Cozy Mysteries discussion

This challenge will last from June 20, 2018 to Sept 21, 2018


** 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 = Merry Market Murder by Paige Shelton
M =
E =
R =

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


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

** Do as many words as you want/are able to do.

** 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.


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. Words in parentheses are optional.


Here is your word list:

Barbeque
Barefoot
Baseball
Bastille (Day)
Beach
Bicycles
Boats
Bonfire
Camping
Canada (Day)
Canoe
Carnival
Corn-on-the-Cob
Dog Days
Fair
Farmers’ (Market)
Fireworks
Fishing
Flip Flops
Frisbee
Garden
Hazy
Heat wave
Hike
Hotdogs
Humid
Independence (Day)
Labor (Day)
Lemonade
Ocean
Outdoors
Picnic
Sand
Sandcastle
Sandals
Seashell
S’mores
Solstice
Summer
Sunburn
Sunflower
Sunglasses
Sunshine
Swim(ming)
Tent
Tourist
Travel
Vacation
Water
Waves
Zoo

EEK! Sorry I'm a few days late. Thank you all for your patience.

Thanks to you, Heather, for offering these challenges.

Yay! Happy Summer Reading fellow book worms! Thank you Heather for doing this each season!

B - Betty Hechtman - A Stitch in Crime Sept 6
O
N - Fred Van Lente- Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery July 15
F - Jessica Fletcher - Prescription For Murder Aug 31
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E -

G
A - A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley Sept 18
R
D - A Dangerous Woman by Mary McGarry Morris June 24
E - Erika JaynePretty Mess July 15
N - Nancy Drew - Danger on the Great Lakesby Carolyn KeeneAugust 12

T - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate SummerscaleAugust 12
E - Ellery Adams - Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Aug 11
N - North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both by North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both Sept 6
T - The Perfect Mother Aimee Molloy July 29

Heather L wrote: "EEK! Sorry I'm a few days late. Thank you all for your patience."

No problem Heather...I'm just glad you are okay!! Thank you for all you to do to run this challenge!!

Glad all is well with you Heather 😊

Summer Challenge - June 20, 2018 to Sept 21, 2018

SPELL-IT-OUT

19/19

S - Second Sight by Aoife Clifford 4.5★s 2/7/18
U - Unexpected Delivery by Leanne Lovegrove 3.5★s 21/7/18
M - The Other Wife by Michael Robotham 5★s 1/7/18
M - Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell 4★s 10/8/18
E - The Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood 5★s 14/8/18
R - Return to Roseglen by Helene Young 5★s 26/6/18




B - Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron 5★s 27/7/18
A - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 4/7/18
S - Cotton Field Dreams by S.E. Gilchrist 4★s 28/6/18
E - Elsa's Stand by Cathryn Hein 5★s 25/7/18
B - Bluebottle by Belinda Castles 4★s 18/7/18
A - The Affair by Sheryl Browne 3.5★s 9/8/18
L - Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan 5★s 13/7/18
L - The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar 5★s 15/8/18




W - Whitsunday Dawn by Annie Seaton 5★s 12/7/18
A - Under a Dark Star by Anna Faversham 5★s 24/6/18
V - Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 7/7/18
E - Summer in San Remo by Evonne Wareham 3★s 3/7/18
S - The Scoop by Terence J. Quinn 4★s 26/7/18

SUMMER CHALLENGE
6/21-9/18
3/8

V-We wish you a Murderous Christmas by (V)icky Delany-finshed 07/21/18
A-Crime and Poetry by (A)manda Flower finished 09/02
C-(C)atnapped by Elaine Viets-finished 07/10/18
A-
T-
I-
O-
N-

Yeah! I’m in.
This challenge will last from June 20, 2018 to Sept 21, 2018

V- Vamparazzi by Laura Resnick
A- Atwood, Margaret The Handmaid's Tale 7/28/18
C- Cline, Ernest- Ready Player One
A- Andrews, Jodie Lynn- My Diary From the Edge of the World 7/18/18
T
I
O- Oscar Wilde- Portrait of Dorian Grey
N
5/8 Books read

S
W
I
M- Marmalade Murders Elizabeth J. Duncan 7/10/18
1/4 Books read

H
I
K
E
0/4 books read

S- Shark's Tooth by Michael Guillebeau
A
N
D- Deleon, Jana Change of Fortune
1/4 books read

11/23
I am so doing this.

C-(C)hardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
A - Bottling It by (A.) A. Albright
M- The (M)usic of the Deep by Elizabeth Hall
P
I-The (I)nspector and Mrs. Jefferies by Emily Brightwell
N
G-(G)iving up the Ghost by Juliet Blackwell

B-(B)ran New Death by Victoria Hamilton
A
R- (R)est Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany
E- A Risieling to Die For by J.C. (E)aton
F- (F)aux Paw by Sofie Kelly
O
O
T

B
A
S
E-(E)ggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Child
B
A
L-(L)ow Country Boil by Susan M. Boyle
L

I will probably add more as I go.

Thanks Heather!

Summer 2018 Challenge

Period: June 20 to Sep 21, 2018

Progress: 7/7
Completed

C: Suspect by Robert Crais - 19 Jul
A: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - 5 Aug
M: Ten Plus One by Ed McBain - 3 Jul
P: How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny - 29 Jul
I: Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason - 27 June
N: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen - 8 Jul
G: The Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton - 2 Jul





Progress: 2/4

T: The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada - 26 Jul
E:
N:
T: The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen- 3 Aug

Summer 2018 challenge
June 20 - Sept 21, 2018

Updated: Oct. 7
Progress: 13/13

L - Sushi Sauvignon & Murder by Jamie (L)ee Scott - June 24
E - Liberty by (E)llen Miles - July 3
M - (M)atrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley - July 3
O - (O)ne Bark And Stormy Prom Night by Stella St. Claire - Aug. 3
N - (N)umber One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li - Sept. 25
A - Handbags & Homicide by (A)nne Marie Stoddard - July 9
D - (D)ead in the Water by (D)enise Swanson - June 27
E - Jack by (E)llen Miles - July 29

B - Stowed Away by (B)arbara Ross - June 20
E - Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances (E)vesham - Aug. 16
A - Tiaras & Terror by (A)nne Marie Stoddard - Oct. 7
C - Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn (C)ahoon - July 13
H - Death of a Pumpkin Carver by Lee (H)ollis - Aug. 13

reading goal = 5/14
* using author initials

B
E
A - Ada Madison : The Square Root of Murder 8.26
C
H - Hank Phillippi Ryan : Face Time 7.4


S
W - Ruth Ware : The Woman in Cabin 10 8.23
I
M - Miranda James : Dead with the Wind 9.16

O
C
E
A
N - Ngaio Marsh : Death at the Bar 6.30

https://www.cozy-mystery.com/Authors-...

oooh this looks fun. sign me up! checking out what words I want to use :)

Okay first words:

B - The Big Four by Agatha Christie 6/25/18
E - Emily Brightwell - The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries 8/23/18
A - Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 6/28/18
C - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/27/18
H - Kameron Hurley -Elephants and Corpses 9/2/18

L - Laura Lippman - The Girl in the Green Raincoat 7/3/18
A - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton 7/30/18
B - Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 7/1/28
O - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 9/16/18
R - Real Murders by Charlaine Harris 6/23/18

I've been planning this one out. Thanks for posting it!

D - Dangerous Funeral - Mary McMullen
O - Origin - Dan Brown
G - G-Man - Stephen Hunter

D - Death Turns a Trick - Julie Smith
A - Abracadaver - Peter Lovesey
Y - You Know Who Killed Me - Loren D. Estleman
S - A Study in Scarlet - Ian Edginton

I am in. June 20 - September 23

B - A Bat in the Belfry - Sarah Graves
A - Another Thing to Fall - Laura Lippman
R - Recipe for Treason - Andrea Penrose
B - Bel Air Dead - Stuart Woods
E - Elementary, She Read - Vicki Delaney
Q - Queen of the Night - J. A. Jance
U - Unleashed - David Rosenfelt
E - Every Breath You Take - Mary Higgins Clark/Alastair Burke

I'm in! We'll see where my reading takes me before I decide on any words.

I'm going to shoot for 2 words.

B -Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston completed 7-6-18
A - Albom, Mitch The Five People You Meet in Heaven completed 7-7-18
R-
E- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fineby Gail Honeymancompleted 8-1-18
F- Fire Lover: A True Story by Joseph Wambaugh completed 6-21-18
O-Orange Is the New Blackby Piper Kermancompleted 7-5-18
O-Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman completed 7-7-18
T-

S- Stage, Zoje Baby Teeth completed 8-6-18
A-
N-Needled to Death by Maggie Seftoncompleted 8-1-18
D-
C-A Clockwork Orangeby Anthony Burgesscompleted 7-4-18
A-
S-
T-
L- Laura ChildsStake & Eggscompleted 8-4-18
E-

I seem to be in a bit of a reading slump at the moment, however...

S = The {S}ilver Chair, C S Lewis - 25/06/18
A = Dragondrums, {A}nne McCaffrey - 26/05/18
N = Gluten for Punishment, {N}ancy J Parra - 19/07/18
D = Witch Hunt, Shirley {D]amsgaard - 14/08/18
C = The {C}loud Roads, Martha Wells - 12/07/18
A = The White Dragon, {A}nne McCaffrey - 28/06/18
S = The Collapsing Empire, John {S}calzi - 04/07/18
T = {T}hree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh - 20/07/18
L = The Last Battle, C S {L}ewis - 25/06/18
E = The Garden of Evening Mists, Tan Twan {E}ng - 02/07/18

I've built my SANDCASTLE, so I'll have a go at a PICNIC.

P = Rose Hill, {P}amela Grandstaff (14/08/18)
I = {I}s It Still Murder Even If She Was a Bitch?, Robin Leeman Donovan (20/08/18)
C = {C}hili to Die for, Lilly York (20/07/18)
N = Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree, {N}ancy Atherton (08/09/18)
I ={I} Used to Know That: General Science, Marianne Taylor (30/08/18)
C =Keepsake Crimes, Laura {C}hilds (15/08/18)

Thanks Heather. I haven't taken part in one of these in ages, so here goes.

2018 Summer Challenge
June 21 - Sep 21 2018
"Seashell" "Humid" "Garden"

S = Susan Wiggs - Map of the Heart
E = Evanovich, Janet - Curious Minds
A = Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
S = Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
H = Harkness, Deborah - The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life
E = Evanovich, Janet - Dangerous Minds
L = Linda Lael Miller - Big Sky Mountain from Cowboy Ever After: Big Sky Mountain\Bad News Cowboy
L= Linz, Cathie - Her Millionaire Marine 6/24

H = Harkness, Deborah - The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion
U = Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks
M = Macomber, Debbie - Sweet Tomorrows
I = If Not for You by Debbie Macomber
D = Debbie Johnson - Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe

G = Garwood, Julie - Shadow Dance
A = Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton
R = Raybourne, Deanna - A Curious Beginning
D = (A) Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
E = Evanovich, Janet - The Grand Finale 6/26
N = Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince

Thanks, Heather!

What I hope to read:

B - Jenna Bennett - Scared Money - done
e - Ellen Carlsen - The Chihuahua Affair - done
a - Gretchen Archer - Double Whammy - done
c - Cleo Coyle - Dead Cold Brew - done
h - Sadie Hartwell - Yarned and Dangerous - done



S - Raven Snow - Fried Rice and Fangs - done
u - Donna Joy Usher - Two Weddings and a Fugitive - done
m - Mary Marks - Gone But Knot Forgotten - done
m - Laura Morrigan - Woof at the Door - done
e - Edie Claire - Never Steal a Cockatiel - done
r - Dana Rongione - The Delaware Detectives - done



F - Joanne Fluke - Christmas Caramel Murder - done
a - Amanda M. Lee - A Breath of Witchy Air - done
r - Ruby Loren - Murder is a Monkey's Game - done
m - Tim Meyers - Innkeeping with Murder - done
e - Edie Claire - Never Mess with Mistletoe - done
r - Rhys Bowen - Queen of Hearts - done
s - Denise Grover Swank - Deadly Summer - done



M - Julie Moffett - No Living Soul - done
a - Adele Abbott - Witch Is When It All Began - done
r - Barbara Ross - Iced Under - done
k - Kathi Daley - Finding Answers - done
e - Ellie Ashe/Elizabeth Ashby - A Novel Death - done
t - Tracy D. Comstock - - Murder Is Our Mascot - done



S -Susan O'Brien - Finding Sky - done
e - Shannon Esposito - Karma's A Bitch - done
a - Traci Andrighetti - Campari Crimson - done
s - Jamie Lee Scott - Textual Relations - done
h - Julianne Holmes - Just Killing Time - done
e - K. J. Emrick - Death in Room 7 - done
l - Harper Lin - Macaron Murder - done
l - Laura Levine - Death of a Bachelorette - done



S - Maria E. Schneider - Executive Dirt - done
w - Heather Webber - The Root of all Trouble - done
i - Issy Brooke - Small Town Suspicions - done
m - Pamela Grandstaff - Morning Glory Circle - done

I'm in! I'll start with one word and go from there.

Summer Challenge - June 20 - September 21, 2018

L = Dangling by a Thread by (L)ea Wait (finished 6/22/18)
E = Fellowship of Fear by Aaron (E)lkins (finished 6/20/18)
M = Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by (M.)C. Beaton (audio - finished 6/24/18)
O = (O)n What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (audio - finished 6/29/18)
N = (N)ot a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (audio - finished 6/23/18)
A = (A)gatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam by M.C. Beaton (audio - finished 7/22/18)
D = Pumpkins in Paradise byKathi (D)aley (audio - finished 7/5/18)
E = (E)nd Game by David Baldacci (audio - finished 7/20/18)



Word 2 - Beach (added 7/22/18)

B = (B)ikinis in Paradise by Kathi Daley (audio - finished 7/15/18)
E =
A = (A)merican Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise by Joe Drape (audio - finished 7/20/18)
C = (C)rowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle (finished 6/30/18)
H = Murder at Honeychurch Hall by (H)annah Dennison (finished 8/4/18)

I'm In.

S- Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 07.15.18
U-
M- Murder by Mocha 07.27.18
M- The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore 08.08.18
E- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 07.17.18
R- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling07.11.17

I am going to try..I hurt my back so I will be sitting a lot for the next 6 weeks.

F-For Whom Blue bell Tolls by Beverly Allen 07/30/18
L-Lemon Meringue Murder by Joanne Fluke 07/30/18
I-Ice Blue by Emma Jameson 08/05/18
P-Prescription to Die for by Bridget Bowman and K.M. Morgan 08/06/18

F-Flip for Murder by Maddie Day 08/06/18
L-Lemon Pies and LIttle White Lies by Ellery Adams 08/08/18
O-On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay 08/08/18
P-Pains and Penalties by Sarah Bigelow 08/08/18
S-Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay 08/03/18

Finish with Flip Flops.

Pat. sorry about your back :(

Sometime there are good days and bad ones. Today is bad one ...my roommate said due to the weather. Today has been a very rainy day.

Finished my first word (lemonade), and I have started a second one (beach). See message 22.

Congrats, Barbara! Way to go.

Pat, yes, wet days and bone ache go together, that's almost sure :(

Well done, Barbara! Lemonade sounds so nice, even if it's winter here in downunder.

I also finished my first word, Camping and going for the second one, Tent. One needs a tent to go out for camping!

Congrats, Jess! And good luck with your new word.

Oh, I hadn't realized that I never signed up for this one! :(

2018 Summer Challenge
June 20 - September 21

✔S - The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver - 7/5/18
✔U - Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro - 9/20/18
✔M - Memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon 7/8/18
✔M - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood 6/21/18
✔E - The Last Word by Ellery Adams 8/17/18
✔R - Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan 8/18/18

✔T - Tea, Tiramisu and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 7/18/18
✔R - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl 9/16/18
✔A - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 7/26/18
✔V - Valediction by Robert B Parker 9/21/18
✔E -An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 8/29/18
✔L - Dead Ringer by Lisa Scottoline 6/22/18

Finish Flip Flops. So I have decided to start on Beach.

B-Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay 08/20/18
E-Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck 08/27/18
A-All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris 08/20/18
C-Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb 08/27/18
H- A Hiss before Dying by Rita Mae Brown 08/22/18

I have finished Beach. I want to try Sand cause Flip Flops, Beach and Sand goes together. But I do not know if I will finish before September 20th. Oh, heck I am going to try.

S-Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 08/28/18
A-Antique Fruitcake by Barbara Allen 08/28/18
N-A Necessary Death by Sheila Connelly 08/28/18
D-Death of Pumpkin Carver by Lee Hollis 08/30/18

Still recooperating from my back, so I have reading more. Also started a new counted cross stitch project for Christmas present. Bought myself MP3 player and a lot of mystery authors I have found on audible.
I am going to try to start another word but no promises. Preparing for a hurricane due to hit on Thursday or Friday.

Congrats, Pat! Good luck with the new word

All done :)

Summer Challenge - June 20, 2018 to Sept 21, 2018

SPELL-IT-OUT

19/19

S - Second Sight by Aoife Clifford 4.5★s 2/7/18
U - Unexpected Delivery by Leanne Lovegrove 3.5★s 21/7/18
M - The Other Wife by Michael Robotham 5★s 1/7/18
M - Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell 4★s 10/8/18
E - The Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood 5★s 14/8/18
R - Return to Roseglen by Helene Young 5★s 26/6/18




B - Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron 5★s 27/7/18
A - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 4/7/18
S - Cotton Field Dreams by S.E. Gilchrist 4★s 28/6/18
E - Elsa's Stand by Cathryn Hein 5★s 25/7/18
B - Bluebottle by Belinda Castles 4★s 18/7/18
A - The Affair by Sheryl Browne 3.5★s 9/8/18
L - Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan 5★s 13/7/18
L - The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar 5★s 15/8/18




W - Whitsunday Dawn by Annie Seaton 5★s 12/7/18
A - Under a Dark Star by Anna Faversham 5★s 24/6/18
V - Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 7/7/18
E - Summer in San Remo by Evonne Wareham 3★s 3/7/18
S - The Scoop by Terence J. Quinn 4★s 26/7/18

Congrats, Brenda!

Thanks Marisa :)

Way to go, Brenda!

Thanks Heather :)

Look at number 16. I finished Barbeque

Congrats, Rhonda!

Having managed a SANDCASTLE and a PICNIC (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) I'm going to have a quick pickup game of BASEBALL to round off the summer.

B = The Way The Rhubarb Crumbles, John {B}ayer (16/08/18)
A = Provenance, {A}nn Leckie (31/07/18)
S = {S}trangled Prose, Joan Hess (23/08/18)
E = The Thrill of the Haunt, {E}J Copperman (29/08/18)
B = The Furthest Station, {B}en Aaronovitch (10/09/18)
A = A Caribbean Mystery, {A}gatha Christie (09/09/18)
L = Six Wakes, Mur {L}afferty (04/07/18)
L = Raven Stratagem, Yoon Ha {L}ee (18/07/18)

Finished! Didn't finish as many words as I had hoped... Signing up for Autumn Challenge.

B - The Big Four by Agatha Christie 6/25/18
E - Emily Brightwell - The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries 8/23/18
A - Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 6/28/18
C - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/27/18
H - Kameron Hurley -Elephants and Corpses 9/2/18

L - Laura Lippman - The Girl in the Green Raincoat 7/3/18
A - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton 7/30/18
B - Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 7/1/28
O - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 9/16/18
R - Real Murders by Charlaine Harris 6/23/18

Great job, Vanessa!

I realized I was able to finish a few more words when I looked back over my summer reading!

S - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie 6/29/18
U - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 7/25/18
M - Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon 8/6/18
M - Stuart MacBride - 22 Dead Little Bodies 8/12/18
E - Frances Evesham - Murder at the Lighthouse 9/2/18
R - Roald Dahl - Esio Trot 9/1/18

B - M.C. Beaton - Death of a Gossip 7/20/18
A - Stacey Alabaster - A Pie to Die for 8/25/18
S - Sofie Kelly - Curiosity Thrilled the Cat 7/17/18
E - Elizabeth Gaskell - Lizzie Leigh 9/4/18
B - M.C. Beaton - Knock, Knock, You're Dead!: A Hamish Macbeth Short Story 7/21/18
A - Stacey Alabaster - Steps from Death 9/3/18
L - Leslie Meier - Mistletoe Murder 8/6/18
L - Lorna Barrett - Murder is Binding 8/15/18

W - Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers 7/16/18
A - Agatha Christie - Death in the Air 8/29/18
V - Vita and Virginia: A Play by Eileen Atkins 9/9/18
E - Enid Blyton - First Term at Malory Towers 9/7/18
S - Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle 7/7/18

I'm working on finishing one more book to give me a total of three words. I was worried about getting just one, so yay me! ;)

Finished with Summer - both the challenge and the season. Bring on the cool temps of fall!

S - Dyeing Up Loose Ends by Maggie Sefton 7/21/18
A - Frozen Stiff by Annelise Ryan 6/29/18
N - Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr 6/23/18
D - Body on Baker Street Vicki Delany 7/19/18
C - Dead, White, and Blue by Carolyn G. Hart 7/5/18
A - Angora Alibi by Sally Goldenbaum 8/5/18
S - A Soufflé of Suspicion by Daryl Wood Gerber 7/8/18
T - Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 7/14/18
L - British Manor Murder by Leslie Meier 6/26/18
E - Sink Trap by Christy Evans 7/11/18





C - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 8/8/18
A - Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews 8/17/18
M - Macaron Murder by Harper Lin 6/25/18
P - Peppermint Twisted by Sammi Carter 7/2/18
I - A Catered Birthday Party by Isis Crawford 8/11/18
N - Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death by Denise Swanson 8/22/18
G - Goody Goody Gunshots by Sammi Carter 7/27/18




S - Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere 9/9/18
A - Asking for Truffle by Dorothy St. James 9/2/18
N - Pointe and Shoot by Natalie M. Roberts 9/5/18
D - Death is in the Air by Kate Kingsbury 8/19/18

Well done Linda :)

My word for Summer is:

BASEBALL
B M.C. Beaton Death of a Nag
A Donna Andrews Gone Gull
S The Summer Before the War Helen Simonson
E Ellen Seltz Mister Mottley Gets His Man
B Rhys Bowen On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service
A Alyssa Cole An Extraordinary Union
L Lowcountry Bonfire Susan M. Boyer
L A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder Dianne Freeman

Congrats, Vanessa! Congrats, Linda! Congrats, Nell!

My crossword begins now :D , let's see how many words I get