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And another one bites the dust!Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2025
Duration: 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025
Progress: 26/26 @ 9-OCT-2025
A - Read a book set in Australia :
B - Read a book with a books on the cover :
C - Read a Cosy mystery of your choice :
D - Read a Debut novel :
E - Read a book by an English author :
F - Read a book with a four word title :
G - Read a book with a mostly green cover :
H - Read a book where the title starts with H :
I - Read a book where both of the author's initials can be found in MYSTERY :
J - Read a book published in January, June or July of any year (July 2023) :
K - Read a book where the author has a K in their name :
L - Read a book you borrowed from the Library:
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 with a one word title :
P - Read a book whose author writes under a pen name :
Q- Read a book with a quirky character (Mavis) :
R - Read a book with a mostly red cover :
S - Read a book which is part of a series :
T - Read a book set in a country you would like to travel to (Egypt) :
U- Read a book set in the UK :
V- Read a book with a variety of colours 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 has a Z in it :
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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Sarah Barrie (other topics)
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Crime Club Annual Challenge. A-Z with a Difference 2025
Duration: 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025
Progress: 26/26
✅ A - set in Australia - The Valley - Chris Hammer - 10/5/2025 - ★★★★
✅ B - books on the cover (show cover) - A Trail of Ink - Melvin R. Starr -
✅ C - Cosy mystery - The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies - Alison Goodman - 18/8/2025 - ★★★★
✅ D - Debut novel - Lying and Dying - Graham Brack - 1/1/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ E - English author - Child's Play - Angela Marsons - 30/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ F - four word title - This Thing of Darkness - Harry Bingham - 17/2/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ G - green cover (show cover) - Under Orders - Dick Francis -
✅ H - title starts with H - Hang on St. christopher - Adrian McKinty - 13/6/2025 - ★★★★
✅ I - author's initials can be found in MYSTERY - Unhallowed Ground - Melvin R. Starr - 21/3/2025 - ★★★★
✅ J - published in Jan, Jun or Jul - The Appeal - Janice Hallett - 6/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ K - author has a K - The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams - Lawrence Block - 11/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ L - borrowed from the Library - All My Enemies - Barry Maitland - A.A 3/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ M- murder in the title - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 4/10/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ N - number in the title - Sierra Six - Mark Greaney - 17/1/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ O - one word title - Burner - Mark Greaney - 13/9/2025 - ★★★★
✅ P - pen name - Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 23/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Q- quirky character - The Great Hippopotamus Hotel - Alexander McCall Smith - 25/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ R - mostly red cover - The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian - Lawrence Block - 9/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ S - part of a series - - The Body in the Dales - J.R. Ellis - 5/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ T - set in a country you would like to travel to. - Ireland - Faithful Place - Tana French - 10/2/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ U- set in the UK - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 3/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ V- variety of colours on the cover (at least four) (show cover) - The Chaos Agent - Mark Greaney -
✅ W- body of water on the cover (show cover) - The Black Loch - Peter May -
✅ X - Xmas setting - Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson - A.A - 12/9/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Y - yellow writing on the cover (show cover) - Lone Wolf - Gregg Hurwitz -
✅ Z- Read a book where the title (you can use a series title or a book title) has a Z in it. - The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds - T.E. Kinsey - 14/6/2025 - ★★★★
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