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September 22 to December 21, 2018
DONE
T Trail of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 9/23
H Hidden Kendra Elliot 9/25
A Abandoned Allison Brennan 9/22
N Night Unbound Dianne Duvall 10/19
K Kava, Alex Whitewash 9/27
S Sweet's Sweets Connie Shelton 10/20
G Gossamer Ghost Laura Childs 10/3
I Inkspell Cornelia Funke 11/15
V Vampires Like It Hot Lynsay Sands 9/27
I If He's Wicked Hannah Howell 10/21
N Nancy Martin Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything: A Mystery 10/16
G Gates, Eva Booked for Trouble 10/14
H Hollywood Dead Richard Kadrey 10/13
A Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth Holly Bell 10/29
U Unseen Jana Deleon 11/8
N Nagel, Leslie The Advice Column Murders 11/7
T Toucan Keep a Secret Donna Andrews 10/12
E Easter Bunny Murder Leslie Meier 10/5
D Desperate Measures Stuart Woods 11/3
F Frozen Stiff Annelise Ryan 11/6
A Annelise Ryan Stiff Penalty 11/13
L Las Vegas Crime Leslie Wolfe 11/17
L Lark! The Herald Angels Sing Donna Andrews 11/9

A Another One Bites the Crust
P A Passion for Haunted Fashion
P Picked to Die
L A Late Frost
E Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
S Seeds of Deception
B Bitter Harvest
L The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
A The Advocate's Daughter
C Citizen Hollywood: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood
K Killing Cupid
C City of Myths: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood
A The Autumn Throne
T Two Tall Tails
S Sour Apples
A Anatomy of a Scandal
M The Mark of the Pasha
H How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
A Apple Strudel Alibi
I The Innocent Dead
N The Nymph Takes Nashville
T Tinseltown Confidential: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood
O Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic
M Marrying the Mistress
B The Banker’s Wife
S Stillhouse Lake
T Twisted Boulevard: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywoodtwisted boulevard
O Optical Delusions in Deadwood
N Next to Love
E Earthly Delights
W A Whisker of Trouble
I Infamous
T That Kennedy Girl
C A Cold and Broken Hallelujah
H How to Walk Away

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S~ State of the Onion, 23 Sept 18
T~ The Trouble with Twelfth Grave, 26 Sept 18
T~ Christmas Cake Murder, 10 Oct 18
H~ The High Tide Club, 28 Sept 18
A~ Raven Black, 03 Oct 18
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C~ Blind Side, 01 Oct 18
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I think I'll celebrate AUTUMN by putting on a SWEATER and going to carve a PUMPKIN into a BANSHEE.
A = The Track of Sand, {A}ndrea Camilleri - 01/10/18
U = A Wizard of Earthsea, {U}rsula LeGuin - 17/10/18
T = The {T}ale of Holly How, Susan Wittig Albert - 26/09/18
U = The Tombs of Atuan, {U}rsula LeGuin - 24/10/18
M = The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting, {M}ark Roseman - 09/10/18
N = The Prince, {N}iccolo Machiavelli - 25/09/18
S = Cut, Crop & Die, Joanna Campbell {S}lan - 31/10/18
W = Bank Shot, Donald E {W}estlake - 14/11/18
E = {E}ggs in Purgatory, Laura Childs - 11/10/18
A = The Kitchen God's Wife, {A}my Tan - 11/11/18
T = The {T}estament of Loki, Joanne M Harris - 19/11/18
E = The Old Man and the Sea, {E}rnest Hemingway - 28/09/18
R = SPQR I: The King's Gambit, John Maddox {R}oberts - 16/10/18
P = The Master Plan, Heather {P}ringle - 31/10/18
U = The Farthest Shore, {U}rsula K LeGuin - 14/12/18
M = Of Grave Concern, {M}ax McCoy - 15/11/08
P = {P}risoners of Geography, Tim Marshall - 13/11/18
K = Finding Answers, {K}athi Daley - 12/12/18
I = The {I}mmortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot - 13/12/18
N = {N}ightblind, Ragnar Jonasson - 16/11/18
B = Charms and Chocolate Chips, {B}ailey Cates – 20/10/18
A = Lies Sleeping, Ben {A}aronovitch - 21/11/18
N = {N}egative Image, Vicki Delany - 11/12/18
S = {S}omething Wicked, Carolyn G Hart - 23/11/18
H = Hitler's Olympics, Christopher {H}ilton - 25/09/18
E = All Quiet on the Western Front, {E}rich Maria Remarque - 22/11/18
E = {E}ven Murderers Take Holidays: And Other Mysteries, Michael Gilbert - 19/12/18

