Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense discussion

Here in Aussie it is Spring so (wherever you live) we challenge you to choose six books which together spell out the word SPRING.

* All six books must be from the genres relevant to this group Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

* You can use the first letter of the title or of the author's first or last name. For titles you may choose to ignore the first article (the, a)

For example:
S A Song of Shadows by John Connolly
P Post Mortem by Kate London
R Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb
I In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
N Until I Met Her by Natalie Barelli
G G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton

If you feel like a harder challenge then do this one twice, once with book titles only and then again with author initials only.

* When you have chosen your books list (and link) them in this thread so others can see your choices.

* Come back and tell us about them as you read them. Have fun!

Aliz
Anastasia
Bea
Brenda
Carolyn
Elizabeth
Heather
Jane
Janine
Jenny
Joanne
Kerri
Kerri_M
Kylie D
Kylie H
Lee
Li'l Owl
Lyndall
Odette
Phrynne
Rhondda
Sharon
Tien
Trevor
Zoey

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Hard
12/12

TITLE

S Shadow Prey by John Sandford 4 stars 27/9/18
P Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 5/10/18
R Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 3/9/18
I I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton 4 stars 5/9/18
N Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 5 stars 3/11 18
G A Gem of a Problem by Irene Sauman 3 stars 16/9/18



AUTHOR

S The Missing and the Dead by Stuart MacBride5 stars 7/9/18
P Callander Square by Anne Perry 4 stars 14/99/18
R The Other Wife by Michael Robotham 5 stars 4/9/18
I Black and Blue by Ian Rankin 5 stars 2/11/18
N Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 4 stars 19/9/18
G A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert 3 stars 12/9/18

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Hard
12/12

TITLE

S - The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 4★s 9/9/18
P - Perfect Girls by Alison James 4★s 14/9/18
R - Retribution by Richard Anderson 4★s 6/9/18
I - Identity by Shawna Seed 4★s 14/11/18
N - Nature Of The Lion by T.M. Clark 5★s 10/11/18
G - Good Friday by Lynda La Plante 4.5★s 13/9/18



AUTHOR INITIALS

S - In Silence by Erica Spindler 5★s 9/9/18
P - Haunted by James Patterson 5★s 29/10/18
R - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 4★s 18/10/18
I - The Guardian by Matthew Iden 4★s 17/11/18
N - The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo 4★s 22/10/18
G - The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood 5★s 23/9/18

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Easy
4/6

S - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton 4★
P - Coffin Road by Peter May
R - You Can't Hide by Karen Rose
I - Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 4★
N - Natural Causes by James Oswald 4★
G - The Game You Played by Anni Taylor4★

Excellent choices there Zoey 😊

Spring Challenge
1st September - 30th November 2018
2/6

S The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah, 3/9, 2.5 stars
P
R
I
N
G A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold, 24/9, 3*

Spring Challenge 01/09/2018 - 30/11/2018

EASY:

S The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams finished 26/09/2018 5 stars
P Murder Games by James Patterson finished 24/10/2018 5 stars
R Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb finished 08/09/2018 5 stars
I If You've Got It, Haunt It finished 09/10/2018 3 stars
N Never Never finished 17/11/2018 4 stars
G The Girl in the Ice finished 17/09/2018 5stars

Please count me in for the Spring Challenge 01/09/2018 - 30/11/2018.

TITLE

S: Silent Fear by Katherine Howell
P: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
R: Runaway by Peter May
I: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg - 4★
N: No Longer Safe by A.J. Waines - 4★
G: Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty



AUTHOR

S: Next of Kin by Sue Welfare - 4★
P: The Fourth String by Jill Paterson
R: One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett
I: An Unfamiliar Murder by Jane Isaac
N: Until I Met Her by Natalie Barelli
G: Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher

Easy


S - Secrets of the Dead by Carol Wyer
P - Portraits of the Dead by John Nicholl
R - Murder At The Book Club by Reavley Gair
I - Ice Cold Alice by CP Wilson
N - A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay
G - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

