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Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
26/26-finished 5/3/20
Countries, states, cities, towns, counties, fictional ok, non-specific ok (i.e. bakery, ranch)
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
Arborville, NJ--Murder, She KnitPeggy Ehrhart 1/9/20
Baker Street B&B--Cherry Pie or Die CeeCee James 1/15/20
Cape May, NJ--Theater Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 1/2/20
Donut Shop--Glazed Murder Jessica Beck 1/17/20
England--The Bodies in the Library Marty Wingate 1/25/20
Florida--Sunshine Hunter Maddie Cochere 1/7/20
Gold Springs, CA--Raining Men and Corpses Anne R. Tan 1/12/20
Hearts Grove, WA--A Body Below Ground Danielle Collins 1/6/20
Ireland--Dead in Dublin Catie Murphy 1/21/20
Japan--The Daydreamer Detective S.J. Pajonas 2/18/20
Kauwai--Ukulele Murder Leslie Langtry 2/8/20
Lucky Cove, NY--Silenced in Sequins Debra Sennefelder 1/16/20
Misty Falls, OR--Death of a Dapper Snowman Angela Pepper 1/11/20
New Hampshire--BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
Ohio--Matchmaking Can Be Murder Amanda Flower 1/10/20
Palm Springs--Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
Queens, NY--Here Comes the Body Maria DiRico 2/26/20
Riverwood, IN--Death in a Budapest Butterfly Julia Buckley 2/24/20
Suburbia--Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
Taylorsford, VA--Bound for Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/22/20
UK--(traveled there from usual Massachusetts, this book set there) There's A Murder Afoot Vicki Delany 1/5/20
Virginia-The Diva Spices It Up Krista Davis 5/3/20
Whipper Will Junction--Christmas Jam...boree Donna Walo Clancy 1/18/20
X-Knox Hills--Cold as a Witch's Toffee Sara Bourgeois 2/11/20
Y--Blueberry Cove--Hems and Homicide Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
Z--New Zealand--The Long Island Iced Tea Goodbye Emily Selby 3/30/20

A - American town, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (4/5)
B - biology classroom, Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande (6/11)
C - California, Evermore by Alyson Noel (3/18)
D - Aurora's dreamworld, Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell (1/31)
E - London, England, The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo (4/14)
F - Fartlesworth circus, Wonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis (4/23)
G - spaceship Genesis 11, Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (1/4)
H - Henrietta, Virginia, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (4/3)
I - Iyika camp, Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (1/22)
J - Jerusalem, Israel, Legion by Brandon Sanderson (3/18)
K - Kelowna, Canada, Arsenic in the Azaleas by Dale Mayer (6/5)
L - Lynden's Creek, GA, The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu (3/9)
M - planet Magnia, Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (1/8)
N - Nigeria, Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (3/12)
O - Orïsha, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (1/17)
P - prison camp, In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle (5/21)
Q - Aquarius constellation, Black Moon by Romina Russell (5/19)
R - Ravi, Of Blood, Earth, and Magic by A.A. Chamberlynn (6/6)
S - Sagittarius constellation, Wandering Star (5/5)
T - Tower Space Station, Nyxia Uprising by Scott Reintgen (1/12)
U - United States, Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin (5/3)
V - Vienna, Austria, Caging Skies by Christine Leunens (2/10)
W - Wales, The Snowdonia Killings by Simon McCleave 5/25/20
X - spaceship Equinox, Zodiac by Romina Russell (4/19)
Y - New York, Lady Be Good by Amber Brock (2/23)
Z - Zimbabwe, I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda (3/27)



























Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date Completed: December 22, 2020
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
A - Audley Castle - Cream Caramel and Murder (Holly Holmes 1) by K.E. O'Connor - 1/14/20
B - Brookside - The Big Gamble (Lucky Lady Casino 1) by Kathryn Shay - 1/12/20
C - Canterbury Golf Club - The Mystery of the Missing Crystal Golf Ball: A Canterbury Golf Club Mini-Mystery by Jessa Archer - 1/12/20
D - Diner - BBQ, Bikers, and Murder (Hawg Heaven 1) by Summer Prescott - 2/24/20
E - Enchanted Bay - Horrible Halloween Hazards by Amelia Morgan - 1/20/20
F - Fall Creek - Narcissist in the Daffodils (Greene Fields 1) by Kristy E. Carter - 2/10/20
G - Glass Lion Island, Georgia - Death Under the Fireworks (Murder in Milburn 3.5) by Nancy McGovern - 1/2/20
H - Hobfield Estate - Dead Wrong (Calladine and Bayliss 1) by Helen H. Durrant - 1/30/20
I - Maple Creek, IOWA - Three Little Words (Walker Family 0.5) by Melissa Tagg - 3/5/20
J - Jasper Lake - Born To Love (Jasper Lake 1) by Leah Atwood - 1/13/20
K - Kittiport, Maine - Bacon Cheddar Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 2) by Patti Benning - 12/21/20
L - Lakeside - Just One Piece (PTO Murder Club 3) by Katie Graykowski - 1/8/20
M - Milburn - Death at a Diner (Murder in Milburn 1) by Nancy McGovern - 1/3/20
N - North Carolina - Down by the Bay by Jayne Ormerod - 4/18/20
O - Oregon - Falling for the Wolf (Shifted Mates 0.5) by Crystal Ash - 2/27/20
P - Pine Crossing - You Can't Iron a Wrinkled Birthday Suit by Sharon Phennah - 1/28/20
Q - Noquitt, Maine - Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters 1) by Leighann Dobbs - 9/28/20
R - Retirement community - Birthdays Can Be Deadly (Sage Gardens 1) by Cindy Bell - 1/28/20
S - Sutton, Massachusetts - Aspen Allegations (Sutton, Massachusetts 1) by Lisa Shea - 1/26/20
T - Treasure Cove - Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz 4) by Meredith Potts - 1/19/20
U - Upton St. Mary - Grave in the Garage (Reverend Annabelle Dixon 3) by Alison Golden - 4/27/20
V - Vancouver, B.C., Canada - Murder on Vancouver Island: Hatred, prejudice, or a heinous crime without motive? (DI William Gibson 1) by Kathy Garthwaite - 7/26/20
W - Whitefish, Montana - An Unexpected Date (Treasured Dreams 1) by Susan Hatler - 4/19/20
X - Alexandria, Virginia - 3 a.m. (Henry Bins 1) by Nick Pirog - 4/19/20
Y - Enchanted Bay- Killer Twist (Witches of Enchanted Bay 3) by Amelia Morgan - 4/16/20
Z - Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria - Very Veggie Murder (Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria 3) by Patti Benning - 12/22/20

Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Goal: 26/26
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
List:
A - Amendyr - Wolf’s Eyes by Rae D. Magdon – 02/13/2020
B - Black Hall, Connecticut, USA - Last Day by Luanne Rice – 02/07/2020
C - Coney Island, New York - The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova – 01/01/2020
D - Denville, Pennsylvania - Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna – 08/06/2020
E - East Prussia, Europe - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys – 02/23/2020
F - Faerie Kingdom - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – 04/09/2020
G - Germany (Regensburg) - The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith – 06/08/2020
H - Hagenheim - The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson – 03/28/2020
I - Illinois (Nocton), USA - Ravenite by Alicia Rades – 02/03/2020
J - Jamaica - Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston – 01/25/2020
K - Kansas (Canaan) - Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson – 01/06/2020
L - Libertyville, Iowa, USA - Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff – 02/26/2020
M - Massachusetts (Rockport), USA - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center – 04/03/2020
N - New York City, New York, USA - The Vast and Brutal Sea by Zoraida Córdova – 01/15/2020
O - Oregon (Hidden Falls) - Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton – 04/26/2020
P - Phoenix (Arizona) - Tacker by Sawyer Bennett – 05/03/2020
Q - Quantico, Virginia, USA - The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison – 04/19/2020
R - Rhode Island, USA - Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder by Leah Carroll – 02/22/2020
S - Sierra Leone (Kenema) - Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston – 03/11/2020
T - Transylvania (Romania) - Dracula by Bram Stoker – 1/12/2020
U - United States of America (Calendar) - Jeopardy in January by Camilla Chafer – 01/19/2020
V - Verity - This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab – 01/04/2020
W - Waringstoke (England) - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James – 05/26/2020
X - Texas (Telford), USA - Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson – 02/08/2020
Y - Amendyr - The Witch's Daughter by Rae D. Magdon – 02/15/2020
Z - The HaZel Wood - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – 08/18/2020



























Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A - Ashland - Web of Lies, Jennifer Estep, 06.03.2020
B - Beaulac, Louisiana - Blood of the Demon, Diana Rowland, 23.01.2020
C - California - Samson's Lovely Mortal, Tina Folsom, 25.01.2020
D - Denmark - Terminal 19, L.R. Olson, 26.01.2020
E
F
G - Gatlin - Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia, 09.01.2020
H
I - Ixia - Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder, 11.02.2020
J - Jamaica - Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton, 11.01.2020
K - Kazakhstan - И дольше века длится день…, Chingiz Aitmatov, 17.03.2020
L - London - The Ugly Duchess, Eloisa James, 01.01.2020
M - Boston, Massachusetts - The Keepsake, Tess Gerritsen, 31.01.2020
N - North Korea - Flucht aus Lager 14: Die Geschichte des Shin Dong-hyuk, der im nordkoreanischen Gulag geboren wurde und entkam, Blaine Harden, 19.04.2020
O - Oxford - The Vampire Knitting Club, Nancy Warren, 12.01.2020
P
Q
R- Red Deer, Texas - Clean Sweep, Ilona Andrews, 15.01.2020
S - Savannah, Georgia - How to Dance an Undead Waltz, Hailey Edwards, 08.01.2020
T - Tennessee - Beard with Me, Penny Reid, 02.03.2020
U
V
W
X - Houston, Texas - Sapphire Flames, Ilona Andrews, 04.01.2020
Y - Yorkshire - How to Capture a Duke, Bianca Blythe, 09.01.2020
Z

