Cozy Mysteries discussion

Winter 2016 Reading Challenge
Duration: Dec, 21 2016 - Mar 19, 2017

A.- My Champion by <A>lanea Alder (27/12/2016 - ★★★★☆)
N.- Penny of the Paranormal by Annie <N>icholas (06/02/2017 - ★★★★)
G.- Wedding Souffle and a Dead Valet by A. <G>ardner (17/02/2017 - ★★★★)
E.- The Viognier Vendetta by <E>llen Crosby (16/08/2011 - ★★★★)
L.- The <L>uck of the Shifters by Bianca D'Arc (08/03/2017 - ★★★★☆)

H.- Unfathomed by Anna <H>ackett (26/01/2017 - ★★★★)
E.- <E>choes in Death by J. D. Robb (08/02/2017 - ★★★★☆)
A.- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by <A>gatha Christie (19/02/2017 - ★★★★)
R.- Letters to a Young Poet by <R>ainer Maria Rilke (28/02/2017 - ★★★☆)
T.- <T>ouching Water by Viola Grace (19/02/2017 - ★★★★)

Ultimate 2017 Reading Challenge
Duration: Jan,1 2016 - Dec 31, 2016

Jan 2017
Duration: Jan, 1 - Jan, 31

Done

1.- New Year's Day / Chinese New Years: A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass (09/01/2017 - ★★★★)
2.- National Bird Day: A Life Less Pink by Zenina Masters (15/01/2017 - ★★★★☆)
3.- Male Watcher's Day / Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day: Heart of Stone by Christine Warren (03/01/2017 - ★★★★☆)
4.- Punch the Clock Day: Murder on the Hour by Elizabeth J. Duncan (13/01/2017 - ★★★★)
5.- January 31 is Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace (22/01/2017 - ★★★★☆)

Feb 2017
Duration: Feb , 1 - Feb, 28

(Done)

1.- Ground Hog Day: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (19/02/2017 - ★★★★)
2.- National Weatherman's Day / Umbrella Day: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh (02/02/2017 - ★★★★☆)
3.- Get a Different Name Day: Echoes in Death by J. D. Robb (08/02/2017 - ★★★★☆)
4.- American Heart Month / Valentine's Day: Wedding Souffle and a Dead Valet by A. Gardner (17/02/2017 - ★★★★)
5.- Love Your Pet Day / Walking the Dog Day: Shards of Murder by Cheryl Hollon (14/02/2017 - ★★★★)



Featured Author: Susan Furlong / Lucy Arlington

Mar 2017
Duration: Mar, 1 - Mar, 31

(Done)

1.- National Craft Month/ Crochet Week / National Quilting Day: Tying the Knot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (22/03/2017 - ★★★☆)
2.- Old Stuff Day: The Good, the Bad and the Witchy by Heather Blake (03/03/2017 - ★★★★☆)
3.- National Irish American Heritage Month / Saint Patrick's Day: Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (07/03/2017 - ★★★★★)
4.- Tea for Two Tuesday: Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn (22/03/2017 - ★★★★)
5.- National Clam on the Half Shell Day: The Luck of the Shifters by Bianca D'Arc (08/03/2017 - ★★★★☆)



Featured Author: Elizabeth Spann Craig

Tying the Knot (22/03/2017 - ★★★☆)

Spring 2017 Reading Challenge
Duration: Mar, 20 2017 - Jun 20, 2017

E: Tying the Knot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (22/03/2017 - ★★★☆)
G: The Cats That Stole a Million by Karen Anne Golden (04/06/2017 - ★★★☆)
G: The Cats That Watched the Woods by Karen Anne Golden (14/04/2017 - ★★★☆)
S: Small Town Filly by Bethanie Cushman (13/05/2017 - ★★★☆)

W: Bitter Harvest by Wendy Tyson (02/04/2017 - ★★★★☆)
I: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (31/05/2017 - ★★★★☆)
N: Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell (09/05/2017 - ★★★★)
D: Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon (23/05/2017 - ★★★☆)
Y: Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn (22/03/2017 - ★★★★)

S: Spiced and Iced by Jenny Kales (30/04/2017 - ★★★★)
P: A Peach Season Murder by Lilian Watts (16/05/2017 - ★★★☆)
R: Roth by Anna Hackett (12/06/2017 - ★★★★)
I: White Hot by Ilona Andrews (02/06/2017 - ★★★★☆)
N: Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (05/05/2017 - ★★★★☆)
G: Sinister Snickerdoodles by Janel Gradowski (21/05/2017 - ★★★★)

Apr 2017
Duration: Apr, 1 - Apr, 30

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May 2017
Duration: May, 1 -May, 31

Featured Author:

Jun 2017
Duration: Jun, 1 - Jun, 30

Done

1.- National Adopt a Cat Month / Hug Your Cat Day: The Cats That Stole a Million by Karen Anne Golden (04/06/2017 - ★★★☆)
2.- Sewing Machine Day: Robbing Peter to Kill Paul by Gin Jones (25/06/2017 - ★★★★)
3.- Flag Day in the USA: Patriot's Passing by Summer Prescott (18/06/2017 - ★★★★)
4.- National Splurge Day: White Hot by Ilona Andrews (02/06/2017 - ★★★★☆)
5.- Dairy Month / Ice Cream Soda Day: On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales (06/06/2017 - ★★★)



Featured Author: Julie Hyzy

Summer 2017 Reading Challenge
Duration: Jun 21, 2017 - Sept 21, 2017

S: <S>ilver Borne by Patricia Briggs (09/07/2017 - ★★★★)
A: The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper by <A>gatha Christie (22/08/2017 - ★★★☆)
N: <N>ight Broken by Patricia Briggs (09/07/2017 - ★★★★☆)
D: <D>id You Miss Me? by Karen Rose (18/08/2017 - ★★★)
C: The Moving Finger by Agatha <C>hristie (25/08/2017 - ★★★★☆)
A: Passenger to Frankfurt by <A>gatha Christie (16/07/2017 - ★★★★)
S: <S>ecrets in Death by J. D. Robb (05/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
T: Well Read, Then Dead by <T>errie Farley Moran (13/07/2017 - ★★★☆)
L: Graveyard of the Hesperides by <L>indsey Davis (21/08/2017 - ★★★★)
E: <E>clair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford (21/07/2017 - ★★★★)

F: <F>irst Case by Kathi Daley (13/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
I: Wildfire by <I>lona Andrews (29/07/2017 - ★★★★☆)
R: Monster in the Closet by Karen <R>ose (04/08/2017 - ★★★★)
E: <E>gg Drop Dead by Laura Childs (07/07/2017 - ★★★☆)
W: <W>itch Chocolate Fudge by H.Y. Hanna (27/07/2017 - ★★★★)
O: <O>rchid by Jayne Castle (09/09/2017 - ★★★★)
R: <R>obbing Peter to Kill Paul by Gin Jones (25/06/2017 - ★★★★)
K: Third Strike by <K>athi Daley (20/08/2017 - ★★★★)
S: Marriage Is Pure Murder by <S>taci McLaughlin (21/06/2017 - ★★★☆)

S: <S>ilent Scream by Karen Rose (18/08/2017 - ★★★★)
U: <U>ntraveled by Anna Hackett (14/08/2017 - ★★★★)
M: <M>agic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates (26/06/2017 - ★★★★)
M: Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets by <M>ary McHugh (20/08/2017 - ★★★☆)
E: Shifting Dreams by <E>lizabeth Hunter (12/08/2017 - ★★★★☆)
R: <R>anger by Montana Ash (30/08/2017 - ★★★★☆)

S: <S>econd Look by Kathi Daley (21/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
A: <A>shes by Suzanne Wright (09/07/2017 - ★★★★)
N: <N>o One Left to Tell by Karen Rose (12/08/2017 - ★★★★)
D: The Big Bad Wolf by Bianca <D>'Arc (28/06/2017 - ★★★★)
A: <A>maryllis by Jayne Castle (11/09/2017 - ★★★★)
L: <L>one Wolf by Bianca D'Arc (17/08/2017 - ★★★★☆)
S: <S>hifting Shadows: Stories From the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs (17/09/2017 - ★★★★)

Jul 2017
Duration: Jul, 1 - Jul, 31

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Aug 2017
Duration: Aug, 1 - Aug, 31

Done

1.- National Mountain Climbing Day: Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (16/08/2017 - ★★★☆)
2.- Dog days of summer / Work Like a Dog Day / National Dog Day: No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose (12/08/2017 - ★★★★)
3.- National Lighthouse Day: Third Strike by Kathi Daley (20/08/2017 - ★★★★)
4.- Book Lover's Day: Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose (04/08/2017 - ★★★★)
5.- Son and Daughter Day: Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter (12/08/2017 - ★★★★☆)



Featured Author: Mollie Cox Bryan

Sep 2017
Duration: Sep, 1 - Sep, 30

Done

1.- Be Late for Something Day / Fight Procrastination Day / Read a Book Day / International Literacy Day: Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright (06/09/2017 - ★★★)
2.- National Apple Dumpling Day / Johnny Appleseed Day: Secrets in Death by J. D. Robb (05/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
3.- Cheese Pizza Day / National Cream-Filled Donut Day / National Cheeseburger Day / National Butterscotch Pudding Day/ National Pepperoni Pizza Day: Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost (26/09/2017 - ★★★★)
4.- International Talk Like A Pirate Day: First Case by Kathi Daley (13/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
5.- Writing all Wrongs: Writing All Wrongs by Ellery Adams (24/09/2017 - ★★★)



Featured Author: Julia Buckley

A Dark and Stormy Murder (29/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)

Autumn Reading Challenge
Duration: Sep, 22 - Dec, 20

A: The <A>mbleside Alibi by Rebecca Tope (04/11/2017 - ★★★)
P: Comic Sans Murder by <P>aige Shelton (16/12/2017 - ★★★★)
P: Witchful Thinking by Kristen <P>ainter (29/11/2017 - ★★★★)
L: Dangling by a Thread by <L>ea Wait (28/10/2017 - ★★★★)
E: <E>dgar Allan Cozy by Sheila Connolly and Sherry Harris and Sadie Hartwell and Edith Maxwell and Barbara Ross (12/11/2017 - ★★★☆)
S: A <S>laying in the Orchard by Gin Jones and Elizabeth Ashby (01/11/2017 - ★★★★)



B: Destination Murder by Donald <B>ain (19/10/2017 - ★★★☆)
L: The <L>ibrary Ghost by Gigi Pandian (01/12/2017 - ★★★)
A: <A>rchangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (06/09/2015 - ★★★★★)
C: The <C>hristmas Letter by Kathi Daley (19/12/2017 - ★★★★☆)
K: Murder at the Witching Hour by <K>athi Daley (17/11/2017 - ★★★★)

C: <C>hristmas Cookie Mystery by Naomi Miller (14/12/2017 - ★★★★)
A: Macarons and Mayhem by <A>gatha Frost (26/09/2017 - ★★★★)
T: <T>ake the Monkey and Run by Laura Morrigan (09/10/2017 - ★★★★)



F: <F>ourth Victim by Kathi Daley (12/11/2017 - ★★★★)
A: Bring the Heat by G. A. <A>iken (26/09/2017 - ★★★★☆)
L: The <L>egend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan (03/10/2017 - ★★★☆)
L: Parchment and Old Lace by <L>aura Childs (26/10/2017 - ★★☆)



H: A <H>istory of Murder by Lynn Bohart (07/11/2017 - ★★★★☆)
A: Writing All Wrongs by Ellery <A>dams (24/09/2017 - ★★★)
R: The Liar by Nora <R>oberts (21/10/2017 - ★★★★)
V: <V>angie Vale and the Murdered Macaron by R.L. Syme (22/11/2017 - ★★★★)
E: Curses! by Aaron <E>lkins (14/11/2017 - ★★★★)
S: An Open Book by <S>heila Connolly (02/12/2017 - ★★★★)
T: Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria <T>hompson (28/11/2017 - ★★★★)

Oct 2017
Duration: Oct, 1 - Oct, 31

Done

1.- National Vegetarian Month / World Vegetarian Day: A Slaying in the Orchard by Gin Jones & Elizabeth Ashby (01/11/2017 - ★★★★)
2.- National Scrapbook Month / World Card Making Day: Parchment and Old Lace by Laura Childs (26/10/2017 - ★★☆)
3.- Count Your Buttons Day: Dangling by a Thread by Lea Wait (28/10/2017 - ★★★★)
4.- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day/ Carve a Pumpkin Day / Halloween: The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan (03/10/2017 - ★★★☆)
5.- Increase Your Psychic Powers Day: Take the Monkey and Run by Laura Morrigan (09/10/2017 - ★★★★)



Featured Author: Lea Wait

Dangling by a Thread (28/10/2017 - ★★★★)

Nov 2017
Duration: Nov, 1 - Nov, 30

Done

1.- Day of the Dead / Plan Your Epitaph Day: Curses! by Aaron Elkins (14/11/2017 - ★★★★)
2.- National Novel Writing Month / Book Lovers Day / Young Readers Day: Fourth Victim by Kathi Daley (12/11/2017 - ★★★★)
3.- USMC Day / Veteran's Day: A History of Murder by Lynn Bohart (07/11/2017 - ★★★★☆)
4.- World Kindness Day / International Tolerance Day / World Peace Day / World Hello Day: The Ambleside Alibi by Rebecca Tope (04/11/2017 - ★★★)
5.- Go For a Ride Day: The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold (24/11/2017 - ★★★★☆)



Featured Author: Victoria Thompson

Murder on Amsterdam Avenue (28/11/2017 - ★★★★)

Dec 2017
Duration: Dec, 1 - Dec, 31

Done

1.- National Roof over Your Head Day: Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle (07/12/2017 - ★★★☆)
2.- Bake Cookies Day: Christmas Cookie Mystery by Naomi Miller (14/12/2017 - ★★★★)
3.- Look for an Evergreen Day: The Christmas Letter by Kathi Daley (19/12/2017 - ★★★★☆)
4.- Winter Solstice here in the northern hemisphere: An Open Book by Sheila Connolly (02/12/2017 - ★★★★)
5.- Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day: A Question of Murder by Donald Bain (12/12/2017 - ★★★☆)



Featured Author: Paige Shelton

Comic Sans Murder (16/12/2017 - ★★★★)