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Winter Challenge 2025 - Could you write a book?
Finished my first two. 📚1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc
Read a book from the genre you have chosen. (Mystery)
To The Nines by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 17/6/255. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters.
Read a book with that character in it (Lucas Davenport)
Judgement Prey by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 5/6/25
Two more book read Overall: 11/18From PART 1: 5/6
6. When you have finished your book, which author would you like to be compared with? Read a book by a very well-known author whose books you love.
Robert Bryndza - Chasing Shadows 19/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
And from Part 2: (FATAL FOXTROT)
✔️F - P.F. Ford - A Body Down the Lane 20/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters. Detective D.D. Warren
Read a book with that character in it
Look for Me by Lisa Gardnerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read two more. 📚2. Select a location. Where will your book be set?
Read a book set in that same location. (Australia)
The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper - 4⭐️ - 28/6/254. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters.
Read a book with that character in it (Stephanie Plum)
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 1/7/25
Two more books read:A - David Archer - Ice Cold Spy 2/07 ⭐⭐⭐
O = Emily Organ - Death at the Workhouse 29/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished :)Crime Club Winter Challenge - Could you write a book?
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
6/6
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre: Psychological Thriller
2. Select a location: Australia
3. Time period: Historical Mystery
4. Female MC: Gemma Rose
5. Male MC: Evan Evans
6. Author: JD Robb
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Completed books #17 and #18 to complete the Challenge✔️T - Fiona Tarr Her Hidden Bones 04/07 ⭐⭐⭐
Select one of your favourite female crime characters.
✔️V.I. Warshawski Body Work By Paretsky Sara] by Sara Paretsky 07/07 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Overall: 18/18 Completed the ChallengePART ONE: Plan your book
6/6
1. Choose your genre.
Read a book from the genre you have chosen.
✔️Murder Mystery The Case of the Christie Conspiracy by Kelly Oliver 02/06 ⭐⭐⭐
2. Select your location.
Read a book set in that same location.
✔️UK (Midlands) - Her Last Mistake by Carla Kovach 14/06 ⭐⭐⭐
3. Choose your Time Period.
Read a book from the same time.
✔️1910's - 1912 The Beast of Littleton Woods by T.E. Kinsey 06/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. You need a main character.
Select one of your favourite female crime characters.
✔️V.I. Warshawski Body Work By Paretsky Sara] by Sara Paretsky 07/07 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. You need another main character.
Select one of your favourite male crime characters.
✔️Hercule Poirot The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 01/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️6. When you have finished your book, which author would you like to be compared with?
Read a book by a very well-known author whose books you love.
Robert Bryndza - Chasing Shadows 19/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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PART TWO: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters)?
Fatal Foxtrot 12/12
✔️F - P.F. Ford - A Body Down the Lane 20/06 ⭐⭐⭐
✔️A - Magda Alexander - A Murder at Oxford 15/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️T - Victoria Thompson - Murder in the Bowery 08/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️A - David Archer - Ice Cold Spy 2/07 ⭐⭐⭐
✔️L - Adam Lyndon - Devil's Chimney 23/06 ⭐⭐⭐
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✔️F - P.F. Ford - A Body Out at Sea 02/06 ⭐⭐⭐
✔️O = Emily Organ - Death at the Workhouse 29/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️X - Diana Xarissa - Aunt Bessie Decides 05/06 ⭐⭐⭐
✔️T - Fiona Tarr - Her Scorched Bones 07/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️R - Lisa Regan - Cold Heart Creek 11/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️O - Richard Osman - The Thursday Murder Club 27/06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️T - Fiona Tarr Her Hidden Bones 04/07 ⭐⭐⭐
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Finished the challengeCrime Club Winter Challenge - Could you write a book?
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc
Read a book from the genre you have chosen.
Genre chosen: British Detective Mystery Thriller
Run Rabbit Run by Alex Smith Read 01/06/2025 5 stars2. Select a location. Where will your book be set? U.S.A.
Read a book set in that same location.
Want To Play? by P.J. Tracy read 02/06/2025 5 stars3. Time period. Today? Or will it be a historical mystery? Or maybe take a hint from J.D.Robb and set in the future? Today
Read a book from the same time period.
Death of a Cookbook Author by Lee Hollis read 02/06/2025 5 stars4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters. Detective D.D. Warren
Read a book with that character in it
Look for Me by Lisa Gardner Read 24/06/2025 5 stars5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters. Hercule Poirot
Read a book with that character in it
The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah read 04/06/2025 3 stars6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with? Karen Rose
Read a book by a very well known author whose books you love.
No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose Read 09/06/2025 5 starsPart two: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters) and spell it out using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
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Old School by Steve Higgs read 23/06/2025 5 starsO
Origin by Dan Brown read 01/06/2025 5 starsM
Murder in First Class by Helena Dixon Read 08/07/2025 4 starsI
Invisible Wounds : Prequel Novella by Candace Irving read 12/06/2025 5 starsC
Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza Read 21/06/2025 5 starsI
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly read 06/07/2025 4 starsD
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver read 16/06/2025 5 starsE
Bake, Borrow, and Steal by Ellie Alexander Read 28/06/2025 4 stars
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Thanks Brenda and Phrynne. It was a fun challenge
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Finished 7/14 - back on track now!5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters. DS Lucas Walker
Read a book with that character in it
Nemesis by Patricia Wolf - Read 12 Jul - 5*
A great 5 star read for me.
