2011 A-Z Title Challenge

[Shirley]

2011 A-Z Title Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

13 read and 13 to go

B: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts1/30/11****4 stars
D: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris1/17/11***3 stars
E: The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel1/21/11***3 stars
F: Full House by Janet Evanovich1/27/11***3 stars
G: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks1/5/11****4 stars
I: That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time by Susan Wiggs1/29/11****4 stars
L: The Lady in QuestionVictoria Alexander1/27/11****4 stars
N: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner1/21/11*****5 stars
O: On the Run by Iris Johansen1/10/11****4 stars
P: Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag1/22/11****4 stars
R: The River Wife by Jonis Agee1/15/11****4 stars
T: Twenty-Seven Bones by Jonathan Nasaw1/19/11****4 stars
V: Vision in White by Nora Roberts1/23/11****4 stars

[Lalalalaaa]

This sounds interesting.. hell yeah, I'm joining! Starting now...

A:
B: Blue Blood
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I: I Know What You Did Last Summer
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:
O:
P: Psychopath
Q:
R:
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Y:
Z:

This is probably not going to be as easy as it sounds...

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Peytavi wrote: "This sounds interesting.. hell yeah, I'm joining! Starting now..."

It starts out easy as you fill in as you go. Gets trickier when you've got just a couple left to fill in. Would be harder too if you are opting to use only mysteries.

[Gorana]

I'm going to try this :)

A~Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
B~
C~
D~
E~
F~
G~
H~High Five, Hot Six
I~
J~
K~
L~
M~Murder 101
N~
O~
P~
Q~
R~
S~Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash, Seven Up
T~
U~
V~
W~
X~
Y~
Z~

[Sandy]

Challenge completed. All of the books are mysteries although a few aren't cozy.

A - Avalanche by Partick McManus 1/2
B - A Buried Lie by Roberta Isleib 1/4
C - The Contrary Blues by John Billheimer 1/21
D - Double Prey by Steven Havill 1/24
E - Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins 1/8
F - Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley 1/11
G - Good Tidings by Terri Reid 1/18
H - Hail to the Chef by Julie Hyzy 1/13
I - If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle 1/6
J - Jack in the Pulpit by Cynthia Riggs 2/6
K - Killing Gifts by Deborah Woodworth 2/2
L - Love Bites by Tori Carrington 1/16
M - Mad Dogs and Scotsmen by Gerald Hammond 1/29
N - Nevada Rose by Jerome Preisler 1/22
O - Outwitting Trolls: A Brady Coyne Novel by William Tapply 1/1
P - Poisoned Petals by Joyce & Jim Lavene 1/9
Q - Quilt as You Go by Arlene Sachitano 1/28
R - Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connoly 1/31
S - Shaman Pass by Stan Jones 1/17
T - Touch-Me-Not by Cynthia Riggs 1/26
U - Unhinged by Sarah Graves 1/9
V - Vineyard Prey: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery by Philip R Craig 2/5
W - A Wee Christmas Homicide 2/5 by Kaitlyn Dunnett 1/23
X - X Dames: A Lucy Ripkin Mystery by J.J. Henderson 2/4
Y - You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews 1/15
Z - Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark 1/14

[Jessica-Robyn]

WOW, I saw this post a few days ago and I have to say it inspired me to make a A-Z mystery(/crime) list of my own however it did not come out as cozy as intended. I've been meaning to dive head first into the entire genre so my list ended up being more of an introduction to the more mainstream series and recommendations for young-adult readers. I think I managed to only have a grand total of zero cozy mysteries on my final list but looking at the other posts here I might end up doubling up on some letters. Bah, oh well at least my heart was in the right place. :)

[Lalalalaaa]

Sandy wrote: "Challenge completed. All of the books are mysteries although a few aren't cozy.

A - Avalanche by Partick McManus 1/2
B - A Buried Lie by Roberta Isleib 1/4
C - [boo..."

