2016 Autumn Challenge

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Brenda!

[Kimberly]

Great job Brenda! :)

[Brenda]

Thanks girls :) I'm thinking about it Heather!

[Brenda]

I've worked out another :)

MISCHIEF

8/8

✔M The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 4★s 15/10/16
✔I Identity by Ted Dekker 4★s 12/11/16
✔S Slaughter Park by Barry Maitland 5★s 11/10/16
✔C Perfectly Imperfect: How to Be Imperfect and Remain Lovable by Connie Howell 3★s 14/10/16
✔H Helix: Episode 4 - Anomaly by Nathan M. Farrugia 5★s 12/10/16
✔I In Safe Company by Lee Christine 3★s 19/10/16
✔E Never Alone by Elizabeth Haynes 3.5★s 16/10/16
✔F The Chocolate Tin by Fiona McIntosh 5★s 18/10/16

[Betty]

"This challenge will last from September 22, 2016 to December 21, 2016"

Love this seasonal challenge! Since I'm the neighborhood Cat Lady, I decided to use "Black Cats." I'm listing the books I'm planning to read and will update each as I finish it.

B - Bedpans, Teapots, and Corpses by Kitty Margo
L - Louisiana Bigshot by Julie Smith
A - All-Butter, Short Dead by H. Y. Hanna
C - Cranberry Oatmeal Murder by Susan Gillard
K - Kitty Litter Killer by Candice Speare

C - A Corpse at St. Andrews Chapel by Mel Starr
A - Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diane Xarisso
T - Trouble at the Red Pueblo by Liz Adair
S - Sharpe Shooter by Lisa B. Thomas

[Janis]

Janis wrote: "OK, I'm in:

H - Hollow by Michelle Ann Hollstein
A
L-Lady of the Lake, The (Karen Musser Nortman)
L
O
W
E
E
N

B - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
L
A
C - Choosing Charleston by T. Lynn Ocean
K

C
A
T

[Alla]

I'm in

G Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
H Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
O The Open Window
S The Silent Wife
T

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Just a little tip for people -- if you type something like "I'm in" or "Autumn challenge" in the first line of your post, then tap enter twice, your vertical words will align and not look so disjointed. '-)

[Janis]

Janis wrote: "Janis wrote: "OK, I'm in:

H - Hollow; J. B. Hawker
A - Allergic to Death; Peg Cochran
L-Lady of the Lake, The (Karen Musser Nortman)
L
O
W
E
E
N

B- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
L
A
C - Choosing Charleston; T. Lynn Ocean
K

C
A
T""

[Trish]

JACK O LANTERN achieved!

J = Mercy, Jussi Adler-Olsen (29/09/16)
A = Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie (05/10/16)
C = Hell Is Empty, Craig Johnson (12/10/16)
K = Button Holed, Kylie Logan (09/10/19)

O = The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (16/10/16)

L = Cat With a Clue, Laurie Cass (21/10/16)
A = A Journey in Other Worlds, John Jacob Astor (06/10/16)
N = The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb (24/10/16)
T = The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels, Henry James (31/10/16)
E = Eye of the Storm, Marcia Muller (27/10/16)
R = Appaloosa, Robert B Parker (26/10/16)
N = Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances, Neil Gaiman (14/11/16)

[Barb]

C - Cocaine Blues, Kerry
Greenwood
E - Earthly Delights, Kerry
Greenwood
M - Murder in Montparnesse,
Kerry Greenwood
E - Evil Under The Sun,
Agatha Christie
T - The Green Mill Murder,
Kerry Greenwood
A - Away With The Faeries,
Kerry Greenwood
R - Ruddy Gore, Kerry
Greenwood
Y - Yellow Iris (short story),
Agatha Christie

[Carla]

I have finished a few words, need to decide what to do next.

I have spelled: Black Cat, Scarecrow and Jack O Lantern. I know if I get a few vowels read, I will be able to do a couple more. Still 2 months to go.

