Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense discussion
Archive Reading Challenges 2021
>
Annual Crime Challenge A-Z with a difference 2021

B - Big book, 400 + pages - Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay - 4⭐️
Y - Yellow writing on cover - The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay - 4⭐️



Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Progress: 26/26
Completed 10th October.
✅ A - Read a book by an Australian author
Present Darkness by Malla Nunn 06/02 ★★★★
✅ B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages).
Faithful Place by Tana French (449 pages) 23/08 ★★★
✅ C - Read any Crime book of your choice.
The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick 01/03 ★★★★
✅ D - Read a book with the word death in the title
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 08/04 ★★★★☆
✅ E - Read a book by an English author
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 27/01 ★★★★☆
✅ F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book)
Bricks and Mortality by Ann Granger (library) 16/05 ★★★☆
✅ G - Read a book with a green cover
The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell 08/08 ★★★☆
✅ H -Read a book with a house on the cover
Death in a Stately Home by Sara Rosett 26/06 ★★★☆
✅ I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title.
One Last Child by Anni Taylor 23/09 ★★★★
✅ J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 09/03 ★★★★☆
✅ K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 05/10 ★★★★
✅ L - Read a book by an author you love
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny 10/10 ★★★★★
✅ M -Read a book with the word murder in the title.
The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin 03/08 ★★★★
✅ N - Read a book with a number in the title
Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 01/05 ★★★★★
✅ O - Read a book which was originally published in another language
The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson (Icelandic) 17/09 ★★★★
✅ P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice
In The Clearing by J.P. Pomare 26/02 ★★★★☆
✅ Q - Read a book with quirky character in it.
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 10/08 ★★★★
✅ R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you)
All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson 05/06 ★★★
✅ S - Read a book from a series
Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French (Frieda Kline #3) 13/02 ★★★★
✅ T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers
The Janes by Louisa Luna 27/07 ★★★★★
✅ U - Read a book set in the U.K
The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves 15/03 ★★★★
✅ V - Read a book with a victim on the cover
The Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine Kovacic 27/09 ★★★★
✅ W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Dreams of Falling by Karen White 30/09 ★★★★
✅ X - Read a book with a Xmas setting.
Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt 02/01 ★★★☆
✅ Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover
Broken Places by Tracy Clark 19/09 ★★★★
✅ Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it
Good Morning, Midnight by Reginald Hill (Dalziel and Pascoe #21) 24/02 ★★★★☆


























25/26 - Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it
Excellent. 4.5/5
Zoo Station by David Downing
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent. 4.5/5
Zoo Station by David Downing

