
Lynne
Melissa
Randa
Rebecca
Shirley

[Barb]

I'm going to put my own twist on this and try to do it using only mystery/thriller books. I may regret that decision come next February, but it's supposed to be a *challenge, right? LOL

A-Z MYSTERY/THRILLER TITLE CHALLENGE, 3/15/13 - 3/14/14
PROGRESS: 26/26

✔ A - And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily #1), by Tasha Alexander, finished 3/31
✔ B - Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2), by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 3/28
✔ C - Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks #2), by Miranda James, finished 4/26
✔ D - Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Key News #1), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 3/15
✔ E - An Expert in Murder (Jospehine Tey #1), by Nicola Upson, finished 3/24
✔ F - Frozen Heat (Nikki Heat #4), by Richard Castle, finished 8/23
✔ G - Guns Will Keep Us Together (Bombay Assassins #2), by Leslie Langtry, finished 3/17
✔ H - Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1), by Richard Castle, finished 4/6
✔ I - The Innocent (Will Robie #1), by David Baldacci, finished 6/6
✔ J - The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone #7), by Steve Berry, finished 3/26
✔ K - Killer Honeymoon (Savannah Reid #18), by G.A. McKevett, finished 4/4
✔ L - Love Lies Bleeding (China Bayles #6), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 5/21
✔ M - The Moving Finger (Miss Marple #4), by Agatha Christie, finished 5/4
✔ N - Never Preach Past Noon (Leigh Koslow #3), by Edie Claire, finished 3/25
✔ O - On the Run (Ivy Malone #3), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 3/21
✔ P - Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta #1), by Patricia Cornwell, finished 3/20
✔ Q - The Quick and the Thread (Embroidery Mystery #1), by Amanda Lee, finished 6/26
✔ R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
✔ S - A Stranger's Game (Bitter Creek #7), by Joan Johnston, finished 4/2
✔ T - Trouble in Mudbug (Ghost-in-Law #1), by Dana DeLeon, finished 3/29
✔ U - The Underdog and Other Stories, by Agatha Christie, finished 4/10
✔ V - Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), by Philip R. Craig, finished 11/29
✔ W - Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3), by Elizabeth George, finished 5/1
✔ X - The Xibalba Murders (Archeological Mystery #1), by Lyn Hamilton, finished 8/29
✔ Y - You're Next, by Gregg Hurwitz, finished 4/29
✔ Z - The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20


                       

                          

              


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/29 ******

[Kme_17]

i will try to
a The Alibi Man
bBody Double
cThe Cradle Robbers
dDevil Bones
e
fFirst Thrills
gThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
hHot Wired
iIf Looks Could Kill
j
kKiller Crullers
lLost and Fondue
mMystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
nNever Tell
o Odd Thomas
pThe Private Patient
q
rThe Ritual Bath
sShiver
tThree to Get Deadly
uThe Uninvited
vVoice of the Violin
wWhat Came Before He Shot Her
xXO
y
z

[jaxnsmom]

Hooray Barb and Kme! Good luck! I plan on using all mysteries, but maybe not all cozies. How about you Kme?

[Lynne]

I'm in for this one, probably won't do it all with mysteries. I already started the same challenge in January for another group and I'm doing that one with all mysteries. Should we start a new challenge board or post our lists here?

[Rebecca]

I will give it a try!!
When my list is all finished I will
Add all the links at one time:)
A.Assaulted Pretzel 5/7/2013
B.Buried in a Book 6/22/2013
C. The Cat, The Professor and The Poison
D.Deeply Desperately
E Easter Bunny Murder 3/27/13
F.Father's Day Murder 6/24/2013
G.Ghost A LA Mode 4/3/13
H. Hoe Lot Of Trouble 4/13

I.Illegally Iced 4/2013
J
K.Killer Fudge 4/13/2013
L. The Lies That Bind 6/10/13
M. Mayhem at Orient Express 6/22/13
N.
O. One Dead Cookie
P.Peach Pies and Alibis 4/2/13
Q. The Cat The Quilt and The Corpse
R. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder 3/22/13
S.St.Patrick's Day Murder 3/19/13
T. Trouble in Spades 6/9/13
Z.Buzz Off

[Kme_17]

I think I going to follow you Jaxnsmom and do all mysteries.

[❂ Murder by Death]

I've done this once before and was able to complete it using only cozies, so you go Barb! :)

I'll give it a go - I had a blast doing it last time. :)

[Barb]

I probably could do it with only cozies, but I read a lot of soft-boiled mysteries and thrillers too, and I want to be able to count them as well :)

[jaxnsmom]

Lynne wrote: "I'm in for this one, probably won't do it all with mysteries. I already started the same challenge in January for another group and I'm doing that one with all mysteries. Should we start a new chal..."

