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39/40 words
9/10 bonus words
The List:
1. Back pocket - “Pulling a small notebook from his back pocket…” audiobook Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William McRaven
2. Badge-“The badge must be worn about the level of the heart.” P. 262 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
3. Band playing - “”…tapping his foot to the band playing…” p. 83 Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry 1.12.18
4. Bench - “…retired to a bench…” p. 70 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
5. Birthmark-“Any scars, birthmarks, other identifying characteristics?” p. 175Cop Hater by Ed McBain 3.19.18
6. Cardinal- “…built by Cardinal Richeleau p. 119 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
7. Cart - “…a cart made of four planks of wood…” p. 36 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
8. Clinic - “I called the clinic…” p. 248 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
9. Clipped - “She’d clipped the photograph…” p. 57 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
10. Coral - “hunting for skin divers off coral reefs…” p. 108 Ax by Ed McBain 1.20.18
11. Creamy - “Her skin had the creamy texture of silk…” p. 322 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
12. Deer-“This might have been a deer carcass…” p. 378 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
13. Doodle “…noticed the doodle Gamache had made.” P. 227 A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 2.15.18
14. Doorman - “At least there was no doorman…” p. 237 Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason 1.5.18
15. Dream - “Hitler would still dream of the city…” p. 61 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom1.14.18
16. Fig-“…at the corner of State and Fig.” p. 336 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
17. Flamingo-“The Flamingo?” p. 219 A Little White Death by John Lawton 2.25.18
18. Flannel-“…she’d buttoned a man’s flannel shirt over it…” p. 391 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
19. Garbage can-“…back into a garbage can…” p. 424 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
20. Gnome-“fragile glass figurines of dogs and cats and gnomes….” P. 162 Cop Hater by Ed McBain 3.19.18
21. Ham -“…buns with butter and country ham…” p. 460 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
22. Hinge - “The metal hinges of doors…” p. 33 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
23. Homework - “…go and do your homework…” p. 136 Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry 1.12.18
24. Locker “…in the girl’s locker room…” p. 53 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
25. Mississippi River
26. Mold “…would feed the mold spores…” p. 283 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
27. Mousse-"Lacoste shook her head and reached for the chocolate mousse…” p. 150 The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 3.28.18
28. Nobel - “…divert us from the smell of the Nobel 808…” p. 388 Flykiller by J. Robert Jones 1.27.18
29. Peanut butter & jelly-“…my food supplies were down to peanut butter and jelly.” P. 257 A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara Henry 3.16.18
30. Rebel- “…when a rebel general…” p. 32 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
31. Relic -“…an intriguing relic of the past.” P. 223 Murder on High Holborn by Susanna Gregory 2.17.18
32. Rhubarb-“…jokes about the rain hurting the rhubarb.” P. 131 Give the Boys a Great Big Hand by Ed McBain 3.3.18
33. Sedan - “…the use of a police sedan.” P. 39 Ax by Ed McBain 1.20.18
34. Trade-“dour commentary on the slave trade…” p. 9 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
35. Urn - “…single Grecian urns…” p. 195 Flykiller by J. Robert Jones 1.27.18
36. Viking - “Descendants of the Vikings.” P. 197 Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason 1.5.18
37. Vulture - “I could see the turkey vultures…” p. 375 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
38. Whip “…disparagement as whips…” p. 176 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
39. Witness-“…each milepost gives witness…” p. 26 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
40. Zone-“…in the Occupied Zone…” p. 112 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression “…we’ve had the aggression bred right out of us…” p. 71 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
2. Broker-“I know he still hopes to broker a peaceful solution…” p.32 Murder on High Holbornn by Susanna Gregory 2.17.18
3. Charge an electronic device - “I’ll try charging the cell…” p. 270 The Beige Man by Helene Tursten 1,8.18
4. Chemise - “…a while silk chemise de nuit…” p. 192 Flykiller by J. Robert Janes 1.27.18
5. Defensive-“…ugly concrete bunkers and other defensive structures…” p. 103 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
6. Dehydrated food - “…the barn was chock-full of dehydrated food.” P. 295 Flykiller by J. Robert Janes 1.27.18
7. Landlord - “…my 89-year old landlord.” P. 14 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
8. Long-haired pet-“a long-haired cat rubbed affectionately against their legs.” P. 54 Unseen by Mari Jungstedt 2.9.18
9. Stout - “…it also had to have a lot of stout litte hooks…” p. 147 The Monkey's Wrench by Primo Levi 1.16.18
10. Yurt