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
A - Atlanta, The Refugee's Billionaire by Rachelle J. Christensen (1/10/20)
B - Banbury Castle, Lady Mary Contrary by Anneka R. Walker (2/28/20)
C - Chicago, Powerplay by Heather B. Moore (1/5/20)
D - Denver, Mostly Risky by Heather B. Moore (1/3/20)
E - England, The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/21/20)
F - Florida, Extreme Devotion by Cami Checketts (1/30/20)
G - Good Ol' Days Restaurant, Kissing Cousins by Marcia Lynn McClure (3/6/20)
H - Hawaii, Love on the Rebound by Jennifer Youngblood (1/22/20)
I - Illinois, Just the Way You Are by Jessica R. Patch (1/6/20)
J - Jackson Hole, WY, The Unfinished Groom by Taylor Hart (1/8/20)
K - Kratos, Daybreak by Cheree Alsop (3/3/20)
L - London, A Provision for Love by Heather Chapman (1/12/20)
M - Montana, Her Snow Valley Fake New Year's Eve Boyfriend by Taylor Hart (1/1/20)
N - Nowhere, WA, The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan (1/2/20)
O - Oregon, The Christmas Ring by Shanna Hatfield (1/4/20)
P - Prosperity Ranch, One Summer Day by Heather B. Moore (2/10/20)
Q* - toQuerville, UT, Cowboy Reality Romance: Jaxon by Erica Penrod (3/7/20)
R - Rome, Give Me a Dream by Zoe Ann Wood (1/7/20)
S - Somerstone, Tabitha's Folly by Jen Geigle Johnson (1/19/20)
T - Tertium Park, His Unexpected Heiress by Sally Britton (2/6/20)
U - Utah, A Perfect Rescue by Daniel Banner (1/16/20)
V - Virginia, Supernaturally by Kiersten White (1/13/20)
W - Wyoming, Rebound by Sophia Summers (1/15/20)
X* - oXfordshire, England, Kit and Elizabeth by Karen Tuft (1/10/20)
Y* - Yorkshire, England, Mistaken Identity by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (1/18/20)
Z* - cuZco, Peru, Sparks Will Fly by Daniel Banner (1/17/20)

26 out of 26
A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the locations/settings of our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
EXAMPLE:
A - Australia - The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
B - Brighton, England - Dead Simple - Peter James
C - California, USA - X - Sue Grafton
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Texas - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris
List:
++A Animal Rescue Center The Homeless Foal 1-18-20
++B Bakery Dept. Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" 1-1-20
++C California Parable of the Sower 1-4-20
++D Denver The Hospital Suite 1-6-20
++E England Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book 1-11-20
++F Forest Bear Stays Up for Christmas 1-8-20
++G Gym Our Hero 1-4-20
++H House/Home Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door 1-4-20
++I Insane Asylum Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20
++J Japan Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History 2-20-20
++K Kansas A Constellation of Roses 1-18-20
++L Lily pads I Can Read About Frogs and Toads

++M Mountain My Little Small 1-18-20
++N North Carolina Christmas at the Lakeside Resort 1-3-20
++O Olympus D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 1-8-20 (Home of the Gods)
++P (Pennysylvania) Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets 1-31-20 (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania)
++Q* (Congo SQuare) Freedom in Congo Square 2-21-20 (Congo Square in New Orleans, LA)
++R Racetrack Field of Thirteen 2-12-20
++S School Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School 1-11-20
++T Tibet To a Mountain in Tibet 1-8-20
++U United States The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment 1-6-20
++V Virginia No Nest for the Wicket 1-21-20
++W Whole World/Worldwide You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons: The World on One Cartoon a Day 1-18-20
++X* Texas Disabled Dogs 3-10-20 (Seagoville, TX)
++Y Yard Sale Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20
++Z* VeneZuela My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile 3-6-20 (She lived there for some years.)