Impressive! :)

[Haven Angel]

can we read more then one leter
Ex.
T: tigers curse but then you read tigers quest
or do you have to read 1 book for each letter

[Haven Angel]

oh ya and im just wondering do mangas count

[Melodie]

Cassa wrote: "can we read more then one leter
Ex.
T: tigers curse but then you read tigers quest
or do you have to read 1 book for each letter"

It's one book for each letter and I don't see why mangas wouldn't count. Some of us are trying to do it all with cozy type mysteries, but if I do it mine will be split between mostly mysteries and UF.

[Haven Angel]

ADD MORE CHALENGES

[Haven Angel]

K so here i go!

A-
B-
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H- The Hour I First Belived by Wally Lamb
I- Ifidel by Ted Dekker
J-
K-
L-
M-
N- Nightshade by andrea cremer
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-
T- Tigers Curse by Collen Houcks
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Well done Sandy!

[Haven Angel]

that is alot of books

[Shirley]

2011 A-Z Title Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

15 read and 11 to go

B: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts1/30/11****4 stars
C: The Camel Club by David Baldacci2/7/11****4 stars
D: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris1/17/11***3 stars
E: The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel1/21/11***3 stars
F: Full House by Janet Evanovich1/27/11***3 stars
G: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks1/5/11****4 stars
I: That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time by Susan Wiggs1/29/11****4 stars
L: The Lady in QuestionVictoria Alexander1/27/11****4 stars
N: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner1/21/11*****5 stars
O: On the Run by Iris Johansen1/10/11****4 stars
P: Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag1/22/11****4 stars
R: The River Wife by Jonis Agee1/15/11****4 stars
T: Twenty-Seven Bones by Jonathan Nasaw1/19/11****4 stars
V: Vision in White by Nora Roberts1/23/11****4 stars
W: Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson2/19/11****4 stars

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Sandy! Impressive!

[Deborah]

I'm just starting out so here's my list (all are completed unless noted):

A: Angel with Two Faces - Nicola Upson
B: The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King
C: The Cautious Coquette - Erle Stanley Gardner
D: The Duplicate Daughter - Erle Stanley Gardner
E: Even in Death - Stewart Devine
F: Flash Point - Linda Barnes
G: Ghost in Trouble - Carolyn Hart
H: Hyde Park Headsman - Anny Perry
I:
J:
K: The Kenken Murders - Parnell Hall
L:
M: Murder on the Blackboard - Stuart Palmer
N:
O: On the Grounds -
P: The Pig Did It - (I'll add the author later. Already lent it out)
Q:
R: Ruby in the Smoke (currently reading)
S: The Shooting in the Shop - Simon Brett
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Haven Angel]

K so here i go!

A-
B- The Bride collector by Ted Dekker
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H- The Hour I First Belived by Wally Lamb
I- Ifidel by Ted Dekker
J-
K-
L-
M-
N- Nightshade by andrea cremer
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull by Jhon Belliars
T- Tigers Curse by Collen Houcks
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

hey should we keep reposting our list every time we finish a book

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

It's up to you how often you want to publish updates. Some keep track in their own challenge threads in the members folder and just periodically post updates here. For some, this is the only place they post it so they need to do updates. You can edit an older post to update it or repost. Either is fine. However you need to keep track of how you're doing.

[Haven Angel]

awww thanks THIS SITE IS AMAZING
and relitivly has everything

[Shirley]

