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Childs, Laura
Stake & Eggs
Evanovich, Janet
Notorious Nineteen
Galenorn, Yasmine
Shadow Rising

Campbell, Joan; Jennifer Fromke, Sheryl Holmes, Deanna Klingel
The Christmas Tree Treasure Hunt
Hill, Nancy
Twelve Days of Fruitcake
O'Dell, Scott
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Thomson, Rachel Starr
Worlds Unseen
Wagler, Ira
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir
Not many books this month, but I still surpassed my yearly challenge, so I'm happy with it. On to next year!

As always, these are based around odd or wacky holidays. Honest, I am not making them up! Read as many or as few categories as you want. Your choice to fill them with all cozies or any book.
Jan 2 - Flagpole - Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
Jan 6 - Cuddle Up Day - Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn
Jan 10 - Peculiar People Day - God on a Harley by Joan Brady
Jan 16 - N - True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
2nd Week of Jan is Letter Writing Week - Black Point by Jerome T. Burke
BONUS: Actually write someone a letter! Must be hand written. Email and text don't count. In a pinch, a typed letter counts as long as it's still sent via snail mail with a stamp. Let's all brighten up someone's mailbox. :)

Sheila Webster Boneham
Drop Dead on Recall
Joan Brady
God on a Harley
Rita Mae Brown
A Nose for Justice: A Novel
Jerome T. Burke
Black Point
Yasmine Galenorn
Etched in Silver
Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Nicholas Sparks
True Believer
Benjamin Wallace
Dumb White Husband vs. Santa

3rd Week of Feb Flirting Week - Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington
Feb 2 - Candlemas - Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
Feb 3 - Music - The Ragtime Kid by Larry Karp
Feb 13 - Penname - Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett and One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett (Bonus)
Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Opal Fire by Barbra Annino

Barbra Annino
Opal Fire
Lucy Arlington
Every Trick in the Book
Lorna Barrett
Bookmarked For Death
Lorraine Bartlett
One Hot Murder
Dea Birkett
Serpent in Paradise
Kealan Patrick Burke
The Turtle Boy
C.S. Challinor
Christmas is Murder
Glynn Christian
Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote
Sheila Connolly
Buried in a Bog
Yasmine Galenorn
Haunted Moon
Larry Karp
The Ragtime Kid
Trevor Lummis
Pitcairn Island
Kathy Marks
Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed

2nd Week of March is Crochet Week - Read a book with a crafty theme to it. Bonus if it has anyone crocheting or knitting in it, or has yarn on the cover.
Mar 2 - Old Stuff Day - Read your oldest book off your TBR (to be read) shelf. I'll be generous, choose between the two oldest books on your TBR list.
Mar 8 - Be Nasty Day - Read a book with a good villian in it.
Mar 10 - Middle Name Pride Day - Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Mar 20 - Extraterrestrial Abductions Day - Read a book that starts with the letter "E", or alternately, you can read any book with an alien in it (or they think something might be alien like spotting a UFO.)

Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery
Donna Ball
A Year on Ladybug Farm
Jeanne M. Dams
The Corpse of St James's

Ellery Adams
Written in Stone
Barbara Bretton
Spun By Sorcery
Sue Ann Jaffarian
The Rabbit Died
Pull My Paw
Where's Your Daddy?
Lee Strong
Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road

May 1 - Three Word Title - A Modern Witch by Debora Geary
May 1 - Mother - Deadly Night by Aiden James
May 6 - No Diet Day - A Touch of Ice by L.J. Charles
May 18 - No Dirty Dishes Day - brownies and broomsticks by Cates, Bailey
May 30 - Water a Flower Day - The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell

Lawana Blackwell
The Widow of Larkspur Inn
Dan Brown
Inferno
Bailey Cates
Brownies and Broomsticks
L.J. Charles
A Touch of Ice
Debora Geary
A Modern Witch
Aiden James
Deadly Night

Go Fishing Day- Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
Sewing Machine Day - Spells & Stitches by Barbara Bretton
International Panic Day - Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill
Finally Summer Day- Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams
Paul Bunyan Day - A Hopeless Case by K.K. Beck

Ellery Adams
Pies and Prejudice
K.K. Beck
A Hopeless Case
C.L. Bevill
Bubba and the Dead Woman
Barbara Bretton
Spells & Stitches
Jack Canfield
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Cat Did That!: 101 Stories about the Crazy Antics of Our Feline Friends
Jeanne M. Dams
Murder at The Castle
Victoria Houston
Dead Angler
Ralph L. Wahlstrom
The Tao of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow

July is National Anti-Boredom Month - Tarnished and Torn by Juliet Blackwell
Sidewalk Egg Frying Day - Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams
Cheer up the Lonely Day - At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Ugly Truck Day (it's a "guy" thing) - Sweet Tea Revenge by Laura Childs
Aunt and Uncle Day, and Father-in-Law Day - The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott

Victoria Abbott
The Christie Curse
Ellery Adams
Peach Pies and Alibis
Donna Ball
At Home on Ladybug Farm
C.L. Bevill
Harvest Moon
Juliet Blackwell
Tarnished and Torn
Barbara Bretton
Charmed: A Sugar Maple short story
Laura Childs
Sweet Tea Revenge
Sheila Connolly
Dead Letters: A Museum Mystery Short Story
E.J. Copperman
Old Haunts
Melusine Draco
Compass Points: The Pagan Writer's Guide
Sue Ann Jaffarian
Rockets' Red Glare
Day Leclaire
Once Upon a Ghost

August is Admit You're Happy Month - Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn + BONUS
August is Back to School Month - File M for Murder by Miranda James
Aug 4 is U.S. Coast Guard Day and Aug 7 National Lighthouse Day - Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
National Thriftshop Day - Shadow Fires by Dean Koontz
Aug 28 - Race Your Mouse Day - Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates

Bailey Cates
Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti
Diane Mott Davidson
The Whole Enchilada
Jo Dereske
Miss Zukas and the Library Murders
Ellen Dugan
Practical Protection Magick: Guarding & Reclaiming Your Power
Yasmine Galenorn
Night Vision
Sue Grafton
Kinsey and Me: Stories
Heather Graham
Ghost Shadow
Philippa Gregory
The Red Queen
Lyn Hamilton
The Xibalba Murders
Miranda James
File M for Murder
Dean Koontz
Shadow Fires
Melissa A. Smith
Jealousy's Rage
Suzy Toronto
The Sacred Sisterhood of Wonderful Wacky Women

Self Improvement Month - Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell
Read a Book Day - Night Passage by Carol Davis Luce
Blame Someone Else Day - Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
International Talk Like A Pirate Day - Death in a Deck Chair by K.K. Beck
Ask a Stupid Question Day - Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles

One of the most famous detective board games is Clue/Cluedo made by Parker Brothers. This challenge will be based around the characters, weapons and rooms from the original game.
Clue Characters:
Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing the same color clothes as the clue character. (ie a red dress, a green suit, etc. Outfit on cover does not have to be specifically a dress or suit, as long as the person on the cover is predominately dressed in the color.)
Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
Mrs. White (a white piece)
Mr. Green (a green piece)
Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
Professor Plum (a purple piece)
Weapons:
Read a book where either one of the following weapons is pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or was used to murder someone in the book.
Dagger/Knife
Candlestick
Revolver (any revolver or pistol)
Rope
Lead Pipe
Wrench/Spanner
Rooms:
Read a book with one the following rooms pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or featured prominately in the plot. The room doesn't have to be the main place the story takes place but if the characters just walk through the room once it isn't enough to count. If an entire scene takes place in the room, then it's enough to qualify. Choose 5 of the 10. (Some will be harder, so you don't have to find them all unless you want to.)
Kitchen
Ballroom
Conservatory
Dining Room
Billard Room
Library
Study
Hall
Lounge
Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
BONUS #1: Read a book based on the actual game Clue. Example: Clue series by A.E. Parker
BONUS #2: Play the board game with family and/or friends.
BONUS #3: Watch the movie CLUE starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, and Martin Mull.


Lori G. Armstrong
No Mercy
K.K. Beck
Death in a Deck Chair
Juliet Blackwell
Murder on the House
Annette Blair
Tulle Death Do Us Part
Ann Charles
Nearly Departed in Deadwood
Laura Childs
Photo Finished
Agatha Christie
Evil Under the Sun
Sheila Connolly
One Bad Apple
Joanne Fluke
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
Justin Gustainis
Black Magic Woman
Joyce Lavene
Hooked Up
Carol Davis Luce
Night Passage
James Patterson
Pop Goes the Weasel
Tess Whitehurst
The Art of Bliss: Finding Your Center, Getting in the Flow & Creating the Life You Desire

October is Clergy Appreciation Month - Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Love Letters from Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky + Bonus
Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Gluten for Punishment by Nancy J. Parra
Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday (last Friday in October - The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman

James W. Aiebuaer
Port Townsend's Victorian Homes
Donna Ball
Love Letters from Ladybug Farm
Mary Daheim
The Alpine Advocate
Jo Dereske
Cut and Dry
Helen Haught Fanick
Moon Signs
Charlaine Harris
Shakespeare's Champion
Jamie Harrison
The Edge Of The Crazies
Carolyn Hart
Ghost at Work
Tony Hillerman
The Blessing Way
Mindy Klasky
Girl's Guide to Witchcraft
W.D. Newman
The Thirteenth Unicorn
Nancy J. Parra
Gluten for Punishment
Meira Pentermann
Firefly Beach
Joel Rosenberg
Home Front
Irving Rouse
The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus
Dana Stabenow
A Fatal Thaw
Maggie Toussaint
In for a Penny
David Wiltse
Heartland: A Novel

I'm in the middle of NaNo but will try to finish this challenge, too!
November is National Novel Writing Month - Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams
Nov 2 is Book Lovers Day - Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
Nov 11 is Veteran's Day - Tripwire by Lee Child
Nov 15 is America Recycles Day - The Night Awakens: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology by Mystery Writers of America
Nov 21 is False Confession Day - The Confession by Charles Todd

Ellery Adams
Poisoned Prose
Lorna Barrett
Bookplate Special
Heather Blake
A Potion to Die For
Lee Child
Tripwire
Mary Higgins Clark
The Night Awakens: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology
Dalai Lama XIV
An Introduction to the Teachings and Philosophy of the Dalai Lama in His Own Words
Michael Norman
On Deadly Ground: A J.D. Books Mystery
Michael Richan
The Bank of the River
A Haunting In Oregon
Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club
Charles Todd
The Confession

Read at least 1 non-fiction book per month
Jan -
Feb - Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks, Serpent in Paradise by Dea Birkett, Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden by Trevor Lummis, Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote by Glynn Christian
Mar -
Apr - Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road by Lee Strong
May -
Jun - Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Cat Did That!: 101 Stories about the Crazy Antics of Our Feline Friends by Jack Canfield, The Tao of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow by Ralph L. Wahlstrom
Jul - Compass Points: The Pagan Writers' Guide: Writing for the Pagan and MB&S Publications by Suzanne Ruthven
Aug - Practical Protection Magick: Guarding & Reclaiming Your Power by Ellen Dugan, The Sacred Sisterhood Of Wonderful Wacky Women by Suzy Toronto, Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
Sep - The Art of Bliss: Finding Your Center, Getting in the Flow & Creating the Life You Desire by Tess Whitehurst
Oct - The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus by Irving Rouse, Port Townsend's Victorian Homes by James W. Aiebuaer
Nov - An Introduction to the Teachings and Philosophy of the Dalai Lama in His Own Words by Dalai Lama XIV
Dec - The Sacred Sisterhood Of Wonderful Wacky Women Book Two by Suzy Toronto

Read one book starting with each of the letters of the alphabet
A - Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road by Lee Strong
B - Black Point by Jerome Burke
C - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
D - Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
E - Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn
F - Shadow Fires by Dean Koontz
G - God on a Harley by Joan Brady
H - Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
I - A Touch of Ice by L.J. Charles
J - A Nose for Justice: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown
K - Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
L - Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks
M - Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote by Glynn Christian
N - Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn
O - Opal Fire by Barbra Annino
P - Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden by Trevor Lummis
Q - The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
R - The Ragtime Kid by Larry Karp
S - Serpent in Paradise by Dea Birkett
T - True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
U - Once Upon a Ghost by Day Leclaire
V - Dumb White Husband vs. Santa by Benjamin Wallace
W - Where's Your Daddy? by Sue Ann Jaffarian
X - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
Y - A Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Z - Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske

Read one book with characters whose first or last names that begin with the letters of the alphabet
A - Amelia Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
B - Belinda Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks
C - Christine God on a Harley by Joan Brady
D - Delilah Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn
E - Edith Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road by Lee Strong
F - Fletcher Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden by Trevor Lummis
G - Mr. Gray The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell
H - Hamasaki Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
I - Irma Serpent in Paradise by Dea Birkett
J - Jeremy Black Point by Jerome Burke
K - King A Nose for Justice: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown
L - Lexie True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
M - Makayla Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington
N - Nick One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
O - Olivia Written in Stone by Ellery Adams
P - Pete The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke
Q - Quintal Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote by Glynn Christian
R - Rex Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
S - Stacy Opal Fire by Barbra Annino
T - Tom Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
U - Brian Underwood The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott
V - Vanzir Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
W - Wayne Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
X - Xandra Harvest Moon by C.L. Bevill
Y - Ysandra Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn
Z - Zoe Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett

Read one book based in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia
Alabama - A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake
Alaska - A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow
Arizona - The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
Arkansas - Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris
California - A Modern Witch by Debora Geary
Colorado - Harvest Moon by C.L. Bevill
Connecticut - Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair
Delaware - Hooked Up by Joyce Lavene
District of Columbia - Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Florida - Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
Georgia - brownies and broomsticks by Cates, Bailey
Hawai'i - Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Idaho - The Sacred Sisterhood Of Wonderful Wacky Women by Suzy Toronto
Illinois - Opal Fire by Barbra Annino
Indiana - Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
Iowa - Anatomy of a Haunting: The Nightmare on Baxter Road by Lee Strong
Kansas - Gluten for Punishment by Nancy J. Parra
Kentucky - Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
Louisiana - Photo Finished by Photo Finished
Maine - Firefly Beach by Meira Pentermann
Maryland - In for a Penny by Maggie Toussaint
Massachusetts - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly
Michigan - Cut and Dry by Jo Dereske
Minnesota - Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Mississippi - File M for Murder by Miranda James
Missouri - The Ragtime Kid by Larry Karp
Montana - The Edge Of The Crazies by Jamie Harrison
Nebraska - Heartland: A Novel by David Wiltse
Nevada - A Nose for Justice: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown
New Hampshire - Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett
New Jersey - God on a Harley by Joan Brady
New Mexico - Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Cat Did That!: 101 Stories about the Crazy Antics of Our Feline Friends by Jack Canfield
New York - One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
North Carolina - True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
North Dakota - Home Front by Joel Rosenberg
Ohio - The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke
Oklahoma - Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
Oregon - A Haunting in Oregon by Michael Richan
Pennsylvania - Dead Letters: A Museum Mystery Short Story by Sheila Connolly
Rhode Island - Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
South Carolina - A Touch of Ice by L.J. Charles
South Dakota - Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Tennessee - Deadly Night by Aiden James
Texas - Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill
Utah - On Deadly Ground: A J.D. Books Mystery by Michael Norman
Vermont - Spun By Sorcery by Barbara Bretton
Virginia - A Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Washington - Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn
West Virginia - Moon Signs by Helen Haught Fanick
Wisconsin - Black Point by Jerome Burke
Wyoming - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson

7 Countries
1. USA Black Point by Jerome Burke
2. Egypt Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
3. Pitcairn Island Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks
4. England Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
5. Tahiti Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote by Glynn Christian
6. Ireland Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
7. Italy Inferno by Dan Brown
***
7 Continents
Africa - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Antarctica - Jealousy's Rage by Melissa A. Smith
Asia - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Australia - Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur
Europe - Italy - Inferno by Dan Brown
North America - USA Black Point by Jerome Burke
South America - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
***
Ethnicities
Africa - Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
Basque Country -
China - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Cuba -
France -
Hawai'i - Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Norway -
Philippines -
Puerto Rico - The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus by Irving Rouse
Spain -
USA - Black Point by Jerome T. Burke

7 Countries
1. USA Black Point by Jerome Burke
2. Egypt Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
3. Pitcairn Island Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks
4. England Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
5. Tahiti Mrs. Christian: "Bounty" Mutineer: Fletcher Stole the Ship; She Mutinied and Gave Women the Vote by Glynn Christian
6. Ireland Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
7. Italy Inferno by Dan Brown
***
7 Continents
Africa - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Antarctica - Jealousy's Rage by Melissa A. Smith
Asia - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Australia - Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur
Europe - Italy - Inferno by Dan Brown
North America - USA Black Point by Jerome Burke
South America - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
***
Ethnicities
Africa - Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
Basque Country -
China - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Cuba -
France -
Hawai'i - Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Norway -
Philippines -
Puerto Rico - The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus by Irving Rouse
Spain -
USA - Black Point by Jerome T. Burke

Read one book in each theme.
#1 British - The Corpse of St James's by Jeanne M. Dams
#2 Historical/Period - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
#3 Animals - File M for Murder by Miranda James
#4 Culinary/Cooking - The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
#5 Paranormal - Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
#6 Vacation Mysteries/Exotic Locations - Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
#7 Holidays - Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
#8 Hobbies - Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
#9 Professions/Careers/Jobs/Occupations - Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell
#10 Senior Sleuths - Murder at The Castle by Jeanne M. Dams