Updated at Message #41

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Carla wrote: "I have finished a few words, need to decide what to do next.

I have spelled: Black Cat, Scarecrow and Jack O Lantern. I know if I get a few vowels read, I will be able to do a couple more. Still 2..."


Good job, Carla -- those pesky vowels are always the sticking point, aren't they? :D

[Trish]

Heather L wrote: "Good job, Carla -- those pesky vowels are always the sticking point, aren't they? :D "

With you on that one!

[Megan]

I think i will try. This will be my first time doing a challenge. I often forget about good reads. No more. I am going to do the words hay ride, witch, and school i believe.

[Julesy]

Welcome to the world of book challenges, Megan! Also check out this groups monthly challenge. They are lots of fun and I love searching for books to read for the challenges.

[Carol]

Here's a starter for 10. :)

Read: 15/61

A – Anchee Min – Empress Orchid
C – Robert J Crane - Power Read
O – Susan Ottaway – Sisters, secrets and sacrifices
R – Richell Mead – Last Sacrifice Read
N – Ella March-Chase – The nine day Queen
S – Sophie Hannah – Closed Casket Read
A – Charlaine Harris – All the little liars
P – Victoria Pendleton – Between the lines Read
P – Philip Pullman – Amber spyglass
L – Lilian Jackson Braun – The cat who lived high
E – Agatha christie – Evil under the sun
S – Alex Scarrow – Last light
A – Aimee Agresti - Infatuate
U – Annette Blair – An undeniable rogue Read
T – Alexander Mccall Smith – Tears of the giraffe Read
U – Lisa Unger – Beautiful lies
M – Richard Moore – The dirtiest race in history Read
N – Camilla Nola – Broken fences
B – Stephen King – The Bachman books Read
A –Arnaldur Indridason – Jar city
T – Tess Gerritsen – Die again
S – Cindy Sample – Dying for a date
B – B B Haywood – Town in a blueberry jam
L – Lynnie Purcell - Watchers
A – Annette Blair – The kitchen witch
C – Charlaine Harris – The Julius house Read
K – Kristina Rihanoff – Dancing out of darkness
C – Charlaine Harris – Last scene alive
A – Tess Gerritsen – The apprentice
T – Tina Beckett – His girl from nowhere
B – Jasper Fforde – The big over easy
O – Miss Read – Over the gate
O – Monique Martin – Out of time
C – Beverly Connor – Dead guilty
E – Miss Read – Early days
M – Annabel Pitcher – My sister lives on the mantlepiece
E – Agatha Christie – Elephants can remember
T – Alex Scarrow – Timeriders
E – Agatha Christie – Evil under the sun
R – Veronica Roth - Insurgent
Y – Miss Read – Year at thrush green
C – John Curran – Agatha Christie’s secret notebooks
H – Charlaine Harris – Poppy done to death
I – Ilona Andrews – On the edge
L – Philip Pullman – Lyra’s Oxford
L – Frnaces Hodgson Burnett – The little princess
Y – Malala Yousafzai – I am Malala
C – Charlaine Harris – A fool and his honey
I – Jude Watson – In too deep Read
D – Charlaine Harris – Dead over heels Read
E – Kristen Middleton – Enchanted secrets
R – Robert Ludlum – The Bourne identity
C – David Moody – The cost of living
O – Allison Brennan – Original sin
R – Susan Wittig Albert – Rueful death
N – Nevada Barr - Firestorm
M – James Patterson – Middle school: the worst years of my life
A – Aimee Carter – The goddess hunt
I – Ian Banks – The wasp factory Read
Z – James Patterson - Zoo
E – Elizabeth Peters – The mummy case

[Karen]

Carol wrote: "Here's a starter for 10. :)

Read: 15/61

A – Anchee Min – Empress Orchid
C – Robert J Crane - Power Read
O – Susan Ottaway – Sisters, secrets and sacrifices
R – Richell Mead – Last Sacrifice Read
..."
WOW! Great job with lots of ideas for others Thanks

[Nell]

Carol wrote: "Here's a starter for 10. :)

Read: 15/61

A – Anchee Min – Empress Orchid
C – Robert J Crane - Power Read
O – Susan Ottaway – Sisters, secrets and sacrifices
R – Richell Mead – Last Sacrifice Read
..."