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
26/26 - O - Read a book that was originally published in another language
Fun was had. 4/5
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fun was had. 4/5
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Will fill titles as I go....
Progress: 26/26 - DONE!
A - Read a book by an Australian author - Shot Clock: A Jack Lisbon Vigilante Cop Thriller by Blair Denholm
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages). - Black Widows by Cate Quinn
C - Read any Crime book of your choice. - My Funny Valentine by Nigel Bird
D - Read a book with the word death in the title - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
E - Read a book by an English author - Mangetout by Guy Portman
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book) - Orange City by Lee Matthew Goldberg
G - Read a book with a green cover - Olive Park by C.J. Booth
H -Read a book with a house on the cover - Houses Burning and Other Ruins by William R. Soldan
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order) - Sin Hellcat by Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J - Bad Axe County by John Galligan
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) Gator Kill by Bill Crider
L - Read a book by an author you love - Guillotine by Paul Heatley
M -Read a book with the word murder in the title. - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
N - Read a book with a number in the title - Dirty Deeds 3 by Armand Rosamilia
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language - Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice - Cold Call by A. Michael Day
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) - Tales from the Greenhills by Terry Melia
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you) - Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski
S - Read a book from a series - Dirty Deeds by Armand Rosamilia
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers - The Company by Robert Littell
U - Read a book set in the U.K - Witness by Simon Maltman
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover - - Love Like Bleeding Out with an Empty Gun in Your Hand: Stories & Poems by Stephen J. Golds
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover - Deadline by Gerry Boyle
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting. - A Bolshevik Christmas by Yoel Bereket
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks by Jennifer Lee Thomson
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it Zoo Station by David Downing
Progress: 26/26 - DONE!
A - Read a book by an Australian author - Shot Clock: A Jack Lisbon Vigilante Cop Thriller by Blair Denholm
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages). - Black Widows by Cate Quinn
C - Read any Crime book of your choice. - My Funny Valentine by Nigel Bird
D - Read a book with the word death in the title - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
E - Read a book by an English author - Mangetout by Guy Portman
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book) - Orange City by Lee Matthew Goldberg
G - Read a book with a green cover - Olive Park by C.J. Booth
H -Read a book with a house on the cover - Houses Burning and Other Ruins by William R. Soldan
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order) - Sin Hellcat by Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J - Bad Axe County by John Galligan
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) Gator Kill by Bill Crider
L - Read a book by an author you love - Guillotine by Paul Heatley
M -Read a book with the word murder in the title. - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
N - Read a book with a number in the title - Dirty Deeds 3 by Armand Rosamilia
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language - Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice - Cold Call by A. Michael Day
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) - Tales from the Greenhills by Terry Melia
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you) - Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski
S - Read a book from a series - Dirty Deeds by Armand Rosamilia
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers - The Company by Robert Littell
U - Read a book set in the U.K - Witness by Simon Maltman
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover - - Love Like Bleeding Out with an Empty Gun in Your Hand: Stories & Poems by Stephen J. Golds
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover - Deadline by Gerry Boyle
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting. - A Bolshevik Christmas by Yoel Bereket
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks by Jennifer Lee Thomson
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it Zoo Station by David Downing



























K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) - Cause to Kill by Blake Pierce - 3⭐️
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) - A Dead Red Gamble by R.P. Dahlke - 3⭐️



Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Progress: 26 / 26
A - Read a book by an Australian author -- Consolation by Garry Disher -- 5★ -- 17/01/2021
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages). -- Hell Bay by Kate Rhodes -- 5★ -- 09/10/2021
C - Read any Crime book of your choice. -- Deadly Secrets by Robert Bryndza -- 5★ -- 25/09/2021
D - Read a book with the word death in the title -- Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb -- 5★ -- 15/08/2021
E - Read a book by an English author -- Broadland by David Blake -- 5★ -- 19/ 9/2021
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book) -- Ruin Beach by Kate Rhodes -- 5★ -- 1/10/2021
G - Read a book with a green cover -- The Sans Pareil Mystery by Karen Charlton -- 5★ -- 07/01/2021
H -Read a book with a house on the cover -- Into the Night by Sarah Bailey -- 4★ -- 05/05/2021
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order) -- The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly -- 5★ -- 20/08/2021
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J -- Blood and Treachery by J.D. Kirk -- 5★ -- 11/09/2021
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) -- Silent Kill by Peter Corris -- 5★ -- 14/03/2021
L - Read a book by an author you love -- Angel by L.J. Ross -- 5★ -- 18/06/2021
M - Read a book with the word murder in the title. The Art of Murder by J.S. Strange -- 5★ --21/04/2021
N - Read a book with a number in the title -- The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay -- 4★ -- 01/11/2021
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language -- ZERO by Marc Elsberg -- 4★ -- 05/05/2021
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice -- The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson -- 3★ -- 29/05/2021
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) -- A Snowball's Chance in Hell by J.D. Kirk -- 5★ -- 10/01/2021
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you) -- Single & Single by John le Carré -- 3★ -- 03/11/2021
S - Read a book from a series -- Darkness First by James Hayman -- 5★ -- 19/04/2021
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers
U - Read a book set in the U.K -- Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett -- 4★ -- 05/07/2021
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover -- Deadly Secrets by Robert Bryndza -- 5★ -- 26/09/2021
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover -- Thicker than Water by J.D. Kirk -- 5 ★ -- 08/01/2021
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting. -- Frost At Christmas by R.D. Wingfield 4★ - 31/08/2021
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover -- Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza -- 4★ -- 06/03/2020
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it - Zero Day by David Baldacci -- 4★ -- 02/09/2021


























