Annual Challenge 2022 - A - Z Characters

[Anastasia]

Finished R Lucy Resnick Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney
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11/26 - O - Ozzy

My kind of book! 4.5 stars from 5
(Read - 15, March, 2022)

At Their Own Game by Frank Zafiro

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[Anastasia]

Finished H Harry Bosch The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
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[Anastasia]

Finished N Shelby Nichols Carrots by Colleen Helme
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[Anastasia]

Finished A Amelia Peabody The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
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[Anastasia]

Finished Y Yuki Castillano 10th Anniversary by James Patterson
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[Janine]

Finished #21

O - Olive Groves The Housemate by Sarah Bailey 3*

[Janine]

Finished #22

V - Steve Vail The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd 4*

[Janine]

Finished #23

N - Naomi Williams When They Find Her by Lia Middleton 3*

[Janine]

Finished #24

Y - Katy Speed The House Across the Street by Lesley Pearse 4*

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12/26 - Y - Yasmin

Enjoyable Moroccan set thriller. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 1, May, 2022)

Disappeared by Bonnar Spring

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

[Janine]

Finished #25

A - Amber Blair The House Guests by Emilie Richards 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished L Ian Ludlow Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Challenge Completed
Annual A-Z Characters 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

A - Amber Blair: The House Guests by Emilie Richards READ 5/5/22 3*
B - Bethany Kristensen: Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton READ 2/1/22 4*
C - Leigh Collier: False Witness by Karin Slaughter READ 9/3/22 3*
D - Dave Burrows: Deception Creek by Fleur McDonald READ 25/1/22 4*
E - Eve Dallas: Forgotten In Death by J.D. Robb READ 28/1/22 4*
F - Fiona Carver: Dangerous Ground by Rachel Grant READ 7/1/22 3*
G - Ryan Gracey: A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards READ 19/1/22 3*
H - Harriet Blue: Never Never by James Patterson READ 16/1/22 3*
I - Indigo: Heiress on Fire by Kellie McCourt READ 23/2/22 1*
J - Jack Walker: Crackenback by Lee Christine READ 7/2/22 4*
K - Kate Marshall: Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza READ 14/1/22 3*
L - Lucy Goodwin: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth READ 12/3/22 4*
M - Meg Morrissey: The Missing Girl by Kerry McGinnis READ 13/1/22 3*
N - Naomi Williams: When They Find Her by Lia Middleton READ 28/4/22 3*
O - Olive Groves: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey READ 24/4/22 4*
P - Paula Kaczmarek: The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald READ 21/1/22 3*
Q - Pierce Quincy: Gone by Lisa Gardner READ 4/3/22 4*
R - Renee Ballard: The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly READ 4/1/22 4*
S - Siobhan Clarke: A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin READ 2/2/22 3*
T - Tom Witter: Wild Place by Christian White READ 10/1/22 3*
U -Kitty Underhay: Murder on the Dance Floor by Helena Dixon READ 21/2/22 4*
V - Steve Vail: The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd READ 27/4/22 4*
W - Wilde: The Match by Harlan Coben READ 9/5/22 4*
X - Lexi Winter: Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie READ 6/1/22 5*
Y - Katy Speed: The House Across the Street by Lesley Pearse READ 30/4/22 4*
Z - Caleb Zelic: Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic READ 1/3/22 3*

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Janine!!

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Great work Janine:)

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13/26 - I - Ivy Daniels

Enjoyable series opener. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 18, February, 2022)

Too Late to Die by Bill Crider

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14/26 - H - Judy Holloway

Enjoyable multiple murder mystery starting with the death of a pervy priest. 3.5 stars from 5
(Read - 4, February, 2022)

Harlot's Moon by Ed Gorman

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

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15/26 - V - Valka

Enjoyable second in series. 4.5 stars from 5
(Read - 22, March, 2022)

In the Cut by Frank Zafiro

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

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16/26 - K - Kyle Falkner

Enjoyable 3rd in series. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 26, March, 2022)

All the Pieces Fall by Frank Zafiro


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17/26 - W - William Atwater

Enjoyable series opener. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 9, May, 2022)

Endings by Linda L. Richards

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

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18/26 - C- Candy

Enjoyable early Block book. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 23, January, 2022)

Candy by Lawrence Block (as Sheldon Lord)

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

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19/26 - F - Reverend Funk

Enjoyable second in series. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 16, February, 2022)

Shotgun Saturday Night by Bill Crider

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

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

I have finished :)

Annual Crime A-Z Characters 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