Thanks for the ideas. You have an extra I in corn maze. Is that an English vs. American spelling?

[Lacey]

Finished one 'word', trying to decide if I want to do another :) -

B - (B)lack Cat Crossing by Kay Finch (4 Stars)
L - Pack Challenge by Shelly (L)aurenston (4 Stars)
A - (A)ngels' Blood by Nalini Singh (4 Stars)
C - Death at Wentwater Court by (C)arola Dunn (2 Stars)
K - The (K)ill List by Nichole Christoff (4 Stars)

C - (C)heckered Crime by Tonya Kappes (1 Star)
A - Double Whammy by Gretchen (A)rcher (2 Stars)
T - (T)wenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank (4 Stars)

[Kimberly]

Congratulations Lacey! :) There is plenty of time to try for another word. ;) :)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Lacey!

Carol, That's quite a list, but if you don't mind my saying -- it's a little difficult to figure out all of your words, as you left no lines between them. '-)

Nell: I think she was thinking of maize, another word for corn, and completely different from maze, a circuitous path through the maize. '-D

[Brenda]

Finished my second :)


MISCHIEF

8/8

✔M The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 4★s 15/10/16
✔I Identity by Ted Dekker 4★s 12/11/16
✔S Slaughter Park by Barry Maitland 5★s 11/10/16
✔C Perfectly Imperfect: How to Be Imperfect and Remain Lovable by Connie Howell 3★s 14/10/16
✔H Helix: Episode 4 - Anomaly by Nathan M. Farrugia 5★s 12/10/16
✔I In Safe Company by Lee Christine 3★s 19/10/16
✔E Never Alone by Elizabeth Haynes 3.5★s 16/10/16
✔F The Chocolate Tin by Fiona McIntosh 5★s 18/10/16

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Good job, Brenda!

[Kimberly]

Congrats Brenda! :)

[Carla]

Way to Go Brenda and Lacey.

[Julesy]

Congratulations, Brenda!

[Brenda]

Thanks everyone :)

[Trish]

Having completed APPLES, CIDER and JACK O LANTERN, and looking at books I haven't used yet on my recently read list.

Made it!

B = The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum (26/10/16)
L = Marked Fur Murder, Dixie Lyle (02/11/16)
A = Anne of Avonlea Lucy M Montgomery (10/11/16)
C = Hollow Earth, John and Carole E Barrowman (26/09/16)
K = Black Cat Crossing, Kay Finch (02/11/16)

C = Crazy, VA, Shannon Hill (18/10/16)
A = The Tale of Hill Top Farm, Susan Wittig Albert (18/10/16)
T = A Tale of Two Tabbies, Kathi Daley (16/11/16)

M = Magna Carta, Dan Jones (26/09/16)
I = In Cold Blood, Truman Capote (17/11/16)
S = Feline Fatale, Sean Cameron (25/10/16)
C = The Case of the Killer Divorce, Barbara Venkataraman (08/11/16)
H = A Scone To Die For, HY Hanna (19/10/16)
I = Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews (26/11/16)
E = Misty Hollow Cat Detective, KJ Emrick (29/11/16)
F = A Finder’s Fee, Joyce and Jim Lavene (13/11/16)

[Carla]

Good job Trish.

[Cindy]

I'll try.
C Crewel Yule Monica Ferrus
O Out of the Dawn Light Alys Clare
R
N

M Murder at Lambswool Farm Sally Goldenbaum
A Accidental Alchemist Gigi Pandian
Z
E

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Lacey! Congrats, Brenda! Congrats, Trish!