Duration: Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018
Words Found: 35/40
Bonus Words Found: 8/10
Word List:
✔1. Back pocket - shoved it in his back pocket p. 224
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔2. Badge - someone else get that merit badge p. 72
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔3. Band playing - a live band provided entertainment p. 49
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔4. Bench - Andrea sat on a bench cleaning a handgun. p. 34
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - Jan 22
5. Birthmark
✔6. Cardinal - I'd just broken my own cardinal rule for surviving p. 345
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔7. Cart - I piloted the cart through the rubble-framed streets p. 277
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - Jan 22
8. Clinic
✔9. Clipped - Conversing in short, clipped sentences p. 55
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔10. Coral - her mouth the pink of coral p. 55
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - Mar 15
✔11. Creamy - creamy column of her neck p. 96
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔12. Deer - I doubted it was a deer. p. 52
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔13. Doodle - "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" p. 210
True Gritby Charles Portis - Mar 24
14. Doorman
✔15. Dream - We know you better than you dream p. 274
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔16. Fig - don't care a fig for the half-bloods p. 193
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - Jan 9
17. Flamingo
✔18. Flannel - a gray flannel shirt p. 215
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - Jan 9
✔19. Garbage can - tossing the cups into the garbage can p. 142
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔20. Gnome - and since you're not a Gnome, you're still breathing. p. 244
Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire - Jan 10
✔21. Ham - that much ham and cheese without chewing p. 160
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔22. Hinge - the metal hinges and latches still worked p. 281
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔23. Homework - Do your homework. p. 232
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔24. Locker - smell of sweat and locker room p. 299
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - Jan 22
✔25. Mississippi River - Fulcrum City was on the Mississippi River. p. 160
Scythe by Neal Shusterman - Mar 21
✔26. Mold - didn't fit into any standard mold. p. 311
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
27. Mousse
✔28. Nobel - Nobel Prizes are peanuts when compared to ... p. 19
If This Isn't Nice What Is?: The Graduation Speeches by Kurt Vonnegut - Mar 4
✔29. Peanut butter & jelly - I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. p. 137
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - Jan 9
✔30. Rebel - Her boss was a rebel. p. 300
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔31. Relic - believed to be an ancient relic even then. p. 58
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔32. Rhubarb - "Strawberry rhubarb soda!" she cheered. p. 76
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - Feb 18
✔33. Sedan - a luxury sedan with horsepower p. 350
Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - Jan 3
✔34. Trade - what I'd call a fair trade. p. 110
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
35. Urn
✔36. Viking - play an extra in a Viking movie. p. 20
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔37. Vulture - beautiful swans morphing into ugly vultures p. 81
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔38. Whip - I'll have Okido whip up something. p. 244
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔39. Witness - To witness global events unfold p. 5
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔40. Zone - step outside her comfort zone p. 310
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
Bonus Words:
✔1. Aggression - he'd sounded too aggressive and inpatient p. 284
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔2. Broker - Among the power brokers of Atlanta p. 29
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Mar 9
✔3. Charge an electronic device - held up a portable phone. "I had to find one that was modified and charged." p. 329
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
4. Chemise
✔5. Defensive - He didn't sound defensive; just tired. p. 324
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Jan 7
✔6. Dehydrated food - a large bowl of dried dates p. 118
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - Jan 30
✔7. Landlord - Right behind her landlady's home p. 112
Dark Stranger: The Dream by I.T. Lucas - Jan 20
✔8. Long-haired pet - Woe to the pampered Pekinese, that faced Growltiger's rage p. 9
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot - Jan 27
✔9. Stout - Middle-aged and stout, with graying hair p. 255
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - Jan 22
10. Yurt
SH 25
January 1 - March 31
The List:
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January 1 - March 31
The List:
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Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018
40/40
8/10
1. Back pocket "in my back pocket" pg 66 Demon Hunting in Dixie 1/1
2. Badge "merit badge" loc 1012 Smoky Mountain Setup 1/1
3. Band playing Bands have cranked up" "cacophony of horn blowing, catcalls and band music." pg 294 Demon Hunting in Dixie 1/1
4. Bench "wrought iron bench" pg 127 Demon Hunting in Dixie 1/1
5. Birthmark "face with its little birthmark" pg 100 The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye 1/26
6. Cardinal "red-winged blackbirds- a cardinal" pg 16 Stranded 1/3
7. Cart "used it to cart away" pg 298 One Grave at a Time 1/1
8. Clinic "clinic for his flu shot" pg 112 Murder in the Smokies 1/1
9. Clipped "holster clipped to the waist" loc 285 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
10. Coral "Coral Vines" pg 71 Murder in the Smokies 1/1
11. Creamy "creamy kid leather gloves" pg 13 The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan 1/1
12. Deer "startled like a deer" pg 159 The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan 1/1
13. Doodle "doodle thing" pg 7 Demon Hunting in Dixie 1/1
14. Doorman "doorman was insistent" pg 60 The Mystery of the 99 Steps 1/1
15. Dream "shaking off the dream" loc 1161 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
16. Fig "fig bar, shortbread" loc 1039 Smoky Mountain Setup 1/1
17. Flamingo "Caesar's Palace, The Flamingo, the MGM" pg 155 Mystic 1/14
18. Flannel "flannel-lined jacket" loc 501 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
19. Garbage can "over to a garbage can" pg 129 The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor 1/2
20. Gnome "half hidden garden gnomes" pg 114 Curse on the Land 1/20
21. Ham "Christmas ham" pg 231 One Grave at a Time 1/1
22. Hinge "tore it from its hinges" pg 292
23. Homework "tore up his homework" loc 387 Peanut Goes to School
24. Locker "out of her locker" loc 1888 Smoky Mountain Setup 1/1
25. Mississippi River "MissRiver was the Missouri River after he discounted all possibilities of it being the Mississippi" pg 14 Stranded
26. Mold "molded themselves" pg 59 Demon Hunting in Dixie 1/1
27. Mousse "my chocolate mousse" loc 3726 No Regrets 1/15
28. Nobel "awarded a Nobel Prize" pg 34 The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor 1/2
29. Peanut butter & jelly "half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich" pg 187 Mystic 1/14
30. Rebel "one of the rebels" pg 38 One Grave at a Time 1/1
31. Relic "ancient relics" pg 57 One Grave at a Time 1/1
32. Rhubarb "rhubarb, bananas and parsnips" pg 27 The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor 1/2
33. Sedan "Mercedes E class sedan" pg 315 One Grave at a Time 1/1
34. Trade "trade her memories" loc 1282 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
35. Urn "Persian coffee urns" pg 41 The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan 1/1
36. Viking "Viking appliances" loc 1208 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
37. Vulture "hang vulture like in the air" The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan 1/1
38. Whip"tail whipped back and forth" loc 947 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
39. Witness "painful to witness" loc 682 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
40. Zone "declared danger zone" loc559 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression "gesture was possessive, aggressive" loc 540 Pia Saves the Day 1/1
2. Broker "diamond broker" pg 204 Missing in Mudbug 1/1
3. Charge electronic device "her laptop was fully charged" pg 125 Bayou Bodyguard 1/2
4. Chemise "silk chemise in vibrant shades" pg 177 Mystic 1/14
5. Defensive "finely honed defensive instinct" pg 178 One Grave at a Time 1/1
6. Dehydrated food "she opened the MRE" loc 1039 Smoky Mountain Setup 1/1
7. Landlord "contacted my landlord" loc 2327 Smoky Mountain Setup 1/1
8. Long-haired pet
9. Stout "stout elderly widow" pg 6 The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan 1/1
10. Yurt

Duration: Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018
Words Found: 39/40
Bonus Words Found: 9/10

Desire After Dark Marie Force - 1/3
1. Back pocket - Pg 12 - stashing his phone in his back pocket
6. Cardinal - Pg 77 - One of his cardinal rules of dating
8. Clinic - Pg 26 - The clinic here recommended she
9. Clipped - Pg 67 - when he got in and clipped it for her
11. Creamy - Pg 164 - unveiled her long limbs and creamy white skin
15. Dream - Pg 147 - It's like a dream.
22. Hinge - Pg 273 - It all hinged on her.
23. Homework - Pg 185 - had used to do her homework
34. Trade - Pg 245 - Since they'd traded off shifts
40. Zone - Pg 164 - even further into the red zone

Code of Silence Marliss Melton - 1/3
24. Locker - Pg 134 - stuffing it into the gunwale locker
33. Sedan - Pg 59 - the back of the ugly sedan
39. Witness - Pg 3 - his mother there to bear witness
Bonus Word 5. Defensive - Pg 108 - just a little on the defensive here

Defiant Queen Meghan March - 1/6
4. Bench - Loc 2805 - the driver's side of the bench seat
13. Doodle - Loc 1502 - a stabbing motion toward the doodle edged notepad
30. Rebel - Loc 1238 - I fight. He threatens. I rebel.
38. Whip - Loc 511 - I whip my phone from my pocket

Sinful Empire Meghan March - 1/7
14. Doorman - Pg 246 - The doorman gestures for me

Shattered Helen Hardt - 1/8
2. Badge - Pg 239 - open and pulled out my badge

Claimed Stacey Kennedy - 1/10
7. Cart - Loc 1088 - Presley watched him grab a cart
12. Deer - Loc 3748 - She had a deer in headlights look
26. Mold - Loc 2873 - He wanted to mold one submissive

Memory in Death J.D. Robb - 1/12
27. Mousse - Pg 74 - Fancy canapes, pates, mousse
3. Band playing - Pg 89 - up on stage with the band at one point and wailed away on the sax

Never Too Far Abbi Glines - 1/13
18. Flannel - Pg 95 - whatever lucky T-shirts or flannel shirts

