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Autumn Reading Challenge 1st March - 31st May 2019
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Brenda
Carolyn
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Jackmeister
Jane
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Jenny
Joanne
Kerri
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Krystal
Kylie
Kylie H
Li'l Owl
Marianne
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Paulette
Phrynne
Rhondda
Sharon
Tien
Trevor
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11/11
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1/3/19 - 31/5/19
Level: Chief of Police
11/11
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BONUS TASK If you would like to aim for Chief of Police try to find a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it
Level: Chief of Police12/12
Title
1. No a Sydney Noir by John Dale -Read 22/03
2. No e The Hot Kid (Carl Webster #1) by Elmore Leonard -Read 20/03
3. No i Beyond Bad by Sandra Lee -Read 26/03
4. No o Murder Must Wait (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #17) by Arthur W. Upfield -Read 17/03
5. No u The Dragon Man (Inspector Challis #1) by Garry Disher -Read 08/03
Author
6. No a Peter Temple - Bad Debts (Jack Irish #1) -Read 11/04
7. No e Ross Coulthart & Duncan McNab - Dead Man Running -Read 20/03
8. No i Juan Gomez-Jurado - The Traitor's Emblem -Read 05/04
9. No o Adrian Hyland - Diamond Dove (Emily Tempest #1) -Read 01/04
10. No u Cindy Anstey - The Hummingbird Dagger -Read 15/04
bonus
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier -Read 28/04
Challenge COMPLETEDLevel: Detective. Five books each with a vowel missing from their title
5/5
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Level: Detective1. No a - Good Boys by Keelan Ellis
2. No e - A Fatal Flaw by Faith Martin
3. No i - Force of Nature by Jane Harper AA
4. No o - Sinister Justice by Steve Pickens
5. No u - Dead Lions by Mick Herron
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@Tien. I do that too. I think preparing the challenges is as much fun as actually reading the books!
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Phrynne wrote: "Level: Chief of Police0/11
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1. No a The Long Con by Barry Weston
2. No e In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
3. No i [book:Gentlemen ..."
In Like Flynn has an "e" :)
I might try this, but I will have to get organised on Wednesday...
Oh very tricky Phrynne! So much fun sorting through my tbr muttering aeiou!
Detective Superintendent Level
11/11 books
Titles:
✔ 1 a Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham 5★
✔ 2 e Vanish by Tess Gerritsen 4★
✔ 3 i The Dare by Carol Wyer 4★
✔ 4 o The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni 4.5★
✔ 5 u The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald 4★
Authors:
✔ 6 a Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places
✔ 7 e C.J. Tudor - The Taking of Annie Thorne 4★
✔ 8 i Maureen Joyce Connolly - Little Lovely Things 4★
✔ 9 o Alan Bradley - Speaking from Among the Bones 4★
✔ 10 u Amy Stewart - Lady Cop Makes Trouble 4★
✔ Bonus title with all the vowels: The Accusation by Wendy James 4★
Count me in! Level: Chief Of Police
11/11
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Autumn Challenge 2019 - The Case of the Missing Letters1/3/19 - 31/5/19
Level: Chief of Police
11/11
Title
✔1. No a Sleepers
✔2. No e Dark Visions
✔3. No I Only the Truth
✔4. No o Guilt
✔5. No u The Profiler
Author
✔6. No a The Surgeonby Tess Gerritsen
✔7. No e Blood Harvest by Sharon J. Bolton
✔8. No I One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor
✔9. No o River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz
✔10. No u Never Tell
BONUS TASK If you would like to aim for Chief of Police try to find a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it
✔Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
I was expecting it to be much harder to find the books! Very happy with my list. Level: Chief of Police . 11/11Title
✅ 1. No a - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 1/4/19 ★★★★☆
✅ 2. No e - Acqua Alta by Donna Leon 17/4/19 ★★★★
✅ 3. No i - Snapshot by Garry Disher 10/3/19 ★★★☆
✅ 4. No o - Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin 3/5/19 ★★★★
✅ 5. No u - Agent in Place by Mark Greaney 11/5/19 ★★★★
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✅ 6. No a - Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb 17/5/19 ★★★★
✅ 7. No e - Risk by Dick Francis 25/5/19 ★★★☆
✅ 8. No i - The Lost Man by Jane Harper 16/3/19 ★★★★★
✅ 9. No o - An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear 11/3/19 ★★★★
✅ 10. No u - In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin 24/5/19 ★★★★
✅ Bonus - The Insanity of Murder by Felicity Young 22/4/19 ★★★★
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1. No a The Long Con by Barry Weston
2. No e In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
3. No i [..."
Oops!