Post your list here and update it as you go. Glad you're joining in!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Is it ok if I list all the books I plan to read upfront?

(I went through my TBR pile and my list of upcoming books to be published and put my whole list together, save 5 letters. Then I can come back and mark them as read as I plough through them.)

[Lynne]

Here's my list

A to Z titles challenge 15 March 2013 to 14 March 2014

A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye 26 March 2013
B - Better Read Than Dead 11 April 2013
C - Catering to Nobody 1 April 2013
D - Destined 4 April 2013
E
F
G - Glazed Murder
H
I
J
K
L - Love You to Death 16 March 2013
M
N
O
P - Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder 16 April 2013
Q
R
S - Soulbound 9 April 2013
T - Twice Bitten20 March 2013
U
V - A Vision of Murder 21 April 2013
W - Working Stiff21 March 2013
X
Y
Z

[jaxnsmom]

❂ Jennifer wrote: "Is it ok if I list all the books I plan to read upfront?

(I went through my TBR pile and my list of upcoming books to be published and put my whole list together, save 5 letters. Then I can com..."

Yes, you can post planned books. It'll be interesting to see if you can stick to the list, or if others lure you to them :) That's what happens to me, so I don't do lists now (but I have a spreadsheet with possibilities).

[jaxnsmom]

My A-Z Title Challenge
March 15, 2013 - March 14, 2014

Completed 18/26

A - Aunt Dimity's Death 4/6/13
B - The Bughouse Affair 3/29/13
C - The Chocolate Moose Motive 4/21/13
D - Death Waxed Over6/15/13
E -
F - Free Fall 6/2/13
G - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo11/12/13
H - Holmes on the Range 8/2/13
I - Iced Chiffon 5/3/13
J -
K - A Killer Read 7/16/13
L - Little Shop of Homicide 8/13/13
M - Murder Unmentionable 6/30/13
N - Night of the Living Deed 7/8/13
O -
P - Paper, Scissors, Death 6/11/13
Q -
R - Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos 6/6/13
S - Smarty Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery 8/22/13
T - Too Big to Miss 3/24/13
U -
V -
W - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 11/1/13
X -
Y -
Z - Murder of a Creped Suzette 11/10/13

[jaxnsmom]

***NOTICE***

I've set up links for each participant in message 2. Clicking on the link will take you to your reporting thread for easier updating.

[Barb]

jaxnsmom wrote: "***NOTICE***

I've set up links for each participant in message 2. Clicking on the link will take you to your reporting thread for easier updating."

Thank you for doing that :)


"Yes, you can post planned books. It'll be interesting to see if you can stick to the list, or if others lure you to them :) That's what happens to me, so I don't do lists now (but I have a spreadsheet with possibilities)"

I just wing it the whole way through -- or until I get down to either the last few letters or the last month or two of the challenge LOL

[Connie N.]

I'm going for all cozies.

A-Z COZY TITLE CHALLENGE
Timeframe: 3/15/13 to 10/7/15
26/26

A - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton - 4/18/13 ❀❀❀❀
B - A Beautiful Place to Die by Philip R. Craig - 7/23/13 ❀❀❀❀
C - Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson - 4/10/13 ❀❀❀❀
D - Death is a Cabaret by Deborah Morgan - 5/15/13 ❀❀❀❀
E - Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/4/13 ❀❀❀❀
F - The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith - 5/10/13 ❀❀❀❀
G - The Grave Gourmet by Alexander Campion - 7/9/13 ❀❀
H - Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman - 4/24/13 ❀❀❀❀
I - Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown - 5/12/13 ❀❀❀❀
J – Just Murdered by Elaine Viets - 10/7/15 ❀❀❀
K - Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero - 8/14/14 ❀❀❀❀❀
L - Let There Be Suspects by Emilie Richards - 4/18/14 ❀❀❀❀
M - Murder Between the Covers by Elaine Viets - 4/21/13 ❀❀❀❀
N - Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 6/28/15 ❀❀❀❀
O - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - 6/26/13 ❀❀❀❀
P - Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams - 6/28/14 ❀❀❀❀
Q - The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton - 7/31/13 ❀❀❀❀
R - A Rumor of Bones by Beverly Connor - 9/18/13 ❀❀❀❀
S - Skating Around the Law by Joelle Charbonneau - 5/25/13 ❀❀❀❀
T - Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers - 4/30/13 ❀❀❀❀
U - Unzipped by Lois Greiman - 12/31/13 ❀❀❀❀❀
V - A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair - 2/28/14 ❀❀❀
W - Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown - 4/28/13 ❀❀❀❀
X - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - 7/6/14 ❀❀❀
Y - You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa - 12/5/13 ❀❀❀❀
Z - Zero-Degree Murder by M.L. Rowland - 8/19/15 ❀❀❀❀



***CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/7/15*****

[Connie N.]

jaxnsmom wrote: Yes, you can post planned books. It'll be interesting to see if you can stick to the list, or if others lure you to them :) That's what happens to me, so I don't do lists now (but I have a spreadsheet with possibilities).