Sept 22 - Dec 21, 2018
Updated: Dec. 22
Progress: 8/8
C - Dying for a Donut by (C)indy Sample - Oct. 31
E - Muttley by (E)llen Miles - Nov. 8
M - British Manor Murder by Leslie (M)eier - Oct. 20
E - The Spook in the Stacks by (E)va Gates - Nov. 1
T - (T)iaras & Terror by Anne Marie Stoddard - Oct. 7
E - (E)ggnog Murder by Leslie Meier - Dec. 22
R - My Sister's Grave by (R)obert Dugoni - Oct. 4
Y - (Y)ou by Caroline Kepnes - Oct. 23
Progress: 6/6
A - On Thin Icing by Ellie (A)lexander - Nov. 30
P - Fame is a Killer by Meredith (P)otts - Dec. 6
P - (P)ane and Suffering by Cheryl Hollon - Nov. 8
L - Not the Killing Type by (L)orna Barrett - Oct. 12
E - Maggie and Max by (E)llen Miles - Nov. 30
S - Death Down Under by (S)amantha (S)ilver - Nov. 17

9/22/18 - 12/21/18
W - Wendy Meadows - Posies and Poison 10/2/18
I - I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson 10/2/18
T - Tananarive Due - The Lake 10/1/18
C - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun 9/22/18
H - Hazelnuts and Halloween: A Short Cozy Murder Mystery by Leena Clover 9/23/18
H - Carolyn G. Hart- Design For Murder 10/5/18
A - Agatha Christie - The Body in the Library 9/25/18
U - Unexpected by Amy Saunders 9/27/18
N - Neil Simon - Last of the Red Hot Lovers 11/3/18
T - Tell Me a Mitzi by Lore Segal 9/24/18
E - Ernest Thompson - On Golden Pond 9/26/18
D - Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton 9/23/18
Trish wrote: "Thanks again for organising all of these challenges, Heather!"
You're welcome! And definitely not needing sweaters here this week -- almost 90 today when it should only be around 72F. Back to fall weather next week, and I cannot wait!
You're welcome! And definitely not needing sweaters here this week -- almost 90 today when it should only be around 72F. Back to fall weather next week, and I cannot wait!

Happy Autumn reading everyone!
L - Lee Hollis - Death of a Pumpkin Carver September 26
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V - Vicky Delany We Wish You a Murderous Christmas December 16
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O - One Bad Apple September 25
S - Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea Dec 13
T - The Fate of Mercy Alban Sept 29
C - Caught Dead Handed Oct 22
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A- Adams, Riley Delicious and Suspicious completed 9-25-18
L-Laura Childs Scorched Eggs completed 10-2-18
L- Loretta Ross Death & the Redheaded Woman completed 11-13-18
B- Blackwell, Juliet If Walls Could Talk completed 10/5/18
A- Allie and Beaby Catherine Ryan Hyde completed 11-7-18
N- Nick Hornsby - Juliet, Nakedcompleted 12/20/18
S-Sheila Connolly Red Delicious Death completed 9-24-18
H- Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris completed 10-6-18
E-Elaine VietsShop Till You Dropcompleted 11/11/2018
E-Egg Drop Deadby Laura Childs completed 11-13-18

A-All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris 09/29/18
Y-Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell 10/26/18
O-One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle 11/09/18
F-Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook 10/31/18
T-Twice Told Tail by Ali Brandon 10/22/18
H-Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh 10/22/18
E-Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs 10/05/18
D-Death of Country Fried Redneck by Lee Hollis 10/10/18
E-Eclair Murder by Harper Lin 11/18/18
A-Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb 11/21/18
D-Dead on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 10/28/18
G-The Ghost of Christmas by K.J. Emrick 10/17/18
H-How to Bake a Murder by K. J. Emrick 10/02/18
O-On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 11/25/18
S-Scone to Die For by H.Y.Hanna 10/10/18
T-Title Wave by Lorna Barrett 11/21/18
F-Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 11/18/18
A-All the President's Menus by Julie Hyzy 11/25/18
L-A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay 10/19/18
L-A Skeleton Paints a Picture by Leigh Perry 12/2/18
L-A Long Stitch Goodnight by Amanda Lee 12/05/18
E-Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs 12/05/18
A-Thread on Arrival by Amanda Lee 12/06/18
V-Vendetta by Fern Michaels 12/06/18
E- Every 15 Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 12/06/18
S-Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 10/20/18
Day of the Dead is done, working on Ghost and Fall Leaves having difficulty.
Ghost is done now trying patiently to finish Fall Leaves before December 20, 2018.
I am done.
Waiting on the next challenge.
Merry Christmas!
Happy Reading!