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Crime Club Winter Challenge - Could you write a book?
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
14/14
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc
Read a book from the genre you have chosen.
2. Select a location. Where will your book be set?
Read a book set in that same location.
3. Time period. Today? Or will it be a historical mystery? Or maybe take a hint from J.D.Robb and set in the future?
Read a book from the same time period.
4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters.
Read a book with that character in it
5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters.
Read a book with that character in it
6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with?
Read a book by a very well known author whose books you love.
Part two: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters) and spell it out using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
My title: PRETENCE
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Challenge CompletedCrime Club Winter Challenge - Could you write a book?
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
12/12
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc Read a book from the genre you have chosen.
Mystery - The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen READ 16/7/25 5*
2. Select a location. Where will your book be set? Read a book set in that same location.
San Diego - Dead Man's List by Karen Rose READ 18/7/25 4*
3. Time period. Today? Or will it be a historical mystery? Or maybe take a hint from J.D.Robb and set in the future? Read a book from the same time period.
Today - Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben READ 7/7/25 5*
4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters. Read a book with that character in it.
Josie Quinn - The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan READ 11/7/25 4*
5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters. Read a book with that character in it.
Alex Delaware - Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman READ 23/6/25 4*
6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with? Read a book by a very well known author whose books you love.
Karen Rose - Cheater READ 2/7/25 4*
Part two: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters) and spell it out using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
My title: RANSOM
R -Her Silent Cry by Lisa Regan READ 14/7/25 4*
A - The Private Island by Ali Lowe READ 9/6/25 4*
N - No Good Deed by Diane Hester READ 22/7/25 3*
S - Secrets of the Watch House by Jenny Ashcroft READ 29/6/25 4*
O - Outback by Patricia Wolf READ 5/7/25 3*
M - Murder on Board by Helena Dixon READ 17/6/25 3*
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CompletedCrime Club Winter Challenge - Could you write a book?
Duration: 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
12/12
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc Read a book from the genre you have chosen - historical
The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair 4/6 4.5★
2. Select a location. Where will your book be set? Read a book set in that same location. Australia.
Asylum by Jack Adams 11/6 4★
3. Time period. Today? Or will it be a historical mystery? Or maybe take a hint from J.D.Robb and set in the future? Read a book from the same time period -- Future
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 13/6 4.5★
4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters. Read a book with that character in it - Phryne
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood 9/6 5★
5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters. Read a book with that character in it - Bony
Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield 6/6 3.5★
6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with? Read a book by a very well known author whose books you love.
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 4/7 4★
Part two: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters) and spell it out using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
My title: SCARED
S- Grandghost by Nancy Springer 5/7 3★
C- Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie 21/6 3★
A- All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/6 3.5★
R- A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes 8/7 3.5★
E- Every Spy a Traitor by Alex Gerlis 24/6 4★
D- Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 2/7 3★
Crime Club Winter Challenge, Author at Work, 1/6/25 - 31/8/25Finished 29/07/25
Level : Hard
Hard: 12/12
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre. This has to be crime but be specific. Is it mystery, romantic suspense, thriller, cosy etc
Read a book from the genre you have chosen. Thriller
2. Select a location. Where will your book be set? Washington D.C.
Read a book set in that same location.
3. Time period. Today? Or will it be a historical mystery? Or maybe take a hint from J.D.Robb and set in the future? 1906
Read a book from the same time period.
4. You need a main character. For this one select one of your favourite female crime characters. Kitty Underhay
Read a book with that character in it
5. You need another main character. For this one select one of your favourite male crime characters. Lincoln Rhyme
Read a book with that character in it
6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with? Stacy Willingham
Read a book by a very well known author whose books you love.
Name of book: Ramsey
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Challenge complete 😀 Crime Club Winter Challenge, Author at Work, 1/6/25 - 31/8/25
Level ; Hard.
13/13 (pt 1 & 2)
Part one: Plan your book
1. Choose your genre - Mystery.
Eleven Liars by Robert Gold ✅ 2* (22/6)
2. Select a location - Australia.
Silver by Chris Hammer ✅ 3* (11/7)
3. Time period - today.
Ten Seconds by Robert Gold ✅ 3* (29/7)
4. You need a main character - Sara Linton.
After That Night by Karin Slaughter ✅ 5* (4/7)
5. You need another main character - Cyrus Haven.
Storm Child by Michael Robotham ✅ 5* (16/7)
6. When you have finished your book which author would you like to be compared with? Jo Nesbo.
Knife by Jo Nesbø ✅ 2* (6/6)
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✅Part two: Choose a title for your book (minimum 6 letters) and spell it out.
E - Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie ✅ 3* (5/6)
N - Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty ✅ 4* (14/6)
D - Secret Sister by Sarah A. Denzil ✅ 2* (2/8)
I - Someone You Know by Olivia Isaac-Henry ✅ 4* (6/8)
N - The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark ✅ 2* (10/7)
G - The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan ✅ 2* (9/7)
S - The Buried by Sharon J. Bolton ✅ 5* (24/6)
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