H - Read a book with a house on the cover -
Buried by C.J. Carmichael - 4⭐️
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover -
Wrong Place, Wrong Time by P.S. Brown - 3⭐️



Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Progress: 26/26
A - Read a book by an Australian author - Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood - 3★
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages) - Black And Blue by Ian Rankin - 4★
C - Read any Crime book of your choice - When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson - 4★
D - Read a book with the word death in the title - The Secret House of Death by Ruth Rendell - 3★
E - Read a book by an English author - Stasi Child by David Young - 4★
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book) - The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender - 3★
G - Read a book with a green cover - The Wings of the Sphinx by Andrea Camilleri - 3★
H -Read a book with a house on the cover - Digging Up Dirt by Pamela Hart - 3★
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order) - The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter - 4★
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J - The Fragments by Toni Jordan - 3★
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) - He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott - 4★
L - Read a book by an author you love - Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré - 4★
M -Read a book with the word murder in the title - Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon - 3★
N - Read a book with a number in the title - The Two Faces of January by Patricia Highsmith - 4★
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language - The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - 3★
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice - The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh - 4★
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) - Stiff by Shane Maloney - 4★
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you) - Goldfinger by Ian Fleming - 3★
S - Read a book from a series - The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan - 4★
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers White Throat by Sarah Thornton - 3★
U - Read a book set in the U.K - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - 3★
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover - A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell - 3★
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover - The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan - 4★
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting - In Harm's Way by Viveca Sten - 4★
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover - A Game for the Living by Patricia Highsmith - 3★
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic (Caleb Zelic series) - 3★


























Thanks to the moderators for another really enjoyable reading challenge.

Not sure what you mean by a list Christy - but we will have Annual Challenges as well as our quarterly :)

Sorry Brenda I’ve got December brain 🤪. I did mean prompts but glad to know the challenges will remain. I recall something about the events pages being gone so wasn’t sure where to look.
Thanks for your help!!
Yes, Goodreads in their wisdom, removed the Events section from all groups. But we still send out a broadcast to all the group's members to alert them to the challenges :)

T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers - The St. Paul Conspiracy by Roger Stelljes - 4⭐️
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting - Merry Christmas, Murdock by Robert J. Ray - 4⭐️




26/26 books read
✔ A - Read a book by an Australian author
The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale 4.5★ (read 4 Jan)
✔ B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages)
Silver by Chris Hammer 5★ (read 29 Jan)
✔ C - Read any Crime book of your choice.
Slough House by Mick Herron 5★ (read 17 Jan)
✔ D - Read a book with the word death in the title
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 5★ (read 10 Aug)
✔ E - Read a book by an English author
Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin 3.5★ (read 21 Feb)
✔ F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book)
In Her Tracks by Robert Dugoni (ARC) 5★ (read 2 April)
✔ G - Read a book with a green cover
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb 4★ (read 12 Sept)
✔ H -Read a book with a house on the cover
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten 3.5★ (read 10 August)
✔ I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order)
Silent Voices by Patricia Gibney 4★ (read 8 Jan)
✔ J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J
Hideout by Jack Heath 5★ (read 24 Feb)
✔ K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word)
A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz 5★ (read 18 Oct)
✔ L - Read a book by an author you love
What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris 5★ (read 12 April)
✔ M -Read a book with the word murder in the title.
The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis 3★ (read 15 Feb)
✔ N - Read a book with a number in the title
Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke 4★ (read 21 April)
✔ O - Read a book which was originally published in another language
The Radio Operator by Ulla Lenze 3.5★ (10 August)
✔ P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice
Invite Me In by Emma Curtis 4.5★ (22 August)
✔ Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion)
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (read 26 April)
✔ R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you)
The Nancys by R.W.R. Mcdonald 4★ (read 9 Nov)
✔ S - Read a book from a series
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 5★ (read 5 Jan)
✔ T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers
Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel 3.5★ (read 16 April)
✔ U - Read a book set in the U.K
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths 4.5★ (read 2 Jan)
✔ V - Read a book with a victim on the cover
Dead Regular by Harry Colfer 4★ (read 30 August)
✔ W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Murder on the Orient (SS): by C.A. Larmer 4★ (read 8 March)
✔ X - Read a book with a Xmas setting.
Step on a Crack by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge 5★ (read 12 Dec)
✔ Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse 3.5★ (read 3 Feb)
✔ Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it
Zero Day by David Baldacci 4★ (read 13 Dec)



























Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Progress: 26/26
A - Read a book by an Australian author -
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages).
C - Read any Crime book of your choice.
D - Read a book with the word death in the title -
E - Read a book by an English author -
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book) -
G - Read a book with a green cover -
H -Read a book with a house on the cover -
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order) -
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J -
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word) -
L - Read a book by an author you love -
M -Read a book with the word murder in the title.
N - Read a book with a number in the title -
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice -
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion) -
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you) -
S - Read a book from a series -
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers -
U - Read a book set in the U.K -
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover -
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover -
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting. -
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover -
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it -



























Thank you! It worked out good timing with the Christmas book, I had originally but in The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie as it appeared on a Christmas list but I read it and there was NO reference to Christmas at all. So had to find another book. Sorry waffling on here and I could be reading!

O - Read a book which was originally published in another language
Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø - 4⭐️
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice
Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman - 4⭐️



Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Progress: 26/26
A - Read a book by an Australian author.
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages).
C - Read any Crime book of your choice.
D - Read a book with the word DEATH in the title.
E - Read a book by an English author.
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book).
G - Read a book with a green cover.
H -Read a book with a house on the cover.
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order)
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J.
K - Read a book with the word KILL in the title. (whole word)
L - Read a book by an author you love.
M -Read a book with the word MURDER in the title.
N - Read a book with a number in the title.
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language.
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice.
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (in your opinion)
R - Read a recycled book. (someone has read it before you)
S - Read a book from a series.
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word THRILLERS.
U - Read a book set in the U.K.
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover.
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting.
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover.
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it.



























I enjoyed the challenge and read some good books.
I will attempt this one again next year (only a few hours to go now) and hopefully will have better luck!
Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2021
Duration: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
A - Read a book by an Australian author:
B - Read a big book. (over 400 pages):
C - Read any Crime book of your choice:
D - Read a book with the word death in the title:
E - Read a book by an English author:
F - Read a free book. ( e.g. gift, ARC, Library book):
G - Read a book with a green cover:
H - Read a book with a house on the cover:
I - Read a book where you can find the letters I C E in the title. (in any order):
J - Read a book where the author's first or last initial is J: Murder At The Beaufort by Jill Paterson
K - Read a book with the word kill in the title (whole word): Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott
L - Read a book by an author you love:
M -Read a book with the word murder in the title: Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittney
N - Read a book with a number in the title: Box 88 by Charles Cumming
O - Read a book which was originally published in another language:
P - Read a psychological mystery of your choice:
Q - Read a book with quirky character in it. (Amanda Pharrell - in your opinion):
R - Read a recycled book (someone has read it before you):
S - Read a book from a series:
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers:
U - Read a book set in the U.K:
V - Read a book with a victim on the cover: Last Breath by Robert Bryndza
W -Read a book with a body of water on the cover:
X - Read a book with a Xmas setting: Midwife On The Orient Express: A Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur
Y - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover:
Z - Read a book where the title (including a series title) has a Z in it Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic (Caleb Zelic 3)



























4 out of 5 My review here

Books mentioned in this topic
Sudden Death (other topics)The It Girl (other topics)
Goldfinger (other topics)
Killer Characters (other topics)
Needled to Death (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Ruth Ware (other topics)Ellery Adams (other topics)
David Rosenfelt (other topics)
Maggie Sefton (other topics)
Justine Ford (other topics)
More...
It is nice to get back to reading some crime/mystery books.
I really love the Detective Daughter series by Lesley Thomson. The style of writing, characters and mystery all appeal to me. It is the 8th in the series I have read, and looking forward to the next.
T - Read a book whose authors initials are in the word thrillers:
The Distant Dead by Lesley Thomson- 5★