Historical Mystery Lovers discussion

I am looking forward to this challenge. I will start with the level 1 Traveler.

8) Please make a new post for every task that contains:
A. The region
B. The country
C. The book to be read.
D. Once you have finished the book, create a new post with all the details above AND the date read. You can also add a few comments about the book if you want (this is not compulsory).

LEVELS:

* For all levels, each book must be set in a different country.

Level #1: Traveller - 5 to 15 books set in 1 to 3 regions
Level #2: Adventurer - 15 to 25 books in 4 to 5 regions
Level #3: Explorer - 25 to 35 books in 6 to 8 regions
Level #4: Globetrotter - 35+ books in all 8 regions

REGIONS:

For the purpose of this challenge, we will be using the ThoughtCo official listing of countries by world region -

Asia

-Bangladesh
-Bhutan
-Brunei
-Cambodia
-China
-India
-Indonesia
-Japan
-Kazakhstan
-North Korea
-South Korea
-Kyrgyzstan
-Laos
-Malaysia
-Maldives
-Mongolia
-Myanmar
-Nepal
-Philippines
-Singapore
-Sri Lanka
-Taiwan
-Tajikistan
-Thailand
-Turkmenistan
-Uzbekistan
-Vietnam

Middle East, North Africa, and Greater Arabia

-Afghanistan
-Algeria
-Azerbaijan*
-Bahrain
-Egypt - Shadows of the Damned, David Penny, 01/01/19
-Iran
-Iraq
-Israel**
-Jordan
-Kuwait
-Lebanon
-Libya
-Morocco
-Oman
-Pakistan
-Qatar
-Saudi Arabia
-Somalia
-Syria
-Tunisia
-Turkey
-The United Arab Emirates
-Yemen

* The former republics of the Soviet Union are typically lumped into one region, nearly 30 years after independence. In this listing, they've been placed where most appropriate.

** Israel may be located in the Middle East, but it is certainly an outsider culturally and perhaps better belongs attached to Europe, like its seaward neighbor and European Union member state, Cyprus.

Europe

-Albania
-Andorra
-Armenia
-Austria
-Belarus
-Belgium
-Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Bulgaria
-Croatia
-Cyprus
-Czech Republic
-Denmark
-Estonia
-Finland
-France - Prima Facie, Ruth Downie, 12/07/19
-Georgia
-Germany - The Dark Monk, Oliver Poltzsch, 12/04/19
-Greece
-Hungary
-Iceland*
-Ireland - The Dolocher (Alderman James Collection), European P. Douglas, 04/19/19
-Italy - The Cyclops Case, Alan Scribner, 02/03/19
-Kosovo
-Latvia
-Liechtenstein
-Lithuania
-Luxembourg
-Macedonia
-Malta
-Moldova
-Monaco
-Montenegro
-Netherlands
-Norway
-Poland
-Portugal
-Romania
-Russia
-San Marino
-Serbia
-Slovakia
-Slovenia
-Spain - Breaker of Bones, Kathrin Bruckmann, 01/01/19
-Sweden
-Switzerland
-Ukraine
-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland** - Ten Weeks That Changed England Forever, Cassandra Clark, 04/19/19
-Vatican City

* Iceland straddles the Eurasian plate and the North American plate, so geographically it is halfway between Europe and North America. However, its culture and settlement are clearly European in nature.

** The United Kingdom is the country composed of the constituent entities known as England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

North America

-Canada
-Greenland*
-Mexico
-The United States of America - The Misses Moffet Mend A Marriage, M. Louisa Locke, 04/31/19

* Greenland is not yet an independent country. It is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Central America and the Caribbean

-Antigua and Barbuda
-The Bahamas
-Barbados
-Belize
-Costa Rica
-Cuba
-Dominica
-Dominican Republic
-El Salvador
-Grenada
-Guatemala
-Haiti
-Honduras
-Jamaica
-Nicaragua
-Panama
-Saint Kitts and Nevis
-Saint Lucia
-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-Trinidad and Tobago

South America

-Argentina
-Bolivia
-Brazil
-Chile
-Colombia
-Ecuador
-Guyana
-Paraguay
-Peru
-Suriname
-Uruguay
-Venezuela