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So much fun sorting through my tbr muttering aeiou!
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You are linked Carolyn but your title for e and your author for a are wrong.
And don't feel bad because Marianne just pointed out one of mine was wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Level: Chief Of Police
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Linked Kylie. Looking forward to your choices:)
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1/3/19 - 31/5/19
You are linked Kerri but I can't see an a in your Bonus choice!
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Yes it was fun finding the books wasn't it! You are linked:)
Sounds like fun, I'm in...... will go through my bookcase and post shortly the books I will read :)
I'm in!Level: Detective Superintendent. 11/11
maybe BONUS: (all the vowels in title)
Five books each with a vowel missing from their title
1. No a - Into the River by Mark Brandi (AA) READ 4.5★
2. No e - Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard READ 3.5★
3. No i - Scrublands by Chris Hammer (AA) READ 5★
4. No o – A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill (AA) READ 3.5★
5. No u - Dirty Little Secrets by Jo Spain READ 4★
Five books with a vowel missing from each author's full name.
1. No a – Gregg Hurwitz's Out of the Dark READ 3.5~4★
2. No e – Graham Brack's Death On Duty: Authentic detective fiction, packed full of suspense READ 4.5★
3. No i - Dave Warner's River of Salt (AA) READ 3.5★
4. No o – Alafair Burke's The Wife READ 4★
5. No u – Dervla McTiernan's The Scholar (AA) READ 4★
Maybe the BONUS, all vowels in title:
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier READ 4★
Level: DetectiveTitles
-A: The Kind Worth Killing READ 5 Stars
-E: I Found You READ 4 Stars
-I: You READ 4 Stars
-O: The Stranger Diaries READ 4 Stars
-U: The Woman in Cabin 10 READ 3.5 Stars
Total Books Read: 5/5
Phrynne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Oh very tricky Phrynne! So much fun sorting through my tbr muttering aeiou!
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You are linked Carolyn but your title for e and your author for a are wrong.
And don't feel bad bec..."
Oops! Can't believe I messed up twice! I saw the author and fixed that but not the title - will find a substitute now. Thanks :)
Level: Detective. Five books each with a vowel missing from their title5/5
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I'm in, too. Back in a bit with planning. Did the planning but the day flew away. Sorry it took longer than I thought it would to get back. This is ambitious...but it is also a challenge. :)Level: Chief of Police
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√1. No a Cold Ridge by Carla Neggers Read 3/10/19 - 4*
√2. No e What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie Read 3/20/19 - 4*
√3. No i Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss Read 3/25/19 - 4*
√4. No o The First Fingerprint by Xavier-Marie Bonnot Read 5/18/19 - 3*
√5. No u A Perfect Spy by John le Carré Read 4/3/19 - 3*
Author
√1. No a Murder in Vail by Judy Moore Read 3/30/19 - 4*
√2. No e A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh Read 4/30/19 - 4*
√3. No i The Secret History by Donna Tartt Read 4/28/19 - 3*
√4. No o His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet Read 5/4/19 - 3*
√5. No u Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Read 3/26/19 - 5*
Bonus
√all vowels As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley Read 3/26/19 - 4*
I'd like to join inLevel: Detective Superintendent . Do a further five books with a vowel missing from each authors full name.