2011 A-Z Title Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

19 read and 7 to go

A: Alchemist CD, ThePaulo Coelho2/5/11****4 stars
B: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts1/30/11****4 stars
C: The Camel Club by David Baldacci2/7/11****4 stars
D: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris1/17/11***3 stars
E: The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel1/21/11***3 stars
F: Full House by Janet Evanovich1/27/11***3 stars
G: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks1/5/11****4 stars
H: Hardly Knew Her: Stories by Laura Lippman2/23/11****4 stars
I: That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time by Susan Wiggs1/29/11****4 stars
L: The Lady in QuestionVictoria Alexander1/27/11****4 stars
M: Malice in Mexico by Gayle Wigglesworth2/23/11*****5 stars
N: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner1/21/11*****5 stars
O: On the Run by Iris Johansen1/10/11****4 stars
P: Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag1/22/11****4 stars
Q: Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot3/5/11*****5 stars
R: The River Wife by Jonis Agee1/15/11****4 stars
T: Twenty-Seven Bones by Jonathan Nasaw1/19/11****4 stars
V: Vision in White by Nora Roberts1/23/11****4 stars
W: Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson2/19/11****4 stars

[Haven Angel]

A-
B- The Bride collector by Ted Dekker
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H- The Hour I First Belived by Wally Lamb
I- Ifidel by Ted Dekker
J-
K-
L-
M-
N- Nightshade by andrea cremer
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull by Jhon Belliars<'s>
T- Tigers Curse by Collen Houcks
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Linda]

This is my first try at the ABC Reading Challenge. I am trying to do all Mysteries but will see if i can do just mysteries.

A. Apple Turnover Murder by Joann Fluke 3/10
B: Bleeding Hearts by Susan albert Wittig 2/22
C: The Carbon Murder by Camille Morgan Minichino 3/14
D: Duplicity Dogged The Dachshund by Blaize Clement 2/25
E: Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 2/28
F Fed Up by Jessica Park 4/19
G
H Hold Tight Harlan Coben 3-22
I I Scream,You Scream by Wendy Watson 3-25
J Jasmine Moon Murders by Laura Childs 9/12
K Knit One,Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 5/6
L Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames 5/27
M Murder of a Bookstore Babe by Denise Swanson 5/13
N Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton 6/16
O O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton 6/1
P Peach Cobbler Murder by Joann Fluke 6/8
Q
R Red Delicious Death by Shelia Connolly 7/14
S: shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs 2/2/
T Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 4/6
U Uninvited Ghost by EJ Copperman 4/23
V
W:. Where Are You Now? by mary Higgins Clark 7/26
X
Y You Belong to Me by mary Higgins Clark 7/5
Z

[Kaye]

For the Z I just finished and thought it was too stupid for words.
At least it was a small book and a quick read.

[Maggie]

I'm here in the wrong year :-( I read Sue Grafton's A through T mysteries last year (with only U is for Undertow read this year). Would that have been cheating? She's good for mysteries (well, great compared to a lot of the stuff I've been readng lately) so if you're missing a letter - try her out!

[Shirley]

2011 A-Z Title Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

22 read and 4 to go

A: Alchemist CD, ThePaulo Coelho2/5/11****4 stars
B: Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts1/30/11****4 stars
C: The Camel Club by David Baldacci2/7/11****4 stars
D: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris1/17/11***3 stars
E: The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel1/21/11***3 stars
F: Full House by Janet Evanovich1/27/11***3 stars
G: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks1/5/11****4 stars
H: Hardly Knew Her: Stories by Laura Lippman2/23/11****4 stars
I: That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time by Susan Wiggs1/29/11****4 stars
J: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby4/5/11****4 stars
K: Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs3/27/11****4 stars
L: The Lady in QuestionVictoria Alexander1/27/11****4 stars
M: Malice in Mexico by Gayle Wigglesworth2/23/11*****5 stars
N: The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner1/21/11*****5 stars
O: On the Run by Iris Johansen1/10/11****4 stars
P: Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag1/22/11****4 stars
Q: Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot3/5/11*****5 stars
R: The River Wife by Jonis Agee1/15/11****4 stars
S: Sea Swept by Nora Roberts3/19/11****4 stars
T: Twenty-Seven Bones by Jonathan Nasaw1/19/11****4 stars

U:


V: Vision in White by Nora Roberts1/23/11****4 stars
W: Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson2/19/11****4 stars

X:

Y:

Z:

[Joy]

Just found this challenge, and it sounds like fun ... I'll have to make a list to see where I am with it.