Spring Challenge 01/09/2018 - 30/11/2018

EASY: 6/6

S- The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood 4 stars 12/9/18
P- The Proposal by S.E. Lynes 4 stars 16/9/18
R- A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni 4 stars 24/11/18
I- The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang 5 stars 15/9/18
N- The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo 4 stars 19/9/18
G- Tell Nobody by Patricia Gibney 4 stars 29/9/18

Count me in for Easy
6/6

✅ S. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin 15/9/18 ★★★★
✅ P. Past Tense by Lee Child 30/11/18 ★★★★
✅ R. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin 21/9/18 ★★★★☆
✅ I. In the Cold Dark Ground by Stuart MacBride 2/10/18 ★★★★☆
✅ N. Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 3/11/18 ★★★★☆
✅ G. The Gray and Guilty Sea by Jack Nolte 24/11/18 ★★★


S. P. R. I. N. G.

My first of these challenges so I will go with easy.
6/6

S. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 4★
P. The Harbour Master by Daniel Pembrey 2★
R. The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni 4★
I. Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen 4★
N. The Snowman by Jo Nesbø 4★
G. The Last Pilgrim by Gard Sveen 3★

Linked to here.

Spring Challenge - 9/1/18 - 11/30/18

TITLE

S Second Sight by Amanda Quick Read 12/16/18 4*
P Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith Read 12/6/18 4*
R A Red Death by Walter Mosley Read 12/16/18 4*
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb Read 5/18/19 4*
N Night Passage by Robert B. Parker Read 12/13/18 3*
G A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Read 1/13/19 4*

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Probably over committing here but I'll try - Hard
12/12

TITLE

S - Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham 5★
P -The Payback by Simon Kernick 4★
R - Risky Business: A Passionate Novel of Suspense by Nora Roberts 2.5★
I - I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen 4★
N - Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman 3★
G - The Greater Good by Tim AyliffeAA 2.5★



AUTHOR

S - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 4★
P - Host by Peter James 4★
R - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 4★
I - You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood 2.5★
N - The Obsession by Nora Roberts 4★
G - Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher AA 4★

Welcome to the challenge Bea and Jane. You are linked

Some very good books there Jane. You can do it!!!!!

Hopefully I'll get them read.

S - The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale Read 18th October 4 out of 5
P - Better Off Read by Nora Page Read 4th September 3 out of 5
R -A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths Read 20th October 5 out of 5
I - The Ice Princess by Camilla LäckbergRead 15th September 2 out of 5
N - A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh Read 22nd September 4 out of 5
G - The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths Read 6th September 5 out of 5

I see you have very cleverly included our September book of the month in there Lee! Smart move:)
Your name is linked.

Yes, I was surprised I was the only one including it. Perhaps everyone else has already read.
Thanks.

Bea wrote: "Spring Challenge - 9/1/18 - 11/30/18

TITLE

S Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo"

Really enjoyed this series, Bea! Still ploughing through it but at a faster rate that I would've a series I only like :)

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Hard
12/12

TITLE

S - Skin and Bone (Dr. Anya Crichton #3) by Kathryn Fox -Read 11/22
P - Perfect Match by D.B. Thorne -Read 09/26
R - The Real Thing (Les Norton #2) by Robert G. Barrett -Read 11/16
I - The Ice Queen (Bodenstein & Kirchhoff #3) by Nele Neuhaus -Read 12/2
N - Never Look Back (DI Mike Lockyer #1) by Clare Donoghue -Read 11/4
G - A Guide for Murdered Children by Sarah Sparrow -Read 11/1



AUTHOR'S INITIAL

S - Sara Shepard - Follow Me (The Amateurs #2) -Read 09/04
P - James Patterson & Candice Fox - Liar Liar (Detective Harriet Blue #3) -Read 10/10
R - Brendan Reichs - Nemesis (Project Nemesis #1) -Read 09/24
I - Iris Johansen - No One To Trust -Read 11/14
N - James Patterson & Nancy Allen - Juror #3 -Read 11/6
G - Geoffrey McGeachin - The Diggers Rest Hotel (Charlie Berlin #1) -Read 10/10

Joanne wrote: " I’m in going for hard, one can only try good luck and have fun everyone

Titles

S. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

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Joanne for the TITLE you need to choose the first letter of the title (excluding a, an, the if you wish) so what you have down as S is actually D :)

Joanne wrote: "Sorry Hope that’s better !!"