Sub-Saharan Africa

-Angola
-Benin
-Botswana
-Burkina Faso
-Burundi
-Cameroon
-Cape Verde
-The Central African Republic
-Chad
-Comoros
-Republic of the Congo
-The Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Cote d'Ivoire
-Djibouti
-Equatorial Guinea
-Eritrea
-Ethiopia
-Gabon
-The Gambia
-Ghana
-Guinea
-Guinea-Bissau
-Kenya
-Lesotho
-Liberia
-Madagascar
-Malawi
-Mali
-Mauritania
-Mauritius
-Mozambique
-Namibia
-Niger
-Nigeria
-Rwanda
-Sao Tome and Principe
-Senegal
-Seychelles
-Sierra Leone
-South Africa
-South Sudan
-Sudan
-Swaziland
-Tanzania
-Togo
-Uganda
-Zambia
-Zimbabwe

Australia and Oceania

-Australia
-East Timor*
-Fiji
-Kiribati
-Marshall Islands
-The Federated States of Micronesia
-Nauru
-New Zealand - Fearless, Nicola Claire, 12/15/19
-Palau
-Papua New Guinea
-Samoa
-Solomon Islands
-Tonga
-Tuvalu
-Vanuatu

* While East Timor lies on an Indonesian (Asian) island, its eastern location requires that it be located in the Oceania nations of the world.

Summary of books completed:

Region:
Country:
Book Read:
Date Completed:

Level in Process: Level #1: Traveller - 5 to 15 books set in 1 to 3 regions

Book 1:

Region: Middle East, North Africa, and Greater Arabia
Country: Egypt
Book Read: Shadows of the Damned by Kathrin Bruckmann
Date Completed: 05/12/19

I enjoyed this story although it seemed a little long.

Book 2:

Region: Europe
Country: Spain
Book Read: Breaker of Bones by David Penny
Date Completed: 01/31/19

This was a good installment of this series but left a possible cliffhanger...

Books Completed Summary:

Book 1: Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia, Egypt, Shadows of the Damned by Kathrin Bruckmann, 5/12/19
Book 2: Europe, Spain, Breaker of Bones by David Penny, 01/31/19
Book 3: Europe, Italy, The Cyclops Case by Alan Scribner, 02/25/19
Book 4: Europe, Ireland, The Dolocher (Alderman James Collection) by European P. Douglas, 04/19/19
Book 5: Europe, England, Ten Weeks That Changed England Forever by Cassandra Clark, 04/21/19
Book 6: North America, United States, The Misses Moffet Mend A Marriage by M. Louisa Locke, 04/31/19
Book 7: Europe, Germany, The Dark Monk by Oliver Poltzsch, 12/04/19
Book 8: Europe, France, Prima Facie by Ruth Downie, 12/07/19
Book 9: Australia & Oceana, New Zealand, Fearless by Nicola Claire, 12/15/19

Book 3:

Region: Europe
Country: Italy
Book Read: The Cyclops Case by Alan Scribner
Date Completed: 02/25/19

I enjoyed this installment of the series.

Book 4:

Region: Europe
Country: Ireland
Book Read: The Dolocher by European P. Douglas
Date Completed: 04/19/19

This was actually called the Alderman James collection and was a KOLL borrow. It was five books in one collection. I enjoyed the plot but the book needed to be proofread. Many times there were so many issues within one paragraph that it left me trying to guess at what the author was trying to say.

Book 5:

Region: Europe
Country: England
Book Read: by Cassandra Clark
Date Completed: 04/21/19

After the 5 book series of the Alderman James collection, I needed a short book. This was a good introduction to a new series while giving me a quick break. I enjoyed the story and am looking for a time when I can read the next book in the series.

Book 6:

Region: North America
Country: United States
Book Read: by M. Louisa Locke
Date Completed: 04/31/19

I love this cozy series. These books are always nice for a change of pace.

Book 7:

Region: Europe
Country: Germany
Book Read:
Date Completed: 12/04/19

I worked on this book for about four months. Not because I didn't like it, but because other commitments got in the way. I definitely need to become independently wealthy so I can read about these places while I go to visit them!

Book 8:

Region: Europe
Country: France
Book Read:
Date Completed: 12/07/19

This was a novella and was set in Gaul. I enjoyed the story and the time period.

Book 9:

Region: Australia & Oceana
Country: New Zealand
Book Read:
Date Completed: 12/15/19

I enjoyed this novel and was surprised when it wasn't set in England. I thought it was going to have a paranormal element so I was also surprised that it was a straight historical mystery.