Dancing on Coals Ellen O'Connell - 1/14
25. Mississippi River - Pg 282 - been born east of the Mississippi
31. Relic - Pg 245 - if it were a holy relic
Bonus Word 4. Chemise - Pg 20 - from the bottom of her chemise
Bonus Word 9. Stout - Pg 146 - Leaning heavily on a stout stick

Caden's Vow Sarah McCarty - 1/16
Bonus Word 1. Aggression - Pg 353 - feeding her his aggression, his pain, his love
Bonus Word 8. Long-haired pet - Pg 263 - demanding, but it was her kitten

Heaven and Earth Nora Roberts - 1/20
20. Gnome - Pg 25 - and the little gnome like woman
21. Ham - Pg 11 - I'm baking a ham for dinner
Bonus Word 2. Broker - Pg 197 - him a top Hollywood power broker

Nothing on Earth & Nothing in Heaven Susan Fanetti - 1/23
35. Urn - Loc 1772 - so he went to the urn
37. Vulture - Loc 7770 - William thought, vultures hoping for a first row seat

Envy Sandra Brown - 1/24
5. Birthmark - Pg 282 - Like an unsightly birthmark
10. Coral - Pg 389 - with a choker of pale coral beads
16. Fig - Pg 246 - She didn't give a fig about the broken
17. Flamingo - Pg 271 - had been painted a flaming flamingo pink

As You Wish Elyssa Patrick - 1/28
19. Garbage can - Loc 1493 - It sank into the small garbage can
Bonus Word 7. Landlord - Loc 965 - her landlord entered

Unteachable Elliot Wake - 1/30
Bonus Word 3. Charge an electronic device - Loc 1246 - I'd plugged mine into his computer to charge

Wicked for You Shayla Black - 2/14
Bonus Word 6. Dehydrated food - Pg 53 - What is this? MRE. I think you've got the meatballs in marinara

Blaze Susan Fanetti - 2/22
32. Rhubarb - Pg 211 - of eggs, some greens and rhubarb
36. Viking - Pg 69 - Before that, he'd done a Viking longship

The Wife Alafair Burke - 3/2
29. Peanut butter & jelly - I made a peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich
Word List:
28. Nobel
Bonus Words:
10. Yurt

Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2018
48/50 FOUND
✔ 1. Back pocket - A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(the brown kerchief in Roland's back right pocket), p190
✔ 2. Badge - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
(there was a gold badge on the inside flap), p45
✔ 3. Band playing - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(the band took the stage), loc5214
✔ 4. Bench - Where Monsters Dwell - Jørgen Brekke 1/15
(sat down on a stone bench), p36
✔ 5. Birthmark - My Lord Vampire - Alexandra Ivy 1/22
(had a similar birthmark), p79
✔ 6. Cardinal - Friday's Harbor - Diane Hammond 1/24
(the cardinal rule when talking to the press), p242
✔ 7. Cart - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(something that might upset the apple cart), loc6125
✔ 8. Clinic - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
(get her to the clinic fast), p43
✔ 9. Clipped - When Darkness Ends - Alexandra Ivy 1/13
(he commanded in clipped tones), p261
✔ 10. Coral - Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6
(others were a bleached coral), p102
✔ 11. Creamy - Night's Honor - Thea Harrison 1/2
(her creamy skin appeared flawless), p2
✔ 12. Deer - A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(kind huntress use to put deer in), p177
✔ 13. Doodle - On Turpentine Lane - Elinor Lipman 1/20
(drawing who-knows-what doodles on the edge), p36
✔ 14. Doorman - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
(Ella passed her buildings doorman), p3
✔ 15. Dream - Where Monsters Dwell - Jørgen Brekke 1/15
(once it had been her dream), p154
✔ 16. Fig - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
(pecan brownies or her fig bars with me), p163
✔ 17. Flamingo - The Memory of Blood - Christopher Fowler 1/30
(was making a proper sculpture of a flamingo), p20
✔ 18. Flannel - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
(pulling out two flannel shirts), p43
✔ 19. Garbage can - Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6
(Syd was emptying garbage cans), p73
✔ 20. Gnome - Mind Magic - Eileen Wilks 1/23
(elves do, gnomes do, we do), p248
✔ 21. Ham - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
(never even won a door prize or a free ham), p70
✔ 22. Hinge - In the Shadow of the Gods - Rachel Dunne 1/13
(swung open on squeaking hinges), p18
✔ 23. Homework - The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
(I've been summoned for homework help), p278
✔ 24. Locker - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
(Ella leaned back against the other locker), p247
✔ 25. Mississippi River - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(house that overlooked the mississippi river), p30
✔ 26. Mold - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(there was mold creeping up the foundation), p30
✔ 27. Mousse - Silent Child - Sarah Denzil 1/25
(the time he smeared strawberry mousse all over his hands), loc464
28. Nobel -
(), p
✔ 29. Peanut butter & jelly - Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6
(Syd was enjoying a Peanut butter & jelly sandwich), p24
✔ 30. Rebel - Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster 1/27
(enjoy being a rebel every now and then), p109
✔ 31. Relic - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(a relic from WWII), loc4384
✔ 32. Rhubarb - Black Water Lilies - Michel Bussi 3/15
(devours her apple and rhubarb sorbet), p284
✔ 33. Sedan - The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
(slid into the brilliant blue sedan), p211
✔ 34. Trade - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
(gave me information in trade), p24
✔ 35. Urn - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
(dragged his inert scaly form to the urn room), p154
✔ 36. Viking - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
(essentially Viking battle angels), p38
✔ 37. Vulture - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(and left for the vultures to feed on), p203
✔ 38. Whip - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(the pain inflicted by Dyson's whip), p204
✔ 39. Witness - A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(go into witness protection), p169
✔ 40. Zone - A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(far beyond the safe word zone), p132
Bonus Words (optional)
✔ 1. Aggression - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(battle against spells of aggression), p190
✔ 2. Broker - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
(maybe he's like a vampire broker), p181
✔ 3. Charge an electronic device - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(waited while he connected David's phone to a charger), loc5355
✔ 4. Chemise - Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6
(exposing the dark red chemise underneath), p123
✔ 5. Defensive - The Hike - Drew Magary 1/16
(a team that had a really good defensive lineman), p13
6. Dehydrated food -
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✔ 7. Landlord - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
(he was a landlord), p117
✔ 8. Long-haired pet - Where Monsters Dwell - Jørgen Brekke 1/15
(walking in the vicinity of Kvilhaugen with a smug-looking Afghan hound), p48
✔ 9. Stout -Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon 1/14
(a simple dress, stout boots for walking), p353
✔ 10. Yurt - Relocating MIA - Rebecca Lerwill 3/4
(had prepared a yurt for her stay), p54










