JennH's 2023 Challenge - Level 4 (Sleuth Extra)

[JennH]

Level four (Sleuth Extraordinaire) - ***COMPLETED 10/6/23***
B)Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)

Sub-genres:

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
✔1. Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross 1/25/23 - restaurant
✔2. Custard Crime by Jessica Beck 1/29/23 - donut shop



- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
✔1. Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow 6/26/23 - cat & dogs
✔2. Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis 7/11/23 - cats & dogs



- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
✔1. A Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman 3/10/23 - crochet
✔2. Old Maid's Puzzle by Terri Thayer 5/9/23 - quilting



- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
✔1. A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison 2/19/23 - witches
✔2. The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly 7/17/23 - ghost



- One from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))
✔1. Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 3/28/23 - Scotland
✔2. Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay 4/16/23 - UK



- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
✔1. Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely 2/25/23 - housekeeping
✔2. Death Overdue by Allison Brook 3/1/23 - librarian



- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
✔1. Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow 4/12/23 - Halloween
✔2. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes 5/26/23 - Halloween



- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
✔1. Huckleberry Finished by Livia J. Washburn 2/26/23 - travel agent/steamboat trip on the Mississippi
✔2. Lemon Larceny by Jessica Beck 4/13/23 - Maple Hollow



- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
✔1. The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen 3/19/23 - 1928/1939/2001
✔2. Murder at Archly Manor by Sara Rosett 10/6/23



- One is your choice! (freebie!)
✔1. Do or Diner by Christine Wenger 1/31/23 - diner
✔2. Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower 2/4/23 - bookshop



An Additional 20 Cozy Books of Your Choice
✔1. A Plus One for Murder by Laura Bradford 2/7/23 - entrepeneur
✔2. Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander 2/19/23 - bakery
✔3. Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower 2/23/23 - farm
✔4. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala 3/5/23 - cafe
✔5. A Deadly Deletion by Lorna Barrett 3/21/23 - bookstore
✔6. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes 4/6/23 - food anthropologist
✔7. Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 5/13/23
✔8. Egg Shooters by Laura Childs 5/16/23
✔9. Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien 1/6/23
✔10. The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams 1/9/23
✔11. Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 6/10/23
✔12. Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower 7/13/23
✔13. A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton 7/15/23
✔14. Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker 8/8/23
✔15. On the Lamb by Tina Kashian 8/13/23
✔16. Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien 8/21/23
✔17. The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis 8/23/23
✔18. A Killer Stitch by Maggie Sefton 9/10/23
✔19. Steeped in Malice by Vicki Delany 9/12/23
✔20. Bad Bites by Jessica Beck 9/14/23

[Yvonne]

Thank you for joining the 2023 challenge! Good luck!