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name
A Australia - The Rosie Result - Graeme Simsion - 2/17/20
B Boston - Still Life With Murder - P.B. Ryan - 1/20/20
C Calendar - Jeopardy in January - Camilla Chafer - 1/15/20
D Dublin - Lyrebird - Celia Ahern - 2/22/20
E England - Keeping My Sister’s Secrets - Beezy Marsh - 1/12/20
F France - The Girl with No Shadow - Joanne Harris - 2/14/20
G Gull Cottage - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - R. A. Dick - 2/4/20
H Hampshire - A Study in Treason - Leonard Goldberg - 2/15/20
I IRELAND - Rachel’s Holiday - Marian Keyes - 1/2/20
J Japan - Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - 1/19/20
K Kilbane - Murder at an Irish Wedding - Carlene O’Connor - 3/1/20
L LONDON - Miss Marley: The Untold Story of Jacob Marley’s Sister - Vanessa Lafaye - 1/9/20
M Mobile - Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters - M.L. Bullock - 2/3/20
N New York - Church of Marvels - Leslie Parry - 3/3/20
O OHIO - Breaking Silence - Linda Castillo - 1/6/20
P Painted Mills - Gone Missing - Linda Castillo - 1/22/20
***Q Quebec - A Better Man - Louise Penny - 1/30/20
R Ridgedale - Where They Found Her - Kimberly McCreight - 2/9/20
S Salem - When The Black Roses Grow - Angela Christina Archer - 2/1/20
T Texas - Before We Were Strangers - Brenda Novak - 5/31/2020
U Ukraine - My Real Name is Hanna - Gordon Kormon - 3/9/20
V Virginia - The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom - 10/12/20
W Washington State - Summer Island - Kristen Hannah - 6/15/20
X Texas - Unspeakable - Laura Griffin - 3/23/20
Y Egypt - Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters - 5/4/2020
Zoo - Zoobreak - Gordon Kormon - 3/9/20
A-Z Locations Challenge 2020
List:
A: Annapolis, MD - More Than We Can Tell - 2/22
B: Borg - Britt-Marie Was Here - 2/3
C: Chicago - Twisted and Tied - 1/7
D: Denver, CO - Own the Wind - 3/1
E: Evanston, IL - Uncivilized - 1/31
F: Fever Falls - Fired Up - 6/21
G: Greece: Pennies - 5/31
H: Houston, TX - The Best Thing - 2/22
I: Indiana - Eliza and Her Monsters - 3/21
J: Jamison Valley - The Lucky Heart - 8/2
K: Kentucky - The Bourbon Kings - 3/21
L: Lubbock, TX - Timing - 2/5
M: Matthews College - Left Drowning - 2/1
N: New York, NY - History Is All You Left Me - 1/11/
O: Oregon - Depth of Field - 2/16
P: Port Jefferson - Fix Her Up - 1/28
Q: AlbuQurQue, NM - Shimmy Bang Sparkle - 12/31
R: Robinhill Farm - Honor's Debt - 3/29
S: Savannah, GA - Scarlet Stone - 2/27
T: Tennessee - Beard with Me - 2/9
U: CarriveaU, France - The Nightingale - 9/17
V: Vermont - Dirty Letters - 1/19
W: Washington, DC - Cruel and Beautiful - 1/22
X: TeXas - Kulti - 8/28
Y: Ypsilanti, Michigan - Slammed - 6/5
Z: Zimbabwe: I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives - 8/11
List:
A: Annapolis, MD - More Than We Can Tell - 2/22
B: Borg - Britt-Marie Was Here - 2/3
C: Chicago - Twisted and Tied - 1/7
D: Denver, CO - Own the Wind - 3/1
E: Evanston, IL - Uncivilized - 1/31
F: Fever Falls - Fired Up - 6/21
G: Greece: Pennies - 5/31
H: Houston, TX - The Best Thing - 2/22
I: Indiana - Eliza and Her Monsters - 3/21
J: Jamison Valley - The Lucky Heart - 8/2
K: Kentucky - The Bourbon Kings - 3/21
L: Lubbock, TX - Timing - 2/5
M: Matthews College - Left Drowning - 2/1
N: New York, NY - History Is All You Left Me - 1/11/
O: Oregon - Depth of Field - 2/16
P: Port Jefferson - Fix Her Up - 1/28
Q: AlbuQurQue, NM - Shimmy Bang Sparkle - 12/31
R: Robinhill Farm - Honor's Debt - 3/29
S: Savannah, GA - Scarlet Stone - 2/27
T: Tennessee - Beard with Me - 2/9
U: CarriveaU, France - The Nightingale - 9/17
V: Vermont - Dirty Letters - 1/19
W: Washington, DC - Cruel and Beautiful - 1/22
X: TeXas - Kulti - 8/28
Y: Ypsilanti, Michigan - Slammed - 6/5
Z: Zimbabwe: I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives - 8/11

