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Link 4: Read a book from author also using 2 first initials
Carriage 4: Victim of a Delusional Mind by K.J. North - 3⭐️ - 27/9/22
Link 9: Read a book that also starts with D
Carriage 9: Deep Shadow by Nick Sullivan - 4⭐️ - 16/10/22



It was fun to pick up links between the books
Link 5: Read another book with a murder tied to railway lines/station
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The whole list is:
🚂🚂Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the Crime / Mystery / Suspense / Thriller genres.
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🚂Link 2: Read another book that has a yellow raincoat on the cover
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🚂Link 3: Read another book by an author who writes under several pseudonyms
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🚂Link 4: Read another book with a ship on the cover
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🚂Link 5: Read another book with a murder tied to railway lines/station
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🚂Link 6: Read another book that is a historical mystery
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🚂Link 7: Read another book set in an exclusive partof London
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🚂Link 8: Read another book where the author uses initials instead of the first name
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🚂Link 9: Read another book set in wartime
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🚂Link 10: Read another book with a blue cover
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🚂Link 11: Read another book with an animal on the cover
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🚂Link 12: Read another book by a female author (or with open fields on the cover)
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Great work Rhondda and glad you enjoyed it!
Would you please post your original challenge again here. It is nice for everyone to see your ratings and what you read.
Would you please post your original challenge again here. It is nice for everyone to see your ratings and what you read.

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🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level:Hard
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1:Read a crime book
Carriage 1:The Case of the Substitute Face by Erle Stanley Gardner finished 10/10/2022 4 stars
Link 2: Read a book by another male author
Carriage 2: Until Death byJames L. Thane finished 17/09/2022 5 stars
Link 3: Read another book with DEATH in the title
Carriage 3: Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb finished 18/09/2022 5 stars
Link 4: Read another book with more than 10 books in the series
Carriage 4:Dead Memories by Angela Marsons finished 17/09/2022 5 stars
Link 5: Read another book in the Detective Kim Stone series
Carriage 5:Child's Play by Angela Marsons finished 18/10/2022 5 stars
Link 6: Read a book by another female author
Carriage 6 Seashells and Murder by H.Y. Hanna finished 02/09/2022 4 stars
Link 7: Read another book with sand on the cover
Carriage 7 Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters finished 03/09/2022 5 stars
Link8: Read another historical cozy mystery
Carriage 8 The Last Mrs. Summers finished 19/09/2022 4 stars
Link 9: Read another 4 word title
Carriage 9 Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay finished 06/09/2022 4 stars
Link 10: Read another book published in November
Carriage 10 The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz finished 08/09/2022 5 stars
Link 11: Read another book where the author's surname starts with H
Carriage 11: Town in a Sweet Pickle by B.B. Haywood finished 18/09/2022 4 stars
Link 12: Read another cozy mystery that includes recipes
Carriage 12: Broken Bone China by Laura Childs finished 18/09/2022 5 stars













C.S. Harris combines mystery and history better than most, and I knew I'd enjoy #5 in her Sebastian St Cyr series, What Remains of Heaven. Great series!


🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: HARD
13/13
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Link 1: Read a book from the Crime / Mystery / Suspense / Thriller genres.
Carriage 1: The Murder Rule 2/9/22 4*
Link 2: Female Author
Carriage 2: A Muddied Murder 4/9/22 4*
Link 3: Set on a farm
Carriage 3: Put Out to Pasture 18/9/22 4*
Link 4: Author starts with an A
Carriage 4: A Song of Comfortable Chairs 24/9/22 5*
Link 5: Set in a Commonwealth Country (Botswana and India)
Carriage 5: Murder at the Grand Raj Palace 22/10/22 4*
Link 6: Return to a Series
Carriage 6: Whiskey Lullaby 20/9/22 4*
Link 7: Number 7 in a Series
Carriage 7: Fatal Fried Rice 7/10/22 4*
Link 8: Set in USA
Carriage 8: Buried in a Good Book 23/9/22 4*
Link 9: Set on Holiday
Carriage 9: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone 4/10/22 5*
Link 10: Set in Australia
Carriage 10: An A-List for Death 21/9/22 4*
Link 11: An Aunt is a Main Character
Carriage 11: Peg and Rose Solve a Murder 25/9/22 5*
Link 12: Involves Pets/Animals
Carriage 12: Round Up the Usual Peacocks 15/9/22 4*
Link 13: Animal in Title
Carriage 13: What the Cat Dragged In 9/9/22 4*

Link 6: Read a book that also has the word Judas in the title
Carriage 6: The Judas Goat by Robert B. Parker - 3⭐️ - 1/10/22
Link 8: Read a book by another male author
Carriage 8: Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes - 4⭐️ - 25/10/22



I'm a fan of Aussie author Michael Robotham and his Parkinson-bedeviled psychology professor Joseph O'Loughlin. In Shatter (book 3), Joe's work-life balance is as out of kilter as his stumbling walk.


🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Easy
Progress: 6/6
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the Crime / Mystery / Suspense / Thriller genres.
Link 2: Read a book by another male author.
Link 3: Read another book with the word Wife in the title.
Link 4: Read another book with an author initial K
Link 5: Read a book by another female author.
Link 6: Read another book with a picture of a wedding ring.







Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Medium
9/9
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the genre of crime, mystery, thriller or suspense
Carriage 1: Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark - 4⭐️ - 13/9/22
Link 2: Read a book by another female author
Carriage 2: Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐️ - 7/9/22
Link 3: Read a book from the same series
Carriage 3: Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 26/9/22
Link 4: Read a book from author also using 2 first initials
Carriage 4: Victim of a Delusional Mind by K.J. North - 3⭐️ - 27/9/22
Link 5: Read a book from author with same first initial
Carriage 5: The Judas Murders by Ken Oder - 4⭐️ - 30/10/22
Link 6: Read a book that also has the word Judas in the title
Carriage 6: The Judas Goat by Robert B. Parker - 3⭐️ - 1/10/22
Link 7: Read a book from author with same first name
Carriage 7: The Dead Room by Robert Ellis - 4⭐️ - 17/9/22
Link 8: Read a book by another male author
Carriage 8: Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes - 4⭐️ - 25/10/22
Link 9: Read a book that also starts with D
Carriage 9: Deep Shadow by Nick Sullivan - 4⭐️ - 16/10/22










🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Medium.
9/9
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book beginning with the letter S
Carriage 1: The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox ✅ 4* (11/9)
Link 2: Read a book whose author’s Christian name begins with the letter S
Carriage 2: Later by Stephen King ✅ 5* (4/9)
Link 3: Read a book written by a male author
Carriage 3: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ✅ 2* (6/10)
Link 4: Read a book beginning with the letter S in the book title
Carriage 4: Deadly Start by Phillipa Nefri Clark (AA) ✅ 3* (16/10)
Link 5: Read a book written by a female author
Carriage 5: Come Sundown by Nora Roberts ✅ 2* (1/11)
Link 6: Read a book from the Mystery genre
Carriage 6: Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah ✅ 4* (2/11)
Link 7: Read a book with a dark cover
Carriage 7: Dear Neighbour by Anna Willett (AA) ✅ 2* (2/9)
Link 8: Read a book beginning with the letter W
Carriage 8: The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne ✅ 4* 23/9)
Link 9: Read a book with a strong central female character
Carriage 9: The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (2/9)










Picture You Dead by Peter James - 5*
🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
12/12 - COMPLETED 06-NOV-2022
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the genre of crime, mystery, thriller or suspense
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Link 2: Read a book by another Aussie author:
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Link 3: Read another cosy mystery:
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Link 4: Read a book by a female author:
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Link 5: Read another book that's 21st in the series (pure coincidence!):
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Link 6: Read a book by a male author:
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Link 7: Read another book by Peter James :
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Link 8: Read another book set in the UK:
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Link 9: Read another book by a English author:
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Link 10: Read another book with "Key" in the title:
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Link 11: Read another book with a method of transport on the cover:
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Link 12: Read another book with water on the cover:
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🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
Progress: 12/12
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the Crime Group genres.
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Link 2: Read another USA author
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Link 3: Read another female author
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Link 4: Read another 1st in series
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Link 5: Read another with a window on the cover
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Link 6: Read another cosy
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Link 7: Read another set in USA
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Link 8: Read another female MC
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Link 9: Read another by the same author
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Link 10: Read another Australian author
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Link 11: Read another with a male MC
Carriage 11: November
Link 12: Read another European author
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🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
12/12
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book that has been translated into English
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Link 2: Read another book set in Scandinavia
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Link 3: Read another book by a male author
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Link 4: Read another book with a two word title
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Link 5: Read a book by another author's whose first name starts with J
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Link 6: Read another book with a number in the title
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Link 7: Read another book by a female author
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Link 8: Read another book by an author who has a four letter first name.
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Link 9: Read another book with a building on the cover
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Link 10: Read another book by an Australian author
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Link 11: Read another book set in the UK
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Link 12: Read another book that is categorised as a thriller.
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🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
12/12
Completed 15th November
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
🚂 Link 1: Read a book from the Crime Group’s genres.
Carriage 1: Murder at the Fair by Verity Bright 28/09 ★★★★
🚂 Link 2: Read another book that starts with ‘Murder’ in the title.
Carriage 2: Murder at the Mansions by Sara Rosett 18/09 ★★★★☆
🚂 Link 3: Read another book that is part of a series.
Carriage 3: A Darkness Descending by Christobel Kent 26/09 ★★★
🚂 Link 4: Read another three word title
Carriage 4: The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare 11/11 ★★★★
🚂 Link 5: Read another book by an Australian author.
Carriage 5: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 10/09 ★★★★★
🚂 Link 6: Read another book from author Sulari Gentill.
Carriage 6: A Testament of Character by Sulari Gentill 11/10 ★★★☆
🚂 Link 7: Read another four word title.
Carriage 7: The Monks Hood Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin 11/09 ★★★★
🚂 Link 8: Read another book by a female author.
Carriage 8: The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell 13/09 ★★★★
🚂 Link 9: Read another book about a dysfunctional family.
Carriage 9: Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain 05/10 ★★★★
🚂 Link 10: Read another book with a number in the title.
Carriage 10: The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 15/11 ★★★★
🚂 Link 11: Read another book published in 2021.
Carriage 11: The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear 05/09 ★★★★★
🚂 Link 12: Read another historical mystery.
Carriage 12: A Fatal Night by Faith Martin 25/09 ★★★★★