A Albert Finch - The Mystery of Albert E. Finch by Callie Hutton 5★s 12/1/22
B Detective Chief Inspector David Brock - The Russian Wife by Barry Maitland 4★s 1/1/22
C Jack Carrington - Murder at Primrose Cottage by Merryn Allingham 4★s 12/3/22
D Thea Demetriou - The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard 3★s 23/1/22
E Eve Dallas - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb 5★s 6/2/22
F Detective Constable Mitchell Flowers - Dead Horse Gap by Lee Christine 5★s 1/2/22
G Marshall Grade - Exit .45 by Ben Sanders 5★s 5/1/22
H Carly Hale - Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4.5★s 22/1/22
I Ida Wheaton - Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen 5★s 24/1/22
J Jack Reacher - Better Off Dead by Lee Child 4★s 7/5/22
K Chief Katie Burkholder - Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo 5★s 24/1/22
L Leslie Everleigh - The Step Child by Nicole Trope 5★s 9/3/22
M Miranda Jack - Already Gone by Jaye Ford 5★s 14/1/22
N Detective Nick Blackwood - The Dying Game by Ruhi Choudhary 5★s 16/1/22
O Sean O'Kelly - Murder on a Melbourne Tram by Brigid George 5★s 12/4/22
P Detective Mackenzie Price - The Lost Bones by Ruhi Choudhary 5★s 2/5/22
Q Detective Josie Quinn (#14) Watch Her Disappear - by Lisa Regan 5★s 7/4/22
R Rain Wilmot - Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers 4★s 9/2/22
S Lieutenant Milo Sturgis - City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman 5★s 11/2/22
T Tien Tran - Flight Path by Ian Andrew 5★s 24/2/22
U Kitty Underhay - Murder in First Class by Helena Dixon 5★s 13/2/22
V Violet Waverly - Crimes and Covers by Amanda Flower 4★s 11/1/22
W Kara Wright - Fall Guys by Ian Andrew 4★s 28/3/22
X Felix Kirkland - Remember Me by Charity Norman 5★s 7/3/22
Y Yuki Castellano - 21st Birthday by James Patterson 5★s 25/5/22
Z Detective Zach Jordan - NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson 3.5★s 18/1/22

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Well done !!!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Thanks :)

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20/26 - Z - Zara Cliff

A fun change of pace. 4 stars from 5
(Read - 11, May, 2022)

The Girls by Bella Osborne


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[Anastasia]

Finished P Darby Piper Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower
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21/26 - G - Ruth Grady

Enjoyable enough after a slow start. 3.5 stars from 5
(Read - 14, February, 2022)

Cursed to Death by Bill Crider

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

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22/26 - J - Jimmy

Enjoyable series book. 3.5 stars from 5
(Read - 31, March, 2022)

Serenity Avenged by Craig A. Hart

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[Anastasia]

Finished G Chief Inspector Armand Gamache The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
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23/26 - X - Angelique De Xavier

Enjoyed, funny, a tad long maybe. 3.5 stars from 5
(Read - 10, June, 2022)

A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre

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

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24/26 - U - Ambrose Usher

Not great. 2.5 stars from 5
(Read - 17, June, 2022)

A Touch of Stagefright by Jocelyn Davey

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

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25/26 - Q - Ellery Queen

An ok mystery. 2.5 stars from 5
(Read - 19, June, 2022)

The American Gun Mystery: An Ellery Queen Mystery by Ellery Queen

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

[Jane]

An another annual challenge done for the year :)

Annual A-Z Characters 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 Completed @ 28-JUN-2022

