A Good Thriller discussion

If anyone wants to do their own personal challenge and list their books read and pages for this year then please feel free to do so here. You can name and challenge and see how you get on. Good way of tracking too.

Happy reading!

Alphabet Challenge: The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet. You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles. Crossovers to other challenges are allowed. I do hope others join in the challenge as well. Wishing us all luck with all of our 2016 Challenges,

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D- Darkly Dreaming Dexter 288 pages
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G- The Girl on the Train 352 pages
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O- The One That Got Away 294 pages
P- The Pecan Man 144 pages
Q-
R- Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood 208 pages
S- The Silent Children 304 pages
T-
U-
V- VOID 180 pages
W- While the Savage Sleeps 352 pages
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Z-

I see a run on Sue Grafton's latest...

I like the Alphabet Challenge and going to give it a try.

A- Appraised
B- Blazing Love: A Love Under Fire Novel
C- Cozy Murder Mystery Collection: Pinch of Sugar, Dash of Murder! A Multi-Author Anthology
D- Dye by Cake:
E- Engaged in Death
F- Fighting With the Bad Boy
G- Guarding Suzannah
H- BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE: Hacking With the Bad Boy (Young Adult Rich Alpha Male Billionaire Romance)
I- Into the Crossfire
J- Jax
K- Killer Finale (Cozy Mystery)
L- Little Miss Straight Lace
M- Molly's Misadventures
N- Never Surrender
O- New Year's Resolution: ONE TO KEEP
P- Petrocelli
Q-
R- Rolling in the Deep
S- Second Chance Hearts
T- Truth's Shadow
U- ETHAN
V- Voice of Innocence
W- Who Stole My Spandex?
X-
Y- Your Irresistible Love
Z -

I like the sound of this will give it a go.

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Hoping to just keep track of pages read here-I find the Goodreads number and my actual number don't always match. I would like to read 25,000 pages in 2016.

15/26

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B.
C. C is for Corpse 213 pages
D. D is for Deadbeat 240 pages
E.
F.
G. Glass Sword 440 pages
H.
I. In the Heart of the Sea 238 pages
J. Cross Justice by James Patterson 420 pages
K. Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz 560 pages
L.
M.
N. New York Dead 324 pages
O. The Opposite of Everyone 291 pages
P. Prom 215
Q.
R. The Revenant 252
S.
T. The Traveler's Gift 227 pages
U.
V. Very Valentine 367 pages
W. The Weight of Blood 302 pages
X.
Y. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 457
Z. Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban 435

Christine wrote: "I see a run on Sue Grafton's latest..."

Ha! Christine :)

Hoping to keep track of my pages read here. I would like to read 10,000 this year.

I read nearly 50,000 pages last year. So this year I plan on shooting for 75,000.

My standard is usually to shoot for an average of 100 pages per day, or 36,500 pages for the year. I actually was just over 125 pages per day for last year, so I think that is where I am going to start my challenge this year.
125 pages per day = 45,625 pages for the year.

2/1 - Update: January was not so good for me - with bronchitis (twice!), I am behind on reading. I started getting caught up this past weekend, but I am currently 1,500 pages behind.

I will keep track of pages read here also. Have just completed my first read for 2016.

1. A Man of Some Repute 306 pages. *:D

I'll try this challenge, too!

A. - Abandoned
B. - Blackwater Lake
C. - Chance
D. - Dead Silent
E. - Extreme Prey
F. - The Face of Death
G. - The Girl In The Ice
H. - The House at Sea's End
I. - I Let You Go
J. - The Janus Stone
K. - The Killing Hour
L. - The Last Child
M. - The Memory Game
N. - Never Smile at Strangers
O. - Orphan X
P. - Prey
Q.
R. - Rain of Terror
S. - The Sins of the Fathers
T. - Three Truths and a Lie
U. - Ugly Young Thing
V. - VOID
W. - While the Savage Sleeps
X. - Xingu
Y.
Z. - The Zig Zag Girl

A. Anthill
B.A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage
C. Chickens in the Road: An Adventure in Ordinary Splendor
D.Deadly Messengers
E. Epitaph
F. Fallen Land
G. The Great Deluge
H. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
I. In the Land of Armadillos: Stories
J.
K. Kitchens of the Great Midwest
L. Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World
M. Make Me
N. North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
O. Ordinary Grace
P. Pines
Q.
R.Road Ends
S.A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets
T.The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
U.
V. VOID
W.What Is the What
X.
Y.
Z.Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health

Alphabet + pages challenge

A - Annie's Day + 3 pages
B- The Blue Hour + 368 pages; Burn Baby Burn + 308 pages; Bitter River + 367 pages; Blood Kin + 288 pages
C-
D- The Dark Inside + 392 pages
E- Every Seven Years + 32 pages
F-
G- The Girl In The Ice + 396 pages ; The Good House + 302 pages
H-
I- In Constant Fear + 352 pages
J-
K-
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M-
N-
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P- Pretty Girls + 400 pages
Q-
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S- Sweet Pea & Friends: The SheepOver + 36 pages ; Sweetgirl + 256 pages
T-
U- The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of Not Getting What You Wanted + 23 pages
V- VOID + 179 pages
W- What She Knew + 448 pages; The Woman in Blue + 384 pages
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I'll try the Alphabet Challenge and track the number of pages.

A-
B-Bone Gap 345 pages
C-
D-Dorothy Must Die 452 pages
E-
F- The 5th Wave 457 pages
Full Dark, No Stars 368 pages
Finders Keepers 431 Pages
G-The Good Neighbor 206 pages
The Girl in the Spider's Web 400 pages
H-
I- The Infinite Sea 300 pages
J-
K-
L-Life Expectancy 401 pages
M-The Martian 435 pages
N-The Nightingale 438 pages
NOS4A2 686 Pages
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T-To Kill a Mockingbird 324 Pages
U-
V-
W-We Were Liars 225 pages
The Wicked Will Rise 292 pages
X-
Y-
Z-

Perri wrote: "A.
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E. Epitaph
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N. [book:North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defe..."

See hee, Perri, you only love me for my letter. lol

I love the idea of this challenge. My reading has really slowed down. So this might get it going. What a fun challenge.


A- All That is Lost Between Us 368 Pages
B- The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 495 pages
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H-Hidden Bodies 448 pages
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Susan wrote: "Perri wrote: "A.
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E. Epitaph
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N. [book:North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Disse..."

Ha, Susan-write a book starting with X and I am there for you ;)

Perri wrote: "Susan wrote: "Perri wrote: "A.
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E. Epitaph
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N. [book:North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Priso..."

I'll be interested to hear how you get on with that North Korea Confidential book Perri. Like you I've read a few books about North Korea.

Perri wrote: "Susan wrote: "Perri wrote: "A.
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E. Epitaph
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N. [book:North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Priso..."

Lol, now that will get me thinking. "X marks the spot?"

Guy, if you're interested in North Korea, I would recommend the book for sure. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Susan, yeah, I think that X is going to be a bear! If I find any word in the title with X I'm using it!

Perri wrote: "Guy, if you're interested in North Korea, I would recommend the book for sure. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Susan, yeah, I think that X is going to be a bear!..."

X-Files books? Actually, when I think about it, I have a friend who writes sci-fi who has a book called Xenophobia. I'm sure he'd be happy to offer everyone on this challenge his book for Free in exchange for a review. He's a pretty good writer.

Here's the book: Xenophobia. Anyone interested, just message me or post here, and I'll check in with Peter Cawdron about it. He's another Aussie author.

Susan wrote: "Perri wrote: "Guy, if you're interested in North Korea, I would recommend the book for sure. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Susan, yeah, I think that X is going..."

Great Suggestion, Susan. I'm buried in books at the moment, but will check it out for sure!

Perri wrote: "Susan wrote: "Perri wrote: "Guy, if you're interested in North Korea, I would recommend the book for sure. Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Susan, yeah, I think t..."

Ah, buried in books. I know this feeling. It's the best way to be buried, right?

I'm going to try the alphabet challenge too! Ok, here goes:-

A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
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S - The Secret by the Lake - 410 pages
T -
U -
V - VOID - 180 pages
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

20/26

A. Archie in the Crosshairs 228 pages Alibi in High Heels 227 pages The Adventures of Ellery Queen 238 pages The Accidental Demon Slayer 234 pages Assassin's Apprentice 414 pages Amaretto Amber 258 pages The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 264 pages
B. A Beautiful Heist 318 pages Brak the Barbarian 173 pages Bun for Your Life 242 pages
C. Christmas in High Heels 22 pages The Con Man 160 pages Chicken Soup & Homicide 216 pages Cat in an Alphabet Soup 241 pages Caveat Emptor and Other Stories 96 pages The Case Is Closed 213 pages Christmas al Dente 57 pages Castle of Wizardry 310 pages
D. Death of a Citizen 185 pages Death in the English Countryside 200 pages Dead Wrong 125 pages A Dose of Death 205 pages Death of a Kitchen Diva 239 pages The Diva Runs Out of Thyme 246 pages Digging Up Bones 248 pages A Denial of Death 232 pages A Draw of Death 200 pages The Dragon and the George 244 pages
E. Enchanters' End Game 310 pages
F. Fer-de-Lance 229 pages The Face in the Frost 135 pages Fashion, Lies, and Murder 243 pages
G. The Gutter and the Grave 138 pages Geared for the Grave 242 pages Glory in Death 259 pages Gone But Knot Forgotten 266 pages Guns Will Keep Us Together 196 pages Ghostly Paws 178 pages Guidebook to Murder 218 pages Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery 253 pages
H. Haunted on Bourbon Street 225 pages Hexomancy 244 pages The Hunt for Red Oskorlisk 17 pages Honeymoon in High Heels 76 pages Hallowe'en Party 212 pages
I. Immortal in Death 279 pages I Shot You Babe 206 pages
J.
K. Killer Colada: a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery 186 pages A Killer Collection 216 pages
L. Lee at the Alamo 106 pages The Luck Runs Out 230 pages
M. Mint Cookie Murder 186 pages Marshmallow S'More Murder 207 pages Murder Is Our Mascot 205 pages A Multitude of Monsters 451 pages Map of Bones 407 pages Mayhem in High Heels 227 pages Mission to Murder 228 pages Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge 61 pages Murder al Dente 252 pages Murder on Astor Place 225 pages Murder à la Flambé 232 pages Movie Night Murder 193 pages Murder in the Mystery Suite 266 pages Mistletoe Murder 193 pages Magician's Gambit 260 pages
N. A Novel Death 178 pages Nearly Dead in Iowa 215 pages
O. Optical Delusions in Deadwood 795 pages One Bad Apple 266 pages Old Bones 219 pages
P. Pies & Peril 208 pages Play Dead 240 pages The Penguin Pool Murder 228 pages Prosecco Pink 268 pages Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs 196 pages The Path of the Crooked 267 pages
Q.
R. Rosolio Red 37 pages The Rhyme of the Magpie: A Birds of a Feather Mystery 268 pages Raisin the Dead 247 pages Rapture in Death 268 pages
S. Some Buried Caesar 217 pages Silver Linings 26 pages Something Wyverian This Way Comes 258 pages 'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy 217 pages Stand by Your Hitman 194 pages The Shadow Rising 962 pages Still Life 272 pages Sweetheart in High Heels 60 pages
T. Tracker 87 pages This Case Is Gonna Kill Me 632 pages A Treacherous Treasure 135 pages
U. Undercover in High Heels 255 pages The Unique Hamlet: A Hitherto Unchronicled Adventure of Mr. Sherlock Holmes 27 pages Ukulele Murder 213 pages Under the Hill 46 pages
V.
W. Whose Body? 231 pages War Against the Mafia 202 pages
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Y.
Z.


Total through December 31, 2016 22,463 pages

I can see that some letters are more common in titles than others. Lots of M for Murder and D for Death books out there.

Gary wrote: "I can see that some letters are more common in titles than others. Lots of M for Murder and D for Death books out there."

Could be a reflection of this group :)

Perri wrote: "Gary wrote: "I can see that some letters are more common in titles than others. Lots of M for Murder and D for Death books out there."

Could be a reflection of this group :)"

Imagine that. :)

9 letters down, 17 to go

I will add alongside the group 1.5 million and my own pages of 25,000 for the year.

A -
B - - 528 pages
C - - 353 pages
D - - 327 pages
E -
F - - 416 pages
G - - 396 pages
H -
I - - 244 pages
J -
K -
L -
M - -164 pages
N - -480 pages
O - -305 pages
P -
Q -
R -
S - -432 pages
T - -438 pages
U -
V - VOID - 180 pages
W -White Leopard by Laurent Guillaume 238 pages
X -
Y -
Z

I was gonna give total # of pages read this year w/o breaking it down alphabetically, but I guess that's only available for the 2015 Year in Books.

I don't see why you would have to do it alphabetically, I am doing it because I was curious if I could hit all 26 letters.

For the Alphabet challenge:
26/26 Complete on June 3
Updated: 6/8/16

Angels Fall
Behind The Plaid
Change
Dark Side of the Laird
Eleanor
Forest of the Forsaken: The Witch's Snare
Gathering Water
Highland Wolf Pact
Into the Fae
Jacks Are Wild
Kaleidoscope
Luck of the Irish
Murder to Go
Night Aberrations
Over Her Dead Body
Playing the Odds: MacGregors: The MacGregors
Queen of Someday
River's End
Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Two Heads Two Spikes
Undeniable Rogue
Virals
Witches Be Burned
Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!
Yulen: Heart of the Beast
Zenith Falling



Adding my page total here too...
21,449 pages for 75 completed books as of 6/8 (1,772 pages ahead of schedule and 21 books ahead of schedule)

Here are some book titles starting with X:
(Some are free on Amazon for Kindle.)

Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!X&Y
Xhazul's Box: The Rainbow Sphere
Xenofall
XO
Xo
XO, Blake
XO - Yes, this is different from the one above :)
The X-Club
X&Y
X Y Z
X Dames

Amber wrote: "I was gonna give total # of pages read this year w/o breaking it down alphabetically, but I guess that's only available for the 2015 Year in Books."

You do not have to do it alphabetically. This can be just your individual goal. The alphabet challenge is a side challenge. I am not going to list all of my books alphabetically - just one for each letter for that challenge.

I have 27 books completed, but my post above shows only 14 for the alphabet challenge.

Gary wrote: "A.
B.
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D. Death of a Citizen 185 pages"

Hi Gary - Since I am tracking everything for the Group 1.5M page challenge, I was checking if all your books were on both. You have Mint Cookie Murder listed as 186 pages in the Group page, and 218 here.
Using the 186 page, I show a total pages of 3,164 or 3,196 if you use the 218. If the 218 is correct, let me know and I will update, and adjust the group total next time I post there. :)

Leah wrote: "Gary wrote: "A.
B.
C.
D. Death of a Citizen 185 pages"

Hi Gary - Since I am tracking everything for the Group 1.5M page challenge, I was checking if all your books were on both. You..."

The page count on the Nook edition is in fact 186.
I'll correct the total above when I'm not so tired. : )

Gary wrote: "I don't see why you would have to do it alphabetically, I am doing it because I was curious if I could hit all 26 letters."

That's the way it looked like it was being done.

Leah wrote: "Amber wrote: "I was gonna give total # of pages read this year w/o breaking it down alphabetically, but I guess that's only available for the 2015 Year in Books."

You do not have to do it alphabet..."

I have over 50 books finished, so I'd have multiple books listed for each letter if I did it that way.

Leah (again): Who wrote Mint Cookie Murder?

Mint Cookie Murder was written by Leslie Langtry

Never heard of him or her.

End of March, and I have only 7 letters to go. Some of them will be tough, I think.

Brenda wrote: "End of March, and I have only 7 letters to go. Some of them will be tough, I think."

Let me know if you have letters you are looking for books to fit in. I can help you find some. I posted a bunch of books for X above.

I sure haven't added any new letters lately....sigh.

Gary wrote: "I sure haven't added any new letters lately....sigh."

I alpha sorted, then went through my to read list and picked out two or three for each letter. Then read the descriptions and narrowed it down to 1 for each. I have X and Y left, and I have books picked out. I think I am going to take a short break from the list though, as I just picked up some other new books from the store that I really want to read.

Leah wrote: "Gary wrote: "I sure haven't added any new letters lately....sigh."

I alpha sorted, then went through my to read list and picked out two or three for each letter. Then read the descriptions and nar..."

I didn't know you could do that-thanks!

A...340 pages Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 04/12/16
A...372 pages Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 04/11/16
B...383 pages Bad Blood by Dana Stabenow 04/22/16
B...512 pages Burned by Karen Marie Moning 04/08/16
B...320 pages Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo 03/30/16
C...320 pages California by Edan Lepucki 03/19/16
D...462 pages Damage Control by J.A. Jance 04/24/16
D...432 pages Death's Mistress by Karen Chance 03/12/16
E...336 pages The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian 03/26/16
F...474 pages The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 04/07/16
G...246 pages The Good Children by Kate Wilhelm 03/17/16
H...320 pages Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo 04/02/16
I...
J...
K...
L...
M...372 pages Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk 04/06/16
M...384 pages Magic in the Shadows by Devon Monk 03/30/16
M...384 pages Magic on the Storm by Devon Monk 03/21/16
M...368 pages Magic in the Blood by Devon Monk
M...385 pages Midnight's Daughter by Karen Chance 03/11/16
N...273 pages Nightwoods by Charles Frazier 03/10/16
O...
P...352 pages Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo 03/29/16
P...384 pages Prudence by Gail Carriger 03/13/16
Q...
R...384 pages Restless In The Grave by Dana Stabenow
S...384 pages Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 03/28/16
T...496 pages Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow 04/19/16
T...400 pages Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta 04/09/16
U...
V...
W...833 pages Winter by Marissa Meyer 04/17/16
X...
Y...
Z...

Knocked out another letter 11 to go.

Perri wrote: "Leah wrote: "Gary wrote: "I sure haven't added any new letters lately....sigh."

I alpha sorted, then went through my to read list and picked out two or three for each letter. Then read the descrip..."

No Problem! I found it was the easiest way, since I already have a huge to-read list, and I figured I should try and whittle it down a little, instead of just adding more :).

I know I'll be knocking off A early in May I will be reading Archie In The Crosshairs by Robert Goldsborough. Why anyone would want to try to kill Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe's right hand man is anyone's guess.