[Brenda]

Thanks Marisa :)

[Trish]

Marisa wrote: "Congrats, Lacey! Congrats, Brenda! Congrats, Trish!"

:-) thanks.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Way to go, Trish! Good luck, Cindy!

[Megan]

I have a question if you read a book that bas mutiple books in it like some holiday romance special as a theme and then like two to five writers with there book or whatever do you do it by the feature author, the series title, or do you get to use them as separate books.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Um, wow. Can honestly say I have never had this question come up before. Personally, if I have a collection of books in one volume, I will first see if there is an individual entry for a particular book since GR counts it as one book, not two or three or whatever. For example, some Nora Roberts books are frequently republished as 3-in-1 collections.

Some mystery authors also occasionally have early books reprinted in 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 collections. For example, Anne Perry's first two Christmas books have been repackaged in one volume as An Anne Perry Christmas: A Christmas Journey / A Christmas Visitor. If I had this 2-in-1, I would list these titles individually, not as the collection, in order to get full credit for reading each book.

If the story included in the anthology/collection is not available as an individual story, then I guess I would list the book by title/author read that you counted towards the challenge.

That help?

[Trish]

Made it with a week to spare!!

S = The Silence of the Library of the Library, Miranda James (02/11/16)
C = The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (22/11/16)
A = The Art of Detection, Laurie R King (27/11/16)
R = The Halloween Tree, Ray Bradbury (30/11/16)
Y = The Yellow Dog , Georges Simenon (01/12/16)

G = Death of a Cozy Writer, GM Malliet (18/11/16)
H = Codex Born, Jim C Hines (20/11/16)
O = On Photography, Susan Sontag (28/11/16)
S = Leonard, William Shatner (29/11/16)
T = People of Darkness, Tony Hillerman (13/12/16)

C = The Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith (23/11/16)
O = The Office Spy, Sean Cameron (17/11/19)
S = Here & There, Joshua V Scher (22/11/16)
T = Time Heals No Wounds (16/12/16)
U = Unbound , Jim C Hines (14/12/16)
M = Urban Shaman, CE Murphy (12/12/16)
E = Fall into Death, Emily Toll (12/12/16)

[Linda]

I think I'm done with AUTUMN. I've run out of vowels and don't have any coming up in what I have planned to read. Not too bad considering just about the only vowel I was able to use was an "A".

A - Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan 10/28/16
P - Sketch a Falling Star by Sharon Pape 10/19/16
P - Pocketbooks and Pistols 10/22/16
L - Laced with Poison 10/16/16
E - Death on a Platter by Elaine Viets 10/4/16
S - Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 10/10/16




B - Backpacks and Betrayals 10/1/16
L - Button Holed by Kylie Logan 10/13/16
A - Among the Mad 11/6/16
C - Creeps Suzette 10/25/16
K - The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis 12/3/16

C - The Cupcake Caper 11/3/16
A - A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry 11/21/16
T - To Catch a Leaf 10/7/16




F - Flowerbed of State 11/14/16
A - All He Wants for Christmas 11/27/16
L - Holly and Homicide by Leslie Caine 11/24/16
L - Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier 12/6/16

[Kimberly]

Way to go Linda! :)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Linda! Go Trish go! :D

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Well, it looks like I will only get one word done for this challenge as I have an overabundance of duplicate consonants and a dearth of vowels -- including books planned for the December challenge.


H = Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
A = Aunt Dimity Goes West by Nancy Atherton
R = A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
V = The Visitor by Amanda Stevens
E = Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford
S = The Stranger by Albert Camus
T = Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris

[Julesy]

Congratulations, Linda and Heather!

[Julesy]

I think I'll call it a day on the Autumn Challenge. I actually finished the challenge on Nov. 26 with 3 words and cannot get the right letters to compile another word.

A - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by (A).L. Herbert - Oct. 31
P - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. (P)aris - finished Oct. 14
P - (P)umpkin Pied: A Gray Whale Inn Short Story by Karen MacInerney - finished Oct. 9
L - Murder Has Nine Lives by (L)aura (L)evine - finished Sept. 29
E - Murder at Barclay Meadow: A Mystery by Wendy Sand (E)ckel - finished Oct. 5
S - (S)ecret Agent Girl by Rosemary Martin - finished Oct. 9

B - The (B)each House by Georgia (B)ockoven - finished Sept. 23
A - The Life We Bury by (A)llen Eskens - finished Oct. 21
T - (T)urkeys, Tuxes, and Tabbies by Kathi Daley - finished Nov. 20
S - Murder on the Aloha Express by (S)ally J. (S)mith & Jean (S)teffens - finished Oct. 25

H - A Deadly Grind by Victoria (H)amilton - finished Oct. 9
A - Pineapple Lies by (A)my Vansant - finished Nov. 11
R - Gone The Next by Ben (R)ehder - finished Oct. 28
V - Brain Storm by Elaine (V)iets - finished Nov. 18
E - Murder On The ICW by (E)llen (E)lizabeth Hunter - finished Nov. 26
S - (S)ilent Night, Deadly Night by Richard L. Mabry - finished Nov. 22
T - Getaway to Murder by Liz (T)urner - finished Nov. 14

[Kimberly]

Way to go Heather! :) Way to go Julesy! :)

[Karen]

On post 30 you will notice I have completed my words for the Autumn challenge. I am on to doing the December one now. Great job to all who have participated in the challenges on Goodreads.


Happy reading in 2017 to all
Karen

[Kimberly]

Congrats Karen! :)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Linda! Congrats, Heather! Congrats, Julesy! Congrats, Karen!

[Trish]

Heather L wrote: "Congrats, Linda! Go Trish go! :D"

:-)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Let's begin with the challenge. Perhaps, if there's any new letter which fits.. I'll add something but I don't think so.

A.- An <A>ria of Omens by Patrice Greenwood (21/10/2016 - ★★★★)
C.- Books of a Feather by Kate <C>arlisle (04/12/2016 - ★★★★)
O.- <O>ne Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews (22/11/2016 - ★★★★☆)
R.- <R>apture in Death by J. D. Robb (07/10/2016 - ★★★★)
N.- <N>ight of the Living Thread by Janet Bolin (19/10/2016 - ★★★☆)
S.- A Midwinter's Tail by <S>ofie Kelly (06/11/2016 - ★★★★)



A.- Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by <A>gatha Christie (09/10/2016 - ★★★★)
P.- A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn by <P>atrice Greenwood (12/10/2016 - ★★★★)
P.- High Strung by Janice <P>eacock (07/12/2016 - ★★★)
L.- Midnight Vengeance by <L>isa Marie Rice (24/10/2016 - ★★★)
E.- Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn <E>astman (04/10/2016 - ★★★★)
S.- A <S>cone to Die for by H.Y. Hanna (23/09/2016 - ★★★☆)



B.- Home for the Haunting by Juliet <B>lackwell (28/11/2016 - ★★★☆)
A.- Chade by Montana <A>sh (01/12/2016 - ★★★★)
T.- <T>ea With Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna (26/09/2016 - ★★★★)
S.- <S>imon Said by Sarah Shaber (27/11/2016 - ★★★☆)



B.- <B>inding Magic by Viola Grace (29/09/2016 - ★★★★☆)
L.- Penric's Demon by <L>ois McMaster Bujold (12/07/2015 - ★★★★)
A.- <A>rchangel's Heart by Nalini Singh (11/11/2016 - ★★★★★)
C.- Hallowe'en Party by Agatha <C>hristie (27/10/2016 - ★★★★)
K.- Haunted by <K>ay Hooper (30/10/2016 - ★★★★)

C.- Freaking Purrfect by <C>elia Kyle (07/12/2016 - ★★★☆)
A.- Justice Calling by <A>nnie Bellet (31/10/2016 - ★★★)
T.- <T>wisting Souls by Viola Grace (11/10/2016 - ★★★★)