A : Adam - A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine 14-APR-2022 3*
B : Jake Brigance - A Time for Mercy by John Grisham 26-MAR-2022 5*
C : Callum Glyk - Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath AA 04-JUN-2022 4*
D : David Brock - The Promised Land by Barry Maitland AA 05-MAY-2022 5*
E : Eve Dallas - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 22-JAN-2022 4*
F : Miss Phryne Fisher - The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood AA 08-MAR-2022 3*
G : Jack Graham - Absolute Power by David Baldacci 22-APR-2022 5*
H : Kay Hunter - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett 13-MAR-2022 4*
I : Detective Isaac Wilcox - Evil at Echo Point by Grace York 18-JAN-2022 4*
J : Kelly Jacks - The Blood Whisperer by Zoë Sharp 05-FEB-2022 4*
K : Kay Hunter -A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett 07-FEB-2022 5*
L : Hannibal Lecter - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 28-JUN-2022 5*
M : Maddison Sutton - The Other Emily by Dean Koontz 09-JAN-2022 3*
N : Nadya Babington - The Russian Wife by Barry Maitland 02-JAN-2022 4*
O : Oliver Stone - The Camel Club by David Baldacci 02-MAR-2022 4*
P : Miles Pussett -Iced by Felix Francis 02-FEB-2022 4*
Q : Janine McQuarrie - Snapshot by Garry Disher AA 11-MAY-2022 3*
R : Jack Reacher - Better off Dead by Lee Child 26-JAN-2022 3*
S : Scobie Malone - Helga's Web by Jon Cleary 03-JAN-2022 3*
T : Tom Thorne - Their Little Secret by Mark Billingham 15-JAN-2022 4*
U : Kitty Underhay - Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon 05-MAR-2022 3*
V : Vikram Rangenaker - The Night Window by Dean Koontz 13-FEB-2022 4*
W : Detective Sean Walsh - Three Women Disappear by James Patterson 20-JAN-2022 3*
X : Lexi Baker - No Scone Unturned by Leighann Dobbs 31-JAN-2022 3*
Y : Ryland Grace - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 20-MAR-2022 5*
Z : Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer - The Long Game by Simon Rowell 10-FEB-2022 4*

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Jane! Some nice reads there :)

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Great work Jane:)

[Anastasia]

Finished O Darcy Omara Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Finished:)

Annual Crime A-Z Characters 2022
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

AAmory Ames: A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver 5 stars 4/1/22
B. Bessie: Aunt Bessie Finds by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 29/1/22
C. Inspector Curran: Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart 5 stars 9/4/22
D. Edna Davies: Murder by Yew by Suzanne Young 4 stars 23/2/22
E. Eve Dallas: Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 20/2/22
F. Frank Malloy: Murder on Madison Square by Victoria Thompson 5 stars 10/5/22
G. Gemma Rose: Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna 4 stars 10/1/22
H. Hillary Greene: Murder in the Village by Faith Martin 5 stars 23/1/22
I. India: The Apothecary's Poison 4 stars 11/1/22
J. Charles Jenkins: The Silent Sisters by Robert Dugoni 2 stars 8/2/22
K. Kay Hunter: Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett 5 stars 19/1/22
L. Leo Johnson: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 5 stars 5/6/22
M. Kinsey Millhone: T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton 4 stars 7/3/22
N. Nicholas Pennington: Peril at Pennington Manor by Tracy Gardner 4 stars 4/6/22
O. Rachel O'Neill: The Chain by Adrian McKinty 3 stars 14/3/22
P. Amelia Peabody: A River in the Sky 5 stars 23/1/22
Q. Pierce Quincy: The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 3 stars 20/7/22
R. Rebus:In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin 5 stars 16/1/22
S. Samantha Warren: A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump 3 stars 2/2/22
T. Josephine Tey: London Rain by Nicola Upson 4 stars 4/3/22
U. Kitty Underhay: Murder in First Class by Helena Dixon 4 stars 7/2/22
V. Vera Stanhope: Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves 4 stars 2/1/22
W. Wyatt: Deathdeal by Garry Disher 4 stars 24/2/22
X. Orphan X Dark Horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 3 stars 7/5/22
Y. Inspector Lynley: Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George 5 stars 26/3/22
Z. James Fitzroy: Witch Chocolate Fudge 3 stars 18/2/22

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Phrynne!!

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26/26 - T - Tina

Another from a series that just keeps getting stronger. 4.5 stars from 5 (Read - 5, April, 2022)

Cutler's Friend by Colin Conway

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

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Annual Challenge 2022 A-Z Characters
26/26

A - Ahn - Going All The Way by Sean O'Leary (4.5 stars from 5) (Read - 20, Jan, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

B - Barry - Rockdown In Lockdown by Adam Maxwell (4 stars from 5) (Read - 23, Jan, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

C - Candy - Candy by Lawrence Block (as Sheldon Lord)
(4 stars from 5) (Read - 23, January, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

D - Czech Downes - Keep the Motor Running by Jason Beech (4.5 stars from 5) (Read - 19, Jan, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E - Eddie Roscoe - Hidden Grace by Math Bird (4.5 stars from 5) (Read - 02, Jan, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

F - Reverend Funk - Shotgun Saturday Night by Bill Crider (4 stars from 5) (Read - 16, February, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

G - Ruth Grady - Cursed to Death by Bill Crider (3.5 stars from 5) (Read - 14, Febrauary, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