September 22, 2018 to December 21, 2018
✔F - Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 10/27/18
✔A - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson 10/26/18
✔L - The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine 9/24/18
✔L - A Late Frost by Sheila Connolly 10/16/18
✔A - Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 10/13/18
✔P - Photo Finished by Laura Childs 10/25/18
✔P - Cross Justice by James Patterson 11/13/18
✔L - Let It Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 11/16/18
✔E - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 10/3/18
✔S - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 10/24/18
✔C - A Murder Was Announced by Agatha Christie 9/30/18
✔I - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 10/11/18
✔D - Diva Cooks Up a Storm by Krista Davis 9/27/18
✔E - The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates 10/24/18
✔R - Boiled Over by Barbara Ross 10/7/18
Done! 11/16/18
Since I have still a month to go, I'll go for another word: Sweater
✔S - Dracula by Bram Stoker 12/7/18
✔W - Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb 12/6/18
✔E - Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 11/21/18
✔A - On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 12/17/17
✔T - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 12/16/18
✔E - A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander 11/27/18
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C - Crazy Rich Asians - Keven Kwan
I - I'D Rather Be Reading - Anna Bogel
D - Daughter of the God King - Anne Cleeland
E - End of Watch - Stephen King
R - Rock With Wings - Anne Hillerman
T - The Tuscan Child - Rhys Bowen
H - Hidden Depths - Anne Cleeland
A -The Alpine Escape - Mary Daheim
N - Nice Weekend for a Murder - Max A. Collins
K - Kindred Spirits - Jo Bannister
S - The Soul of a Thief - Steven Hartlov
G - The Gate Keeper - Charles Todd
I - Independence Slay - Shelley Freydont
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N - Night Passage - Robert B. Parker
G -The Ghost Writer - Robert Harris
B - Big Little Lies
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Going for 4 words:
FALL, CIDER, FOOTBALL, SCARECROW
Keeping track over in my challenge list.

Going to start tonight!!
Autumn 2018 challenge
Sept 22 - Dec 21, 2018
7/8---ALMOST!!!
F-Death Crashes the Party by Vickie (F)ee-finished 10/08/18
O- Curried Away by Ruth (O)ust-finished 12/25/18
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T- (T)ale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan-finished 11/4
B- (B)ook, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinney-finished 12/09
A-The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Witting (A)lbert-finished 11/26
L- Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie (L)ogan-finished 10/21
L- Scone Cold Killer by (L)ena Gregory-finished 11/12








B: James Lee Burke : Cimarron Rose 10.1
L: Lisa Jackson : Malice 10.20
A: Anna Lee Huber : The Anatomist's Wife 10.5
C: Jane Corry : Blood Sisters 11.13
K : Carolyn Keene : The Greek Symbol Mystery 10.21
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B - Mollie Cox Bryan - Death of an Irish Diva
a - Adele Abbott - Witch Is When Life Got Complicated
n - Nora Roberts - Year One
s - Cindy Sample - Dying for a Deal
h - Heather Blake - A Witch Before Dying
e - Ellery Adams - A Killer Collection
e - K J Emrick - Digging for Trouble







W - Wendy Delaney - There's Something about Marty
i - Italian Folly: Novella (Julie Sarff)
t - T E Kinsey - Christmas at The Grange
c - Carol Perry - Caught Dead Handed
h - Juliette Harper - Witch at Heart





B - Sherri Bryan - Spare Ribs, Secrets and a Scandal
l - Ruby Loren - Lions and the Living Dead
a - Allison Brook - Death Overdue
c - J J Cook - Death on Eat Street
k- Karen MacInerney -Mistletoe Murder





C - Cleo Coyle - The Ghost and the Bogus Bookseller
a - Carolyn Ridder Aspenson - Unfinished Business
t - Terri L. Austin - Diners, Dives & Dead Ends



S - Raven Snow - Witching in the Moonlight
c - Lynn Cahoon - Santa Puppy
a - Angie Fox - Deader Homes and Gardens
r - Rhys Bowen - Crowned and Dangerous
y - Yasmin Galenorn - Holiday Spirits