A-Z Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Yes No Maybe So ★★★★ 24 February
Brooklyn, New York: The Boy in the Black Suit ★★★★ 23 June
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA: Suggested Reading ★★★★★ 14 January
Dallas, Texas, USA: Whisper Network ★★★★ 10 January
England: Twenties Girl ★★★ 2 June
Farmington Hills, Michigan: Genesis Begins Again ★★★★★ 9 June
Guernsey, England: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ★★★★ 29 February
Harlem, NYC, New York, USA: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street ★★★★ 30 March
Indiana, USA: Eliza and Her Monsters ★★★★ 10 January
Japan: Pachinko ★★★★ 8 February
Kingdom of Morrighan: The Kiss of Deception ★★★★ 17 March
Los Angeles, California, USA: Infamous ★★★ 20 January
Miami, Florida, USA: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe ★★★ 14 Februar
New York City, New York, USA: Lair of Dreams ★★★ 2 January
Ohio: The Female of the Species ★★★★ 19 June
Poland, various: Lilac Girls ★★★ 7 March
Quebec City, Canada: Déjà Dead ★★★ 28 August
Rhode Island: Neverworld Wake★★★★ 10 October
Selma, Alabama, USA: Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story...Selma Voting Rights March ★★★★ 2 April
Taipei: Loveboat, Taipei ★★★★ 7 April
Utah: Autoboyography ★★★★ 30 October
Vermont, USA: Small Spaces ★★★ 6 March
Washington, D.C., USA: Framed! ★★★★ 14 February
TeXas: The Field Guide to the North American Teenager ★★★ 14 June
WYoming: Unearthly ★★★ 30 May
Zurich: The Unbearable Lightness of Being★ 14 November
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COMPLETION POST
Aleppo in Syria – the beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy lefteri 28.01.20
Brooklyn – the summer of impossible things – rowan coleman 04.05.20
California – The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
D Dendale – on Beulah height – reginald hill 19.05.20
Exeter crown court - One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
Florida - Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
Germany - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20
Hundred Acre Wood - Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
Italy - Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
Jordan - A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
Khandwa - Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
Lancaster – the familiars – Stacey halls 26.01.20
Myfleet manor - A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
Norway – the frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
Oxford - The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
Paris – The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
Queens – faithful – alice Hoffman 29.05.20
R Rome – deposed – David barbaree 12.04.20
Scotland – song of the dolphin boy – Elizabeth laird 28.01.20
Tangier – the isle of dogs – patricia cornwell 12.02.20
UK - The House at Pooh Corner – A.A. Milne – 15.01.20
Virginia – th1rt3en – steve Cavanagh 27.01.20
Watford – wham! George and me – Andrew Ridgeley 21.02.20
X X Texas – moonrise – sarah crossan 03.05.20
York – how to stop time – matt haig 15.02.20
Zafrica - CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20
Aleppo in Syria – the beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy lefteri 28.01.20
Brooklyn – the summer of impossible things – rowan coleman 04.05.20
California – The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
D Dendale – on Beulah height – reginald hill 19.05.20
Exeter crown court - One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
Florida - Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
Germany - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20
Hundred Acre Wood - Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
Italy - Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
Jordan - A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
Khandwa - Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
Lancaster – the familiars – Stacey halls 26.01.20
Myfleet manor - A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
Norway – the frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
Oxford - The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
Paris – The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
Queens – faithful – alice Hoffman 29.05.20
R Rome – deposed – David barbaree 12.04.20
Scotland – song of the dolphin boy – Elizabeth laird 28.01.20
Tangier – the isle of dogs – patricia cornwell 12.02.20
UK - The House at Pooh Corner – A.A. Milne – 15.01.20
Virginia – th1rt3en – steve Cavanagh 27.01.20
Watford – wham! George and me – Andrew Ridgeley 21.02.20
X X Texas – moonrise – sarah crossan 03.05.20
York – how to stop time – matt haig 15.02.20
Zafrica - CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20


























Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Completed: 0/26
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
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A - Australia - Realigned by Becca Seymour 4/29/20
B - Boston, MA - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia 1/17/20
C - Canada - Until September by Chris Scully 2/27/20
D - Deep Space - Incursion by Aleksandr Voinov 1/17/20
E - England - The Gilded Scarab by Anna Butler 4/14/20
F - France - Suite Française: Storm in June by Emmanuel Moynot 2/12/20
G - Gironde Estuary - March of the Crabs Vol. 1: The Crabby Condition by Arthur de Pins 1/25/20
H - The Harbor - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 1/1/20
I - Ireland - Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 9/14/20
J - Jail - It Can't be October Already by Jeffrey Archer 1/17/20
K - Kentucky - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 4/4/20
L - London, England - One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence 1/4/20
M - Mt. Pleasant, SC - My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 3/20/20
N - New York City, NY - Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/24/20
O - Orïsha - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 7/13/20
P - Philadelphia, PA - Independence Hall by Roland Smith 5/6/20
*Q - Quebec - Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs 5/14/20
R - Richmond, VA - Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell 11/21/20
S - San Francisco, CA - 1st to Die by James Patterson 6/11/20
T - Temeria - The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 3/17/20
U - United Kingdom - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by Jack Thorne & J.K. Rowling 1/2/20
V - Venice - The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore 5/21/20
W - Wood Branch, NC - July by Carole Humble 2/20/20
*X - Xanth - Dragon on a Pedestal by Piers Anthony 9/2/20
*Y - Pennsylvania - The Darkest Midnight in December by Jana Denardo 1/20/20
*Z - Arizona - Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn 4/29/20

Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Rules: You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns. Fictional settings are allowed. Non-specific places may be used like a ranch or a bakery. For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
List :
A. Appleton Manor . Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by K. L. Emerson - 29 Jan 20
B. Bishop's Folly . A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn - 27 Jan 20
C. California . Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle - 19 Mar 20
D. Dalton's House . A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong - 21 Apr 20
E. England . Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - 25 Jan 20
F. Flea market . A Deal to Die For by Josie Belle - 29 Mar 20
G. Gondor . The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - 12 Mar 20
H. Half Moon Gate . Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose - 19 Jan 20
I. Indiana . Death with a Dark Red Rose by Julia Buckley - 03 May 20
J. Jefferson . Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 06 July 20
K. Kensington Palace . Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose - 31 Jan 20
L. London . A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn - 16 Jan 20
M. Mayfair . Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris - 12 Jan 20
N. Northern Aggression . Kiss of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 14 Mar 20
O. Olson House . The Hidden Corpse by Debra Sennefelder - 04 July 20
P. Pork Pit . Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep - 12 Feb 20
Q*. Guild Headquarters . Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 03 Feb 20
R. Refuge . Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh - 06 Feb 20
S. Sussex Downs . The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King - 21 Mar 20
T. Tennessee . Venom by Jennifer Estep - 09 Feb 20
U*. Melbourne . Death At Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood - 04 Jan 20
V. Virginia . 50% Off Murder by Josie Belle - 28 Mar 20
W. Waterfield . Wall-to-Wall Dead by Jennie Bentley - 17 Mar 20
X*. Wrexford's House . Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose - 08 Jan 20
Y*. New York . Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson - 22 Jan 20
Z*. Plaza Hotel . Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 07 May 20

Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the locations/settings of our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places may be used like a ranch or a bakery.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
26/26
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A Atlantic Ocean A Night to Remember by Walter Lord read 1/4/20
B Beartown Sweden Beartown by Fredrik Backman read 1/6/20
C The Cotswolds England Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton read 1/7/20
D Washington District of Columbia The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L. Carter read 2/21/20
E England The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton read 1/8/20
F Framce Les Misérables by Victor Hugo read 2/6/20
GGilead The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood read 1/29/20
H Heaven’s Beach North Carolina Joyland by Stephen King read 2/25/20
I Calabria Italy In Calabria by Peter S. Beagle read 1/17/20
J Jackson Mississippi The Help by Kathryn Stockett read 1/3/20
K Krakow (Poland) Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally read 4/24/20
L Lancashire, England A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James read 1/13/20
M Lake Eden Minnesota Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/15/20
N New York City New York The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer read 1/2/20
O Oyster Bay North Carolina A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams read 1/22/20
P Pennsylvania After Anna by Lisa Scottoline read 1/22/20
Q Quincy's Gap, Virginia Carbs & Cadavers by J.B. Stanley read 6/17/20
R Ekaterinburg Russia The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen read 1/20/20
S Sumpton Harcourt The Witches' Tree by M.C. Beaton read 1/14/20
T Timber Ridge, North Carolina A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender read 1/5/20
U Unicorn Theatre Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh read 2/27/20
V Virginia Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams read 2/7/20
W Wales The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde read 1/19/20
X Bliss Texas Deadly Patterns by Melissa Bourbon read 3/15/20
Y Yorkshire England All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot read 1/24/20
Z New ZealandVintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh read 3/7/20
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A - Ancient Greece Circe by Madeline Miller,03/31/20
B - Beckford Into the Water by Paula Hawkins,01/15/20
C - Chapel Isle The Definition of Wind by Ellen Block, 04/23/20
D - Dresden Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, 04/27/20
E - England At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs,01/14/20
F - France Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay,04/02/20
G - Germany Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 06/13/20
H - Hampshire, England Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas,04/21/20
I - India A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, 05/05/20
J -Japan Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, 03/18/20
K - Kabul Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra, 04/30/20
L - London, England The Duke and I by Julia Quinn,04/19/20
M - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson, 07/14/20
N - New York The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion,04/16/20
O - Ohio Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower,04/08/20
P - Prufrock Preparatory School The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket,01/08/20
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R - Russia The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, 11/21/20
S - San Francisco, California The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende, 07/08/20
T - Titanville, Texas Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery, 07/30/20
U - Underground - Earth Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, 05/18/20
V - Venice The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan,01/13/20
W - Wyoming The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen,04/16/20
X -Essex, England The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, 04/07/20
Y - County Kerry If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern,04/14/20
Z - Auschwitz, Poland The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, 08/15/20

A-Z Locations Challenge - 2020
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
A - Atlanta, The Refugee's Billionaire by Rachelle J. Christensen (1/10/20)
B - Banbury Castle, Lady Mary Contrary by Anneka R. Walker (2/28/20)
C - Chicago, Powerplay by Heather B. Moore (1/5/20)
D - Denver, Mostly Risky by Heather B. Moore (1/3/20)
E - England, The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/21/20)
F - Florida, Extreme Devotion by Cami Checketts (1/30/20)
G - Good Ol' Days Restaurant, Kissing Cousins by Marcia Lynn McClure (3/6/20)
H - Hawaii, Love on the Rebound by Jennifer Youngblood (1/22/20)
I - Illinois, Just the Way You Are by Jessica R. Patch (1/6/20)
J - Jackson Hole, WY, The Unfinished Groom by Taylor Hart (1/8/20)
K - Kratos, Daybreak by Cheree Alsop (3/3/20)
L - London, A Provision for Love by Heather Chapman (1/12/20)
M - Montana, Her Snow Valley Fake New Year's Eve Boyfriend by Taylor Hart (1/1/20)
N - Nowhere, WA, The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan (1/2/20)
O - Oregon, The Christmas Ring by Shanna Hatfield (1/4/20)
P - Prosperity Ranch, One Summer Day by Heather B. Moore (2/10/20)
Q* - toQuerville, UT, Cowboy Reality Romance: Jaxon by Erica Penrod (3/7/20)
R - Rome, Give Me a Dream by Zoe Ann Wood (1/7/20)
S - Somerstone, Tabitha's Folly by Jen Geigle Johnson (1/19/20)
T - Tertium Park, His Unexpected Heiress by Sally Britton (2/6/20)
U - Utah, A Perfect Rescue by Daniel Banner (1/16/20)
V - Virginia, Supernaturally by Kiersten White (1/13/20)
W - Wyoming, Rebound by Sophia Summers (1/15/20)
X* - oXfordshire, England, Kit and Elizabeth by Karen Tuft (1/10/20)
Y* - Yorkshire, England, Mistaken Identity by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (1/18/20)
Z* - cuZco, Peru, Sparks Will Fly by Daniel Banner (1/17/20)

