Read Around the USA Challenge

[MarieBL]

Beverly wrote: "You are very welcome. I saw in another of your posts that you are a former librarian. I am currently a children's librarian in a public library in San Antonio, TX."

I hope you love your job as I loved mine! I did work for a few years as a children's librarian, and enjoyed the challenge and the children. Then I moved to another area of the library. I love San Antonio! I remember attending a library conference there once, and did not want to go home when it was over! :)

[Karen]

This is a hint for the difficult books to find for North Dakota and Delaware. I have read Chuck Logan's After the Rain and felt it was a thriller not a cozy mystery however it is set in North Dakota. A Rett MacPherson book A Misty Mourning is set in West Virginia and is a cute story with a clever mystery. I also have Silent Rain by Karen Salvalaggio for Montana and so far so good. Hope this helps others
My list of states/books is number 429

[MarieBL]

Karen wrote: "This is a hint for the difficult books to find for North Dakota and Delaware. I have read Chuck Logan's After the Rain and felt it was a thriller not a cozy mystery however it is set in North Dakot..."

Thanks, Karen! This is good info, and since I only have one book read in this challenge, I need all the help I can get! :)

[Karen]

Sorry for the confusion as the book I read for Delaware is on my list on message 429. If you like car racing this book is for you!

[Julesy]

Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries.

This ebook is a mystery, set in Wyoming: Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner. It seems to be FREE right now on Kobo, B&N, Amazon, and Apple.

[Betty]

Julesy wrote: "Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries. ...."

I just found Sign Off by Patricia McLinn, book 1 in the Caught Dead in Wyoming series. It's free for Kindle.

[Karen]

I have just finished a cute cozy mystery set in Ogden, Utah. This book is called "Tutu Friendly" by Natalie M. Roberts so if you are looking for a Utah book this will fit the bill!

[Julesy]

Karen wrote: "I have just finished a cute cozy mystery set in Ogden, Utah. This book is called "Tutu Friendly" by Natalie M. Roberts so if you are looking for a Utah book this will fit the bill!"

Hey Karen, I've read all 3 books in that series. They are great! Too bad there aren't more books in the series. I think the first book is called Tutu Deadly.

[Karen]

Reading challenge is now completed see message #429 for the books listed in this quest. It has been fun and now I do remember to list where a book is set in my review. This is a great way to visit different states without actually being there in person!

[Julesy]

Congratulations, Karen! Are you going to do the challenge again?

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats on completing your challenge, Karen!

[Trish]

As I enjoy challenges, and I read a lot of cozies, I might as well go for this as well, given that it doesn't have a timeframe. It may take me a while :-) So I'll set myself the target of trying to fit everything in between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018.

(M) are cozy mysteries. (P) are police procedurals - which hopefully count as mysteries!

Alabama -
Alaska - Finding Justice, Kathi Daley (M) - 21/11/17
Arizona -
Arkansas -
California - Last Writes, Laura Levine (M) - 08/09/17
Colorado -
Connecticut -
Delaware -
District of Columbia -
Florida - Maximum Bob, Elmore Leonard (P) - 16/11/17
Georgia - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti, Bailey Cates (M) - 12/12/17
Hawaii - Murder at Sunrise, Kathi Daley (M) - 11/10/17
Idaho -
Illinois - Night of the Loving Dead, Casey Daniels (M) - 17/11/17
(this one's set in Chicago, rather than Ohio for the rest of the series)
Indiana - A Dark and Stormy Murder, Julia Buckley (M) - 21/09/17
Iowa -
Kansas -
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine - Twisted Threads, Lea Wait (M) - 12/10/17
Maryland - Scam Chowder, Maya Corrigan (M) - 19/10/17
Massachusetts - Rotten to the Core, Sheila Connolly (M) - 23/09/17
Michigan - Wrong Side of the Paw, Laurie Cass (M) – 12/11/17
Minnesota -
Mississippi -
Missouri -
Montana - The Christmas Letter, Kathi Daley (M) - 13/12/17
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire - Sentenced to Death, Lorna Barrett (M) - 09/09/17
New Jersey -
New Mexico -
New York - State - Crime and Poetry, Amanda Flower (M) - 17/10/17
North Carolina - Books, Cooks, and Crooks, Lucy Arlington (M) - 25/09/17
North Dakota -
Ohio - Tombs of Endearment, Casey Daniels (M) - 16/10/17
Oklahoma -
Oregon - The Secret, Kathy Daley (M) - 19/09/17
Pennsylvania -
Rhode Island -
South Carolina -
South Dakota -
Tennessee -
Texas - The Black Cat Sees His Shadow, Kay Finch (M) - 02/10/17
Utah - To Helvetica and Back, Paige Shelton (M) - 11/12/17
Vermont -
Virginia - Murder Most Howl, Krista Davis (M) - 11/11/17
Washington - Frankencat, Kathi Daley (M) - 18/09/17
West Virginia -
Wisconsin -
Wyoming -

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Trish wrote: "I might as well go for this as well, given that it doesn't have a timeframe. It may take me a while. :-)

(M) are cozy mysteries. (P) are police procedurals - which hopefully count as mysteries!"

Yes, I would count those as being within the mystery genre.

[Trish]

Julesy wrote: "Wyoming may be one of those more difficult states to find books, especially mysteries.

This ebook is a mystery, set in Wyoming: Above the Bridge by Deborah Garner..."

Craig Johnson's Longmire series is set in Wyoming, if that helps.

[Meg]

Only two states left to go! I have to say it's been a fun journey with many great books (see message 437). I have the last two downloaded and hope to finish them in the near future.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Way to go, Meg. I'm not surprised Delaware and North Dakota are the two states remaining. Those were two of the harder ones, and I ended up reading non-cozy mysteries for both when I did this challenge: Dakota by Martha Grimes for ND and She'll Never Know by Hunter Morgan for DE.

[Meg]

Thanks, Heather! Yea, I was really surprised that there weren't more mysteries based in, at the very least, Delaware. I ended up with a juvenile mystery for that one, as well as a non-cozy, Corpus Delectable. Hoping the latter isn't too much.

[Tammy]

I love this challenge!!!

[Tammy]

Georgia - Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
Hawaii - The Spy Who Left Me by Gina Robinson