Cozy Mysteries discussion

I thought people might appreciate this going up today, seeing as how summer officially creeps into the northern hemisphere next weekend (and for those of you about to welcome winter, you can think warm thoughts, LOL).


This challenge will last from June 21, 2015 to Sept 21, 2015

** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.

Example:

S = Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
U =
M =
M =
E =
R =

B =
E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
A =
C =
H =


RULES

** Books DO NOT have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (such as the monthly mini challenges).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.


As with the winter and spring challenges, we are deviating from the norm. You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) — obviously some will be more challenging than others.


Here is your word list:
(You can choose whether or not to include words in parentheses.)

Barbeque
Baseball
Bastille (Day)
Beach
Boats
Camping
Canada (Day)
Dog Days
Fair
Fireworks
Frisbee
Garden
Go fish
Hotdogs
Independence (Day)
Labor (Day)
Ocean
Picnic
Sand
Sandcastle
Seashell
Solstice
Summer
Sunburn
Sunflower
Sunshine
Swim(ming)
Tourist
Travel
Vacation
Water

Not sure what I will be reading, but will post as soon as I pick them.

B
E
A-The Yard by Alex Grecian
C
H-Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff

This is what I'm planning to start with. Another word TBD as soon as I make up my mind.

B - Best Served Cold
E - Evil in Carnations
A - Murderers Prefer Blondes by Amanda Matetsky
C - The Chocolate Mouse Trap
H - Hooked on Murder

This will be Julesy's tracking post.

Summer 2015 Challenge
June 21 - Sept 21

Updated: Sept. 21st
Progress: 14/14

F - (F)ound by Harlan Coben - finished July 10th
I - (I)f You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey - finished Sept. 13th
R - (R)ing of Lies by Victoria Howard - finished June 24th
E - Scene of the Climb by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley, narrated by (E)ileen Stevens - finished June 26th
W - (W)ith Baited Breath by Lorraine Bartlett - finished Sept. 16th
O - Give the Dog a Bone by Leslie (O)'Kane - finished Sept. 21st
R - (R)omeow and Juliet by Kathi Daley - finished July 3rd
K - Shunning Sarah by Julie (K)ramer - finished Aug. 24th
S - The (S)leuth (S)isters by Maggie Pill - finished July 17th

B - (B)oiled Over by (B)arbara Ross - finished July 24th
E - The First Wife by (E)rica Spindler - finished Sept. 9th
A - The Girls of August by (A)nne Rivers Siddons - finished Aug. 3rd
C - Real Murders by (C)harlaine Harris - Finished July 29th
H - (H)andmade (H)oliday (H)omicide by Joanna Campbell Slan - finished Aug. 9th

S - Sweet Masterpiece 06.27.15
U
M - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 06.23.15
M - Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter 07.05.15
E Dying in Style by Elaine Viets 06.28.15
R

I did this word for WINTER but don't believe I completed it. Once more with feeling!

8/8 completed COMPLETED 9.2.15

S- Swanson, Denise Dead Between the Lines 6.22.15 3 stars
0- Old Bones: a Hetty Fox Cozy Mystery by Anna Drake 7.18.15 2 stars
L- Literally Murder by Ali Brandon 8.9.15 3.5 stars
S- Swanson, Denise Dying for a Cupcake: A Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery 6.23.15 3 stars
T- Thread and Buried by Janet Bolin 6.26.15 3 stars
I Illegally Iced by Jessica Beck 8.31.15 3 stars
C Clammed Up by Barbara Ross 8.24.15 3.5 stars
E Extra Credit by Maggie Barbieri 9.2.15 3.5 stars

SUMMER 2015 CHALLENGE
5/5

I am in - I think I'll start with the word BEACH

B - Finished 6/14/15 Buy a Whisker

E - Finished 7/4/15 Elvis and the Grateful Dead

A - Finished 6/25/15 - Kathy (A)arons Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates

C - Finished 6/22/15 Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses

H - Finished 6/26/15 Huckleberry Finished

I'm in, but not sure what my words will be yet. I was a little over eager with the Spring Challenge and am still finishing my last book.