Who doesn't love finding a new favourite book - and a debut, no less. Himself by Irish author Jess Kidd is a terrific blend of warmth and superstition and murder. The lot!


Love a long train ride!
Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
12/12 AA 7/7
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a book from the genre of crime, mystery, thriller or suspense.
✔Carriage 1: The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell....3.5* 08/10/22
Link 2: Read another book with blue cover.
Everything You Told Me by Lucy Dawson....3* 01/11/22
Link 3: Read another book with a figure on the cover.
✔Carriage 3: The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell AA....4* 11/09/22
Link 4: Read another book set in the Snowy Mountains
✔Carriage 4: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson AA....4* 17/09/22
✔Link 5: Read another book by another Aussie male author
Carriage 5: Peace by Garry Disher AA....4.5* 22/10/22
Link 6: Read another book with a one word title.
✔Carriage 6: Daintree by Annie Seaton AA....3.5 07/09/22
Link 7: Read another book by another Aussie female author.
✔Carriage 7: Someone Else's Child by Kylie Orr AA....4* 20/09/22
Link 8: Read another book with a three word title.
✔Carriage 8: Our Dark Secret by Jenny Quintana....3* 17/10/22
Link 9: Read another book with the title starting with O.
✔Carriage 9: One Across, Two Down by Ruth Rendell....3* 05/10/22
Link 10: Read another book by a British female writer.
✔Carriage 10: Disclaimer by Renée Knight....3.5* 19/11/22
Link 11: Read another book by an author whose first name starts with R.
✔Carriage 11: The Good Mother by Rae Cairns AA....4* 19/11/22
Link 12: Read another book where the main character is a mother trying to save her child.
✔Carriage 12: Unsheltered by Clare Moleta AA....2.5* 13/11/22 a dystopian suspense novel that unfortunately didn't work for me.













Thank you Brenda, enjoyed my first challenge and happy to have found the group 😊

🚂 Spring Challenge 2022 All Aboard the Crime Group Express 🚂
Duration: 1/9/22 -30/11/22
Level: Hard
12/12
Engine - CRIME GROUP EXPRESS
Link 1: Read a Book where the Author's Initials can be found in the above
Carriage 1: Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham READ 7/9/22 4*
Link 2: Read another Book with a 3 word title
Carriage 2: When We Fall by Aoife Clifford READ 11/9/22 4*
Link 3: Read another Book by a Female Author
Carriage 3: An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart READ 2/9/22 4*
Link 4: Read another Book by an Australian Author
Carriage 4: Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor READ 4/9/22 3*
Link 5: Read another Book set in the UK
Carriage 5: Evans Above by Rhys Bowen READ 14/9/22 3*
Link 6: Read another Book with a Police Office
Carriage 6: Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen READ 16/9/22 4*
Link 7: Read another Book with a Medical slant
Carriage 7: Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall READ 14/10/22 5*
Link 8: Read another Book beginning with G
Carriage 8: Gathering Storms by Kerry McGinnis READ 15/9/22 3*
Link 9: Read another Book with a Stormy Cover
Carriage 9: The Wrong Woman by J.P. Pomare READ 16/10/22 4*
Link 10: Read another Book by a Male Author
Carriage 10: City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman READ 26/9/22 4*
Link 11: Read another Book set in the USA
Carriage 11: Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter READ 19/11/22
4*
Link 12: Read another Book that is #2 in a Series
Carriage 12: Night Train to Paris by Fliss Chester READ 23/9/22 3*












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