I find that easier too. I keep all my challenges organized in a word document, including possible book choices. Then I generally order several books from the library at once, often checking my list of "possibles" to decide on what to get.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Ok, my planned list is below. I'm fairly confident I'll stick to almost all of it. :)


A - Assaulted Pretzel 3/20/13
B - Bowled Over 3/22/13
C - Christie Curse, The 3/15/13
D - Deception at Lyme: Or, The Peril of Persuasion, The 3/30/13
E - End Me a Tenor 4/11/13
F - Fete Worse Than Death, A 3/28/13
G - Going, Going, Ganache 4/14/13
H - Homicide Hustle: A Ballroom Dance Mystery, The 4/10/13
I - If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion 8/27/13
J -
K - Killer in Crinolines 5/19/13
L - Lucky Stiff 3/26/13
M - Monument to the Dead
N - Nearly Departed in Deadwood 2/11/13
O - Out of Circulation 4/2/13
P - Peach Pies and Alibis 3/16/13
Q - Queens Ransom 2/3/13
R - Read It and Weep 11/20/13
S - Small Hill to Die On, A 4/17/13
T - Trouble in the Tarot 3/25/13
U - Unmentionable Murder, An 12/24/13
V - Vanity, Vengeance And A Weekend In Vegas 4/6/13
W - Wave Good-bye 3/17/13
X - HeX on the EX 5/27/13
Y - You Might As Well Die 4/3/13
Z - Freezer I'll Shoot

[Barb]

For your J book, have you read Just Plain Pickled to Death by Tamar Myers? Or The Jasmine Moon Murder by Laura Childs?

[jaxnsmom]

Your list looks good Jennifer! I've added your link.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Barb - I read "just plain pickled.." for the last A-Z title challenge I did. :) I'll have to check out Jasmine Moon Murder, although I'm not a fan of her tea house mystery series... Thanks!

and thanks for the link jaxnsmom! :)

[Connie N.]

I've added lots of those selections to my TBR, Jennifer, they sound so good.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Connie N. wrote: "I've added lots of those selections to my TBR, Jennifer, they sound so good."

Hope you enjoy them! :)

[jaxnsmom]

Glad you're participating Anne. I've set up a link for you.

[Cathryn]

I will give it a go, sounds fun and challenging.

A-Z MYSTERY/THRILLER TITLE CHALLENGE
3/15/13 - 3/14/14


A -
B - Buried in a Bog 5/30/13
C - Child 44, 4/16/13
D - Dead Angler 9/13/13
E - Every Trick in the Book 6/15/13
F -
G -
H - The House Without a Key7/1/13
I - Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse 11/25/13
J -
K -
L - The Last Word 3/16/13
M - Murder Makes Waves 3/29/13
N -
O - One Hot Murder 5/27/13
P -
Q -
R -
S - A Stitch in Crime 4/3/13
T - To Hell in a Handbasket 3/16/13
U -
V -
W - The Wrong Stuff 3/22/13
X -
Y -
Z -

[Anne]

I some how delete my link, sorry about that. Here is what I have so far.

5/26

Appointment with Death 4/2/13
B
C
D
E
F
G A Grave Mistake 3/19/13
H
I The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries 3/23/13
J
K
L
M A Man Lay Dead 3/17/13
N
O
P
Quinn Checks In 4/2/13
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Randa]

Is it too late to join in. If not I'm game. I'll try all cozies, maybe, at least mysteries.



A - All the Pretty Hearses. By Mary Daheim. 6/10/13
B - The Black Dove by Steve Hockensmith 8/31/13
C - The Child Thief 7/14/13 A really good thriller type book.
D - Daddy's Gone A Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark 4/27/13
E -
F -
G -
H - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James 8/11/13
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson 7/13/13 Was starting to get tired of this series but I really enjoyed this book.
N -
O -On the Wrong Track by Steve Hockensmith 8/24/13
P - Pasta Imperfect 5/8/13
Q -
R - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves 9/2013
S - Six Years by Harlan Coben 4/29/13
T - These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner 8/7/13
NOT a cozy but I'll never finish this challenge using only cozies.
GOOD book though!
U -
V - Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley 7/5/13 Not really a cozy but sort of a Young Adult WWII spy book.... really rather good.
W -World's Greatest Sleuth! by Steve Hockensmith 9/21/13
X -
Y -
Z

[jaxnsmom]

Happy to have you join in Randa!