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the locations/settings of our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
EXAMPLE:
A - Australia - The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
B - Brighton, England - Dead Simple - Peter James
C - California, USA - X - Sue Grafton
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Texas - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris
List:
++A Animal Rescue Center The Homeless Foal 1-18-20
++B Bakery Dept. Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" 1-1-20
++C California Parable of the Sower 1-4-20
++D Denver The Hospital Suite 1-6-20
++E England Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book 1-11-20
++F Forest Bear Stays Up for Christmas 1-8-20
++G Gym Our Hero 1-4-20
++H House/Home Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door 1-4-20
++I Insane Asylum Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20
++J Japan Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History 2-20-20
++K Kansas A Constellation of Roses 1-18-20
++L Lily pads I Can Read About Frogs and Toads

++M Mountain My Little Small 1-18-20
++N North Carolina Christmas at the Lakeside Resort 1-3-20
++O Olympus D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 1-8-20 (Home of the Gods)
++P (Pennysylvania) Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets 1-31-20 (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania)
++Q* (Congo SQuare) Freedom in Congo Square 2-21-20 (Congo Square in New Orleans, LA)
++R Racetrack Field of Thirteen 2-12-20
++S School Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School 1-11-20
++T Tibet To a Mountain in Tibet 1-8-20
++U United States The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment 1-6-20
++V Virginia No Nest for the Wicket 1-21-20
++W Whole World/Worldwide You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons: The World on One Cartoon a Day 1-18-20
++X* Texas Disabled Dogs 3-10-20 (Seagoville, TX)
++Y Yard Sale Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20
++Z* VeneZuela My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile 3-6-20 (She lived there for some years.)

Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
26/26 Completed. Finish!!
List:
A:Alaska:Alaska-Rebecca Ratliff 3/17/20
B:Boston:Hardwired-Meredith Wild 4/04/20
C:Chicago:Broken Course-Aly Martinez 4/29/20
D:Dallas:Date with a Devil-June Winters 1/13/20
E:England:Enchanting Sebastian-Kristen Proby 6/08/20
F:Florida:Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part One-T.M. Frazier 6/11/20
G:Greece:Greece-Rebecca Ratliff 4/07/20
H:Houston:Nikolai-Roxie Rivera 4/01/20
I:Italy:Inferno: Part 1-T.K. Leigh 2/03/20
J:Jamaica:Risky Pleasures-Brenda Jackson 5/26/20
K:Kilgore, Texas:May Contain Wine-Lani Lynn Vale 5/14/20
L:Los Angeles:Driven-K. Bromberg 7/10/20
M:Manhattan:Bared to You-Sylvia Day 5/20/20
N:North Carolina:Cedric-Lane Hart 4/07/20
O:Oklahoma:Crash-Susan Fanetti 5/21/20
P:Philadelphia:Sweet Temptation-Cora Reilly 7/10/20
Q:Queens, New York:Riley-Christopher Harlan 4/17/20
R:Rhode Island:Footsteps-Susan Fanetti 7/01/20
S:Spain:Love, in Spanish-Karina Halle 2/13/20
T:Tennessee:Screw-Lilly Atlas 7/08/20
U:Uncertain, Texas:Whiskey Neat-Lani Lynn Vale 6/17/20
V:Vermont:Steadfast-Sarina Bowen 6/16/20
W:Wisconsin:The Fire Between High & Lo-Brittainy C. Cherry 6/01/20
X:KnoXville,Kentucky:Black and Blue-Cynthia Rayne 5/04/20
Y:New York:Corrupting Cinderella-Autumn Jones Lake 4/23/20
Z:New Zealand:New Zealand-Brandi Ratliff 4/19/20



























12 of 26
Aiaia Circe by Madeline Miller (1/18)
Bayview One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus (3/4)
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Desert Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (4/4)
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Faerie The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (3/8)
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Ixia Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (3/1)
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Thebes The Bacchae by Euripides (2/17)
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Town is called Autumn Vale, any chance I can use it for the V? or would it only count as an A location? thanks!
Tari wrote: "Question for JoAnne (hopefully I didn't miss seeing something similar)
Town is called Autumn Vale, any chance I can use it for the V? or would it only count as an A location? thanks!"
Sorry that would an A.
Town is called Autumn Vale, any chance I can use it for the V? or would it only count as an A location? thanks!"
Sorry that would an A.

No prob, that's what I thought but figured it couldn't hurt to ask ;) I'll try and find a cozy set in Vermont. :)
Tari wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Sorry that would an A."
No prob, that's what I thought but figured it couldn't hurt to ask ;) I'll try and find a cozy set in Vermont. :)"
Have you looked through Places p 146? V begins almost at the bottom.
No prob, that's what I thought but figured it couldn't hurt to ask ;) I'll try and find a cozy set in Vermont. :)"
Have you looked through Places p 146? V begins almost at the bottom.

