Bev's Launchpad to Mars

[Bev]

For the fourth year I have the peak of Mt. Everest in my sights. The plan is to get the launchpad team to prepare the rocket even faster so I can actually make it to the peak of Mt. Olympus on Mars...but my official goal for 2016 will be to knock another 100 books off the TBR stacks. I'll be posting the books as they come.

If you're joining me on Everest, just open a topic, name your journey, and get ready for January 2016.

[Fay]

Go for it Bev, you can do it!

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Good luck Bev!!

[Bev]

Fay wrote: "Go for it Bev, you can do it!"

Thanks, Fay and Lisa Ann!

[Cath]

I'm constantly in awe of your achievements in the Mount TBR challenges, Bev. Good luck for next year.

[Bev]

Cath wrote: "I'm constantly in awe of your achievements in the Mount TBR challenges, Bev. Good luck for next year."

Thanks, Cath! I'm hoping to actually make it to the top of Olympus one of these years....

[Bev]

First step up the mountain!

The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel [on TBR since 4/13/13]

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2. Hunt with the Hounds by Mignon G. Eberhart [on TBr since 9/20/13]

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3. Murder at Arroways by Helen Reilly [on TBR since 10/17/15]

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4. The Girl in the Cellar by Patricia Wentworth [on TBR since 9/28/12]

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5. Red for Murder by Harold Kemp [on TBR since 5/4/15]

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6. Hardly a Man Is Now Alive by Herbert Brean [on TBR since 12/25/14]

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7. Imagination Unlimited edited by Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (on TBR since 5/26/15)

[Fay]

I am very impressed with your progress :-)

[Bev]

Fay wrote: "I am very impressed with your progress :-)"

Thanks!

[Bev]

8.Puzzle in Petticoats by Samuel M. Kootz [on TBR since 10/17/15]

[Maegan]

Wow! Impressed as well!

[Natália]

Bev,I'm impressed! You're such a fast reader!

[Bev]

Thanks! I'm trying to keep up the pace so I can eventually plant my flag on the top of Olympus--once I'm done here. :-)

[Bev]

9. The Platypus of Doom & Other Nihilists by Arthur Byron Cover [on TBR since 2011]

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10. Oh Myyy! by George Takei [on TBR since 12/15/14]

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11. Four Against the Bank of England by Ann Huxley [on TBR since 5/24/14]

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12. Which Doctor by Edward Candy [on TBR since 4/13/13]

And the first flag planted on Pike's Peak on the way to the top of Everest....

[Jessika]

Awesome job! First mountain done!

[Leslie]

Bev wrote: "12. Which Doctor by Edward Candy [on TBR since 4/13/13]

And the first flag planted on Pike's Peak on the way to the top of Everest...."

Congrats Bev!

[Cath]

Yaaaay! Well done, Bev. :-)

[Bev]

Thanks, Jessika, Leslie & Cath!

Struggling a bit with number 13....it's not going very fast at all....

[Bev]

13. The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont by Robert Barr [on TBR since 10/9/15]

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14. Who's Calling by Helen McCloy [on TBR since 10/17/15]

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15. The Clock Ticks On by Valentine Williams [on TBR since 1/5/13]

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16. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham [on TBR since 5/27/15]

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17. The Clue of the Judas Tree by Leslie Ford [on TBR since 12/25/15}

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18. The Doberman Wore Black by Barbara Moore [on TBR since3/28/15]

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19. The Fifth Passenger by Edward Young [on TBR since 12/5/15]

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20. The Bridal Bed Murders by A. E. Martin [on TBR since 10/13/12]

[Bev]

21. The April Robin Murders by Craig Rice & Ed McBain [on TBR since 12/26/14]

[Leslie]

Bev wrote: "21. The April Robin Murders by Craig Rice & Ed McBain [on TBR since 12/26/14]"

Interesting collaboration :)

[Bev]

Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "21. The April Robin Murders by Craig Rice & Ed McBain [on TBR since 12/26/14]"

Interesting collaboration :)"

It did make for an interesting story. I think Craig Rice had finished most of it before she died. McBain brought the threads together at the end.

[Bev]

22. The Silver Anniversary Murder by Lee Harris [on TBR since 6/4/14]

[Bev]

23. The Westhampton Leisure Hour & Supper Club by Samantha Bruce-Benjamin [on TBR since 10/23/15]

Originally a review copy that I never got to....and now a "Did Not Finish" (and will never finish) book that I'm moving off the TBR pile permanently. A real shame, because it sounded like such an interesting historical novel.

[Bev]

24. Poacher's Bag by Douglas Clark [on TBR since 12/31/11]

And a flag planted on Mount Blanc!

[Jessika]

Great job, Bev! Keep on trekking!

[Fay]

Well done :-)

[Cath]

Well done on getting to the top of Mont Blanc, Bev. :-)

[Natália]

OMG,Mount Blanc already? Great job,Bev! Keep this rhytim and you'll be planting your flag in Mars in no time!

[Bev]

Thanks everybody! I really hope I can keep up the pace. I'm determined to plant that Mars flag this year. :-)

[Bev]

25. The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White [on TBR since 10/9/15]

[Leslie]

Wow, you are a quarter of the way to the peak of Mt. Everest already! Well done!

[Bev]

Leslie wrote: "Wow, you are a quarter of the way to the peak of Mt. Everest already! Well done!"

I'm trying to keep my eye on the goal....It's been tough. I've got some brand-new books sitting here begging for my attention. I'm trying to pretend I don't see them....

[Bev]

26. The Black Rustle by Constance & Gwenyth Little [on TBR since 12/25/14]