[Katherine]

I'm new to the group so i'm a little late in starting but it sounds fun.

20/26 as of Feb 13th
A- Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter 5/20
B- Buried in a Bog by Shelia Connolly 5/25
C- Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly 4/3
D- A Diet to Die For: A Skinny Mystery by Sarah Steding 9/6
E- Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier 4/1
F-A Function of Murder by Ada Madison 4/8
G- Murder, She Wrote: Gin and Daggers by Jessica Fletcher 10/9
H- The Heist by Janet Evanovich 9/9
I- The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson 6/30
J-
K-
L- Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle 11/20
M- Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan 6/25
N- Nantucket Sawbuck: A Henry Kennis Mystery by Steven Axelrod 2/9
O- One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett 4/14
P-
Q- The Queen's Jewels by Jessica Fletcher 4/18
R- The Replacement Child by Christine Barber 5/31
S- Skating on Thin Ice by Jessica Fletcher 5/1
T- Town in a Pumpkin Bash by B.B. Haywood 4/8
U-
V- The Vanishing Thief by Kate Parker 2/5
W- The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan 12/31
X-
Y- You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews 5/28
Z-

[❂ Murder by Death]

I've updated my list.

[jaxnsmom]

❂ Jennifer wrote: "**Many wouldn't consider this a cozy (it's more a chick-lit mystery), so if I find a V book that more strictly adheres to the cozy definition, I'll use that one instead."

I think of that series as cozies. No reason why it can't fit two genres.

[❂ Murder by Death]

jaxnsmom wrote: "I think of that series as cozies. No reason why it can't fit two genres. ..."

I do too, but the language and frequent discussion of topics of a sexual nature are offensive to some, so I try to flag those books as I read them. Plus, I wasn't sure how strict this group is with the definition. :)

[jaxnsmom]

I think we go more by the feel of a book, which is very subjective. We all have ones that don't fit the strict definition, and there are some where we all agree to disagree :)

[❂ Murder by Death]

List updated.

[Katherine]

Updated my list (message 31)

[Katherine]

List updated

[Randa]

jaxnsmom wrote: "For participants: I've set up links, in alphabetical order, that will take you directly to your post. This will make it easier for updating as you won't have to search for your post :)


Anne
Barb..."

Jaxnsmom can you add me to the list so when I start (probably soon... I'm going to TRY not to use the same books for both challenges) I will be able to find me without searching. If not that's ok too I can live with searching.

Thanks for all you do.

[jaxnsmom]

Randa - Are you going to use post 29 as your reporting post? I'll link that one for now. Let me know if that changes.

[jaxnsmom]

Please forgive me and ignore this message


If I haven't mentioned it yet, anyone starting after Jan 1st can backdate and use books they've read since the beginning of the year.

[Anne]

I updated my list

[❂ Murder by Death]

I didn't know we were going from Jan. 1 on this one, yay! I was able to update my list with an "N" and a "Q" book. :)

[Barb]

jaxnsmom wrote: "If I haven't mentioned it yet, anyone starting after Jan 1st can backdate and use books they've read since the beginning of the year."

January 1? I thought the challenge didn't begin until March 15?

[❂ Murder by Death]

Barb wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "If I haven't mentioned it yet, anyone starting after Jan 1st can backdate and use books they've read since the beginning of the year."

January 1? I thought the challenge didn't be..."

Shhhh!!! ;)

[Barb]

LOL Oh trust me, I'd love for it to go back to January 1st; I can add 5-6 more books to my list if it does -- including Y and Z!! LOL

[Lindy-Lane]

Add me in pretty please.

3.15.13 - 3.14.13

3/26 Read

A
B
C
D
E
F
G: The Guardian by Dee Henderson (4.14.13)
H
I: Immortal in Death by J. D. Robb (4.5.13)
J
K
L
M
N: Notorious NineteenJanet Evanovich (4.7.13)
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[jaxnsmom]

OH CRAP!! *red-faced* I am an idiot! I was looking at how Randa and Katherine had started the challenge recently and wanted to be sure they knew they could backdate to March 15th.

Please forgive my poor addled brain. ☺

sorry Jennifer :D

[Barb]

No worries, it's easy to get confused on these things :)

[❂ Murder by Death]

Booo...... Back to trying to find a Q and an N.... :)