H - Judy Holloway - Harlot's Moon by Ed Gorman (3.5 stars from 5) (Read - 4, February, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I - Ivy Daniels - Too Late to Die by Bill Crider (4 stars from 5) (Read - 18, February, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

J - Jimmy - Serenity Avenged by Craig A. Hart (3.5 stars from 5) (Read - 31, March, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

K - Kyle Falkner - All the Pieces Fall by Frank Zafiro (4 stars from 5) (Read - 26, March, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

L - Jack Landry - It's Murder, McHugh by Jay M. Flynn (4 stars from 5) (Read - 28, February, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

M - Steven Mason - The Dead Hand of Dominique by Simon Marlowe (4 stars from 5) (Read - 23, February, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N - DC Nicol - The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney (5 stars from 5) (Read - 4 March, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

O - Ozzy - At Their Own Game by Frank Zafiro (4.5 stars from 5) (Read - 15 March, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

P - Phil Mercer - Comfort Zone by Stephen Bentley (3 stars from 5) (Read - 10, February, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Q - Ellery Queen - The American Gun Mystery: An Ellery Queen Mystery by Ellery Queen (2.5 stars from 5) (Read - 19, June, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

R - Red - Who The F*ck Am I? by Stephen Bentley (2 stars from 5) (Read - 09, Feb, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

S - Steve Regan - Dilemma by Stephen Bentley (3 stars from 5) (Read - 07, Feb, 2022) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

T - Tina - Cutler's Friend by Colin Conway (4.5 from 5) (Read - 5, April, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

U - Ambrose Usher - A Touch of Stagefright by Jocelyn Davey (2.5 stars from 5) (Read - 17, June, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

V - Valka - In the Cut by Frank Zafiro (4.5 stars from 5) (Read - 22, March, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

W - William Atwater - Endings by Linda L. Richards (4 stars from 5) (Read - 9, May, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

X - Angelique De Xavier - A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre (3.5 stars from 5) (Read - 10, June, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Y - Yasmin - Disappeared by Bonnar Spring (4 stars from 5) (Read - 1, May, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z - Zara Cliff - The Girls by Bella Osborne (4 stars from 5) (Read - 11, May, 2022)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Well done Col!!!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Good work Col!

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Phrynne wrote: "Well done Col!!!"

Thanks Phrynne - 1 down 2 to go!

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Brenda wrote: "Good work Col!"

Cheers Brenda, that's one out of the way!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Always a good feeling Col!

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Brenda wrote: "Always a good feeling Col!"

:)

[Catsalive]

All done

Annual Challenge 2022 A-Z Characters
26/26

A- Jonathan Argyll - The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears - 14/1 - 3★
B- Elizabeth Blair - Broken Star by Lizbie Brown 28/1 2.5★
C- Charlie Deravin - The Way it is Now by Garry Disher (AA) - 11/1 - 4.5★
D- Valerie D'Orçay - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore 6/2 3.5★
E- Evan Smoak - The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5★
F- Frances Welty - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (AA) 19/2 3.5★
G- Jennifer Government - Jennifer Government by Max Barry (AA) - 3/1 - 3★
H- Hillary Greene - A Narrow Escape by Faith Martin 13/2 4.5★
I- Ivan Rankin - Bloodwood Grove by George O'Connell (AA) 12/2 2★
J- Jane Marple - 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 4.5★
K- Kay Hunter - Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett (AA) 18/5 3★
L- Lizbeth Rose - An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - 16/1 - 1.5★
M- Maarten Jansen - Under the Ice by Rachael Blok 10/3 3★
N- Nina Guerrera - The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4★
O- Joseph O'Loughlin - The Suspect by Michael Robotham (AA) - 10/1 - 3★
P- Poppy Redfern - Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen 19/2 4.5★
Q- Alice Quentin - Crossbones Yard by Kate Rhodes 3/8 3★
R- Jesse Redpath - Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland (AA) - 5/1 - 5★
S- Salvo Montalbano - The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri 1/2 3.5★
T- Anna Tolley - The Sunken Road by Garry Disher (AA) 6/3 2.5★
U- Ursula Blanchard - Queen's Ransom by Fiona Buckley 13/7 3★
V- Victor - The Enemy by Tom Wood - 9/1 - 3★
W- Jim Walker - Bloodwood Grove by George O'Connell (AA) 12/2 2★
X- Charlie Fox - Fourth Day by Zoë Sharp - 14/1 - 2★
Y- Zoe Mayer - The Long Game by Simon Rowell 15/3 4.5★
Z- Caleb Zelic - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic (AA) 11/4 3.5★

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Well done Kylie!