[Joy]

I plan to work on this challenge, but only a few of my books are mysteries, as I read so much of everything. I'm actually working on a 100 book challenge for this year, so I only had to add a few to get through the alphabet. I'm a bit stuck at the end ... will Dr. Zhivago count for Z? And I've not found a good book yet for Y, but I'll keep looking.

[Sandra]

Here's what I have so far. Lots more to read. What fun!! :-)

A Man Lay Dead - Ngaio Marsh
Big Four, The - Agatha Christie
Clue for the Puzzle Lady,A (Yuk! Didn't like it) - Parnell Hall
Danger in the Shadows - Dee Henderson
Enter a Murderer - Ngaio Marsh
F
Green Trigger Fingers - John Sherwood
H
Innocence of Father Brown, The - G. K. Chesterton
J
"K" - by Mary Roberts Rinehart
L
Murder at Bridge - Anne Austin
Negotiator - Dee Henderson
Orange-Yellow Diamond, The - J. S. Fletcher
P
Q
R
Some Must Watch - Ethel Lina White
Twenty-Seven Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders - Nancy Pickard
U
Vanishing Man, The - R. Austin Freeman
Witness, The - Dee Henderson
XYZ - Anna Katherine Green
Y
Z

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thank you by "X Y Z". I didn't know what to read and I've already got it at Mobileread (it's copyright free).

[Sandra]

I got it from manybooks.net. Tons of old, free mysteries there.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thank you very much, I'll look there.

[Ellen]

OK-I'm game.

Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil
Booked to Die John Dunning
The Case of the Missing Books Ian Sansom
Design for Murder Carolyn Hart
Eggsecutive Orders Julie Hyzy
Five Little Pigs Agatha Christie
Ghost Sudoku Kaye Morgan
Holy Disorders Edmund Crispin
If Books Could Kill Kate Carlisle
Just Desserts Mary Daheim
Killer in High Heels Gemma Halliday
The Lies That Bind Kate Carlisle
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear
The Nine Tailors Dorothy Sayers Oolong Dead Laura Childs
Over My Dead Body Rex Stout
Peril at End House Agatha Christie 4/19/11
Quiet Anchorage Ed Lynskey 3/11
A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater
The Servant's Tale Margaret Frazer
True Faith Alan Gold
Unnatural Death/ Dorothy L. Sayers
Vineyard Chill: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery Philip R. Craig
White Elephant Dead Carolyn Hart
X Y Z Anna Katharine Green
Yankee Doodle Dead Carolyn Hart
You Bet Your Life Jessica Fletcher
Yellow as Legal Pads Fran Stewart
Zen Attitude Sujata Massey
Zero at the Bone

For Y & Z I found a couple of choices so I put both up in case it helped anyone else.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Joy wrote: "I plan to work on this challenge, but only a few of my books are mysteries, as I read so much of everything. I'm actually working on a 100 book challenge for this year, so I only had to add a few t..."

Dr. Zhivago would be a D, not a Z, sorry.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Maggie wrote: "I'm here in the wrong year :-( I read Sue Grafton's A through T mysteries last year (with only U is for Undertow read this year). Would that have been cheating? She's good for mysteries (well, gr..."