Have you looked through Places p 146? V begins almost at the bottom."
I'll go check it out, and I just remembered a good site for cozy locations, cozy-mystery.com Thanks!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
26/26-finished 5/3/20
Countries, states, cities, towns, counties, fictional ok, non-specific ok (i.e. bakery, ranch)
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
Arborville, NJ--Murder, She KnitPeggy Ehrhart 1/9/20
Baker Street B&B--Cherry Pie or Die CeeCee James 1/15/20
Cape May, NJ--Theater Nights Are Murder Libby Klein 1/2/20
Donut Shop--Glazed Murder Jessica Beck 1/17/20
England--The Bodies in the Library Marty Wingate 1/25/20
Florida--Sunshine Hunter Maddie Cochere 1/7/20
Gold Springs, CA--Raining Men and Corpses Anne R. Tan 1/12/20
Hearts Grove, WA--A Body Below Ground Danielle Collins 1/6/20
Ireland--Dead in Dublin Catie Murphy 1/21/20
Japan--The Daydreamer Detective S.J. Pajonas 2/18/20
Kauwai--Ukulele Murder Leslie Langtry 2/8/20
Lucky Cove, NY--Silenced in Sequins Debra Sennefelder 1/16/20
Misty Falls, OR--Death of a Dapper Snowman Angela Pepper 1/11/20
New Hampshire--BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20
Ohio--Matchmaking Can Be Murder Amanda Flower 1/10/20
Palm Springs--Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
Queens, NY--Here Comes the Body Maria DiRico 2/26/20
Riverwood, IN--Death in a Budapest Butterfly Julia Buckley 2/24/20
Suburbia--Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
Taylorsford, VA--Bound for Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/22/20
UK--(traveled there from usual Massachusetts, this book set there) There's A Murder Afoot Vicki Delany 1/5/20
Virginia-The Diva Spices It Up Krista Davis 5/3/20
Whipper Will Junction--Christmas Jam...boree Donna Walo Clancy 1/18/20
X-KnoX Hills--Cold as a Witch's Toffee Sara Bourgeois 2/11/20
Y--BlueberrY Cove--Hems and Homicide Elizabeth Penney 1/19/20
Z--New Zealand--The Long Island Iced Tea Goodbye Emily Selby 3/30/20
COMPLETION POST
Aleppo in Syria – the beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy lefteri 28.01.20
Brooklyn – the summer of impossible things – rowan coleman 04.05.20
California – The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
D Dendale – on Beulah height – reginald hill 19.05.20
Exeter crown court - One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
Florida - Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
Germany - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20
Hundred Acre Wood - Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
Italy - Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
Jordan - A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
Khandwa - Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
Lancaster – the familiars – Stacey halls 26.01.20
Myfleet manor - A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
Norway – the frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
Oxford - The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
Paris – The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
Queens – faithful – alice Hoffman 29.05.20
R Rome – deposed – David barbaree 12.04.20
Scotland – song of the dolphin boy – Elizabeth laird 28.01.20
Tangier – the isle of dogs – patricia cornwell 12.02.20
UK - The House at Pooh Corner – A.A. Milne – 15.01.20
Virginia – th1rt3en – steve Cavanagh 27.01.20
Watford – wham! George and me – Andrew Ridgeley 21.02.20
X X Texas – moonrise – sarah crossan 03.05.20
York – how to stop time – matt haig 15.02.20
Zafrica - CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20
Aleppo in Syria – the beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy lefteri 28.01.20
Brooklyn – the summer of impossible things – rowan coleman 04.05.20
California – The 18th Abduction - James Patterson – 14.01.20
D Dendale – on Beulah height – reginald hill 19.05.20
Exeter crown court - One Little Lie – Sam Carrington – 17.01.20
Florida - Black Out – Lisa Unger - 07.01.20
Germany - The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20
Hundred Acre Wood - Winnie-the-pooh – a.a.milne – 02.01.20
Italy - Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore – 06.01.20
Jordan - A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
Khandwa - Lion – saroo Brierley – 22.01.20
Lancaster – the familiars – Stacey halls 26.01.20
Myfleet manor - A Guilty Thing Surprised – Ruth Rendell – 04.01.20
Norway – the frozen woman – jon Michelet 09.02.20
Oxford - The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
Paris – The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas - 13.01.20
Queens – faithful – alice Hoffman 29.05.20
R Rome – deposed – David barbaree 12.04.20
Scotland – song of the dolphin boy – Elizabeth laird 28.01.20
Tangier – the isle of dogs – patricia cornwell 12.02.20
UK - The House at Pooh Corner – A.A. Milne – 15.01.20
Virginia – th1rt3en – steve Cavanagh 27.01.20
Watford – wham! George and me – Andrew Ridgeley 21.02.20
X X Texas – moonrise – sarah crossan 03.05.20
York – how to stop time – matt haig 15.02.20
Zafrica - CrossFire – Malorie Blackman – 03.01.20

























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A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the locations/settings of our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a location/setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.
EXAMPLE:
A - Australia - The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
B - Brighton, England - Dead Simple - Peter James
C - California, USA - X - Sue Grafton
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Texas - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris
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Challenge Rules
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*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
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