January 1 - March 31, 2018
Books read 1/?
The List:
1. Back pocket
2. Badge
3. Band playing
4. Bench
5. Birthmark
6. Cardinal
7. Cart
8. Clinic
9. Clipped
10. Coral
11. Creamy
12. Deer
13. Doodle
14. Doorman
15. Dream
16. Fig
17. Flamingo
18. Flannel
19. Garbage can
20. Gnome
21. Ham
22. Hinge
23. Homework
24. Locker
25. Mississippi River
26. Mold
27. Mousse
28. Nobel
29. Peanut butter & jelly
30. Rebel
31. Relic
✔32. Rhubarb "Over dinner that night in the diner--meatloaf and peas, followed by the homemade rhubarb cream pie, Naomi studied her map." (pg.36) The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld finished 01/03/18
33. Sedan
34. Trade
35. Urn
36. Viking
37. Vulture
38. Whip
39. Witness
40. Zone
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression
2. Broker
3. Charge an electronic device
4. Chemise
5. Defensive
6. Dehydrated food
7. Landlord
8. Long-haired pet
9. Stout
10. Yurt
Books Read:


45/50
1. Back pocket Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap4 something else in his back pocket
2. Badge 129 Colorado summer merit badges
3. Band playing Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly chap 2 a badn that plays songs that were popular
4. Bench Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap14 the bench was thin
5. Birthmark Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey 1/30/18 p209 a heart shaped birthmark on our behinds
6. Cardinal Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 2/21/18 p7 tne cardinal tattooed on her left butt cheek
7. Cart Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap21 a cart of sundaes
8. Clinic Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson..p215 at the psychiatric clinic
9. Clipped Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson 1/19/18...p305 I clipped the wire
10. Coral Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p287 strands of blue and white coral around her neck
11. Creamy Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p140 she'd redone it with creamy walls
12. Deer Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p345 the underside of a female deer's tail
13. Doodle Daily Guideposts 2018: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional..p404 henry doodles a silly character
14. Doorman Miss Julia Strikes Back by Ann B. Ross 1/24/18..p238 the doorman opened our doors
15. Dream Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap3 Bernie could design a dream
16. Fig Murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman 2/5/18..p16 a fig leaf below her waist
17. Flamingo The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King 1/4/18..p307 the flamingos had plastic holly wreaths
18. Flannel The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King 1/4/18..p270 my old flannel nightgown
19. Garbage can Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson..p147 rolling the garbage can to the end of the driveway
20. Gnome
21. Ham The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King 1/4/18..p273 platters of hams
22. Hinge Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap7 Sanders presidency would hinge on his ability
23. Homework The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King 1/4/18..p288 help him with his homework
24. Locker Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap18 locker room talk
25. Mississippi River
26. Mold Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap2 fit the mold for a campaign
27. Mousse Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson 1/19/18...p86 chocolate mousse cake
28. Nobel Billionaire Blend by Cleo Coyle..chap26 lectures by Nobel laureates
29. Peanut butter & jelly
30. Rebel Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap3 Sander's tiny band of rebels
31. Relic Rosemary Remembered by Susan Wittig Albert ..chap11 8mm Mauser war relic
32. Rhubarb Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p428 It's strawberry rhubarb
33. SedanBeach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p18 gleaming white Mercedes sedan
34. Trade Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap3 on trade and the Iraq war
35. Urn Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins..chap1 a big coffee urn
36. Viking Billionaire Blend by Cleo Coyle..chap5 the helmeted men weren't Vikings
37. Vulture The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams..chap16 before the vultures devour it all
38. Whip Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap1 whip-smart Jake Sullivan
39. Witness Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap7 leading her witness
40. Zone Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap9 she would have a comfort zone
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap1 acts of aggression
2. Broker Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap10 Democratic power broker
3. Charge an electronic device Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chapPaul had forgotten his charger
4. Chemise
5. Defensive Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen..chap19 the aide called more defensive
6. Dehydrated food
7. Landlord Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe 1/9/18 ..p372 can a landlord break a lease
8. Long-haired pet Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey..p71 Lhasas are intelligent strong willed and resemble a big white mop
9. Stout Billionaire Blend by Cleo Coyle..chap12 Guinness stout, Bailey's Irish cream
10. Yurt
LEFTOVERS
1.IMMUNIZATION
2. KEY FOB
3.MOUSE PAD
4. PINBALL Daily Guideposts 2018: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional p4 bouncing around like pinballs
5. SKI LIFT
6. UKULELE















Begins: 01Jan18 / Ends: 31March18
40 / 40 Main words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
17 books read

4. Bench - pg 227 - "…seat on a bench by…"
7. Cart - pg 255 - "As the cart lurched…"
34. Trade - pg 253 - "Instead of trading in …"
39. Witness - pg 240 - "Witnesses indicate possible…"

17. Flamingo - pg 162 - "…heads, and flamingos of …"
18. Flannel - pg 178 - "…a gray flannel jacket…"
19. Garbage can - pg 130 - "…and spilled garbage cans."
21. Ham - pg 131 - "…mountain of ham and…"

40. Zone - pg 167 - "…out of his comfort zone."

2. Badge - pg 27 - "…to carry a badge."
9. Clipped - pg 202 - "…had clipped the …"
12. Deer - pg 234 - "…turkey, the deer, the …"
15. Dream - pg 90 - "…sleeping, in a dream."
31. Relic - pg 105 - "…becoming a relic in…"
37. Vulture - pg 16 - "Vultures circled …"
38. Whip - pg 282 - "…their house, whip her…"
BONUS: 6. Dehydrated food - pg 39 - "…the meat was dried, the…"
BONUS: 9. Stout - pg 58 - "…a short, stout man…"

36. Viking - pg 177 - "…receptionist at Viking tended…"
BONUS: 2. Broker - pg 183 - "…real estate broker had made…"
BONUS: 5. Defensive - pg 115 - "…trace of defensiveness that…"

1. Back pocket - pg 18 - "…carry in my back pocket."
6. Cardinal - pg 41 - "Say Go, Cardinals, Go!"
8. Clinic - pg 140 - "…to use as clinic and …"
10. Coral - pg 56 - "…bared teeth, coral lips, …"
20. Gnome - pg 278 - "…whizened old gnome of a …"
22. Hinge - pg 176 - "…screeching against its hinges."
23. Homework - pg 138 - "…asks if I got homework."
24. Locker - pg 20 - "…using my locker as a …"
25. Mississippi River - pg 16 - "…bottom of the Mississippi, with the catfish."
28. Nobel - pg 138 - "…getting the Nobel Peace Prize."
30. Rebel - pg 69 - "He's a rebel."
33. Sedan - pg 8 - "…four-door Mercedes sedan in…"

26. Mold - pg 12 - "…and helped mold it, even…"
BONUS: 7. Landlord - pg 25 - "Landlords doubled their …"

3. Band playing - pg 271 - "…ship's band, playing their…"
13. Doodle - pg 33 - "I doodled in my …"

BONUS 4. Chemise - pg 199 - "…undersmocks and chemises."

11. Creamy - pg 24 - "So creamy and smooth."
35. Urn - pg 39 - "…the fancy, pricey urns."
BONUS 3. Charge an electronic device - pg 157 - "…phone plugged into the charger."

5. Birthmark - pg 5 - "…large birthmark above…"

27. Mousse - pg 248 - "…sprayed and moussed, her …"

14. Doorman - pg 193 - "…the doorman on duty, …"

16. Fig - pg 41 - "…a Morton Bay Fig and…"
BONUS 1. Aggression - pg 12 - "…mixture of aggression and…'

BONUS 8. Long-haired pet - pg 3 - "…my border collie Martha…"

29. Peanut butter & jelly - pg 152 - "A peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich…"
32. Rhubarb - pg 209 - "…worth of rhubarb on five…"

BONUS 10. Yurt - pg 335 - "...door to the yurt opened."

Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2018
Completed: 40/40 Regular + 10/10 Bonus + 5/6 Carry-Over = 55/56 Total
***CALLING THIS ONE DONE WITH 1 CARRY-OVER WORD 3-31-2018***

7. Cart I breathed deeply, found a cart, ... > Page 34
8. Clinic ...I would have referred her to a clinic... Page 93
10. Coral ...answering phones or checking corals past a certain time - ... > Page 107
28. Nobel "You'd think they were applying for the Nobel Prize." > Page 116

4. Bench I squat on many a bench; ... Page 115
12. Deer I run like a deer, ... Page 173
15. Dream He tells me he often dreams of it. > Page 59
19. Garbage can They slink about our camp and pick over the garbage tins. > Page 139
21. Ham ...a loaf of bread and a small, tough ham sausage. > Page 141
24. Locker ...the chequered bedding, the lockers and the stools! > Page 33
34. Trade By trade he is a cobbler, ... > Page 29
38. Whip Then I hold me breath, whip up the revolver, ... > Page 71
39. Witness I have to appear as a witness... > Page 69
40. Zone ...we reach the zone where the front begins... > Page 44
4. *Chemise ...order to wear silk chemises and the bathe... > Page 4

2. Badge ...earned Andrea's husband his detective badge... > Loc 566
6. Cardinal ...broken one of her mother's cardinal rules... > Loc 155
16. Fig ...apricots, peaches, dates, figs, and pears > Loc 3895
26. Mold ...this Ginger Ale Jell-O mold. > Loc 853
32. Rhubarb They also contributed recipes for rhubarb pie, ... > Loc 3852
36. Viking ...he watches every Vikings game in here... > Loc 1949
5. *Defensive ...had him completely on the defensive from the very start. > Loc 1642
6. *Dehydrated food ...in a bowl with the dried cranberries... Loc 2836
9. *Stout ...1 bottle Guinness Stout (12 ounces)... > Loc 2588
18. Showgirl ...that Brandi was a legitimate showgirl. > Loc 899

3. Band playing ...where a live band was playing some kind of bluegrass-rock blend, ... Page 206
9. Clipped My voice clipped the edges of the word... > Page 54
18. Flannel He was wearing faded jeans, a flannel shirt, ... > Page 415
22. Hinge Everything hinged on this moment, ... Page 270
23. Homework He and I would do our homework together, ... Page 9
30. Rebel I would instantly rebel at this kind of touch, ... > Page 207
33. Sedan ...rear-ended a white sedan, ... > Page 61
7. *Landlord ...a perk the landlord provided, ... >Page 300
8. *Long-haired pet The one with the smelly gray cat? > Page 34

5. Birthmark A star-shaped birthmark was below the girl's right buttock... > Page 57
31. Relic The orange couch was probably a relic from the 1960s, ... > Page 105
35. Urn There was a coffee urn on the card table... > Page 280
1. *Aggression ...too hotheaded on the street, too aggressive with her arrests. > Page 362

17. Flamingo He looked like a filthy flamingo. > Page 42
2. Electric Blanket ...made him promise to stay under the electric blanket... > Page 165

11. Creamy ...coming up with a handful of creamy liquid. > Page 223

14. Doorman The doorman greeted him with a smile, ... > Page 203
29. Peanut butter & jelly Those were his favorite, along with peanut better and jelly. > Page 217

37. Vulture ...saying something about vultures and bodies... > Page 181

2. *Broker A receptionist, or maybe a real estate broker, ... > Page 158

3. *Charge an electronic device Give me your phone, I'll charge it up for you... > Page 316

13. Doodle Or when St. Clair doodles... > Page 95
27. Mousse ...full-bellied chocolate mousse trance. > Page 190
38. Topaz (December) ...tinkly string of topaz crystals. > Page 154

1. Back pocket He pulled a small flashlight from his back pocket... > Page 178

20. Gnome ...comb-teasing pillow gnomes. > Page 8
25. Mississippi River ...across the Mississippi and through the badlands... > Page 597