Summer 2015 Challenge
Spell-It-Out

S - Six Feet Under by Dorothy Simpson
A - Lucy Arlington, Buried in a Book
N - Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
D - The Deep End by Julie Mulhern
C - Carola Dunn, The Bloody Tower
A - Ashley Weaver, Murder at the Brightwell
S- Marisa de los Santos, The Precious One
T - Josephine Tey, The Franchise Affair
L - The Longest Yard Sale by Sherry Harris
E - Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

I'm in

SUMMER 2015 SPELL OUT CHALLENGE (June 21 - Sept 21) - COMPLETED
TOTAL: 23 OF 23

(SAND & OCEAN: from the List) 9 of 9 COMPLETED

S: Summer Secrets, Jane Green 7/9/15
A: Abuse of Power, Michael Savage 7/10/15
N: The Next Best Thing, Jennifer Weiner 7/7/15
D: The Doll Maker, Richard Montanari 7/8/15 Great new release!!!


O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman 7/12/15
C: Cut, Paste, Kill by Marshall Karp 7/5/15
E: Eyes on You by Kate White - 6/26/15
A: The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie - 6/27/15
N: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles - 6/23/15

(BUBBLES & GOGGLES: My own Summer fun words) 13 of 14

B: Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith 7/6/15
U: Linda Urban, The Center of Everything - 7/17/15 (The Underneath - 7/18/15)
B: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat 6/23/15
B: Briar Rose by Jane Yolen - 7/12/15
L: Lisa Lutz, How to Start a Fire 6/25/15 Good new release!
E: Janet Evanovich, Wicked Charms 7/4/15
S: Sanctuary by Faye Kellerman - 6/26/15

G: John Green, The Fault in Our Stars 6/28/15
O: Daniel José Older, Shadowshaper 7/19/15 Very good newer release!!!
G: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 6/28/15
G: Goodnight June by Sarah Jio 6/30/15
L: Laura Levine, Death by Tiara 7/14/15 Laugh-out loud new release!
E: Nathan Edmondson, Black Widow, Vol. 2: The Tightly Tangled Web 7/9/15
S: John Sandford, Rules of Prey 7/3/15

O C E A N

S A N D
B U B B L E S

G O G G L E S

It's interesting how many are going for "beach" with this challenge. ☺

Still need to decide on my word(s). I'm thinking "summer" for sure, and maybe another short word.

2015 Summer Challenge
June 21 - Sept 21
9/13 as of 8/14/15

B - B.B. Haywood - Town in a Sweet Pickle 6/28
E - Edith Maxwell - Farmed and Dangerous 6/21
A
C - Cleo Coyle - Espresso Shot 7/1
H - Hades - Candice Fox 7/5

V - Victor Gischler - Stay: A Novel 7/22
A
C - Cameron Harvey - The Evidence Room: A Mystery 8/8
A
T - remayne, S.K. - The Ice Twins 7/27
I - I, Ripper - Stephen Hunter 6/26
O
N - Neal Baer - Kill Again 8/14

Heather L wrote: "It's interesting how many are going for "beach" with this challenge. ☺

Still need to decide on my word(s). I'm thinking "summer" for sure, and maybe another short word."

I went for beach since I had a "C" book I wanted to read - nothing like I having letters and then trying to find a word to fit!

Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "It's interesting how many are going for "beach" with this challenge. ☺

Still need to decide on my word(s). I'm thinking "summer" for sure, and maybe another short word."

I went ..."


I've done that for a couple challenges this year -- see what books I want to read, then find a word to fit. :-D

Heather L wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "It's interesting how many are going for "beach" with this challenge. ☺

Still need to decide on my word(s). I'm thinking "summer" for sure, and maybe another short w..."

That's basically what I did...looked at books I have sitting here on desk & on my TBR list--since there were a lot of "B" book...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as much as when I was a kid ... & still so cheap to do!

Sherri wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as much as when I was a kid ... & still so cheap to do!"

I didn't know we could make up our own words for this challenge.

Summer 2015 Challenge

I haven't done a challenge in a long time. No better time than the summer!