Would not have been cheating at all. :)

[Betty]

Just joining in, here's my Jan-Apr list but I think I'm missing one in April (I was traveling):

B Big Beat Scene by Royston Ellis ; Burned: a Tragic Mystery by J.A. Nevling
C Cosa Nostra by Joseph Ortiz
D De Villiers County Blues 1972 by John W. Cassell; Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
F FM for Murder by Patricia Rockwell; Dave Mercer's Facts of Fishing by Dave Mercer with Terry Battisti; Forget to Remember by Alan Cook
H Houses by Cynthia Rogers Parks
N No Safe Haven by Kimberley and Kayla R. Woodhouse
P (The) Pirate Vortex by Deborah Cannon; Payback by Fern Michaels; Posted in Colombo by Shizue Tomoda; (The) Price of Candy by Rod Hoisington
R (The) Raven’s Pool by Deborah Cannon
S Semisweet - A Maggie and Odessa Mystery; Sentenced to Death (ARC)* by Lorna Barrett; (The) Sugar Queen* by Sarah Addison Allen
W White Raven by Deborah Cannon

[Jennifer]

DONE!!!

A--Anastasia: Play
B--Ben Franklin in Paris
C--Complaisant Lover
D--Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land: Two Plays
E--End of Summer: A Play
F--Fearless Fourteen
G --Golden Boy.Hugh and Bess
I--Incomparable Max
J--Jeffrey
K--Kiss the boys goodbye/ Clare boothe
L--Latte Trouble
M--Murder Most Frothy
N--The New York Idea: A Comedy In Four Acts
O--On What Grounds
P--The Patriots: A Play
Q--Quality Street: A Comedy
R--Rocket to the Moon: A Play
S--The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play
T--Tomorrow the World: A Play
U--The Unexpected Man
V--The Voice of the Turtle: A Comedy in Three Acts
W--Waiting for Lefty
X--Xingu
Y--Years Ago
Z--The Zoo Story

[Betty]

Jennifer wrote: "DONE!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

CONGRATS, Jennifer!

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Kari wrote: "I have a dumb question. Does the entire title have to begin with letter or just a word in the title. Example I used Fatal Fixer Upper for U or Miss Zukas for Z.

Thanks in adavance"

The first letter of the book title (other than A, An, or The) has to start with the letter of the alphabet needed. So your two examples would fall under letters F and M.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Jennifer wrote: "DONE!!!

Congratulations! Well done.

Anyone else needing help with X, I found a free copy online of the book Jennifer used, Xingu by Edith Wharton: http://www.classicreader.com/book/196...

[Karendenice]

Hi y'all. I'm new to this group and have a few questions. Is this challenge just starting? If it is, how long do we have to finish it? And do all of the books have to be cozies?

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

The rules are listed in the first post. And no, they don't all have to be cozies although some tried to do it that way.

[Karendenice]

Thanks bunches

[Karendenice]

Thank you.

[❂ Murder by Death]

FINISHED!! And I managed to keep it all to cozies!! :)

A - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
B - Brush with Death, A by Elizabeth J. Duncan
C - Capable of Murder by Brian Kavanagh
D - Deadly Collections by Elaine Flinn
E - Evan Only Knows by Rhys Bowen
F - From the Grounds Up by Sandra Balzo
G - Glossed and Found by India Ink
H - Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
I - I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
J - Just Plain Pickled to Death by Tamar Myers
K - Killer Crop, A by Sheila Connolly
L - Love Bites by Tori Carrington
M - Murder on the Bride's Side by Tracy Kiely
N - Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters
O- An Opening for Murder by Nageeba Davis
P - Polished Off by Lila Dare
Q - A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury by Kerry Greenwood
R - Royal Pain, A by Rhys Bowen
S - Sink Trap by Christy Evans
T - Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse by David James
U - An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman
V - Vintage Caper, The by Peter Mayle
W - Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham? by Phyllis C. Richman
X - X Dames: A Lucy Ripkin Mystery by J.J. Henderson
Y - You May Now Kill the Bride by Deborah Donnelly
Z - Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark

So much fun!!!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Jennifer E.!

[Ellen]

Congrats-I'm very impressed Jennifer

[❂ Murder by Death]

Thanks everyone - I really had a blast doing this. These are the first big challenges I've ever done and I really got stuck into them. :)

[Pamela]

@ Jennifer E. Isn't it true about challenges???? Ya gotta be careful - they suck you right in :)