2011 A-Z Title Challenge

[Pamela]

Just now joining this one. They are not all cozies. I think I will focus on cozies only for next year.


A - At Risk by Patricia Cornwell
B - Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
C - Caught by Harlan Coben
D -
E -
F -
G - The Giver by Lois Lowry
H - Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
I - In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
J - Juliet by Anne Fortier
K -
L -
M -
N - Netsuke by Rikki Ducornet
O - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
P - Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Q -
R - Red by Erica Spindler
S - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
T - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
U -
V - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

[Jennifer]

Jennifer E. wrote: "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. :)"

Well done-- but I'm sure you've discovered these challenges are a sickness now, right?

[Tricia9903]

I am starting pretty late on this one, but will still give it a try and will only count book I've read from June on. Will list books I know I am going to read based off other challenges and fill as I go.

A - Absolutely Positively by Heather Webber 6/24
B -
C -
D - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 6/18
E -
F -
G - A Glimpse of Evil by Victoria Laurie 6/26
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/20
T -
U -
V -
W - The Wish List by Gabi Stevens
X -
Y -
Z -

This is going to be a tough one I just know it!

[Kaye]

Finally finished!

26/26 read

A ~ Antiques to Die For by Jane K. Cleland (Feb)
B ~ Body Double by Tess Gerritsen (Jan)
C ~ The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny (Jan)
D ~ Dead and Buried byJean Hager (Jan)
E ~ Exhaustive Enquiries by Betty Rowlands (Jan)
F ~ From Away by David Carkeet (Jan)
G ~ Grave Concerns byRebecca Tope (April)
H ~ Hickory Dickory Dock: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries by Agatha Christie (Feb)
I ~ In Silence by Erica
Spindler (Jan)
J ~ Just One Look by Harlan Coben (April)
K ~ Keeping Counsel by R.A. Forster (March)
L ~ L.A. Justice by Christopher Darden (Feb)
M ~ McNally's Luck by Lawrence Sanders (Jan)
N ~ Nemesis by Agatha Christie (Jan)
O ~ The Orchid Memorandum by Tony Attanasio (June)
P ~ A Pug's Tale by Alison Pace (May)
Q ~ The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini (March)
R ~ The Refuge by Sue Henry (Feb)
S ~ Stitch Me Deadly by Amanda Lee (Jan)
T ~ Town In a Lobster Stew byB.B. Haywood (Feb)
U~ Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood (March)
V ~ The Vendetta Defense (Paperback) by Lisa Scottoline (Jan)
W ~ Wormwood by Susan Wittig Albert (Feb)
X ~ X Dames by J.J. Henderson (Sept)
Y ~ You Only Die Twice: A Novel by Edna Buchanan (July)
Z ~ Zero Cool by John Lange (March)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Kaye!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Well done!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

FINISHED! See message 17

[❂ Murder by Death]

Congrats Marisa!!!

[Kaye]

Marisa wrote: "Congrats, Kaye!"

Thanks, Marisa! Congrats to you too. This was definitely a fun challenge. I read some books I probably would not have read otherwise.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thanks Jennifer and Kaye! And yes, there are some books that I wouldn't have read in other way. And the same happens with other challenges.

[LS]

I'm joining this way late, but lets see what I can do by the end of the year, shall we!

Start: 09/11/2011
As of 09/27/2011-- 2/26 read!

A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F;
G:
H:
I:
J:
✔K: Killer in High Heels (09/27/11 ★★★★★)
L:
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
✔S: Spying in High Heels (09/11/11 ★★★★)
T:
U: Undercover in High Heels (Currently Reading)
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Donna]

Finally finished on Christmas Eve!

A:Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
B:The Body in the Sleigh by Katherine Hall Page
C:Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
D:Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart
E:Elvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb
F:Fear on Friday by Ann Purser
G:The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
H:A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn
I:Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
J:Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
K:A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams
L:Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle
M:Murder Under a Mystic Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
N:Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman
O:Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown
P:Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
Q:A Quiche Before Dying by Jill Churchill
R:The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
S:The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
T:Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
U:The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer
V:The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
W:Wreath of Deception by Mary Ellen Hughes
X:X Y Z by Anna Katharine Green
Y:You Bet Your Life by Jessica Fletcher
Z:Zero Sum Game by David Mack

[❂ Murder by Death]

Congrats Donna! :)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Donna!

[Kouk]

Congrats Donna on completing the challenge!

[Linda]

I didn't really work to find letters to fit this challenge (I did for others) just kept track of what I read and what fit, so I think only missing 4 letter is pretty good.


