Additional Annual Challenge 2018 - A-Z Title

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Congratulations Catherine!

[Li'l Owl]

Finished!


Crime/Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Titles A-Z
📚 26/26

A ~ A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 4★

*B ~ Bones of Betrayal by Jefferson Bass 4★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*C ~The Chemistry of Death by
Simon Beckett 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*D ~Daisy in Chains by Sharon J. Bolton 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*E -Evil Games by Angela Marsons 4★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*F ~Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis 3.5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*G ~ The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*H ~ The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*I ~ In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 5★'s
*Audiobook* Narrated by Imogen Church 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*J ~ Just One Look by Harlan Coben 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*K ~ Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*L ~ Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*M ~ The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney 3.75★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N ~ The Nowhere Child by Christian White 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*O ~ Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*P ~ The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan 4★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...?

Q ~ The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton 3★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

R ~ Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey 5★'s

*S ~ The Surrogate by Louise Jensen 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*T ~ Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*U ~ Untouchable by Sibel Hodge 5★'s

V ~ Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan 11/5/18 5★'s

*W ~ The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*X ~ The Six by Anni Taylor 5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

*Y ~ I See You by Clare Mackintosh 4.5★'s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z ~ Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 5★'s 9/27/18

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[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Owl!

[Rob]

Just finished book 24 of 26.
U= UNSUB by Meg Gardiner.

What a ripper of a read.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Only two to go Rob! Well done :)

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Great work Owl!!!

[Kerri_M]

Finished! 26 books, 4 AA, 25 of them from my TBR. Average score of 3.58. It was a good year of reading for me.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Congratulations Kerri! That's excellent :)

[Bea]

Not sure that I will finish this on time, but I am currently reading 3 of the remaining 10. So...it is possible.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

You still have around 5 weeks Bea (scary though that is!) Good luck :)

[Bea]

Brenda wrote: "You still have around 5 weeks Bea (scary though that is!) Good luck :)"

Yes, and I own most of them.

[Rob]

Book 25 of 26 done.
X=XO by Jeffery Deaver. ✅

A good read but not great.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Doing well Rob! One to go :)

[Krystal]

Finally made it to the halfway mark XD

by AA Jane Harper

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And my sneaky Q is by Jussi Adler-Olsen which is book 6 in the Department Q series.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

You'll have to get a wriggle on if you're only halfway Krystal ;) lol

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "You'll have to get a wriggle on if you're only halfway Krystal ;) lol"

I have not been reading enough crime this year I'm afraid! Definitely need to get my act together haha

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Krystal wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You'll have to get a wriggle on if you're only halfway Krystal ;) lol"

I have not been reading enough crime this year I'm afraid! Definitely need to get my act together haha"

I've been a bit light on myself Krystal, so I understand where you're coming from! Don't worry if you don't finish - the main thing is that you've enjoyed what you have read :)

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Finished my PART 2 A-Z challenge :)

Annual Title Challenge - A-Z - PART 2

Duration: 1/1/18 - 31/12/18

26/26


A - American Assassin by Vince Flynn 4★s 8/8/18
B - Bright Young Dead by Jessica Fellowes 5★s 3/10/18
C - The Child by Sebastian Fitzek 4★s 20/7/18
D - Do Not Go Gentle by C.A. Larmer 4★s 19/7/18
E - Escape by Linwood Barclay 5★s 13/11/18
F - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 5★s 24/7/18
G - A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo 5★s 4/8/18
H - Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan 5★s 13/7/18
I - Into the Fog by Sandi Wallace 4★s 12/8/18
J - Joe's Treasure by Ben Lokey 2★s 28/11/18
K - Killing Jane by Stacy Green 4★s 17/7/18
L - Lines of Justice: Aždaja by Lee Sherred 3★s 20/7/18
M - Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell 4★s 10/8/18
N - Nature Of The Lion by T.M. Clark 5★s 10/11/18
O - Out of Mind by Kendall Talbot 5★s 25/10/18
P - Private India: by James Patterson 3.5★s 27/8/18
Q - The Quarter-Second Draw by J.T. Edson 4★s 29/11/18
R - Real Tigers by Mick Herron 4★s 31/8/18
S - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 4.5★s 16/7/18
T - The Twenty Three by Linwood Barclay 5★s 29/7/18
U - Under the Hood by Juanita Kees 5★s 8/9/18
V - Vengeance Wears Black by Seumas Gallacher 5★s 6/8/18
W - Who Killed The Movie Star? by Lily Malone 5★s 2/8/18
X - Texas Ranger by James Patterson 4★s 30/8/18
Y - Yeast of Eden by Sarah Fox 4★s 30/11/18
Z - Zero Hour by Clive Cussler 5★s 6/10/18

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "Finished my PART 2 A-Z challenge :)

Annual Title Challenge - A-Z - PART 2

Duration: 1/1/18 - 31/12/18

26/26


A - American Assassin by Vince Flynn 4★s 8/8/18
B - [..."

