A-Z Character Challenge 2023

[Anastasia]

Finished W. Walt Williams Lady Justice And Dr. Death by Robert Thornhill
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished X Alex Delaware Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished E - Eve Dallas Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished B. Renee Ballard The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished 2 more

N - Nikki Galena Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis 3*

R - Renee Ballard Desert Star by Michael Connelly 4*

[Anastasia]

Finished Q. FBI Profiler Pierce Quincy The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished K - Kim Reggis Toxin by Robin Cook 1*

[Sarah]

I would love to join, please Phrynne!

Annual A-Z Characters 2023
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Progress: 26/26

A: Arnold Clover (The Medici Murders by David Hewson (9/2) 4.5*)
B: Julia Bird (A Village Fete Murder by Katie Gayle (24/4) 4.5*)
C: Cathbad (a.k.a. Michael Malone) (The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths (10/4) 5*)
D: Dee (Freeze by Kate Simants (20/1) 3.5*)
E: Emma (The Hush by Sara Foster AA (26/3) 4*)
F: Aaron Falk (Exiles by Jane Harper AA (14/1) 4.5*)
G: Dr. Ruth Galloway (The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths (re-read) (26/1) 4*)
H: D.I. Anjelica Henley (The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson (12/3) 4.5*)
I: Dr. Maura Isles (The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles #3) by Tess Gerritsen (27/4) 4.5*)
J: Jodie "Nosey" Parker (A Cornish Recipe for Murder by Fiona Leitch (11/2) 4.5*)
K: Bridget Kelly (Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day (3/1) 4*)
L: D.S. Lucas Walker (Outback by Patricia Wolf AA (29/3) 4.5*)
M: Mako (Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (27/3) 4*)
N: Dr. Nell Ward (a.k.a. Lady Eleanor Ward-Beaumont) (A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett (22/3) 3.5*)
O: Olivia Haymes (The House of Now and Then by Jo Dixon AA (3/4) 5*)
P: Hercule Poirot (Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (31/3) 5*)
Q: D.C. Ellie Quinn (The Twenty by Sam Holland (7/8) 4.5*)
R: D.S. Rose Riley (Black River by Matthew Spencer AA (5/1) 4.5*)
S: D.I. Edgar Stephens (The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths (8/5) 4*)
T: Juliet Tilney (The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray (21/3) 4.5*)
U: Underserjeant Walkelin (Too Good to Hang by Sarah Hawkswood (19/8) 4.5*)
V: Viv Harrison (How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins AA (4/9) 4.5*)
W: Riley Wolfe (Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay (6/2) 4*)
X: Lexi Winter (Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA (28/1) 4*)
Y: Yuling Wang (Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (18/4) 4*)
Z: Enzo MacLeod (Extraordinary People by Peter May (23/5) 4*)

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️🦸🏻‍♂️Welcome to the challenge Sarah:) 🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️🦸🏻‍♂️

[Sarah]

Phrynne wrote: "🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️🦸🏻‍♂️Welcome to the challenge Sarah:) 🧛🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️🦸🏻‍♂️"

Thanks Phrynne - looking forward to it!

[Janine]

Finished A - Anna Travis The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished V. V.I. Warshawski Total Recall by Sara Paretsky
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished B - Ember Burns You Can Lead a Horse to Murder by Tara Meyers 4*

[Anastasia]

Finished S. Stone Barrington L. A. Dead by Stuart Woods
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished M. Perry Mason The Case of the Rolling Bones by Erle Stanley Gardner
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished Y. Yuki Castellano 11th Hour by James Patterson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

She's my go to in the A-Zs too Anastasia :)

[Anastasia]

Brenda wrote: "She's my go to in the A-Zs too Anastasia :)"
Luckily I have quite a few in the series to go

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Yes I agree!

[Janine]

Finished C - Alex Cross Mary, Mary by James Patterson 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished I. Moira Isles Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished O - Manny Ortega Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished J. Juliet Capshaw A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished C. Alex Cross Jack & Jill by James Patterson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished W - Amy Walker Into the Dark by Cindy Gerard 3*

[Rhondda]

Finished reading the book with the character "J"
John Sharpe Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson 18/02 3⭐️

[Anastasia]

Finished E. Everly Swan Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished P - Phillipa Davenport A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane 4*

[Jane]

Half way through this challenge (13 of 26 read) with :
J : Jack Reacher - No Plan B by Lee Child 3*

A bit of a disappointment. Seemed muddled, more violent than normal (for no real reason) and ended quickly, leaving me confused!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Jane wrote: "Half way through this challenge (13 of 26 read) with :
J : Jack Reacher - No Plan B by Lee Child 3*

A bit of a disappointment. Seemed muddled, more violent than norma..."

It's good that we're so different isn't it Jane. I really enjoyed that one, gave it 5 stars...