31. Treehouse ...had found me in the treehouse, ... > Page 17

10. *Yurt ...an elaborate, patchwork yurt. > Page 97

32. Ski Lift (December) ...on the night of the ski lift ordeal, ... > Page 112
Carry-Over Words
7. *Podcast (December)

Completed: 40/40 words
9/10 additional words
1. Back pocket: Dirty Mind (01/13/18)
“He only stopped to slip his phone into the back pocket of his jeans…” Loc. 1563
2. Badge: As You Are (01/18/18)
“What do you want from me, a merit badge or something?” loc. 2155
3. Band playing: Jumping Jude (01/14/18)
“The band was playing a concert in Florida…” page 131
4. Bench: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“Auddy pulls us over to a bench to sit down…” loc. 400
5. Birthmark: Dirty Mind (01/13/18)
“I could see every hair on his temple, every blemish, birthmark…” loc. 1284
6. Cardinal: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (01/06/18)
“…as if he had revealed the cardinal mystery of creation.” Page 102
7. Cart: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“This feels like putting the cart before the horse…” loc. 1083
8. Clinic: Wherever You Go (01/06/18)
“…asking him to meet us at the clinic later.” Page 179
9. Clipped: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“…she’s being brittle and clipped…” loc. 97
10. Coral: Wherever You Go (01/06/18)
“…pointing out the bright orange starfish near the coral.” Page 183
11. Creamy: Wherever You Go (01/06/18)
“These were good scrambles I’d made. Creamy, fluffy…” page 151
12. Deer: Nothing Special (01/30/18)
“The man looked like a cornered deer.” Loc. 759
13. Doodle: Wherever You Go (01/06/18)
“…doodling on the blank pages.” Pate 61
14. Doorman: The Art of Travel (01/13/18)
“We begrudge the defiance of the cocky doorman…” page 165
15. Dream: Mind Magic (01/01/18)
“It had been his dream since childhood…” loc. 663
16. Fig: The Woman in the Window (03/05/18)
“She loves figs.” Page 320
17. Flamingo: Dirty Mind (01/13/18)
“…I swayed and flailed like a lame flamingo.” Loc. 1542
18. Flannel: Mind Magic (01/01/18)
“His thin flannel pajama pants…” loc. 825
19. Garbage can: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children (01/12/18)
“There’s a garbage can close to my car…” loc. 1438
20. Gnome: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children (01/12/18)
“Find as many garden creatures as you can – gnomes especially” loc. 1059
21. Ham: The Art of Travel (01/13/18)
“…spread with hams as brown as violins..” page 10
22. Hinge: Fish and Ghosts (01/07/18)
“…the wide doors closed, whispering on their well-oiled hinges.” Loc. 261
23. Homework: Mind Magic (01/01/18)
“Dad, can you help me with my math homework?” loc. 1282
24. Locker: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“As I open my locker…” page 129
25. Mississippi River: Fish and Ghosts (01/07/18)
“You lobbed it into the Mississippi.” Loc. 492
26. Mold: Mind Magic (01/01/18)
“…he didn’t fit their mold of the perfect son.” Loc. 1851
27. Mousse: The Wife Between Us
“…Nellie pretended she was too full for the blood-orange mousse…” page 117
28. Nobel: The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients (01/11/18)
“Though he did not win a Nobel Prize for scientific contribution…” page 219
29. Peanut butter & jelly: Wherever You Go (01/06/18)
“I took out peanut butter and jelly from the cabinet…” page 58
30. Rebel: Dirty Mind (01/13/18)
“He was rebelling…” loc. 376
31. Relic: Fish and Ghosts (01/07/18)
“…another relic from his younger days…” loc. 2404
32. Rhubarb: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (03/25/18)
“…suggestions for cures. These ranged from boiled milk…to…rhubarb juice.” Loc. 2971
33. Sedan: Fish and Ghosts (01/07/18)
“…Uncle Walter’s sedan pulled up in front of the Grange.” Loc. 215
34. Trade: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
"I think I’d make the trade…” loc. 4215
35. Urn: Fish and Ghosts (01/07/18)
“…the enormous flower display sitting in a mint-green urn…” loc. 268
36. Viking: All Creatures Great and Small (01/21/18)
“This was a Viking.” Page 364
37. Vulture: Alone (02/06/18)
“The press parked outside, impatient vultures still digging for dirt.” Loc. 944
38. Whip: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“…the wind whips across my face so hard it hurts…” loc. 1456
39. Witness: Mind Magic (01/01/18)
“Simon could barely process what he’d just witnessed.” Loc. 2026
40. Zone: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“…if you’re going to be this zoned out at the television.” Loc. 2171
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression: Alone (02/06/18)
“…he’d take his aggression out on her…” loc. 4003
2. Broker: Tell No One (02/25/18)
“…they might call him businessman or power broker…” page 65
3. Charge an electronic device: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“Seeing my phone charging on the nightstand…” loc. 1686
4. Chemise: The Forbidden Rose
“That is a chemise. It is an odd thing for a man like you to carry…” page 40
5. Defensive: Autoboyography (01/05/18)
“…a lurching, defensive feeling in my gut…” page 89
6. Dehydrated food: Practical Magic (03/01/18)
raisins: “…fruit salad topped with coconut and raisins.” page 92
7. Landlord: All Creatures Great and Small (01/21/18)
“…he was the landlord of the Langthorpe Falls Hotel…” page 288
8. Long-haired pet: Freckles in Freckles (01/25/18)
ShiTzu/Chihuahua-mix with very long bangs: “He tried to look the thing in the face, only to be hampered by a long set of dog-bangs that completely obscured any visual ability whatsoever.” page 7
9. Stout: All Creatures Great and Small (01/21/18)
“We looked up and saw a stout, red-faced figure gesturing at us eagerly.” Page 514
10. Yurt

Duration: Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018
Words Found: 45/50
Word List
Back pocket - pulled his cell phone out of his back pocket. - BC; Loc 1641
Badge - Thinking of Rosemary as a suspect made Lucy wish that she still had her gun and her badge. - HSH; Loc 1039
Band playing - "while blues bands played in the background - DaS; Loc 3643
Bench - We sat on the old wooden bench - RTS; Loc 6121
Birthmark - One of them—the one with the strawberry-shaped birthmark on her shoulder - UAU; Loc 1388
Cardinal - not just a bishop or a cardinal here for some feast day - ICN; p. 234
Cart - I climbed into the cart and took up the reins. - RTS; Loc 6145
Clinic - Go work in a nice family clinic somewhere. - UAU; Loc 862
Clipped - tugging gently on the plastic card clipped to a loop on her jeans.- TbtS; Page. 12
Coral - Beyond the coral barrier, the city itself spread out - TbtS; Page. 76
Creamy - I savored the clean scent and creamy texture - ICN; p. 192
Deer - like I was a deer being stalked - BC; Loc 903
Doodle - Henry, whose hand constantly doodled on any available paper. - RTS; Loc 7794
Doorman -We sneak past the doorman at the hotel... - S
Dream - What would it be like to dream? - RTS; Loc 6598
Fig - She was really really happy to see me, and beyond that, didn't give a fig for the details. - UAU; Loc 598
Flamingo - "Flamingos.” Lucien chuckled at the word - HJ; Loc 2244
Flannel - I put on one of Adam's flannel shirts - BC; Loc 4613
Garbage can - I was in the middle of a dream about garbage cans and frogs—don't ask, - BC; Loc 2946
Gnome - And then I stole those garden gnomes from that lady - DaS; Loc 1756
Ham - we supped on a hearty pea and ham soup with fresh crusty bread. - RTS; Loc 7148
Hinge - the steamer that was thirty miles long, with hinges in the middle - FD; Loc 1365
Homework - since I was an ace student today and got my homework done - BC; Loc 2905
Locker - So you’re looking for someone who can get into your locker, - HSH; Loc 813
Mississippi River - Above it, a fine old map of the Mississippi river system had been tacked up. - FD; Loc 625
Mold - The carpet was stained and torn and eaten away by fungus and mold. - FD; Loc 5897
Mousse - Anything's better than lying here, freezing my ass off and smelling your mousse. - UAU; Loc 1860
Nobel - "Owning people like Hitler and John Wayne Gacy, not the last five winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.” - EB; Loc 10358
Peanut butter & jelly
Rebel - huge difference between slaying a few Chinese rebels and killing random Americans. - AOBTD; Loc 2806
Relic - Crosses and other holy relics are nothing more than symbols - ICN; p. 32
Rhubarb
Sedan - my chunky Volvo, Catcher’s hipster sedan, and Jeff’s old hatchback. - SGB; Loc 2047
Trade - a more-than-fair trade in my view. - BC; Loc 759
Urn "waiting to leap out like young Frank from an urn. - RTS; Loc 6865
Viking - Somehow Garfield couldn’t help but feel like a brutish Viking sacking a defenceless village. - S; Loc 10197
Vulture - She reminded Marsh of a great white vulture. - FD; Loc 399
Whip - whip them and sell them like animals - FD; Loc 2880
Witness - There was no other witness who could speak to what he did - HSH; Loc 302
Zone - knowing whether you’re guarding zone or man-to-man. - SGB; Loc 3374
Bonus Words (optional)
Aggression - But the wound had taken its toll on her aggression as well. - AOBTD; Loc 4549
Broker - I was on the phone to my real estate broker in London for about an hour, - TCHF; p. 24
Charge an electronic device - we could charge it and search it for relevant phone numbers and messages. - P; Loc 3041
Chemise - I do not actually leave my chemise on while I bathe, - GotS; Loc 2908
Defensive - not with a letter opener as her only means of defense. - BC; Loc 156
Dehydrated food
Landlord - Marc's landlord should thank us. - P; Loc 2015
Long-haired pet
Stout - The fourth wall was stout metal bars, - BC; Loc 7443
Yurt
