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1. No a The Wrong Side of Goodbye byMichael Connelly finished 26/03/2019 5 stars
2. No e Dial C For Chihuahua byWaverly Curtis finished 05/03/2019 4 stars
3. No i Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman finished 14/03/2019 4 stars
4. No o Fleur de Lies by Maddy Hunter finished 22/03/2019 5 stars
5. No u Gator Bait byJana Deleon finished 12/03/2019 5 stars
Author
6. No a Brotherhood in Death byJ.D. Robb finished 13/03/2019 5 stars
7. No e Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa finished 02/04/2019 4 stars
8. No i Death By Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum finished 19/04/2019 3 stars
9. No o Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders byLarry Millett finished 07/03/2019 4 stars
10. No u Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich finished 30/03/2019 5 stars
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BONUS TASK If you would like to aim for Chief of Police try to find a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it
Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna
Finished 09/04/2019 5 stars
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Level: Chief of Police11/11
Title
1. No a - Nemesis by Jo Nesbø READ 13/3/19 2*
2. No e - Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan READ 28/4/19 3*
3. No i - Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose READ 23/3/19 4*
4. No o - See Jane Die by Erica Spindler READ 4/4/19 4*
5. No u - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz READ 5/5/19 4*
Author
6. No a - Brownie Points for Murder by Nicole Ellis READ 23/3/19 3*
7. No e - The Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard READ 29/3/19 3*
8. No i - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons READ 10/4/19 4*
9. No o - Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson READ 3/4/19 4*
10. No u - Once Upon a Lie by Jill Paterson READ 7/3/19 3*
11. Title with ALL FIVE vowels - Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose READ 9/5/19 3*
Level: Chief of Police11 / 11
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1. No a -- Truth Be Told by Kendra Elliot - 4 ★ -- 05 / 04 / 2019
2. No e -- The Blood Road by Stuart MacBride - 5 ★ -- 18 / 05 / 2019
3. No i -- School Days by Robert B. Parker - 4 ★ -- 27 / 04 / 2019
4. No o -- Wyatt by Garry Disher -- 5★ -- 16 / 04 / 2019
5. No u -- Bad Blood by Arne Dahl - 4 ★ -- 21 / 05 / 2019
Author
6. No a -- Penny Kline -- A Watery Grave - 3 ★ -- 05 / 05 / 2019
7. No e -- J. D. Robb -- Connections in Death - 5 ★ -- 05 / 03 / 2019
8. No i -- Kate Rhodes -- River of Souls - 4 ★ -- 15 / 05 / 2019
9. No o -- Chris Ewan -- Dead Line - 3 ★ -- 30 / 04 / 2019
10. No u -- David Pearson -- Murder on Pay Day -- 5 ★ -- 02 / 04 / 2019
Bonus
A Lesson in Murder: A DC Oliver Cole Mystery by Alan Fisher
- 4 ★ -- 15 / 05 /2019
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1. No a -- Truth Be Told
2. No e -- The Blood Road
3. No i -- Perfect People
4. No o -- [book:The Burning Ga..."
Did you forget your books beside your author names Jenny? :)
No Brenda - have decide on the authors not books - it was 4.30am in the morning - I will link books tonight!!
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I have three months, let's see how far I get, LOLLevel: Chief of Police
11/11
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BONUS TASK If you would like to aim for Chief of Police try to find a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it
Level: Chief of PoliceThe case of the missing vowels
Title
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No E - Tony Dunbar with City of Beads
Bonus book with all 5 vowels in title
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Level: Detective Superintendent . Do a further five books with a vowel missing from each authors full name.
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Her Mother's Secret isn't the correct genre Marianne :) Sorry. Neither is Before I Let You Go
Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I have three months, let's see how far I get, LOLLevel: Detective Superintendent . Do a further five books with a vowel missing from each authors full name.
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Oh, I thought Her Mother's Secret had Mystery in it.
And you have Before I Let You Go shelved as suspense yourself?
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Brenda wrote: "Good grief! What were you doing up at that hour of the morning??? Happy searching :)"I had a dose of food poisoning with a headache yesterday and was having trouble sleeping.
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10 books (Detective Superintendant) plus 1 (Chief of Police)10/10 + 1/1
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BONUS: a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it (Chief of Police)
Will chose from these:
The Mansions of Murder: A Medieval Mystery(A Brother Athelstan Medieval Mystery Book 18) by Paul Doherty
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Brenda wrote: "The first is Historical Romance/Chick Lit and the second is showing as Contemporary. Yes I have it marked as suspense but for some reason that hasn't been picked up on the shelves. Use the second i..."I'll read the Kelly Rimmer and decide if I think it fits the genre....
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Reading comments from Brenda scared me as I did not check MPG in my list. I guess it is a good thing that Mystery is my preferred genre since all books listed were OK. However, I did edit my post to include book covers.
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Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Books mentioned in this topic
Dead Scared (other topics)Without Consent (other topics)
Her Final Hour (other topics)
In the Dark (other topics)
Mine (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Carla Kovach (other topics)Erica Ferencik (other topics)
Sharon J. Bolton (other topics)
Cara Hunter (other topics)
Kathryn Fox (other topics)
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Our challenge this quarter is to find titles to read with missing vowels. Use the template below and fill in your selected titles.
***REMEMBER all books must be from the genres relevant to this group - crime/ mystery/ thriller/ suspense.***
Level: Detective. Five books each with a vowel missing from their title
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1. No a
2. No e
3. No i
4. No o
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Level: Detective Superintendent . Do a further five books with a vowel missing from each authors full name.
0/10
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1. No a
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BONUS TASK If you would like to aim for Chief of Police try to find a title which has ALL FIVE vowels in it