[Anastasia]

Finished D. Eve Dallas Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rhondda]

Finished #23
Q - Quy, Imogen The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh 3⭐

[Anastasia]

Finished G Court Gentry The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished S - Sybil Potts Live and Let Diet by Morgana Best 3*

[Rhondda]

Read my 23rd entry in the challenge
I - Iris (Aunt)) Drummond The Golden Hour: A Lady Evelyn Mystery by Malia Zaidi 4⭐

[Janine]

Finished Y - Cam Blakely (and Ally) Legacy Of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie 3*

[Janine]

Finished X - Lexi Winter Retribution by Sarah Barrie 4*

[Anastasia]

Finished P. Sibyl Potts Natural-born Grillers by Morgana Best
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rhondda]

I have completed the Reading Challenge with the following 2 books
G - George Cross The Patient by Tim Sullivan 02/04 4⭐
W William Murdoch Let Loose the Dogs by Maureen Jennings 31/03 4⭐

[Rhondda]

Complete: Annual A-Z Characters 2023 `26/26

A - Augusta Peel Murder in the Air by Emily Organ 20/01 ⭐⭐⭐
B - Beatrice Thorpe book:Dark Rooms|61066714] by Lynda La Plante 27/01 ⭐⭐⭐
C - Cesar Lebel Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 09/01 ⭐⭐⭐
D - Dylan Hodge Murder at Home by Faith Martin 12/02 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
E - Eve Dallas Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb 03/03 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
F - Florence (Flo) Armstrong The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 27/01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
G - George Cross The Patient by Tim Sullivan 02/04 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
H - Hugh Watterson (constable) Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 20/01 ⭐⭐⭐
I - Iris (Aunt)) Drummond The Golden Hour: A Lady Evelyn Mystery by Malia Zaidi 16/03 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
J - John Sharpe Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson 18/02 ⭐⭐⭐
K - Kate Turner Saddled with Murder: A Veterinarian Cozy Mystery by Eileen Brady 04/01 ⭐⭐⭐
L - Lucy Medford Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon 18/02 ⭐⭐⭐
M - Mavis Freestone Born in Death by J.D. Robb 25/01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
N - Ned Worthington Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander 15/01 ⭐⭐⭐
O - Olive BelgraveMurder at Home by Faith Martin 12/02 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
P - Polly Calahan The Murder Next Door by Emily Queen 03/02 ⭐⭐⭐
Q - Quy, Imogen The Bad Quarto by Jill Paton Walsh 11/03 ⭐⭐⭐
R - Rory Todd The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green 02/02 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
S - Starling Davies Murder by Mishap by Suzanne Young 05/02 ⭐⭐⭐
T - Tony Bridgegate Murder in the Jazz Band by G.G. Vandagriff 15/02 ⭐⭐⭐
U - Unity Mitford The Mitford Secret by Jessica Fellowes 20/01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
V - "V. I." Victoria Iphigenia Warshawski Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky 31/01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
W - William Murdoch Let Loose the Dogs by Maureen Jennings 31/03 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
X - Xavier StaytonMurder Most Egyptological by Robert Colton 09/02 ⭐⭐⭐
Y - Yuki Castellano 22 Seconds by James Patterson 09/01 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Z - Zebulon Masterson Swan Song Murder by R.A. Wallace 11/01 ⭐⭐⭐

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Well done Rhondda!! You're the first to finish!!

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Great work Rhondda!

[Anastasia]

Finished N Special agent Nick Scarborough Gone Unnoticed by Robin Mahle
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished R. Ricki James Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished U - Kitty Underhay Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished U. Miss Underhay Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

Finished F. Fortune Redding Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

Finished L - Liv Reese Stay Awake by Megan Goldin 3*

[Anastasia]

Finished O Garda Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anastasia]

That's me finished with this one
Annual A-Z Characters 2023
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23

A. Agatha Raisin Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton finished 07/01/2023 4 stars
B. Renee Ballard The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly finished 20/01/2023 5 stars
C. Alex Cross Jack & Jill by James Patterson finished 19/02/2023 5 stars
D. Eve Dallas Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb finished 07/03/2023 5 stars
E. Everly Swan Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker finished 22/02/2023 5 stars
F. Fortune Redding Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon finished 17/04/2023 5 stars
G Court Gentry The Gray Man by Mark Greaney finished 12/03/2023 5 stars
H Hamish Macbeth Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton finished 02/01/2022 4 stars
I. Moira Isles Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen finished 14/02/2023 5 stars
J. Juliet Capshaw A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander finished 18/02/2023 4 stars
K D.I. Kim Stone Deadly Cry by Angela Marsons finished 01/01/2023 5 stars
L Lucy Stone Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier finished 05/01/2023 4 stars
M. Perry Mason The Case of the Rolling Bones by Erle Stanley Gardner finished 10/02/2023 4 stars
N Special agent Nick Scarborough Gone Unnoticed by Robin Mahle finished 02/04/2023 4 stars
O Garda Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor finished 24/04/2023 4 stars
P. Sibyl Potts Natural-born Grillers by Morgana Best finished 24/03/2023 4 stars
Q. FBI Profiler Pierce Quincy The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner finished 21/01/2022 5 stars
R. Ricki James Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron finished 08/04/2023 4 stars
S. Stone Barrington L. A. Dead by Stuart Woods finished 06/02/2023 4 stars
T. Tom Thorne Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham finished 03/01/2022 4 stars
U. Miss Underhay Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon finished 13/-4/2023 4 stars
V. V.I. Warshawski Total Recall by Sara Paretsky finished 03/02/2023 4 stars
W. Walt Williams Lady Justice And Dr. Death by Robert Thornhill finished 16/01/2023 5 stars
X Alex Delaware Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman finished 17/01/2022 4 stars
Y. Yuki Castellano 11th Hour by James Patterson finished 11/02/2023 5 stars
Z Zion Sawyer Cappuccino by M.L. Hamilton finished 10/01/2023 4 stars

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