B - Berried to the Hilt
A - A Dollhouse to Die For
S - Karen Rose Smith, Gilt by Association
E - Eggsecutive Orders
B - Bookplate Special
A - Susan Wittig Albert, The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood
L - Amanda Lee, Thread on Arrival
L - Last Wool and Testament

Yep, I looked in my TBR Mountain and picked some of my words to fit. I still have a few blank spots which will mean trips to library, or B&N, but basically, I had the books for these words. I read faster in the summer, so I might end up adding another word. But, here is what I have right now.

30/30

S- Siren's Call DONE
U- Unraveled DONE
M- Murder with a Twist DONE
M- Murder in the Paperback Parlor DONE
E- Ever After DONE
R- The Reluctant BrideDONE

H- Hooked on Ewe DONE
O- Oh Say Can You Fudge DONE
T- A Timely Vision DONE
D- Dyeing Wishes DONE
O - One Foot in the Grape DONE
G- The Ghost and Mrs. McClure DONE
S- See Also Murder: A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery DONE

F- A Fitting End DONE
I- If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance DONE
R- Rose Hill DONE
E- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library DONE
W- Wicked Appetite DONE
O - Out of Circulation DONE
R- Relatively Dead DONE
K- A Killing Notion DONE
S- Spellcasting in Silk DONE

S- The Stone Prince DONE
W- Witch Way to Murder DONE
I- Ice Cream Murder DONE
M- Musseled Out DONE
M- Murder in the Mystery Suite DONE
I- If Fried Chicken Could Fly DONE
N- Nearly Departed in Deadwood DONE
G- Ghost a la Mode DONE

I know this looks like a lot, but it is over 3 months. I may change some of the books, but based on my TBR list here is what I am looking at. Many are not cozies but they are mysteries.

S - Karin Slaughter wrote Pretty /Girls 07/22
U - Under the Hill by Sheila Connolly 08/18/2015
M - A Murder Moist Foul/ written by Carol Durand 06/30/2015
M - Murder Past Due by Miranda James 07/28/2015
E - Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 08/05/2015
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald 09/03/2015



S - The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence 06/25/2015
A - ARRGH! by Stacey R. Campbell08/15/2015
N - No One Needs To Know by Kevin O'Brien 07/31/2015
D - Jude Deveraux wrote Ever After 08/02/2015


B - The Bones of You by Debbie Howells 07/06/2015
E - Janet Evanovich wrote Wicked Charms 06/24/2015
A - Allergic to Death by Peg Cochran 06/28/2015
C - A Cold Christmas by Charlene Weir 07/06/2015
H - Heidi Schulz wrote The Pirate Code 07/20/2015



F - Joy Fielding wrote Someone Is Watching 09/15/2015
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton 08/26/2015
R - W.W. Rowe wrote Jerry's Madness 07/21/2015
E - Janet Evanovich wrote The Scam 09/04/2015
W - Marty Wingate wrote Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Potting Shed Mystery06/12/2015
O - Susan O'Brien wrote Sky High 08/19/2015
R - W.W. Rowe wrote Jerry's Magic 07/21/2015
K - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson 09/01/2015
S - Saleema Nawaz wrote Bone & Bread 08/20/2015



T - Timothy Patten wrote Money, Family, Murder08/07/2015
R - R.R. Gall wrote The Case of the Pig in the Evening Suit 07/10/2015
A - Angel in Aisle 3: The True Story of a Mysterious Vagrant, a Convicted Bank Executive, and the Unlikely Friendship That Saved Both Their Lives by Kevin West 08/19/2015
V - Virginia Lowell wrote When the Cookie Crumbles 07/17/2015
E - Mark Edwards wrote Follow You Home 2015/07/15
L - Lynn Cahoon wrote Killer Run 2015/07/20



C - Christopher Peter wrote Danny Chaucer's Flying Saucer 07/19/2015
A - Angie Sage wrote Gargoyle Hall: An Araminta Spookie Adventure 09/01/20115
N - Nick Chiarkaswrote Weepers 07/09/2015
A - Allyson K. Abbott wrote In the Drink 09/08/2015
D - The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan 07/29/2015
A - Angie Fox wrote Southern Spirits 09/01/2015