G - Kerry Greenwood - Cocaine Blues
h - Heather Webber - Trouble Under the Tree
o - Sarah Osborne - Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot
s - Connie Shelton - Spellbound Sweets
t - Traci Andrighetti - Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai









P - The Pigeon Pie Mystery - Julia Stuart
U - Universal Harvester - John Darnielle
M - Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero
P - Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan
K - The Keep : the Graphic Novel - F. Paul Wilson
I - The Invisibles Book One Deluxe Edition - Grant Morrison
N - The Neighborhood - Mario Vargas Llosa








Autumn Cozy Challenge
September 22, 2018 to December 21, 2018
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T-Dead as a Doornail by Tonya Kappes Finished 10/6/18
R- Real Murders by Charmaine Harris Finished 12/11/18
I- If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle Finished 11/18/18
C - The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle Finished 11/10/18
K - Tangled Up in Tinsel by Tonya Kappes Finished 10/15/18
F -Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost Finished 12/7/18
A - Read and Gone by Allison Brook Finished 12/3/18
L - A Grave Issue by Lillian Bell Finished 11/13/18
L - If the Coffin Fits by Lillian Bell Finished 11/15/18
I enjoy the reading of the books but most of all I enjoy getting the new challenges and going through my good reads library to search for the books to match up and make these words, it is so much fun! Thank you for this challenge and the monthly mini challenges. I can never wait for the next ones to be posted. Merry Christmas!!!

T-Dead as a Doornail by Tonya Kappes Finished 10/6/18
R- Real Murders by Charmaine Harris Finished 12/11/18
I- If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle F..."
Awesome on finishing your challenges! Merry Christmas and Ill see you on the Winter Challenge!

Sep 22 to Dec 21
Here's my word for Autumn:
SCHOOL:
S Shadow Dancing Julie Mulhern
C Cold as Ice Julie Mulhern
H Kristin Hannah Comfort & Joy
O Only a Kiss Mary Balogh
O Only Beloved Mary Balogh
L Letting Go and Becoming Marianne Williamson

F - Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy 10/7/18
O - Origin by Dan Brown 9/25/18
O - Oolong Dead by Laura Childs 10/13/18
T - Murder at Fenway Park by Troy Soos 10/1/18
B - Murder 101 by Maggie Barbieri 10/10/18
A - A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry 12/2/18
L - Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier 11/21/18
L - Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan 11/30/18







B - Rebel Without a Cake by Jacklyn Brady 10/28/18
L - Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budewitz 11/3/18
A - The Quotient of Murder by Ada Madison 10/19/18
C - Crewel Yule by Monica Ferris 12/19/18
K - Killer Treats by Kathy Cranston 11/2/18
C - A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall 11/9/18
A - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 10/22/18
T - These Haunts are Made for Walking by Rose Pressey 12/14/18








S - Die Me a River by Denise Swanson 9/29/18
C - The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle 10/16/18
A - Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 10/1/18
R - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany 12/8/18
Y - Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier 11/27/18





W - Wedding Cake Killer by Livia J. Washburn 12/11/18
I - A Catered Thanksgiving by Isis Crawford 11/18/18
T - Murder At Ebbets Field by Troy Soos 10/19/18
C - Cappuccino at the Crypt by Marianna Heusler 11/12/18
H - Home of the Braised by Julie Hyzy 10/25/18





F - Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/14/18
A - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 11/6/18
L - Dying for Dinner Rolls by Lois Lavrisa 11/20/18
L - Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz 11/15/18




Books mentioned in this topic
Curried Away (other topics)On Thin Icing (other topics)
Fame is a Killer (other topics)
Death Down Under (other topics)
Eggnog Murder (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Meredith Potts (other topics)Samantha Silver (other topics)
Laura Childs (other topics)
Julie Hyzy (other topics)
Troy Soos (other topics)
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This challenge will last from September 22, 2018 to December 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:
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G = Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
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** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** Use a book only once for this challenge (but you can use it 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 words will be more challenging than others.
Here is your word list:
Acorns
Apples
Autumn
Banshee
Black Cat
Boo
Cemetery
Chilly
Cider
Corn maze
Day of the Dead
Fall
Football
Frankenstein
Ghost
Goblin
Graveyard
Halloween
Harvest
Haunted
Hayride
Jack-o-lantern
Leaves
Mischief
Monster
Pilgrim
Pumpkin
Samhain
Scarecrow
Scary
School
Skeleton
Spooky
Sweater
Thanksgiving
Tombstone
Treat
Trick
Turkey
Vampire
Windy
Witch
World Series
Yom Kippur