...Meanwhile you're doing pretty well, I'd say, Brenda!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Thanks Krystal :)

[Odette]

Finished 24th book. Two to go now, but maybe time will beat me.

K: Kindred by Steve Robinson - 3.5★

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

You'll get there Odette :)

[Rob]

last but not least,
I = The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin.

Really enjoyable read.


Annual Title Challenge - A - Z

Duration: 1/1/18 - 31/12/18

26/26
A-All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell✅
B-Bombproof byMichael Robotham✅
C-Cat and Mouse by James Patterson✅
D-Divine Justice by David Baldacci✅
E-Echo Burning by Lee Child✅
F-For You by Kristen Ashley✅
G-The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly✅
H-Hell's Kitchen by William Jefferies✅
I-The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin✅
J-The Judas Gate by Jack Higgins✅
K-The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver ✅
L-Little Black Lies by Sharon J. Bolton✅
M-Mistress of Justice by Jeffery Deaver✅
N-Now You See Me by Sharon J. Bolton✅
O-One Shot by Lee Child✅
P-Persuader by Lee Child✅
Q-The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block✅
R-The Reversal by Michael Connelly✅
S-Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine✅
T-The Narrows by Michael Connelly✅
Us-.UNSUB by Meg Gardiner✅
V-Violets Are Blue by James Patterson✅
W-The Winner by David Baldacci✅
X-XO by Jeffery Deaver✅
Y-Year of the Tiger by Jack Higgins✅
Z-The Blue Zone by Andrew Gross✅

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Rob!

[Rob]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Rob!"

Thanks Brenda. A very mixed bag. Some I really enjoyed and others I'm sorry I started. But I'm wiser for it.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

LOL! That's the way it goes sometimes :)

[Jane]

Finally finished the challenge with:

Q - The Quality of Mercy by Faye Kellerman 1*

which was awful and I can't believe it was written by the same Faye Kellerman that brought us the Lazarus and Dexter series which I love so much, but I had to finish it to finish the challenge :-(

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Jane!!! I don't like her work. Love her husband's, but not hers or her sons ...

[Tom]

I feel the same

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

:)

[Bea]

Five to go...and one of those is in progress! Hope reigns.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Good luck Bea :)

[Bea]

Brenda wrote: "Good luck Bea :)"

Thanks, Brenda....4 to go.

[Carolyn]

Finished my challenge at last!

✔ A The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet 4★
✔ B Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride 5★
✔ C Cooper Bartholomew Is Dead by Rebecca James 4★
✔ D The Date by Louise Jensen 5★
✔ E The Escape Room by Megan Goldin 4★
✔ F Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis 4★
✔ G The Girl in Kellers Way by Megan Goldin 4★
✔ H The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch 4★
✔I The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 4★
✔ J Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 5★
✔ K Kill the Next One by Federico Axat 4★
✔ L London Rules by Mick Herron 5★
✔ M Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 4★
✔ N Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans 3.5★
✔ O Our House by Louise Candlish 5★
✔ P Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 5★
✔ Q The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman 4★
✔ R The Retreat by Mark Edwards 4★
✔ S Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh 3★
✔ T Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 5★
✔ U Unbound by Jim C. Hines 3.5★
✔ V Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 4.5★
✔ W The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks 4★
✔ X X by Sue Grafton 3.5★
✔ Y You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz 4★
✔ Z Zoo by James Patterson 2★

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Good job Carolyn!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Bea wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Good luck Bea :)"

Thanks, Brenda....4 to go."

You'll make it :)

[Odette]

Finished 25th book for this challenge.

An easy pleasant reading cozy mystery set in Scotland.

Q: Auld Acquaintance by Ruth Hay - 3.5★

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Ooh one to go Odette!!! Good job :)

[Odette]

Finished 26th book and the challenge!

This was a great book to finish off with. It had me on the edge of my seat and just had to keep reading on!