D - Dead Simple by Peter James 01/07/2015
A - Ellery Adams wrote A Killer Collection: A Collectible Mystery 07/27/2015
Y - You Can't Get Blood Out of Shag Carpet by Juliette Harper 08/29/2015



V - Elaine Viets wrote Dying in Style 06/23/2015
A - Aoleon the Martian Girl: Science Fiction Saga - Part 1 First Contact by Brent LeVasseur 09/16/2015
C - Carys Jones wrote Second to Cry 06/28/2015
A - Angie Fox wrote The Skeleton in the Closet 09/16/2015
T - Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight by Douglas Gibson 08/24/2015
I - Ice Cream & Murder Book 1: A Sprinkles Cozy Mystery by Jennifer Martin 2015/07/12
O - Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy CoCo 09/21/2015
N - Nancy J. Cohen wrote Peril By Ponytail 2015/07/14.



G - Gone But Knot Forgotten by Mary Marks 08/11/2015
O - The Orchard at the Edge of Town by Shirlee McCoy 09/13/2015

F - Friction by Sandra Brown09/20/2015
I - Iris Johansen wrote The Naked Eye 09/08/2015
S - The Stereotypical Freaks by Howard Shapiro 08/03/2015
H - Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith 09/07/2015

I am so excited to finish this challenge! It is motivating me to knock off books on my to be read bookshelf!


S - The Secret- Rhonda ByrneDONE
A - Andrew Morton - Diana: Her True Story DONE
N - Nikki Sixx - The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star DONE
D - Destination Unknown - Agatha Christie DONE

G -The Great Gatsby-F. Scott FitzgeraldDONE
A - A Criminal Comedy by Julian Symons DONE
R - R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton DONE
D - Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy BunnyDONE
E -
N - Naughty in Nice- Rhys BowenDONE

I'm in again! I only have one more book left in the spring challenge, then I'll start planning for the summer! ;) Done! On to summer!

Reading the Season: Summer 2015
Duration: 21 June - 20 September 2015
Status: 11/17

I'm going to start with two words...depending on how long it takes to read them, I might add another! What the heck! I'm going for three words. I finished three in the Spring challenge (just in time, mind you), so I'll see if I can do it again... ;)

I'm going to spell Canada (day), since I feel obligated as a canuck to do so ;) and beach (where I would love to be all summer long!) I was contemplating sunburn (which is what I do at least once each summer!) but those "U's" scare me! ;) but I'll do travel instead - something I would love to do one entire summer!

C - Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins 2 Jul ★★★
A - The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt 26 Jun ★★★
N -
A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 27 Jun ★★★
D - Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins 7 Jul ★★★
A -



and

B - Bonnie of Evidence by Maddy Hunter 22 Jun ★★★★
E - Pall in the Family by Dawn Eastman 8 Jul ★★★
A - Cross Stitch Before Dying by Amanda Lee 25 Jun ★★★
C - The Chick and the Dead by Casey Daniels 24 Jun ★★★
H - Fleur de Lies by Maddy Hunter 23 Jun ★★★



and

T -
R -
A -
V - Dead Boogie by Victoria Houston 28 Jun ★★★
E -
L - What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie 29 Jun ★★★

I will go for Summer.


S
U
M
M
E
R

Sherri wrote: "That's basically what I did...looked at books I have sitting here on desk & on my TBR list--since there were a lot of "B" book...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as much as when I was a kid ... & still so cheap to do!"


I hate to burst your bubble, but "bubbles" isn't on the above word list. ;-)

Ok. I figured out what words I want to use. :) My favorite place to go in the summer is the "beach." And, I loved to build "sandcastles" as a kid. :) I'll post my list in my challenge folder. I can't paste the link right now, but I will when I get on the PC. :)

My list is HERE.