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39/40 words
9/10 bonus words
The List:
1. Back pocket - “Pulling a small notebook from his back pocket…” audiobook Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William McRaven
2. Badge-“The badge must be worn about the level of the heart.” P. 262 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
3. Band playing - “”…tapping his foot to the band playing…” p. 83 Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry 1.12.18
4. Bench - “…retired to a bench…” p. 70 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
5. Birthmark-“Any scars, birthmarks, other identifying characteristics?” p. 175Cop Hater by Ed McBain 3.19.18
6. Cardinal- “…built by Cardinal Richeleau p. 119 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
7. Cart - “…a cart made of four planks of wood…” p. 36 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
8. Clinic - “I called the clinic…” p. 248 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
9. Clipped - “She’d clipped the photograph…” p. 57 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
10. Coral - “hunting for skin divers off coral reefs…” p. 108 Ax by Ed McBain 1.20.18
11. Creamy - “Her skin had the creamy texture of silk…” p. 322 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
12. Deer-“This might have been a deer carcass…” p. 378 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
13. Doodle “…noticed the doodle Gamache had made.” P. 227 A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 2.15.18
14. Doorman - “At least there was no doorman…” p. 237 Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason 1.5.18
15. Dream - “Hitler would still dream of the city…” p. 61 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom1.14.18
16. Fig-“…at the corner of State and Fig.” p. 336 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
17. Flamingo-“The Flamingo?” p. 219 A Little White Death by John Lawton 2.25.18
18. Flannel-“…she’d buttoned a man’s flannel shirt over it…” p. 391 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
19. Garbage can-“…back into a garbage can…” p. 424 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
20. Gnome-“fragile glass figurines of dogs and cats and gnomes….” P. 162 Cop Hater by Ed McBain 3.19.18
21. Ham -“…buns with butter and country ham…” p. 460 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
22. Hinge - “The metal hinges of doors…” p. 33 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
23. Homework - “…go and do your homework…” p. 136 Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry 1.12.18
24. Locker “…in the girl’s locker room…” p. 53 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
25. Mississippi River
26. Mold “…would feed the mold spores…” p. 283 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
27. Mousse-"Lacoste shook her head and reached for the chocolate mousse…” p. 150 The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 3.28.18
28. Nobel - “…divert us from the smell of the Nobel 808…” p. 388 Flykiller by J. Robert Jones 1.27.18
29. Peanut butter & jelly-“…my food supplies were down to peanut butter and jelly.” P. 257 A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara Henry 3.16.18
30. Rebel- “…when a rebel general…” p. 32 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
31. Relic -“…an intriguing relic of the past.” P. 223 Murder on High Holborn by Susanna Gregory 2.17.18
32. Rhubarb-“…jokes about the rain hurting the rhubarb.” P. 131 Give the Boys a Great Big Hand by Ed McBain 3.3.18
33. Sedan - “…the use of a police sedan.” P. 39 Ax by Ed McBain 1.20.18
34. Trade-“dour commentary on the slave trade…” p. 9 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
35. Urn - “…single Grecian urns…” p. 195 Flykiller by J. Robert Jones 1.27.18
36. Viking - “Descendants of the Vikings.” P. 197 Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason 1.5.18
37. Vulture - “I could see the turkey vultures…” p. 375 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
38. Whip “…disparagement as whips…” p. 176 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
39. Witness-“…each milepost gives witness…” p. 26 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
40. Zone-“…in the Occupied Zone…” p. 112 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression “…we’ve had the aggression bred right out of us…” p. 71 Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 1.18.18
2. Broker-“I know he still hopes to broker a peaceful solution…” p.32 Murder on High Holbornn by Susanna Gregory 2.17.18
3. Charge an electronic device - “I’ll try charging the cell…” p. 270 The Beige Man by Helene Tursten 1,8.18
4. Chemise - “…a while silk chemise de nuit…” p. 192 Flykiller by J. Robert Janes 1.27.18
5. Defensive-“…ugly concrete bunkers and other defensive structures…” p. 103 When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944by Ronald Rosbottom 1.14.18
6. Dehydrated food - “…the barn was chock-full of dehydrated food.” P. 295 Flykiller by J. Robert Janes 1.27.18
7. Landlord - “…my 89-year old landlord.” P. 14 Y is for Yesterdayby Sue Grafton 1.18.18
8. Long-haired pet-“a long-haired cat rubbed affectionately against their legs.” P. 54 Unseen by Mari Jungstedt 2.9.18
9. Stout - “…it also had to have a lot of stout litte hooks…” p. 147 The Monkey's Wrench by Primo Levi 1.16.18
10. Yurt

Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2018
Completed: 40/40 Regular + 10/10 Bonus + 5/6 Carry-Over = 55/56 Total
***CALLING THIS ONE DONE WITH 1 CARRY-OVER WORD 3-31-2018***

7. Cart I breathed deeply, found a cart, ... > Page 34
8. Clinic ...I would have referred her to a clinic... Page 93
10. Coral ...answering phones or checking corals past a certain time - ... > Page 107
28. Nobel "You'd think they were applying for the Nobel Prize." > Page 116

4. Bench I squat on many a bench; ... Page 115
12. Deer I run like a deer, ... Page 173
15. Dream He tells me he often dreams of it. > Page 59
19. Garbage can They slink about our camp and pick over the garbage tins. > Page 139
21. Ham ...a loaf of bread and a small, tough ham sausage. > Page 141
24. Locker ...the chequered bedding, the lockers and the stools! > Page 33
34. Trade By trade he is a cobbler, ... > Page 29
38. Whip Then I hold me breath, whip up the revolver, ... > Page 71
39. Witness I have to appear as a witness... > Page 69
40. Zone ...we reach the zone where the front begins... > Page 44
4. *Chemise ...order to wear silk chemises and the bathe... > Page 4

2. Badge ...earned Andrea's husband his detective badge... > Loc 566
6. Cardinal ...broken one of her mother's cardinal rules... > Loc 155
16. Fig ...apricots, peaches, dates, figs, and pears > Loc 3895
26. Mold ...this Ginger Ale Jell-O mold. > Loc 853
32. Rhubarb They also contributed recipes for rhubarb pie, ... > Loc 3852
36. Viking ...he watches every Vikings game in here... > Loc 1949
5. *Defensive ...had him completely on the defensive from the very start. > Loc 1642
6. *Dehydrated food ...in a bowl with the dried cranberries... Loc 2836
9. *Stout ...1 bottle Guinness Stout (12 ounces)... > Loc 2588
18. Showgirl ...that Brandi was a legitimate showgirl. > Loc 899

3. Band playing ...where a live band was playing some kind of bluegrass-rock blend, ... Page 206
9. Clipped My voice clipped the edges of the word... > Page 54
18. Flannel He was wearing faded jeans, a flannel shirt, ... > Page 415
22. Hinge Everything hinged on this moment, ... Page 270
23. Homework He and I would do our homework together, ... Page 9
30. Rebel I would instantly rebel at this kind of touch, ... > Page 207
33. Sedan ...rear-ended a white sedan, ... > Page 61
7. *Landlord ...a perk the landlord provided, ... >Page 300
8. *Long-haired pet The one with the smelly gray cat? > Page 34

5. Birthmark A star-shaped birthmark was below the girl's right buttock... > Page 57
31. Relic The orange couch was probably a relic from the 1960s, ... > Page 105
35. Urn There was a coffee urn on the card table... > Page 280
1. *Aggression ...too hotheaded on the street, too aggressive with her arrests. > Page 362