2011 A-Z Title Challenge

A - Alibi in High Heels 8/18/11
B - Bead on Trouble 1/14/11
C - A Cook in Time 3/14/11
D - The Down East Murders 3/22/11
E - Evil Under the Sun 2/8/11
F - The First Lady Murders 6/12/11
G - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure 3/4/11
H - Halloween Murder 10/28/11
I - I Heard that Song Before 1/29/11
J - Just Murdered 10/14/11
K - Killer on a Hot Tin Roof 1/11/11
L-
M - Mum's the Word 2/5/11
N - The Nantucket Diet Murders 2/2/11
O - One Bad Apple 5/12/11
P - Poison Ivory 4/30/11
Q-
R - Resort to Murder 1/5/11
S - String of Lies 2/11/11
T - The Tuesday Club Murders 1/2/11
U - Undercover in High Heels 7/2/11
V - A Veiled Antiquity 6/26/11
W - With This Puzzle, I Thee Kill 1/25/11
X-
Y - You May Now Kill the Bride 8/12/11
Z-

[Diana]

Ooh count me in I'll get a list up here

[Leslie]

2013 A to Z challenge Done (12/20/2013)!

I got this idea from another group and then found it here too! A year-long challenge in which you try to read one book for each letter of the alphabet - the book's title or author's name must start with the letter. (The words A, An, and The at the beginning of the title can be ignored) No genre restriction but the more mysteries, the better.


I'm putting my mysteries in bold.

A = Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (1/1)
B = Buck Fever by Ben Rehder (2/13)
C = Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (1/3)
D = Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley (1/26)
E = Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood (2/8)
F = Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler (2/5)
G = A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King (3/3)
H = Henning Mankell's 'Faceless Killers' (6/15)
I = In the Blood by Steve Robinson (3/12)
J = James M. Cain's 'Double Indemnity' (6/3)
K = The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (4/3)
L = Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters (1/13)
M = The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1/11)
N = Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles (1/29)
O = Oolong Dead by Laura Childs (3/1)
P = Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall's 'The Man Who Went Up in Smoke' (6/20)
Q = Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz (3/24)
R = Red, Green, or Murder by Steven F. Havill (2/19)
S = The Skull Beneath the Skin by P.D. James (1/24)
T = Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank (1/30)
U = An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James (1/15)
V = Van Dine's 'The Bishop Murder Case' (2/26)
W = The Wicked Wager by Anya Wylde (1/19)
X = The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (6/16)
Y = The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilmore (10/17)
Z = Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm (12/20)

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

You can do this challenge at any time. Just give yourself a year from whenever you start. It's up to you if you do only cozies or not. Some may want to try all mysteries, others will want to mix it up. Or at least, get help from other genres for difficult letters. It's entirely up to you. The whole idea is to have fun and enjoy reading.

[Sue]

I should have my 2013 list here, too.

A -
B -
C - The Concrete Blonde - X
D - The Driving Lesson - X
E -
F - From Mangia to Murder - X
G -
H - Heaven Preserve Us - X
I - If You Can't Stand the Heat - X
K - The Key to "The Name of the Rose" - X
L - The Last Lecture - X
M -
N -
O -
P - Prince Caspian - X
Q -
R -
S - The St. Louis Cardinals: The 100th Anniversary History - X
T - The Three Musketeers - X
U -
V -
W - Washington: A Life - X
X -
Y -
Z -

[Leslie]

Only Y & Z left to go! :-D

[Leslie]

I finished this challenge yesterday! And 23 of the 26 were mysteries :)

[Peg]

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "2011 A-Z Title Challenge

For this challenge, you have the entire year to try to complete the alphabet using only book titles. "A", "An", and "The" don't count. So, for example, [book:The XYZ Murde..."

I'd like to try this in 2014! thanks

[Linda]

I was finally able to finish the entire alphabet! First time I ever actually got all the letters.

A - An Appetite for Murder 7/10/16
B - Bite the Biscuit 4/11/16
C - Cut, Crop & Die 2/6/16
D - A Deadly Grind 1/14/16
E - English Tea Murder 1/25/16
F - Fat Chance 1/28/16
G - Golden Malicious 5/23/16
H - Holly and Homicide 11/24/16
I - If You Can't Stand the Heat 1/19/16
J - The Job 8/14/16
K - A Killer Maize 1/11/16
L - Legs Benedict 7/7/16
M - Murder Bone by Bone 2/9/16
N - A Night at the Operation 1/22/16
O - On What Grounds 8/6/16
P - Poisoned by Gilt 2/22/16
Q - The Quick and the Thread 6/26/16
R - Red Velvet Revenge 4/20/16
S - The Student Body 3/6/16
T - Too Pretty to Die 1/31/16
U - Unraveled Sleeve 4/2/16
V - Veiled Threats 6/29/16
W - Wicked Business 1/16/16
X - X 3/18/16
Y - You Might As Well Die 8/29/16
Z - Zero-Degree Murder 5/31/16

[Paula]

Linda wrote: "I was finally able to finish the entire alphabet! First time I ever actually got all the letters.

A - An Appetite for Murder 7/10/16
B - Bite the Biscuit 4/11/16
C ..."

Congrats Linda!! I only have 5 more to go. I am hoping to make it. It's the first time I've tried.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Way to go, Linda! Good luck, Paula -- you can do it!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Linda!