I'm in! 11/11 DONE


S - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
U - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
M - Murder for Christ's Mass by Maureen Ash ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
M - Beloved by Toni Morrison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
E - Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
R - Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts ★ ★ ★ ★

B - Black Jasmine by Toby Neal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
O - The Pot Thief Who Studied Ptolemy by J. Michael Orenduff ★ ★ ★ ★
A - A Plague of Poison by Maureen Ash ★ ★ ★ ★
T - Broken Ferns by Toby Neal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
S -Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

S -
O -
L -
S -
T -
I -
C -
E -

Woo hoo completed!

SUMMER 2015 SPELL OUT CHALLENGE (June 21 - Sept 21)


S - Sara Gruen - Ape Housecompleted 7-11
U - Ugly Loveby Colleen Hoover completed 09/02
M - Michael Palmer Oath of Office completed 06/25
M - Murder, she barked By Krista Davis completed 7-3
E - Ellen Marie Wiseman What She Left Behind Completed 07/14
R - Robb, J.D. Immortal in Deathcompleted 06/27






B - Bentley, Jennie Fatal Fixer-Uppercompleted 06/24
E - Ender's Gameby Orson Scott Card completed 7-10
A - Arlington, Lucy Buried in a Book
C - Chili con Carnageby Kylie Logan Completed 06/28
H - Homeward Bound: Why Women are Embracing the New Domesticity by Emily Matchar completed 7-5

Reading the Season: Summer 2015 DONE!!!!
Duration: 21 June - 20 September 2015

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Mixed genres & use my TBR list for these.

S Sex, Murder & Killer Cupcakes Allison Janda 6-25-15
U Ugly Stick by Joy Givens 7-4-15
M Murder at Jade Cove (Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery #2) by Dianne Harman 6-25-15
M Musseled Out (A Maine Clambake Mystery) by Barbara Ross 6-25-15
E Egyptian Moon Series - Book 1 Return: Return by Max W. Miller 7-13-15
R Ruthless by John Rector 6-25-15

S Speaking in Bones, Temperance Brennan #18 by Kathy Reichs 7-3-15
U Undertow by Michael Buckley 7-5-15
N Never Die Alone by Lisa Jackson 6-26-15
F (A) Fair Wack by Pete Trewin 7-6-15
L Little Man, and the Dixon County War by Stan R. Mitchell 6-29-15
O (The) Obituary by AJ Coonley 6-26-15
W What's a Girl Gotta Do? by Sparkle Hayter 6-29-15
E Eeny Meeny (Helen Grace #1) by M.J. Arlidge 7-18-15
R Ritual Crime Unit: Disturbed Earth by E E Richardson 7-6-15
S (The) Syrian Virgin by Zack Love 7-13-15

Nell wrote: "Sherri wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as much as when I..."

Sorry Nell, I didn't realize that...I just saw the list of words and "you can" just assumed it was for giving us summer ideas...I change to a word on the list & keep bubbles for a fun side word for me.

I think I'll try summer first and later we'll see:

June, 21 2015 - Sep 21, 2015

S.-
U.-
M-
M.-
E.-
R.-

Sherri wrote: "Nell wrote: "Sherri wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as m..."

Heather L, one of the moderators, set the challenge rules. I don't think an apology is needed (it was just a mistake) but, if it were, it would be to the moderator, not me.

June 21, 2015 - Sept 21 2015

I am going to start with Summer first. I decided to add Beach as well

S-Secrets of a Charmed Life-Susan Meissner
U-Unsinkable - Dan James
M-Murder at the Book Group - Maggie King
M-Murder is a Piece of Cake - Elaine Viets
E-Eggsecutive Orders - Julie Hyzy
R-Rush Revere and the American Revolution-Rush Limbaugh

B - The Bookseller - Cynthia Swanson
E - Eyewall - H. W. Bernard
A - The Angel Court Affair - Anne Perry
C - Cut to the Corpse - Lucy Lawrence
H - How to Tail A Cat - Rebecca M. Hale

S - State of the Onion - July Hyzy
A - Accidents Happen - Louise Millar
N - Nothing Daunted - Dorothy Wickendun
D - Dead Man Docking - Mary Daheim

P - A Parfait Murder - Wendy Lyn Watson
I - Inked Up - Terri Thayer
C - Cat Out Of Hell - Lynn Truss
N - Nothing Gold Can Stay
I - The Ironclad Alibi - Michael Kilian
C - The Cat, The Mill, and the Murder

B - Blueburied Muffins
A - Accidents Waiting To Happen
S - The Stranger
E - The Eagle Has Landed
B - Bless Her Dead Little Heart
A - The Anatomy of Death
L - The Lost Years
L - The Legend of Sleepy Harlow

Sherri wrote: "Nell wrote: "Sherri wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Linda wrote: "Heather L wrote: "...I picked Bubbles or Blowing Bubbles ... which it worked out b/c I still love blowing bubbles as an adult almost as m..."


No worries, Sherri -- I thought maybe you had missed the word list. ;-)

Okay I am in. Since I am a big baseball fan I will use:
B Black as He's Painted By Nagio Marsh 9/11/15
A-Agatha Christie, Hickory Dickory Dock 6/26/15
S-Swing Baby SWing by Ngaio Marsh 6/28/15
E-Ellery Queen, Spanish Cape 8/8/15
B- Buried in a Boo by Lucy Arlington 7/21/15
A-Armoires and Arsnic by Cassie Page 8/13/15
L- Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan Boyer 7/8/15
L-Leon,Donna Suffer Little Children 6/28/15

I'm in! I think I'll start with one word and if time permits I'll do another word or two...



W: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall...FINISHED 9/4/2015
A: The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence...FINISHED 8/31/2015
T: Things Half in Shadow By Alan Finn...FINISHED 6/21/15
E: Euphoria by Lily King...FINISHED 8/18/2015
R: The Rosie Effect By Graeme Simsion...FINISHED 6/26/15

B: The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips...FINISHED 7/16/2015
O: The Orphan Master's Son byAdam Johnson
A: Archer, Connie,A Roux of Revenge...FINISHED 9/7/2015
T: Theresa Weir, The Orchard: A Memoir...FINISHED 8/18/2015
S: Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers...FINISHED 7/14/2015

W_ A_ T_ E_ R_

B_ O_ A_ T_ S_

Message 27 Updated. BEACH is completed. Still working on SUMMER.

Becky wrote: "Message 27 Updated. BEACH is completed. Still working on SUMMER."


Look at you go! ☺

Becky wrote: "Message 27 Updated. BEACH is completed. Still working on SUMMER."

Good Job!

Message 34 updated

S - Shadows on a Maine Christmas - 6/23
U - Unsolicited - 6/27
M - Murder in the Raw - 6/30
M - My Gun Has Bullets - 7/3
E - Elvis and the Bridegroom Stiffs - 7/6
R - Repair to Her Grave - 7/10

Good job Dotty!

Fantastic Dotty. You have time in case you want to do another worst.

Word, not worst. Darn autocorrect, and bum elbow.

Excellent Dotty! :)

Valerie wrote: "Fantastic Dotty. You have time in case you want to do another worst."

Nah, i'll stick with the one word. I have too many books to catch up with.

Update to Message #7 - I finished my chosen word of Beach. I think I'll try to add another so I pick:

6/6

G - Green Living Can Be Deadly - Finished 7/15/15

O - One Foot in the Grape -
Finished 7/24/15

F - Fillet of Murder -
Finished 8/8/15

I - A Catered Murder
Finished 8/22/15

S - Snoop to Nuts
Finished 8/30/15

H - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles
Finished 8/15/15

Carolyn wrote: "Reading the Season: Summer 2015 DONE!!!!
Duration: 21 June - 20 September 2015

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Mixed genres & use my TBR list for these.

S..."

Great job Carolyn. I also use mixed genres.

Great Carolyn! Looks like you have time for more words...if your TBR has anything left!

Congrats on finishing, Dotty!

Going with BEACH - my post is a little late (OK, a lot late), but I've been reading….

Cozy Mysteries
Summer 2015 Challenge
June 21 - September 21, 2015

3/5

√ B = Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates - 6.27
√ E = Elizabeth Jennings: Darkness at Dawn - 6.26
√ A = Ann B. Ross: Miss Julia Throws a Wedding - 7.14
C = Chris Cavender: A Slice of Murder
H - Hyzy, Julie: State of the Onion