17. Flamingo He looked like a filthy flamingo. > Page 42
2. Electric Blanket ...made him promise to stay under the electric blanket... > Page 165

11. Creamy ...coming up with a handful of creamy liquid. > Page 223

14. Doorman The doorman greeted him with a smile, ... > Page 203
29. Peanut butter & jelly Those were his favorite, along with peanut better and jelly. > Page 217

37. Vulture ...saying something about vultures and bodies... > Page 181

2. *Broker A receptionist, or maybe a real estate broker, ... > Page 158

3. *Charge an electronic device Give me your phone, I'll charge it up for you... > Page 316

13. Doodle Or when St. Clair doodles... > Page 95
27. Mousse ...full-bellied chocolate mousse trance. > Page 190
38. Topaz (December) ...tinkly string of topaz crystals. > Page 154

1. Back pocket He pulled a small flashlight from his back pocket... > Page 178

20. Gnome ...comb-teasing pillow gnomes. > Page 8
25. Mississippi River ...across the Mississippi and through the badlands... > Page 597

31. Treehouse ...had found me in the treehouse, ... > Page 17

10. *Yurt ...an elaborate, patchwork yurt. > Page 97

32. Ski Lift (December) ...on the night of the ski lift ordeal, ... > Page 112
Carry-Over Words
7. *Podcast (December)

TCF Scavenger Hunt XXV
Duration: Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018
Words Found: 39/40
Bonus Words Found: 9/10

Desire After Dark Marie Force - 1/3
1. Back pocket - Pg 12 - stashing his phone in his back pocket
6. Cardinal - Pg 77 - One of his cardinal rules of dating
8. Clinic - Pg 26 - The clinic here recommended she
9. Clipped - Pg 67 - when he got in and clipped it for her
11. Creamy - Pg 164 - unveiled her long limbs and creamy white skin
15. Dream - Pg 147 - It's like a dream.
22. Hinge - Pg 273 - It all hinged on her.
23. Homework - Pg 185 - had used to do her homework
34. Trade - Pg 245 - Since they'd traded off shifts
40. Zone - Pg 164 - even further into the red zone

Code of Silence Marliss Melton - 1/3
24. Locker - Pg 134 - stuffing it into the gunwale locker
33. Sedan - Pg 59 - the back of the ugly sedan
39. Witness - Pg 3 - his mother there to bear witness
Bonus Word 5. Defensive - Pg 108 - just a little on the defensive here

Defiant Queen Meghan March - 1/6
4. Bench - Loc 2805 - the driver's side of the bench seat
13. Doodle - Loc 1502 - a stabbing motion toward the doodle edged notepad
30. Rebel - Loc 1238 - I fight. He threatens. I rebel.
38. Whip - Loc 511 - I whip my phone from my pocket

Sinful Empire Meghan March - 1/7
14. Doorman - Pg 246 - The doorman gestures for me

Shattered Helen Hardt - 1/8
2. Badge - Pg 239 - open and pulled out my badge

Claimed Stacey Kennedy - 1/10
7. Cart - Loc 1088 - Presley watched him grab a cart
12. Deer - Loc 3748 - She had a deer in headlights look
26. Mold - Loc 2873 - He wanted to mold one submissive

Memory in Death J.D. Robb - 1/12
27. Mousse - Pg 74 - Fancy canapes, pates, mousse
3. Band playing - Pg 89 - up on stage with the band at one point and wailed away on the sax

Never Too Far Abbi Glines - 1/13
18. Flannel - Pg 95 - whatever lucky T-shirts or flannel shirts

Dancing on Coals Ellen O'Connell - 1/14
25. Mississippi River - Pg 282 - been born east of the Mississippi
31. Relic - Pg 245 - if it were a holy relic
Bonus Word 4. Chemise - Pg 20 - from the bottom of her chemise
Bonus Word 9. Stout - Pg 146 - Leaning heavily on a stout stick

Caden's Vow Sarah McCarty - 1/16
Bonus Word 1. Aggression - Pg 353 - feeding her his aggression, his pain, his love
Bonus Word 8. Long-haired pet - Pg 263 - demanding, but it was her kitten

Heaven and Earth Nora Roberts - 1/20
20. Gnome - Pg 25 - and the little gnome like woman
21. Ham - Pg 11 - I'm baking a ham for dinner
Bonus Word 2. Broker - Pg 197 - him a top Hollywood power broker

Nothing on Earth & Nothing in Heaven Susan Fanetti - 1/23
35. Urn - Loc 1772 - so he went to the urn
37. Vulture - Loc 7770 - William thought, vultures hoping for a first row seat

Envy Sandra Brown - 1/24
5. Birthmark - Pg 282 - Like an unsightly birthmark
10. Coral - Pg 389 - with a choker of pale coral beads
16. Fig - Pg 246 - She didn't give a fig about the broken
17. Flamingo - Pg 271 - had been painted a flaming flamingo pink

As You Wish Elyssa Patrick - 1/28
19. Garbage can - Loc 1493 - It sank into the small garbage can
Bonus Word 7. Landlord - Loc 965 - her landlord entered

Unteachable Elliot Wake - 1/30
Bonus Word 3. Charge an electronic device - Loc 1246 - I'd plugged mine into his computer to charge

Wicked for You Shayla Black - 2/14
Bonus Word 6. Dehydrated food - Pg 53 - What is this? MRE. I think you've got the meatballs in marinara

Blaze Susan Fanetti - 2/22
32. Rhubarb - Pg 211 - of eggs, some greens and rhubarb
36. Viking - Pg 69 - Before that, he'd done a Viking longship

The Wife Alafair Burke - 3/2
29. Peanut butter & jelly - I made a peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich

FINALLY found "yurt"! Doing the happy dance ....
Books mentioned in this topic
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•This “Challenge” works in conjunction with the other challenges you may participate in during this time frame.
•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
•Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge, the challenge does not start until 1/1/18, but you can get your lists together early.
Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺
Also, in the event anyone is interested in a bigger challenge, I've added a 6-month Scavenger Hunt challenge HERE
P.S. - I know some of you like to alphabetize... I've alphabetized the list for you in advance. :-)
The List:
1. Back pocket
2. Badge
3. Band playing
4. Bench
5. Birthmark
6. Cardinal
7. Cart
8. Clinic
9. Clipped
10. Coral
11. Creamy
12. Deer
13. Doodle
14. Doorman
15. Dream
16. Fig
17. Flamingo
18. Flannel
19. Garbage can
20. Gnome
21. Ham
22. Hinge
23. Homework
24. Locker
25. Mississippi River
26. Mold
27. Mousse
28. Nobel
29. Peanut butter & jelly
30. Rebel
31. Relic
32. Rhubarb
33. Sedan
34. Trade
35. Urn
36. Viking
37. Vulture
38. Whip
39. Witness
40. Zone
Bonus Words (optional)
1. Aggression
2. Broker
3. Charge an electronic device
4. Chemise
5. Defensive
6. Dehydrated food
7. Landlord
8. Long-haired pet
9. Stout
10. Yurt