Read one book with words in the title or the first letters of the authors' names that begin with the letters of each season
2012 - 2013
Dec 22 - Mar 19
W - Worlds Unseen by Rachel Thomson (Dec)
I - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (Dec)
N - A Nose for Justice: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown
T - True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
E - Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn
R - Drop Dead on Recall by Sheila Webster Boneham
2013
Mar 20 - Jun 20
S - Spun By Sorcery by Barbara Bretton
P - Primitive Secrets: A Storm Kayama Mystery by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
R - The Rabbit Died by Sue Ann Jaffarian
I - Written in Stone by Ellery Adams
N - Deadly Night by Aiden James
G - A Modern Witch by Debora Geary
Jun 21 - Sep 21
S - Spells & Stitches by Barbara Bretton
U - Once Upon a Ghost by Day Leclaire
M - Murder at The Castle by Jeanne M. Dams
M - Harvest Moon by C.L. Bevill
E - Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman
R - The Tao of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow by Ralph L. Wahlstrom
Sep 22 - Dec 20
A - The Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim
U - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
T - The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus by Irving Rouse
U - The Thirteenth Unicorn by W.D. Newman
M - Moon Signs by Helen Haught Fanick
N - No Mercy by Lori G. Armstrong
F - Home Front by Joel Rosenberg
A - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly
L - Love Letters from Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
L - Photo Finished by Laura Childs

You have 6 months to finish this challenge from when you start. (2/6/12 - 4/6/12)
1. Sherlock Holmes – The Big Four
2. Dr. John H. Watson – Cinnamon Roll Murder
3. 221 B Baker Street – The Baker Street Letters
4. London – The Alehouse Murders
5. Books - A Study in Scarlet
6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Entangled
7. Smoking – Double-Booked for Death
8. Drugs – Christmas Cookie Murder
9. Deductive Reasoning – Dutch Me Deadly
10. Disguise – Keepsake Crimes Mardi Gras!
11. Forensic Science – Body of Evidence
12. Deerstalker hat & cape – It Takes a Witch
13. Dr. Moriarty – Laced with Magic

Sarah Addison Allen
Waking Kate
Donna Ball
Christmas on Ladybug Farm
Mike Befeler
Retirement Homes Are Murder
Juliet Blackwell
Love on Main Street
Heather Blake
A Witch Before Dying
Bailey Cates
Charms and Chocolate Chips: A Magical Bakery Mystery
E.J. Copperman
Chance of a Ghost
Ted Dekker
Eyes Wide Open
Identity
Jana Deleon
Trouble in Mudbug
Janet Evanovich
Pros and Cons
Takedown Twenty
Yasmine Galenorn
Autumn Whispers
Ice Shards
The Shadow of Mist
Sue Grafton
W is for Wasted
Heather Graham
Ghost Night
Michael Herr
Primo's: The Kauai Obake Bar
Craig Johnson
The Cold Dish
J.K. Rowling
The Casual Vacancy
Deborah Smith
Mossy Creek
Suzy Toronto
The Sacred Sisterhood Of Wonderful Wacky Women - Book Two

Jan 1 - Happy New Year! The Sheep Walker's Daughter by Sydney Avey
Jan 6 - Cuddle Up Day - Shadows of Death by Jeanne M. Dams
Jan 11 - Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day - Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter
Jan 12 - Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day - Living with Your Kids Is Murder by Mike Befeler
Jan 23 - Measure Your Feet Day - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Ellery Adams
Pecan Pies and Homicides
Sydney Avey
The Sheep Walker's Daughter
Donna Ball
Vintage Ladybug Farm
Mike Befeler
Living with Your Kids Is Murder
C.L. Bevill
Disembodied Bones
Ann Charles
Optical Delusions in Deadwood
Deanna Chase
Haunted on Bourbon Street
Laura Childs
Eggs in a Casket
Mary Daheim
Just Desserts
Jeanne M. Dams
Shadows of Death
Maddy Hunter
Bonnie of Evidence
Sue Ann Jaffarian
Bonnie of Evidence
Denise Linn
Altars: Bringing Sacred Shrines into Your Everyday Life
Ransom Riggs
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background, or the color is a word in the title, or perhaps even an author's last name:
BLUE - Chapter and Hearse by Lorna Barrett
YELLOW - Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
BLACK - The Hides by Kealan Patrick Burke
GREEN - Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling
RED - Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
WHITE - Diary of the White Witch: A Witches of East End Prequel by Melissa de la Cruz
Bonus: The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry

Sarah Addison Allen
Lost Lake
Lucy Arlington
Books, Cooks, and Crooks
David Baldacci
Zero Day
Sandra Balzo
Bean There, Done That
Lorna Barrett
Chapter and Hearse
Steve Berry
The Romanov Prophecy
Kealan Patrick Burke
The Hides
Ann Charles
Dance of the Winnebagos
Melissa de la Cruz
Diary of the White Witch: A Witches of East End Prequel
Ariana Franklin
Mistress of the Art of Death
Yasmine Galenorn
Crimson Veil
Natalie Goldberg
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
J.K. Rowling
Quidditch Through the Ages
Alexander McCall Smith
Tears of the Giraffe

Mar 2 - Old Stuff Day Read - The Vanishing Thief by Kate Parker.
Mar 10 - Middle Name Pride Day - The Money Bird by Sheila Webster Boneham
Mar 12 - Plant a Flower Day - The Good the Bad and the Witchy by Heather Blake
Mar 15 - Everything You Think is Wrong Day - The Chocolate Cat Caper by JoAnna Carl
Mar 29 - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day - Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

Alina Adams
Murder on Ice ★
Sarah Addison Allen
The Girl Who Chased the Moon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Sugar Queen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Firefly Dance ★ ★ ★ ★
James Scott Bell
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Erzabet Bishop
Beltane Fires ★ ★ ★
Juliet Blackwell
Home for the Haunting ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Heather Blake
The Good the Bad and the Witchy ★ ★ ★ ★
Sheila Webster Boneham
The Money Bird ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
JoAnna Carl
The Chocolate Cat Caper ★ ★ ★ ★
Angela Castle
The Purrfect Plan ★ ★ ★
L.J. Charles
The Knowing ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Nancy J. Cohen
Writing the Cozy Mystery: How to Write a Winning Whodunit ★ ★ ★ ★
John Dunning
Booked To Die ★ ★ ★ ★
Christy Evans
Sink Trap ★ ★ ★
Joanne Fluke
Blackberry Pie Murder ★ ★ ★ ★
Jostein Gaarder
The Orange Girl ★ ★ ★ ★
Justin Gustainis
Evil Ways ★ ★ ★ ★
Parnell Hall
A Clue for the Puzzle Lady ★
Julie Wray Herman
Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death ★ ★ ★
Suzanne Jenkins
Dream Lover ★ ★
Alice Kimberly
The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library ★ ★ ★ ★
Michael Norman
The Skeleton Picnic: A J.D. Books Mystery ★ ★ ★ ★
Kate Parker
The Vanishing Thief ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Roxane Tepfer Sanford
The Girl in the Lighthouse ★ ★ ★ ★
Rebecca Tope
A Cotswold Killing ★ ★ ★

National Librarian Day - Death of a Winter Shaker by Deborah Woodworth
International Tom Hanks Day - The Green Mile by Stephen King
International Moment of Laughter Day - Dying to Decorate by Cyndy Salzmann
Pet Owners Independence Day - Out of Circulation by Miranda James
Hug an Australian Day - Tiger Mine by Angela Castle

Rachel Abbott
Sleep Tight
Angela Castle
Tiger Mine
Christy Fifield
Murder Buys a T-Shirt
Deborah Harkness
A Discovery of Witches
Tony Hillerman
Dance Hall of the Dead
S.E. Hinton
Hawkes Harbor
Rosy Hugener
Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan
Miranda James
Out of Circulation
Craig Johnson
Death Without Company
Gloria Kempton
Dialogue: Techniques and exercises for crafting effective dialogue
Stephen King
The Green Mile
Katie MacAlister
You Slay Me
Lise McClendon
The Bluejay Shaman
Lorena McCourtney
In Plain Sight
Susan Polonus Mucha
Deadly Deception
Leslie Meier
Valentine Murder
Karen E. Olson
The Missing Ink
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye
Cyndy Salzmann
Dying to Decorate
Dana Stabenow
Dead In The Water
Lisa Stowe
The Memory Keeper
Deborah Woodworth
Death of a Winter Shaker
Wow, that's an impressive list! What did you think of Hawke's Harbor? My sister and I both read that several years back.
Books mentioned in this topic
Ancestry of Experience: A Journey into Hawaiian Ways of Knowing (other topics)Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889 (other topics)
Don Quixote (other topics)
Them+Us (other topics)
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (other topics)
Danny Vendramini (other topics)
Ed Lin (other topics)
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Veiled Eyes
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