Perfect :) Looking forward to seeing your other choices!

Spring Challenge - 1/9/18 - 30/11/18

Easy
0/6

S: Dead Scared by Sharon J. Bolton

P: Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark

R: The Collector by Nora Roberts

I: I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark

N: Now You See Me by Sharon J. Bolton

G: The Memory Collector by Meg Gardiner

S - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 5 ★

P - Camille by Pierre Lemaitre 5 ★

R - The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton 3 ★

I - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 4 ★

N - No Time to Cry by James Oswald 4 ★

G - Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land 5 ★

Linked to here.

No I don't see mine either 😊

Joanne and Sharon - they're not there :) Phrynne will fix when she's next online!

No worries. Thanks Brenda 😊

:)

Just changed my "I" title choice to The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg.
Of course it is the September book of the month and also already have it on my kindle!!

Done now. Its odd because Tien was missing too and I distinctly remember doing hers. Oh well.....

Thanks Phrynne 😊

Here is my Easy list: 6 Titles

✔ S The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders 4★
✔ P Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear 3.5★
✔ R Redemption Road by John Hart 5★
✔ I Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 4★
✔ N Nefarious Doings 3.5★
✔ G The Guilty Dead by P.J. Tracy 4.5★

Here is my list:

S Tonight You’re Dead by Viveca Sten
P Death Goes Overboard by David S. Pederson
R The God Game by Jeffrey Round
I The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
N The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle
G Hell Is Open by Gard Sveen

You are linked Carolyn and Trevor.

I'll start with easy and see how I go

✔S Snap
✔P Pines
✔R Revival
✔I Ink and Bone
✔N Nine Years Gone
✔G The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Welcome Kerri! Your name is linked.

Phrynne wrote: "Welcome Kerri! Your name is linked."

thanks Phrynne.

Just updated my choices to the hard level. I am really looking forwarding to reading these books.

You have some great choices there Odette!

I was so focused on Title that I forgot to check the Genre. As a result, I am looking again for my R and I books. Oh, well.

OK...that is done.

Challenge Complete!


It's Spring in Australia!
Spring Seasonal Challenge Spell-it-Out
Duration 1 September - 30 November
Level Hard
🌼 12/12

TITLE
S Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco 5★'s 10/12/18
P Play Dead by Anne Frasier 5★'s 10/1/18
R Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood 11/29/18 5★'s
I In the Frame by Dick Francis 4★'s 9/8/18
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
N No Place for Wolverines: A Jenny Willson Mystery by Dave Butler 10/9/18 4★'s
G An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks 10/30/18 4★'s




AUTHOR
S Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 5★'s 9/27/18
P Missing Pieces by Laura Pearson 10/26/18 5★'s
R Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey 10/24/18 5★'s
I An Unfamiliar Murder by Jane Isaac 11/7/18 4★'s
N Maggie by Netta Newbound 11/16/18 4★'s
G Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman 4★'s 10/5/18




Another great challenge, Phrynne!
This was a little more 'challenging' finding books that fit but I've become a challenge addict so I'm not one to back down from a good challenge! Especially in my favourite genres!
I love my Aussie groups!

Good choices Owl!
Your name is linked.

Thanks, Phrynne!
I'm looking forward to reading them!

Okay, here are my picks. I have not done this for a while so I hope this is right.

S Eden Baylee Finished
P Robert Crais
R by M J Aldridge Finished 20.09.18
I. by Peter Temple
N. by J.D. Robb
G. by Gillian Flynn

Perfect Lyndall :) Good choices!!

Welcome to the challenge Lyndall. I have linked your name:)