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January 2018 Mini Challenge - 5/5

Done!

1. Read the first book in a new-to-you series. All Things Murder by Jeanne Quigley, 1/8/18

2. Read a book with some sort of bird on the cover or in the title. Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews, 1/6/18

3. Read a book written by a male author. Dog Dish of Doom by E.J. Copperman, 1/12/18

4. Read the 13th book in a series The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews, 1/7/18

5. Read a book with some sort of hat on the cover. Death & the Viking's Daughter by Loretta Ross, 1/8/18

February 2018 Mini-Challenge — 5/5


1. Read a book with “pie” on the cover.
Another One Bites the Crust , 2/5

2. Read a book with some sort of shadow on the cover.
In Cave Danger , 2/28

3. Read a book with a weather term in the title.
Wagging through the Snow , 2/8

4. Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
Dead Calm , 2/23

5. Read a book with wine on the cover.
Killer Review , 2/9

March 2018 Mini-Challenge


1. Read a book that features some sort of craft(s).
Wreath of Deception , 3/9/18

2. Read the oldest book in your TBR pile. (This one has been staring at me from my bookcase for ages.)
Cloche and Dagger , 3/19/18

3. Read a book that became a movie/TV show, or read a book with a title that parodies a movie title.
Natural Thorn Killer , 3/16/18

4. Read a book by an author who uses three names.
Cat on the Scent by Rita Mae Brown, , 3/31/18

5. Read a book featuring tea, or with a teapot/teacups on the cover.
The Killing at Kaldaire House , 3/30/18

After a long break, some new challenges:

December 2019 Mini-Challenges: 5/5 (msg 22)
Challenge Complete

1. December 3 is National Roof over Your Head Day: Read a book featuring some sort of home on the cover. A View to a Chill, a Cherry Tucker and Maizie Albright Star Detective Interconnected Mystery (A Cherry Tucker Mystery, #7), Dec 15 - featuring the home of Mrs Martha Mae Boyes

2. December 19 is Look for an Evergreen Day: Read a book with a tree on the cover. 17.5 Cartridges in a Pear Tree, A Maizie Albright Star Detective "Between Cases" Holiday Novella, Dec 14

3. December 21 is Crossword Puzzle Day: Read a book centered round a puzzle, game or contest. Cakewalk to Murder, Dec 15 - featuring a Bake-Off

4. December 21 is also Look on the Bright Side Day, and National Flashlight Day: Read a book featuring some sort of light source on the cover. Bobbles and Broomsticks, Dec 12 - light from full moon and from window

5. December 27 is Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day: Read a book with “snow” in the title, or on the cover. Here Comes Santa Paws, Dec 13

Winter Challenge, Dec 2019-Feb 2020 (msg 26)
2/3 words completed

A - Andrews, Donna | How the Finch Stole Christmas!, Dec 20
N - Nancy Warren | Bobbles and Broomsticks - Dec 12
G - Gone Gull | Donna Andrews, Dec 19
E - Eaton, J.C. | Botched 4 Murder, Jan 8
L - Lark! The Herald Angels Sing | Donna Andrews, Dec 23


C - Cakewalk to Murder | M.K. Scott - Dec 15
A - Amanda Flower | Matchmaking Can Be Murder - Dec 25
N - Nancy Warren | Lace and Lies - Dec 12
D - Donna Andrews | Owl Be Home for Christmas - Jan 3
L - Laurien Berenson | Here Comes Santa Paws, - Dec 13
E - Eaton, J.C. | Molded 4 Murder
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S - Staged 4 Murder | J.C. Eaton - Dec 29
A - Andrews, Donna | Lord of the Wings - Dec 17
N - Nancy Warren | Fair Isle and Fortunes - Dec 10
T - Toucan Keep a Secret | Donna Andrews, Dec 22
A - Andrews, Donna | Die Like an Eagle, Dec 18

September 2022 Mini Challenge completed!
5/5

1. September 4 is Pet Rock Day: Read a book with rocks or mountains on the cover.
A Death at Seascape House, 9/14

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day and September 8 International Literacy Day: Read a book about books or with “book” in the title.
Inked Out, 9/11

3. September 2 is World Coconut Day, September 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day and the 24th National Cherries Jubilee Day: Read a book with fruit on the cover or a fruit in the title.
Put Out to Pasture, 9/2

4. September 17 is Batman Day, the alias of Bruce Wayne: Read a book by an author with an alias/pseudonym (such as our featured author).
Bree Baker, A Call for Kelp, 9/9

5. September 22 is the Autumnal Equinox, when days grow darker in the northern hemisphere and lighter in the Southern Hemisphere: Read a book with “dark” or “light” in the title.
Tart of Darkness, 9/15

Autumn 2022 Challenge, msg 29
September 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022
COMPLETED

***APPLES*** 6/6
Amanda Flower - Put Out to Pasture, 9/2
Partners in Lime, Bree Baker, 9/26
Pleading the Fish, Bree Baker, 10/9
Leave No Scone Unturned, Denise Swanson, 10/2
Edith Maxwell - A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die, 9/6
Swanson, Denise - Tart of Darkness, 9/15




***CIDER*** 5/5
A Call for Kelp, Bree Baker, 9/9
Inked Out, Karen MacInerney. 9/11
A Death at Seascape House, Emma Jameson, 9/14
Eaton, J.C. - A Riesling to Die, 10/3
Railroaded 4 Murder, J.C. Eaton, 11/13




***CRYPT*** 5/5
Closely Harbored Secrets, Bree Baker, 9/17
Round Up the Usual Peacocks, Donna Andrews, 9/28
Yankee Doodle Dead, Carolyn Hart, 10/17
Peanut Butter Panic, Amanda Flower, 10/13
Tamara Ward - Concealed Suspicions: A Jade O'Reilly Mystery, 11/3




***FALL*** 4/4
Fluke, Joanne - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, 11/11
Ace, Cathy - The Case of the Disgraced Duke, 10/1
Lupica, Mike - Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw,10/7
Lindsey, Julie Anne - Apple Cider Slaying, 10/10

October 2022 Mini-Challenge - msg 17
5/5

1. October 2 is World Farm Animals Day: Read a book with a farm animal on the cover.
A Riesling to Die, 10/3

2. October 3 is Look at the Leaves Day: Read a book with leaves on the cover.
Murder in a Basket, 10/6

3. October 5 is World Teacher’s Day: Read a book that has at least one scene set at a school.
Leave No Scone Unturned, 10/2

4. October 12 is Cookbook Launch Day: Read a book with a recipe in it.
Pleading the Fish, 10/9

5. October 31 is Halloween: Read a book that features a ghost.
The Haunting of Ashburn House, 10/3

November 2022 Mini-Challenge, msg 26 - COMPLETED
5/5

1. November 1 is National Author’s Day: Read a book by an author you read in 2021.
Diane Vallere - Stark Raving Mod: A Killer Fashion Mystery, 11/15

2. November 2 is Look for Circles Day: Read a book with something round on the cover (e.g.: donut, plate, tire, etc).
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, 11/11

3. November 3 is Blue Shirt Day: Read a book with a blue cover (at least 50 percent) or with “blue” in the title.
The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman, 11/10

4. November 15 is America Recycles Day: Read a used or borrowed book.
Piece of My Heart, 11/13

5. The third week in November is Game and Puzzle Week and November 19 Play Monopoly Day: Read a book with the name of a board game in the title.
Bundle of Trouble, 11/14

December 2022 Mini-Challenge, msg 15
3/5

1. December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month: Read a book with a toy or wrapped gift on the cover.
April Fool Dead, 12/7

2. December is Look for an Evergreen Day: Read a book with any kind of a tree on the cover.
Not A Creature Was Stirring, 12/9

3. December 21 is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year: Read a short book under 200 pages.
Murder at the Snowed Inn (179 pages)

4. December 25 is No “L” Day: Read a book with no “L” in the title.
The Burning Pages, 12/3

5. December 27 is Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day: Read a book with snow on the cover or with “snow” in the title.
...With A Side Of Murder: A Stiffs in the City Cozy Culinary Murder Mystery


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Winter Challenge 2022-23 - COMPLETED
Three words
December 01, 2022 - February 28, 2023


C - Christina Freeburn - Not A Creature Was Stirring - 12/09
U - An Unexpected Peril - Deanna Raybourn - 01/07
P - Paige Shelton - The Burning Pages - 12/03
I - An Impossible Imposter - Deanna Raybourn - 01/21
D - A Dangerous Collaboration - Deanna Raybourn - 12/20


S - The Spirit in Question - Cynthia Kuhn -
A - April Fool Dead - Carolyn G. Hart - 12/07
N - Nancy Warren- The Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall - 01/23
T - A Treacherous Curse - Deanna Raybourn - 12/02
A - Amanda Flower - Because I Could Not Stop for Death - 01/11


C - Carol Higgins Clark - Decked - 01/28
O - O'Farrell, Maggie - Hamnet - 12/17
C - Cynthia Kuhn - How to Book a Murder - 01/29
O - Open for Murder - Mary Angela - 01/31
A - Amethyst Witch - Barbra Annino - 01/31

January 2023 Mini Challenge
5/5

1. January is named for Janus, Roman god of gateways and beginnings: Read the first book in a new-to-you series.
A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump - 01/13

2. January 5 is National Bird Day: Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover.
How to Book a Murder - 01/29

3. January 8 is Male Watcher’s Day: Read a book by a male author or that has a man on the cover.
Decked - 01/28

4. January 9 is National Law Enforcement Day: Read a book that features someone in law enforcement (i.e.: detective, inspector, police chief/officer, sheriff).
The Kill of It All (police captain) - 01/06

5. January 13 is Friday the 13th: Read a book with something on the cover related to superstition (i.e.: black cat, fortune cookie, fortune teller, ladder, mirror, ouija board, tarot).
The Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall - 01/23

February 2023 Mini Challenge - COMPLETED
5/5

1. February 2 is Ground Hog Day: Read a book with a shadow, silhouette or reflection on the cover, or that has "shadow" in the title.
The Spirit in Question - 02/02/2023

2. February 5 is Wear Red Day and February 14th Valentine's Day: Read a book with a red cover (at least 50 percent) or with "red" in the title.
Killers of a Certain Age - 02/05/2023

3. February 15 is National No One Eats Alone Day: Read a book featuring food.
Seas the Day - 02/06/2023

4. February 19 is the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, known for placing the sun at the center of the universe, not Earth: Read a book featuring a celestial body on the cover or in the title (asteroid, comet, moon, planet, star, sun, etc.).
The Subject of Malice - 02/04/2023

5. February 20 is Love Your Pet Day: Read a book that features a pet.
Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble - 02/10/2023