Y: Follow You Home by Mark Edwards - 4.5★

[Odette]

Here is my completed list:

I enjoyed all the books I read for this challenge, (only 3 of which were rated below 4 stars), and 10 were written by Australian writers. Thanks Mods for this challenge and introducing me to some new authors. Looking forward to participating in 2019,

A: Antidote to Murder by Felicity Young - 4.5★ AA
B: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - 4★
C: Child Of Africa by T.M. Clark - 4★ AA
D: Dark Water by Robert Bryndza - 4★
E: The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler - 4★
F: A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny - 4.5★
G: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith - 4★
H: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty - 3.5★ AA
I: In the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKinty - 4★ AA
J: J is for Judgment by Sue Grafton - 4★
K: Kindred by Steve Robinson - 3.5★
L: Letters from Malta: A secret kept for 50 years by Mary Rensten - 3★
M: Marlborough Man by Alan Carter - 4★ AA
N: No Longer Safe by A.J. Waines - 4★
O: Out of the Ice by Ann Turner - 4★ AA
P: Poisoned Palette by Jill Paterson - 4★ AA
Q: Auld Acquaintance by Ruth Hay - 3.5★
R: The Recipient by Dean Mayes - 4★ AA
S: Still Life by Louise Penny - 4★
T: The Ruin: A Novel by Dervla McTiernan - 4★ AA
U: The Uruguay Amethyst by J.A. Jernay - 4★
V: Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell - 4.5★ AA
W: Whiteout by Ragnar Jónasson - 4★
X: Next of Kin by Sue Welfare - 4★
Y: Follow You Home by Mark Edwards - 4.5★
Z: The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai - 4★

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Congratulations Odette!!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Joanne :) A couple of things - your "J" is an L and your "S" is a B ;) Have you read others during the year that would fit those two?

[Odette]

Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Odette!!"

Thanks, Brenda. Looking forward to starting the books I have chosen for the 2019 challenges in the new year.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

The 1st January will come all too quickly!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

LOL! It's OK Joanne - I'm sure you'd have others that would fit :) Don't stress...

[Zoey]

Completed

26/26

A - The Alibi by Sandra Brown 1★
B - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 4★
C - Crimson Lake by Candice Fox 5★
D -Deadly Obsession by Kristine Cayne 1★
E - Evil Women: Deadlier than the Male by John Marlowe 4★
F - Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'Neill 4.5★
G - The Game You Played by Anni Taylor 4★
H - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 5★
I - Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 4★
J - Jeopardy in January by Camilla Chafer 3★
K - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton 4★
L - Life or Death by Michael Robotham 3★
M - Murder on the Mind by L.L. Bartlett 3★
N - Natural Causes by James Oswald 4★
O - Off Kilter by Hannah Reed4★
P - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 5★
Q - The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman 3.5★
R - Redemption Point by Candice Fox 5★
S - The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 3★
T - A Trifle Dead by Livia Day 3★
U - The Unburied Dead by Douglas Lindsay 2★
V - Veil of Night by Linda Howard 3★
W - Who Killed Angelique? by Emma Darcy 3★
X - Exile by Denise Mina 2★
Y - Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 5★
Z - Razing Kayne by Julieanne Reeves 3.5★

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Zoey!!

[Bea]

Well, I didn't quite make it. I have 3 books to go - C, Q, and U.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Good job Bea :)

[Krystal]

Well, I'm going to cut my losses and call this the worst I've ever done in a challenge XD I did have a few title letter doubles though! At least I made it over halfway. :D


Progress: 16/26 - FAIL

A: The Apartment by S.L. Grey Review Here
B: The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley Review Here
C: Contest by Matthew Reilly (AA) Review Here
D: Darkside by Belinda Bauer
E: Eleanor's Secret by Caroline Beecham Review Here
F: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (AA)
G: Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
H: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Review Here
I: The Island by M.A. Bennett Review Here
J: Just Play Along by Megan Daymond (AA) Review Here
K: Killing Hour by Andrew Gross
L: The Lost Man by Jane Harper (AA) Review Here
M: Mind Behind The Crime by Cheryl Critchley Review Here
N: The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Review Here
O:
P: Peepshow by Leigh Redhead (AA) Review Here
*Q: The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Book #6 in the Department Q series) Review Here
R: The Richmond Conspiracy by Andrew Grimes (AA) Review Here
S: The Suspect by Michael Robotham (AA) Review Here
T: The Twelve by Justin Cronin Review Here
U: Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes
V:
W: Winterwood by Patrick McCabe Review Here
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*Z: