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2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021

It's time to start looking for those locations, A to Z!

To complete the challenge, read a book set in a location that begins with a letter of the alphabet, working your way through from A to Z. It can be real or ficitonal.

For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z - the letter need only appear in the name of the location. It does not need to be the first letter.

Minimum 6 Aussie authors

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here


2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
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Participants

✅Alex
Alexandra
✅Amanda
✅Andrea
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Cherie
✅Clare
Deborah
Dree
✅Elisabeth
✅Jane
✅Janelle
✅Janine
✅Jazzy
✅Jennifer
✅Jenny
✅Jonquil
✅Kahlia
Kali
✅Kerri_M
Kim
✅Kim - UK
✅Krystal
✅Kylie H
Leonie
✅Lorraine
Lyndall
✅Mel
Michelle
Niamh
✅Nicole
✅Phrynne
✅Rachael
Sarah Y
✅Sarah (Hobart)
#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trevor
✅Trish
✅Veronique
✅Zoey

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A: Amherst Island - Return to the Island by Kate Hewitt 5★s 11/1/21
B: Bundilla - Snowy Mountains Daughter by Alissa Callen 5★s 20/1/21 AA
C: Crackenback - Crackenback by Lee Christine 5★s 24/1/21 AA
D: Dubbo - Starting from Scratch by Penelope Janu 5★s 2/1/21 AA
E: Essex - The Forest of Moon and Sword by Amy Raphael 4★s 8/1/21
F: Florida - A Killer's Daughter by Jenna Kernan 5★s 0/2/21
G: Granite Springs - The Life She Creates by Maggie Christensen 5★s 12/1/21 AA
H: Heartbreak Bay - Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine 5★s 3/3/21
I: Illawarra - The Truth & Addy Loest by Kim Kelly 4★s 19/1/21 AA
J: Jersey - Appraisal for Murder by Elaine Orr 4★s 20/5/21
K: Killman Creek - Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 5★s 26/5/21
L: Lakemore - Their Frozen Graves by Ruhi Choudhary 4★s 8/1/21
M: Monte Sole, Italy - The Longest Echo by Eoin Dempsey 5★s 7/2/21
N: New York - Hide and Seek by James Patterson 5★s 19/3/21
O: Ohio - Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo 21/2/21
P: Painters Mill - Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 5★s 5/1/21
Q: Queensland - The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon 5★s 15/1/21 AA
R: Rose of the Sea - First Fate by Kendall Talbot 4★s 13/1/21 AA
S: Sydney - Elizabeth & Elizabeth by Sue Williams 4★s 11/1/21 AA
T: Tasmania - A Week to Remember by Esther Campion 5★s 15/2/21 AA
U: Ulster - Cat And Mouse by Tim Vicary 4★s 19/2/21
V: Virginia - The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold 2★s 14/1/21
W: Wirralong - A Nanny Called Alice by Barbara Hannay 5★s 1/4/21 AA
X: Paradox Lake - Paradox Lake by Vincent Zandri 2★s 16/5/21
Y: Yulin - Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder 5★s 13/2/21
Z: New Zealand - From the Ashes by Deborah Challinor 5★s 30/5/21

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A Apple Springs. Hope, Faith, and a Corpse by Laura Jensen Walker 4 stars 3/1/21
B Belfast. In the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKinty AA 5 stars 7/1/21
C Canberra. Melpomene's Daughter by Cassandra Page AA 3 stars 22/4/21
D Dorset. Old Soldiers Never Die by Margaret Mayhew 4 stars 27/2/21
E England. Down to the Woods by M.J. Arlidge 4 stars 12/9/21
F France. The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet 3 stars 20/2/21
G Georgia. When You See Me by Lisa Gardner 5 stars 5/2/21
H Hawkesbury River. The Reach by B. Michael Radburn AA 4 stars 25/1/21
I Isle of Man. Aunt Bessie Decides by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 8/1/21
J Japan. Neuromancer by William Gibson 5 stars 19/6/21
K Kilbane. Murder in an Irish Bookshop: A Cozy Irish Murder Mystery by Carlene O'Connor 4 stars 12/1/21
L Los Angeles. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly 3 stars 9/1/21
M Magic Springs. One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 4 stars 12/4/21
N Norfolk.book:The Lantern Men|44148076] by Elly Griffiths 5 stars 17/4/21
O Oxford. A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna AA 4 stars 9/1/21
P Port Meirion. Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson 4 stars 17/7/21
Q. Queensland. The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird 4 stars 6/4/21
R River's End. The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri ClarkAA 4 stars 27/9/21
S Sydney.Her Last Words by Kim Kelly AA 5 stars 15/1/21
T Transylvania. Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen 4 stars 8/3/21
U UK. Looking Good Dead by Peter James 4 stars 5/8/21
V The Vale of the White Horse. None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett AA 5 stars 23/2/21
W Washington. The Innocent by David Baldacci 4 stars 19/2/21
X Xiosphant. The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders 3 stars 4/2/21
Y New York. Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 10/2/21
Z Zalindov.The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni AA 4 stars 23/3/21

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
21/26
Minimum 6 Aussie authors

A:AdelaideMelting Moments by Anna Goldsworthy AA Read 4.5 stars 8 March
B:Brisbane Riptides by Kirsten Alexander AA Read 4 stars 28 March
C:Canberra The Marmalade Files by Steve Lewis AA Read 3 stars 7 March
D:Darwin All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA
E:England The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 5 stars 6/5/21
F:FranceThe Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen 5 stars 6/5/21
G:Geraldton The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph Stow AA Read 5 stars 20/2/21
H:Harvard Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks AA Read 22/3/21 4 stars
I:Ireland The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy Read 24/3/21 4 stars
J:Japan There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura 4 stars 20/2/21
K:Kentucky The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
L:Louisiana The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate 5 stars 18/7/21
M:Murray River The Choke by Sofie Laguna AA
N:Nevada Don't Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin Read 4.5 stars 28/4/21
O:Oxford Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason AA 5 stars 5/5/21
P: Petrograd - The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri TurnerAA 4 stars 27/1/21
Q:Queensland The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird AA
R:Rhode Island Three Novels of Old New York: The House of Mirth; The Custom of the Country; The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
S:Sydney Benevolence by Julie Janson AA Read 3 stars 22/2/21
T:Townsville Affection by Ian Townsend AA Read 4 stars 27/1/21
U: Utah The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber 4 stars 14/3/21
V:VictoriaWearing Paper Dresses by Anne Brinsden AA 5 stars 10/2/21
W:Western Australia Honeybee by Craig Silvey AA 4 stars 27/1/21
X: New Mexico Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather L 1923 4 stars 4/7/21
Y:York Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Z: Zanzibar The Sultan's Daughter by Jane Downing AA 4 stars 21/3/21


Still to read

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26
COMPLETE!

A: Addington Isle - Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham Review Here
B: Boston - Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson Review Here
C: Chanceaux Valley - The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith Review Here
D: Daraya - The Book Collectors of Daraya by Delphine Minoui Review Here
E: Emberfall - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Review Here
F: Fantasticland - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven Review Here
G: Greece - Lost Temple by Tom Harper Review Here
H: Harrow Lake - Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis Review Here
I: Italy - City of Vengeance by D.V. Bishop Review Here
J: Japan - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa Review Here
K: Kingdom of Tal - Mark of Fire by Richard Phillips Review Here
L: Lakesedge - Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone Review Here
M: Manhattan - Citizen Girl by Emma McLaughlin Review Here
N: Nazare - The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones Review Here
O: Oregon - The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding Review Here
P: Pisgah National Forest - The Woods Are Always Watching Review Here
Q: Queensland - Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York (AA) Review Here
R: Ravka - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Review Here
S: Sydney - Loving Lizzie March by Susannah Hardy (AA) Review Here
T: Tanzania - Hard Rain by Irma Venter Review Here
U: USA - Flip-Flops and Murder by H.Y. Hanna (AA) Review Here
V: Victoria - Wild Place by Christian White (AA) Review Here
W: Warrigal - Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath (AA) Review Here
X: New Mexico - The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore Review Here
Y: Yale - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Review Here
Z: Zalindov - The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni (AA) Review Here

Book titles to come soon...
2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
25/26 (min 6AA)

A: Andalucia - Under The Spanish Stars by Alli Sinclair AA 5 stars
B: Bosnia - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks AA 4 stars
C: Crescent City - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 5 stars
D: Dunsborough - The Maxwell Sisters by Loretta Hill AA 5 stars
E: Edbrook - Haunted by James Herbert 4 stars
F: Faelan Reservation - Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars
G: Geelong - The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser AA 5 stars
H: Houston, Texas - Hunter by Jack Heath AA 5 stars
I: Israel - Return of the Prophet by Greig Beck AA 5 stars
J: Jacobsville, Texas - Heartless by Diana Palmer 4 stars
K: Kentucky - The Somerset Girls by Lori Foster AA 5 stars
L: Los angeles - Written in Blood by Chris Carter 4 stars
M: Montana - Her Big Sky Cowboy by Alissa CallenAA 5 stars
N: New York - NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson 4 stars
O: Oklahoma - Oklahoma Starshine by Maggie Shayne 4 stars
P: Penraven - Tyrant's Blood by Fiona McIntosh AA 5 stars
Q: Queensland - Savannah's Secret by Mandy Magro AA 5 stars
R: Remarkable Bay - Christmas at Remarkable Bay by Victoria Purman AA 4 stars
S: Sleepyside - The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell 4 stars
T: Texas - Texas Proud by Diana Palmer 4 stars
U: USA - Hold Me, Cowboy by Alissa Callen AA 5 stars
V: Victoria - Demon's Dance by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars
W: West Gippsland, Victoria - Jackson's Track by Daryl Tonkin AA 3 stars
X: Texas - A Texas Christmas Wish by Alissa Callen AA 4 stars
Y: Sleepyside - The Gatehouse Mystery by Julie Campbell 5 stars
Z: Arizona - Kane by Sawyer Bennett 4 stars

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 (Min 6 AA)

A: Agnes Banks - The Naturalist's Daughter by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 5/3/21 4*
B: Brisbane - Riptides by Kirsten Alexander(AA) READ 14/1/21 3*
C: Cotswolds - The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon(AA) READ 21/3/21 4*
D: Deepwater Gorge - Under the Midnight Sky by Anna Romer(AA) READ 7/1/21 4*
E: England - Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon READ 13/1/21 3*
F: Fairhaven - Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey(AA) READ 13/2/21 3*
G: Getaway Bay - The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York(AA) READ 7/2/21 3*
H: Hawaii - Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman READ 3/1/21 5*
I: India - The Emerald Affair by Janet MacLeod Trotter READ 30/1/21 4*
J: Jaipur - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi READ 12/1/21 4*
K: Kiev - Sisters of War by Lana Kortchik(AA) READ 27/2/21 4*
L: Los Angeles - Sunset Express by Robert Crais READ 2/3/21 3*
M: Miners Ridge - When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard(AA) READ 18/2/21 5*
N: New York City - Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle READ 2/1/21 2*
O: Oxford - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams(AA) READ 15/2/21 4*
P: Paris - Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman READ 19/1/21 3*
Q: Queensland - Under the Golden Sun by Jenny Ashcroft READ 14/3/21 4*
R: Renmark - The Good Woman of Renmark by Darry Fraser(AA) READ 8/2/21 3*
S: Shipwreck Bay - The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra(AA) READ 18/4/21 4*
T: Tehran - The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali READ 15/1/21 4*
U: USA - You Betrayed Me by Lisa Jackson READ 10/1/21 2*
V: Victoria - Where Fortune Lies by Mary-Anne O'Connor(AA) READ 4/1/21 4*
W: Western Australia - The Drifter by Anthea Hodgson(AA) READ 8/3/21 4*
X: Mexico - Sunstroke by Jesse Kellerman READ 20/5/21 2*
Y: York - Something To Tell You by Lucy Diamond READ 23/5/21 3*
Z: Zambezi by Tony Park(AA) READ 6/5/21 4*

Saving my spot - another great annual challenge and this one is a new idea that I haven't seen before - love it!

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 @15-JUL-2021

A: Atlanta - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 2*
B: Banksia Bay - The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker AA 4*
C: Canberra - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA 4*
D: Dungatar - The Dressmaker's Secret by Rosalie Ham AA 4*
E: Evelyn Bay - The Survivors by Jane Harper AA 4*
F: France - Paris Dreaming by Anita Heiss AA 2*
G: Georgia - The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4*
H: Hoth - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher 4*
I: Indonesia - Marauder by Clive Cussler 5*
J: Jhootha Island, India - Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler 4*
K: Korea - The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong 4*
L: London - The Queen and I by Sue Townsend 4*
M: Milford - No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay 5*
N: Northern Territory - Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton AA 5*
O: The Ozarks - The Witness by Nora Roberts 4*
P: Pleasantville, Tennessee - The Sentinel by Lee Child 3*
Q: Queensland - Cherry by Annie Seaton AA 4*
R: Rowley Regis, UK - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons 4*
S: Sydney - Fall by Candice Fox AA 5*
T: Tasmania - Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie AA 4*
U: Upper Manhattan - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 5*
V: Virgin River - Virgin River by Robyn Carr 4*
W: Washington DC - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 3*
X: Mexico - To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 3*
Y: Yorkshire - Caedmon's Song by Peter Robinson 4*
Z: The Zone of Exclusion - Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith 2*

This is a new one to our group Jane :) I always enjoy this one!

So exciting seeing all the 2021 challenges arriving!

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26
6/6 AAs

A: American southwest The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint finished Jan5 4*
B: Barker, SA The Shearer's Wife by Fleur McDonald fin Jan18 5* AA
C: Canada Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales by Margaret Atwood fin Jan19 4*
D: Delft, Netherlands Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier fin Mar4 4*
E: Egypt Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively finished Jan2 4*
F: France Super-Cannes by J.G. Ballard finished Jan22 4*
G: Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. finished Jan13 4*
H: Hunter Valley The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper finished Dec12 4*
I: Isle of Skye Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole finished Feb24 4*
J: Japan The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa finished Feb11 4*
K: Kiewarra The Dry by Jane Harper finished Mar28 4* AA
L: London The Wind from Nowhere by J.G. Ballard finished Jan17 3*
M: Menlo Beach The Way it is Now by Garry Disher finished Dec16 4* AA
N: NSW Trust by Chris Hammer finished Jan8 4* AA
O: Oakgate The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell finished Feb27 4*
P: Paris The Kill finished Jan16 5*
Q: Quebec The Favourite Game by Leonard Cohen finished Feb16 5*
R: Russia The Captain's Daughter finished Jan9
S: Stratford Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell finished Jan3 5*
T: Tucson The Wood Wife by Terri Windling finished Jan29 4*
U: United Kingdom About a Boy by Nick Hornby finished Apr17 4*
V: Venice The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan finished Feb15 4*
W: Western Australia The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton finished Jan10 4* AA
X: The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia finished Apr20 4*
Y: Yorkshire The Brontë Myth by Lucasta Miller finished July19 5*
Z: Zenobia A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass finished Oct11 3*

Does a country count as a location? Asking as We Need New Names is set in a couple of towns in Zimbabwe, which would sort out Z for me.

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A: Ardnakelty - The Searcher - Tana French - 2.5* - 20/01/2021
B: Bluebird - Bluebird - Malcolm Knox - AA - 2.5* - 02/02/2021
C: Columbia - The Bitch - Pilar Quintana - 3* - 14/01/2021
D: Dunedin - The Other Girl - C.D. Major - 2.5* - 24/05/2021
E: England - The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 4* - 13/03/2021
F: Fremantle - Death Leaves the Station - Alexander Thorpe - AA - 07/02/2021 - 3.5*
G: Gloucestershire - The Constant Rabbit - Jasper Fforde - 3.5* - 04/02/2021
H: Hughlon - Infinite Splendours - Sofie Laguna - AA - 3.5* - 03/01/2021
I: Iraq - When the Apricots Bloom - Gina Wilkinson - AA - 3* - 23/01/2021
J: Jamaica Inn - Jamaica Inn - Daphne du Maurier - 3.5* - 02/06/2021
K: Kentucky - Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel - Leesa Cross-Smith - 4* - 25/02/2021
L: Ludwigsfelde - The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage - Anja Reich-Osang - 3.5* - 03/01/2021
M: The Moors - Down Among the Sticks and Bones - Seanan McGuire - 3* - 14/01/2021
N: Naples - The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante - 3* - 17/02/2021
O: Oxford - Magpie Lane - Lucy Atkins - 4* - 12/01/2021
P: Port Davey - The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flanagan - AA - 10/01/2021
Q: Queensland - Jack - Judy Johnson - AA - 2.5* - 05/01/2021
R: Repentance - Repentance - Alison Gibbs - AA - 10/02/2021 - 3.5*
S: Scotland - Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart - 4* - 15/02/2021
T: Tiverton - Consolation - Disher Garry - AA - 19/02/2021
U: United Kingdom - Sorrow and Bliss - Meg Mason - AA - 27/01/2021 - 4*
V: Vermont - The Broken Girls - Simone St. James - 3.5* - 05/03/2021
W: Washington DC - The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir - Samantha Power - 4* - 07/01/2021
X: oXnard - All My Mother's Lovers - Ilana Masad - 3.5* - 10/03/2021
Y: York - Lost For Words - Stephanie Butland - 3.5* - 28/04/2021
Z: New Zealand - Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh - 3* - 25/03/2021

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A Australia - The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough AA ★★★★ (12/6)
B Boonah - The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird AA ★★★★ (15/5)
C China - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan AA ★★★★★ (16/10)
D Delft - Death in Delft by Graham Brack ★★★★ (22/3)
E Elira - The Councillor by E.J. Beaton AA ★★★★ (31/1)
F France - The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant ★ (16/1)
G Garden Heights - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas ★★★★ (12/4)
H The Hundred Isles - Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker ★★★★ (11/1)
I Iceland - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent AA ★★★★ (15/7)
J Japan - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ★★ (18/6)
K Kekon - Jade War by Fonda Lee ★★★★ (17/4)
L London - The Serpent's Mark by S.W. Perry ★★★★ (6/2)
M Malibu - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★ (27/6)
N Nigeria - Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor ★★★★ (16/3)
O Oceania - Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson ★★★★ (26/1)
P Petrograd - The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner AA ★★★ (17/1)
Q Queensland - The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair AA ★★★★ (5/3)
R Ravka - Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★ (21/4)
S Sheffield - The Split by Laura Kay ★★★ (21/2)
T Teixcalaan - A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine ★★★★ (11/3)
U United States - Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★ (17/3)
V Victoria - One Hundred Days by Alice Pung AA ★★★ (27/6)
W Winterfells - Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier AA ★★★★ (28/10)
X Huaxia - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao ★★★ (31/7)
>Y Yorktown - Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan & Alyssa Cole ★★★★ (23/12)
Z Nadezra - The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick ★★★★★ (12/10)

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge

Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26 / 26

A: Alice Springs -- The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur -- AA -- 5★ - 30/05/2021
B: Blinman -- Indigo Storm by Fleur McDonald -- AA - 5★ -- 30 / 03 / 2021
C: Cotswolds -- The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon -- 4★ -- 15 / 07 / 2021
D: Darwin -- Still by Matt Nable -- AA -- 4★ -- 08 / 08 / 2021
E: England A Dissection of Murder by Felicity Young -- 30 / 07 / 2021
F: Freemantle -- Heaven Sent by Alan Carter -- 3★ -- 15/05/2021
G: Germany -- The German Heiress by Anika Scott -- 3★ -- 25 / 07/2021
H: Holy Island -- Thorn in My Side by Sheila Quigley -- 4★ -- 3/08/2021
I: Ireland -- Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor -- 5★ -- 26 Sept 2021
J: Jimdabyne -- Lost and Found by Suzanne Cass --AA -- 5★ -- 04 / 01 / 2021
K: Kent -- Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett -- 5★ -- 05/06/2021
L: London -- Deadly Secrets by Robert Bryndza -- 5★ -- 26 Sept 2021
M: Moorabool -- The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland -- AA -- 5★ -- 15/05/2021
N: New Orleans -- The Plantation by Chris Kuzneski -- 3★ -- 06/05/2021
O: Oregon -- Targeted by Kendra Elliot -- 5★ -- 12 / 06 / 2021
P: Portland -- The Girl in the Glass by James Hayman -- 5★ -- 21 / 04 / 2021
Q: Queensland -- The Bush Telegraph by Fiona McArthur -- AA -- 5★ -- 12/06/2021
R: Rock Harbor -- Beyond a Doubt by Colleen Coble -- 5★ -- 09 / 06 /2021
S: South Australia -- The Shearer's Wife by Fleur McDonald -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/06/2021
T: Tasmania -- The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon -- AA -- 4★ -- 04/06/2021
U: USA -- The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly -- 5★ -- 13/08/2021
V: Victoria -- Bottlebrush Creek by Maya Linnell -- AA -- 5★ -- 30/06/2021
W: Wiltshire -- None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett -- 5★ -- 19 Jan 2021
X: Mexico -- Mexican Gothic -- Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- 3★ -- 10/07/2021
Y: Yorkshire -- The Missing Wife by Roger Silverwood -- 5★ -- 05/07/2021
Z: New Zealand -- Just This Once by Rosalind James -- 3★ -- 02/10/2021

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26
(min 6AA)

A: Atlanta - Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews ✅ 4* (18/02)
B: Baltimore - Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose ✅ 3* (02/02)
C: Cornucopia - The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling ✅ 4* (11/02)
D: Denton - Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (19/09)
E: England - Harvest by Frank Tayell ✅ 3* (12/01)
F: Fell (New York) - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James ✅ 4* (02/01)
G: George’s River - Fifty Fifty by Candice Fox AA ✅ 3* (25/04)
H: Hybern - A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas ✅ 4* (11/06)
I: Ireland - The Guest List by Lucy Foley ✅ 4* (19/06)
J: Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine - 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King ✅ 4* (20/01)
K: Kiewarra - The Dry by Jane Harper AA ✅ 3* (17/03)
L: London - When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham AA ✅ 3* (17/08)
M: Minneapolis - Ice Cold Heart by P.J. Tracy ✅ 5* (17/01)
N: New York - Win by Harlan Coben ✅ 3* (22/05)
O: The Oasis - Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline ✅ 4* (31/03)
P: Panem - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins ✅ 3* (01/01)
Q: Queensland - The Baby Doctor by Fiona McArthur AA ✅ 2* (06/05)
R: Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Westville, USA - The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben ✅ 4* (07/01)
S: South Africa - The Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly AA ✅ 4* (12/03)
T: The Tearling - Beneath the Keep: A Novel of the Tearling by Erika Johansen ✅ 4* (06/09)
U: USA - World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming ✅ 5* (28/02)
V: Vermont - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James ✅ 3* (13/04)
W: Western Australia - Never Never by Candice Fox AA ✅ 4* (01/01)
X: Mexico - Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ✅ 2* (07/07)
Y: New York - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb ✅ 4* (27/1)
Z: Zimbabwe - Zambezi by Tony Park ✅ 3* (31/5)

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2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
2/26

A: Almeria - Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
B: Brighton - Here We Are by Graham Swift
C: Corfu - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
D: Dorset - Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
E: Egypt - Making it Up by Penelope Lively
F: France - The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
G: Greece - Circe by Madeline Miller
H: Hobs Hallow - All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter AA
I: Iraq - When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson AA 28/01/2021 4*
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K: Korea - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
L: London - Small Island by Andrea Levy
M: Melbourne - Fall Girl by Toni Jordan AA
N: New Salem - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
O: Oxford - The Imitator by Rebecca Starford AA 05/03/2021 3.5*
P: Peshawar - A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
Q: Queensland - Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie AA
R: Reykjavik - Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland by Sarah Moss
S: Scotland - The Ninth Child by Sally Magnusson
T: Texas - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
U: USA - The Library Book by Susan Orlean
V: Victoria - The Broken Shore by Peter Temple AA
W: West Indies - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
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Y: Yarra River - Ghost River by Tony Birch AA
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Trevor wrote: "Does a country count as a location? Asking as We Need New Names is set in a couple of towns in Zimbabwe, which would sort out Z for me."

Yes that would work fine Trevor :)

Janelle wrote: "So exciting seeing all the 2021 challenges arriving!

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I agree Janelle :)

Welcome all - everyone is linked to here :)

Brenda wrote: "Trevor wrote: "Does a country count as a location? Asking as We Need New Names is set in a couple of towns in Zimbabwe, which would sort out Z for me."

Yes that would work fine Tre..."

Thanks, Brenda

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A: Ashland USA - Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep 4 stars
B: Budapest - Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister3 stars
C: California - Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 3 stars
D: Detroit USA - The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 4.5 stars
E: England - The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel 3.5 stars
F: France - Die for Me by Amy Plum 4 stars
G: Gold Coast - Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Guerilla Knitters Institute by Maggie Groff AA 4 stars
H: Hapiness - The Little Village of Happiness by Holly Martin 4 stars
I: Ireland - Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie3 stars
J: Japan - Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa 4 stars
K: Kangaroo Island - Heart of the Grass Tree by Molly Murn AA 3 stars
L: London - Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister 3 stars
M: Melbourne - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA 3 stars
N: New York - Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco4.5 stars
O: Ohio - Unwind by Neal Shusterman 4 stars
P: Peach Cove Island - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young 3.5 stars
Q: Quindicott USA - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly 3 stars
R: Rookwood - The Haunting of Rookward House by Darcy Coates 2.5 stars
S: Sydney - Electric Blue by Paul F. Verhoeven AA 4 stars
T: Tasmania - The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy AA 3 stars
U: Utah - Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong 4 stars
V: Virginia - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis 3 stars
W: Western Australia - Paper Planes by Steve Worland AA 4 stars
X: Oxford - The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren3.5 stars
Y: Yorkshire - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 3.5 stars
Z: New Zealand - Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh 3 stars

You're linked Cherie - you're very quick, having them all done already!!

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 as of 8 December 2021
Love this challenge - makes me feel like I have lots of travel ahead of me :-).

READ
Afghanistan: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
Brisbane: Intruder by Christine Bongers AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Cambodia: A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree by Shamini Flint
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Dresden: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)
Egypt: The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith (Initially I thought this book was set in Egypt, but it is mainly set in Ethiopia and only a little in England and Egypt - how many Es can I cover with one book :-)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
France: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars)
Green Valley (Tennessee) - Fictional Town: Beard Science by Penny Reid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Hollywood: Midnight Blue by L.J. Shen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Istanbul: The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
Janus Rock (Fictional in WA): The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Kent: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
London: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
Medora (Fictional): Akarnae by Lynette Noni AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
New York City: I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
Oxford: The Royal We by Heather Cocks
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars)
Paris: The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: The Hidden World of a Paris Atelier by Thad Carhart
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
Queensland: The Dairy Farmer's Daughter by Sarah Williams AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars)
Rosella Cove (Fictional): The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
Santorini: One Summer in Santorini by Sandy Barker AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2 Stars)
Tacoma (Washington): I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
United States: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Virginia: Trace by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Whitsundays: The Shack by the Bay by Lea Davey AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars)
New MeXico: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
Ypsilanti (Michigan): Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
Zimbabwe: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)

TO READ

I am in! Though I will have to add books later, when I see how many (or how few) I get through in the remaining tattered shreds of December....

I'm in! This looks like fun.
2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 10/6 AA

Africa: On Leopard Rock: A Life of Adventures by Wilbur Smith
Bologna: Back to Bologna by Michael Dibdin
Canberra: Canberra by Paul Daley AA
Daintree: Daintree by Annie Seaton AA
England: And Then Mine Enemy by Alison Stuart AA
France: Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan
Gaborone: How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
Hollywood: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Italy: Suffer The Little Children by Donna Leon
Japan: The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
Kirkhill: The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Los Angeles: The Reversal by Michael Connelly
Melbourne: The Book Ninja By Ali Berg AA
New South Wales: Sunset Shadows by Bronwyn Parry AA
Ohio: Murder in a Basket by Amanda Flower
Perth: Flying the Nest by Rachael Johns AA
Queensland: Holding Out For A Hero by Amy Andrews AA
Russia: Disposable Asset by John Altman
Shetland: Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
Tours: An Englishman Amoureux by Michael Sadler
Uganda: The Wolf Hour by Sarah Myles AA
Victoria: The Goldminer's Sister by Alison Stuart AA
Warsaw: The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst
AleXandria: Justine by Laurence Durrell
Yorke Peninsula: All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard AA
Zululand: Zulu Hart by Saul David

Count me in too! I love the new criteria each year for the A-Z.

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
17/26 books read (7 Aussie Authors)

✅Atargatis Cove - The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler 4🌟
✅Blue Mountains, NSW - The Protected by Claire Zorn AA 3.5🌟
Colorado - Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Darwin - The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson AA
✅Emberfall - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 4🌟
Florida - A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
✅Geraldton - Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard AA 4🌟
✅Hawaii - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 4🌟
✅Ireland - The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth 4🌟
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
✅Ketterdam - Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 5🌟
✅Los Angeles - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 4.5🌟
✅Melbourne - Future Girl by Asphyxia AA 4🌟
✅New York - The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan 4🌟
Oregon - Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel
Philadelphia - Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
Quadara - Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte AA
✅Renovia - The Queen's Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz 3🌟
✅Sydney - Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak AA 4🌟
✅Tokyo - My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn 4🌟
✅USA (multiple states) - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson 4🌟
✅Visidia - All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace 3🌟
✅Washington State, USA - Burn by Patrick Ness 4🌟
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Yulin (fictional planet) - Chasing the Shadows by Maria V. Snyder
✅Zalindov - The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni AA 4.5🌟

Sounds great! I'd love to join!
2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
Progress: 26/26 books read AA: 19/26

A: Archer Street, Racing Quarter, Sydney, NSW (Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak AA (20/3) 5*)
B: Boolanga (A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe AA (6/4) 4*)
C: Corrigan, W.A. (Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey (28/3) 5*)
D: Devlin's Reach, Dharug National Park, NSW (The Reach by B. Michael Radburn AA (2/2) 4*)
E: Eldritch Falls (fictional), Victoria, Australia (The Falls by B. Michael Radburn AA (21/1) 4*)
F: French Alps, France (Shiver by Allie Reynolds AA (22/1) 5*)
G: Gundagai, NSW (Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss (30/9) 5*)
H: Hogarth Street (fictional), Sydney, Australia (The Family Across the Street (formerly Home Sweet Home) by Nicole Trope AA (6/8) 4.5*)
I: Isle Madam, Nova Scotia, Canada (Blood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes by Silver Donald Cameron (12/5) 4*)
J: Jericho, Oxford, UK (The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter (17/12) 4*)
K: Kent Downs AONB, United Kingdom (The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (7/2) 5*)
L: Lyle's Lodge, NSW (And Then There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer AA (18/5) 4*)
M: Melbourne, Australia (Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA (24/1) 5*)
N: Neapolis (fictional), North Carolina, USA (The Night Swim by Megan Goldin AA (3/1) 4.5*)
O: Orsk Superstore, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix (9/2) 4*)
P: Paris, France (The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale AA (28/1) 4* )
Q: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia (Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood AA (4/2) 5*)
R: Riverstone, South Island, New Zealand (Nancy Business by R.W.R. Mcdonald AA (2/9) 4.5*)
S: Shepherd Cove (fictional), Victoria, Australia (Sargasso by Kathy George AA (5/2) 4*)
T: Tasmania, Australia (The Crossing by B. Michael Radburn AA (14/1) 4*)
U: University of Durham, Durham, UK (Death Awaits in Durham by Helen Cox (22/2) 4*)
V: Valdivia, Chile (Fortune by Lenny Bartulin AA (14/2) 5*)
W: Willowbrae, Colony of New South Wales (The Ripping Tree by Nikki Gemmell AA (6/5) 4*)
X: County Wexford, Eire (Snow by John Banville (7/6) 4*)
Y: Yorkshire, UK (A Pale Horse by Charles Todd (11/1) 4*)
Z: Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe (Zambezi by Tony Park AA (15/4) 4*)

I lost my reading mojo a bit in 2020 - but this challenge suits me perfectly, so looking forward to getting it back 26/26 A.A 8/6

✅ A: The Survivors - Jane Harper - Australia A.A 10/1/2021 ★★★★
✅    B: In the Morning I'll be Gone - Adrian McKinty A.A - Belfast 25/9/2021    ★★★★
✅   C: Guilt - Jussi Adler-Olsen - Copenhagen   13/6/2021    ★★★★
✅   D: The Turn of Midnight - Minette Walters - Develish   16/7/2021    ★★★★
✅ E: One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson - Edinborough 15/2/2021 ★★ ★★
✅    F: A Darker Domain - Val McDermid - Fife 1/5/2021    ★★★★
✅ G: Paving the New Road - Sulari Gentill A.A - Germany 3/3/2021 ★★ ★★
✅ H: Cause to Kill - Blake Pierce - Harvard 10/1/2021 ★★
✅   I: The Well of Ice - Andrea Carter - Inishowen   29/5/2021    ★★★
✅ J: A Beautiful Place to Die - Malla Nunn A.A - Jacob's Rest 30/10/2021 ★★★★
✅  K: The Last Witness - Denzil Meyrick - Kinloch    3/10/2021    ★★★★
✅ L: London Rain - Nicola Upson - London 23/2/2021 ★★★☆
✅ M: Signal Loss - Garry Disher A.A - Mornington Peninsular 15/1/2021 ★★★☆
✅   N: Faithless in Death - J.D. Robb - New York   13/5/2021    ★★★☆
✅    O: On the Straight and Narrow AKA Murder at the University - Faith Martin - Oxford 27/3/2021    ★★★☆
✅   P: Her Last Breath - Linda Castillo - Painters Mill   4/10/2021    ★★★★
✅ Q: The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny - Quebec 2/1/2021 ★★★★
✅    R: Murder With the Lot - Sue Williams A.A - Rusty Bore 5/6/2021    ★★
✅ S: Trust - Chris Hammer A.A - Sydney    17/6/2021    ★★★★
✅ T: Consolation - Garry Disher A.A - Tiverton 6/3/2021 ★★★★
✅ U: The Sentinel - Lee Child - USA 16/1/2021 ★★★☆
✅ V: Friends in High Places - Donna Leon - Venice 20/2/2021 ★★★☆
✅   W: Silent Scream - Angela Marsons - West Midlands   27/8/2021    ★★★☆
✅     X: The Lost Ancestor - Nathan Dylan Goodwin - Sussex 5/4/2021    ★★★
✅ Y: Forgotten In Death - J.D. Robb - New York 6/11/2021 ★★★★
✅  Z: The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton - Katherine Hayton - New Zealand    9/8/2021    ★★☆

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Saving my spot!

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Jan 1st-Dec 31st 2021
7/26
AA 1/6

Australia - The Shiralee - D'Arcy Niland(AA)
✔️ Brooklyn - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith ★★★ 1/2
✔️ Cape Cod - We All Fall Down - Robert Cormier ★★★
Derbyshire - Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks (AA)
Edgecombe St Mary Major Pettigrew's Last Stand- Helen Simonson
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Hawaii - Moloka'i - Alan Brennert
Indiana - The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat - Edward Kelsey Moore
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✔️ New York - This is Where I Leave You - Johnathan Tropper ★★★
✔️ Ohio - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng ★★★ 1/2
✔️ Portugal - Blindness - Jose Saramago ★ 1/2
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Texas - Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
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2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A: Atlanta - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews 4★
B: Bon temps - Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 4.5★
C: Cornwall - The Lake House by Kate Morton AA 4★
D: Darwin - Memoirs of an Arresting Woman by Wendy Laing AA 3.5★
E: Eryvale - Twin Curse by Rinelle Grey AA 3.5★
F: Florida - Last Chance to Run by Dianna Love 2★
G: Glastonbury - Come Back to Me by Annie Seaton AA 3.5★
H: Hope Junction - The Road to Hope by Rachael Johns AA 5★
I: India - Prudence by Gail Carriger 2★
J: Jet City - Almost Jamie by Gina Robinson 3★
K: Kilhenny - Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen 4.5★
L: London - The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn 5★
M: Marrigang - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA 4.5★
N: New York - The Skeleton Key by Tara Moss AA 3★
O: Outer Hebrides - Coffin Road by Peter May 3.5★
P: Philadelphia - Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner 2★
Q: Queensland - Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York AA 4★
R: Rose Hill - Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns AA 5★
S: Sydney - Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss AA 4★
T: Tasmania - Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie AA 5★
U: Utopia - Utopia by Thomas More 2★
V: Virgin River - Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr 4★
W: Washington - Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 3.5★
X: Texas - Brazen by Maya Banks 3★
Y: York - Sovereign by C.J. Sansom 4★
Z: Arizona - Hounded by Kevin Hearne3.5★

Count me in as well, please.

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26
Finished! October 2021.

Will continue to add books as I find them.

Andalusia, Spain - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Finished 22/01. I thoroughly enjoyed this read ... perhaps because of my current life circumstances. Different time, different rating???? 4🌟.
Bayside, Australia - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth. AA.
Finished 10/01. Loved reading this book. What's better than a book of suspense done well? 4🌟.
Christchurch, New Zealand - The Cleaner by Paul Cleave. Finished 25/01 2.5🌟
Dallas, America - Whisper Network by Chandler Baker. 3🌟
Edinburgh, Scotland - Murder at Flood Tide by Robert McNeill. 3🌟
Fairhaven, England - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. 3🌟
Gold Coast, Australia - Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Guerilla Knitters Institute by Maggie Groff.AA. 3.5🌟
Hunter Valley, Australia - The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper. AA .
Finished 08/01. 2.5🌟. Slow start, better towards end.
India - The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh. AA. 3🌟
Jaipur, India - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. 4🌟.
Kymlinge, Sweden - The Secret Life of Mr Roos by Håkan Nesser. 2.5🌟
London, England - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary. Thoroughly enjoyable & fun read. 4🌟.
Mornington Peninsula Shire, Australia - Whispering Death by Garry Disher. 3🌟.
New York, USA - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen. Loved this read. Hard to put down till the end. 4.5🌟
Oxford, England - A Fatal FlawA Fatal Obsession by Faith Martin. 3🌟
Philadelphia - Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline. 3🌟
Quebec, Canada - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny. 4🌟
Rose Hill, Australia - Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns. AA. 3.25🌟
Sweden - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. 4🌟
Texas, America - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. 3.5🌟
Utah, America - The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber. I enjoyed this more than I thought - 3.5🌟.
Venice, Italy - Dreaming of Venice by T.A. Williams. I'm not sure about this one, but will give it a go. I want to visit Venice and this seems like a nice easy ride????? Well I visited Venice. As predicted, the ride was easy but a bit bumpy at times. 2.5🌟
Widow Hill, USA - The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda. 3🌟
oXford, England - The Lessons by Naomi Alderman 3🌟
Yorkshire, England - Harriet by Jilly Cooper. 3🌟
Zarathustra, Universe - Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper.


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2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
25/26 - as at 22/11

A: Alaska - Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel by Dietrich Kalteis 22/11 4.5★
B: Boston/Botswana - Die Again by Tess Gerritsen 9/6 5★
C: Cape Town - Present Tense: A Schalk Lourens Mystery by AA Natalie Conyer 15/4 4.5★
D: Devon - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 31/1 3★
E: Edinburgh- Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin 9/1 5★
F: Fiji - Death on Paradise Island by AA B.M. Allsopp 19/2 5★
G: Gloucestershire - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 16/1 4★
H: Holland - Death in Delft by Graham Brack 13/3 5★
I: India - A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee 11/4 4★
J: Jakarta/Java - The Year of Living Dangerously by AA Christopher J. Koch 17/11 5★
K: Kent - The Birdwatcher by William Shaw
L: Los Angeles - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly 5/2 4.5★
M: Massachusetts - Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston 3/6 2.5★
N: Norway - The Inner Darkness by Jørn Lier Horst 5/1 4.5★
O: Oslo - Nemesis by Jo Nesbø 25/1 4★
P: Perth - City of Light by AA Dave Warner 15/1 3.5★
Q: Queensland - The Lost Man by AA Jane Harper 22/4 5★
R: Russia - The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by AA Kerri Turner 7/1 3★
S: San Francisco - The Voice Inside by Brian Freeman 12/8 4.5★
T: Timber Creek - Stalking Ground by Margaret Mizushima 10/3 3.5★
U: Ulster - Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by AA Adrian McKinty 16/10 4.5★
V: Victoria - The Falls by AA B. Michael Radburn 5/2 3.5★
W: Washington - Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn 11/2 3.5★
X: OXford - Reconstruction by Mick Herron 2/1 4.5★
Y: Yorkshire - Playing With Bones by Kate Ellis 2/11 4★
Z: Zagreb - The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr 23/5 4.5★

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A - Amsterdam - The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton - 3★
B - Berlin - Goodbye To Berlin by Christopher Isherwood - 5★
C - Corfu - Corfu by Robert Dessaix AA - 3★
D - Daylesford - Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood AA - 3★
E - Edinburgh - Black and Blue by Ian Rankin - 4★
F - France - Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst - 4★
G - Geraldton - Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard AA - 5★
H - Hackney - Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo - 4★
I - Ishmaelia - Scoop by Evelyn Waugh - 4★
J - Jericho - The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter - 4★
K - Kempsey - Corporal Hitler’s Pistol by Tom Keneally AA - 3★
L - Lahore - Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid - 3★
M - Melbourne - Stiff by Shane Maloney AA - 4★
N - New South Wales - Crimes of the Father by Thomas Keneally AA - 4★
O - Oxford - The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin - 3★
P - Pennsylvania - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid - 3★
Q - Queensland - White Throat by Sarah Thornton AA - 3★
R - Revolutionary Hill Estates - Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates - 4★
S - Skios - Skios by Michael Frayn - 3★
T - Tiverton - Consolation by Garry Disher AA - 3★
U - USA - The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler - 4★
V - Victoria - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic AA - 3★
W - Wisconsin - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld - 4★
X - Mexico City - A Game for the Living by Patricia Highsmith - 3★
Y - Ystad - The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell - 4★
Z - Zimbabwe - We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - 2★

Welcome all - great to see both new and old faces :) You're all linked to here :)

Deborah wrote: "I am in! Though I will have to add books later, when I see how many (or how few) I get through in the remaining tattered shreds of December...."

I haven't linked you yet Deborah - let me know whether you add to your original post - I'll see a new one :)

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
16/26
More choices to come
A: Australia - Cry of the Curlew by Peter Watt FINISHED 19.01.21 Aussie Author
B: Bend - A Merciful Death by Kendra Elliot FINISHED 05.04.21
C: Cumbria - One Left Alive by Helen Phifer Finished 02.01.2021
D: Dunedin The Other Girl by C.D. Major FINISHED 28.01.21
E: Egypt Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette FINISHED 10.03.21
F:
G: Grey Lake - Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh FINISHED 21.01.21
H: Hobart - The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke FINISHED 13.02.21 AA
I:
J:
K: Kent He Will Find You by Charlie Gallagher FINISHED 10.01.21
L: Liverpool See Her Burn by Margaret Murphy FINISHED 06.01.21
M: Milton Falls - A Mother's Confession by Kelly Rimmer FINISHED 15.01.21 Aussie Author
N: New Bern The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain FINISHED 13.01.21
O: Oxfordshire - Song Of The Psychopath by Mark Tilbury FINISHED 07.04.21
P: Pennsylvania: See Her Die by Melinda Leigh FINISHED 22.03.21
Q: Quebec - The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
R: Rydall Falls - The Killer's Girl by Helen Phifer FINISHED 8.01.21
S: Southampton - Missing Pieces by Laura Pearson FINISHED 20.02.21
T:
U: Ultimo - Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell - FINISHED 11.05.21 AA
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Welcome Lyndall, you're linked. Make sure you edit the above post to keep the correct one for your challenge :)

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A: Argentina - The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes 3★
B: Byron Bay - A Devious Mind by Brigid George 4★AA
C: Crimson Lake - Redemption Point by Candice Fox 4★AA
D: Darwin -Territory by Judy Nunn 4★AA
E: Evelyn Bay - The Survivors by Jane Harper 4★AA
F: France - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 3★
G: Greece - The Last Day of Paradise by Kiki Denis 1★
H: Honeybee Haven - The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon 4★ AA
I: Ireland - I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty 4★ AA
J: Julian, California - Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian 4★
K: Killman Creek - Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 4★
L: LA - The Executioner by Chris Carter 4★
M: Melbourne - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 4★ AA
N: New Jersey - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 4★
O: Oslo - Police by Jo Nesbø 4★
P: Petrograd - The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner 3★ AA
Q: Quebec - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny 4★
R: Reykjavik - Trap by Lilja Sigurðardóttir 4★
S: Sydney - Elizabeth & Elizabeth by Sue Williams 4★AA
T: Tennessee - Between Black and White by Robert Bailey 4★
U: USA - The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver 4★
V: Victoria - Daughter of Mine by Fiona Lowe 4★AA
W: Western Australia - Sisters and Brothers by Fiona Palmer 4★AA
X: MeXico - Saint Death by Mark Dawson 4★
Y: Ystad - Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 4★
Z: Brazil - Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston 4★

CHALLENGE COMPLETED! Within 2 days.

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 (min 6AA - 6/6)

A: Atlanta Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
B: Bondi Spirit House by Mark Dapin AA
C: Calcutta: A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta by Paul Theroux
D: Dely Brahim Les Petits de Décembre by Kaouther Adimi
E: England A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
F: France Ces belles inconnues de la Révolution by Juliette Benzoni
G: Greece Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
H: Henry County, Tennessee A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry
I: Istanbul: Deadly Web by Barbara Nadel
J: Japan: Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
K: Kangaroo Island: Heart of the Grass Tree by Molly Murn AA
L: London The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
M: Massacre Plains The Yield by Tara June Winch AA
N: Noosa The Heat by Garry Disher AA
O: OtwaysHome Fires by Fiona Lowe AA
P: Pakistan Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
Q: Quebec Still Life by Louise Penny
R: Robledo Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
S: Sweden: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
T: Totleigh Towers The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
U: United States Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
V: Vietnam The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War by Denise Chong
W: Walsingford Hall Summer Moonshine by P.G. Wodehouse
X: MeXico City The Night Buffalo by Guillermo Arriaga
Y: Yarraville The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo AA
Z: Zebra Drive The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

What a great idea for a challenge. Particularly when we'd really love to go somewhere different for a change.

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
1/26


A: Atlanta Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethawney
B: Bidjara Country The Power of Bones by Keelen Mailman AA
C: China One Bright Moon by Andrew Kwong
D: Durham The Offing by Benjamin Myers
E: Epernay The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh AA
F: Fremantle Elemental by Amanda Curtin AA
G: Gallipoli The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally AA
H: Hove Craven House by Patrick Hamilton
I: India All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy
J: Jeju The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
K: Kenya Enidby Robert Wainwright AA
L: Long Island Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
M: Melbourne Loner by Georgina Young AA
N: New York Home Stretch by Graham Norton
O: Oxford Any Human Heart by William Boyd
P: Portugal Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi
Q: Quebec Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
R: Reykjavik Snare by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
S: Scotland The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
T: Toronto Cherry Beachby Laura McPhee-Browne AA
U: Saudi Arabia Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris
V: Vietnam The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do AA
W: West Bank Apeirogon by Colum McCann
X: Mexico The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
Y: Yarra River Ghost River by Tony Birch AA
Z: Zanzibar The Sultan's Daughter by Jane Downing



With a big thank you to all of you who had already posted on my most difficult letters J, R, U, X, Y and Z so I could steal your ideas :)

Welcome Kylie, Veronique and Alexandra - you're all linked :)

Thank you Brenda! ☺

Ready to join you all on another virtual trip!
2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 AA 16/16
✔A : ALASKA - A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow....read 3.5* 09/02/21
✔B: BRUNY ISLAND - Bruny by Heather Rose AA....read 4* 20/05/21
✔C: CHICAGO - Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg....read 3.5* 01/06/21
✔D: DARWIN - All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA....read 4* 12/09/21
✔E: EAST ELM (fictional) - The Best Kind of Beautiful by Frances Whiting AA....read 4* 23/08/21
✔F: FRANCE - The French Promise by Fiona McIntosh AA....read 4* 17/02
✔G: GLASGOW - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart....read 4.5* 13/07/21
✔H: HAMBURG - The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook....read 3.5* 22/09/21
✔I: IRAQ - The Wreckage by Michael Robotham AA....read 25/08/21
✔J: JACOB'S REST (fictional in Sth Africa) - A Beautiful Place To Die by Malla Nunn AA....read 4* 18/08/21
✔K: KINGS CROSS - Heart of the Cross by Emily Madden AA....read 4* 06/02/21
✔L: LONDON - Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason AA....read 4* 11/07/21
✔M: MAINE - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout....read 4.5* 28/02/21
✔N: NORTH QUEENSLAND - Home Sweet Home by Mandy Magro AA....read 3.5* 14/05/21
✔O: OXFORD - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA....read 4* 24/04/21
✔P: PARIS - The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre....read 3.5* 17/02/21
✔Q: QUEBEC - Still Life by Louise Penny....read 4* 09/04/21
✔R: RENMARK - The Good Woman of Renmark by Darry Fraser AA....read 3.5* 28/03/21
✔S: SYDNEY - Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park AA....read 3.5* 29/03/21
✔T: TASMANIA - The Bluffs by Kyle Perry AA....read 3.5* 02/04/21
✔U: USA (various states) - Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer AA....read 4.5* 25/03/21
✔V: VICTORIA - The Last Of The Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman AA....read 4* 23/10/21
✔W: WHITELEY BAY - Where the Story Starts by Imogen Clark....read 3.5* 26/01/21
✔X: SUSSEX - A New Lease of Death by Ruth Rendell....read 3* 28/04/21
✔Y: YUKON - White Fang by Jack London....read 4* 18/04/21
✔Z: SwaZiland - When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn AA....read 4*

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26

A - Australia Wild Place by AA Christian White 3★
B - Bangladesh The Dead Line by Holly Watt 4★
C - Canberra Only Daughter by AA Anna Snoekstra 2★
D - Dorset The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters 4.5★
E - England A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins 5★
F - France A Year at the Chateau by Dick Strawbridge 4★
G - Greece Afternoons in Ithaka by AA Spiri Tsintziras 3★
H - Hobart Bruny by AA Heather Rose 3★
I - India Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara 2.5★
J - Jaipur The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi 4★
K - Kabul The Night Letters by AA Denise Leith 3★
L - Leichardt Love Objects by AA Emily Maguire 4★
M - Mumbai The Rules of Arrangement by Anisha Bhatia 3★
N - New South Wales The Happiest Refugee by AA Anh Do 3★
O - Ooty The Mission House by Carys Davies 4★
P - Paramankeni Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi 4★
Q - Queensland Crimson Lake by AA Candice Fox 3★
R - Russia Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten 5★
S - Singapore The Hungry Ghost by H.S. Norup 4★
T - Tiverton Bitter Wash Road by AA Garry Disher 3.5★
U - USA Delicious! by Ruth Reichl 3★
V - Victoria And Fire Came Down by AA Emma Viskic 4★
W - WA Gilgamesh by AA Joan London 5★
X - Mexico Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 1★
Y - New York Still Me by Jojo Moyes 4★
Z - Zamana The Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslam 4★

Welcome Trish and Andrea, you're both linked!

Oh I'd love to have a go please!

2021 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1st-December 31st 2021
26/26 *COMPLETE*

✅ A: Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp : Cilka's Journey (2019) - Heather Morris *AA*

✅ B: Belgium : The Yellow Dog (1931) - Georges Simenon

✅ C: Chicago : I, Robot (1950) - Isaac Asimov

✅ D: Denmark : Winter's Tales (1942) - Isak Dinesen

✅ E: Egypt : Palace Walk (1956) - Naguib Mahfouz

✅ F: Foliot Isles : The Worm Ouroboros (1922) - E.R. Eddison

✅ G: Gateshead Hall : Jane Eyre (1847) - Charlotte Brontë

✅ H: Hy-Brazil : Prelude to Christopher (1934) - Eleanor Dark *AA*

✅ I: Istanbul : The Mask of Dimitrios (1939) - Eric Ambler

✅ J: Japan : Nip The Buds Shoot The Kids (1958) - Kenzaburō Ōe

✅ K: King's Abbot : The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) - Agatha Christie

✅ L: London, England : The Living and the Dead (1941) - Patrick White *AA*

✅ M: Manhattan, New York : The Nanny (1964) - Evelyn Piper

✅ N: New South Wales, Australia : Voss (1957) - Patrick White *AA*

✅ O: Orly Airport, France : Ripley Under Ground (1970) - Patricia Highsmith

✅ P: Perth, Australia : The Golden Age (2014) - Joan London *AA*

✅ Q: Quorn, South Australia : The Shiralee (1955) - D'Arcy Niland *AA*

✅ R: Reykjavík, Iceland : The Atom Station - Halldór Laxness

✅ S: Sweden : Roseanna (1965) - Maj Sjöwall

✅ T: Tralfamadore : Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

✅ U: Ukraine - The Great Fair (1914-1916) - Sholom Aleichem

✅ V: Vienna, Austria : The Third Man (1935) - Graham Greene

✅ W: Wagensburg, Austria : Blind Corner (1927) - Dornford Yates

✅ X: Planet X : Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X (1961) - Victor Appleton II

✅ Y: Yorkshire, England : Billy Liar (1959) - Keith Waterhouse

✅ Z: Zambezi : The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) - Agatha Christie

Welcome Jazzy, you're linked :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Trish and Andrea, you're both linked!"

Thank you Brenda 😊

I would like to join

A-Z Locations 2021
26/26
9 AA

A Adelaide All That Impossible Space by Anna Morgan AA Read 17/3. 3★

B Bangkok The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi Read 19/3. 3★

C Clear Creek,US The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe Read 28/3. 4★

D Devonshire Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Read 4/2. 3★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E Essex The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Read 13/9. 4★

F France This One is Ours by Kate O'Donnell AA Read 14/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

G Gull Cove Island The Cousins by Karen M. McManus Read 23/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

H Hell The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith Read 27/7. 4★

I Indiana Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis Read 20/8. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

J Johannesburg Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir by Sheila Kohler Read 18/3. 2★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

K Kelly's Crossing, Qld Waterhole by Fiona Bell AA Read 29/4. 2★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

L London The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale Read 5/3. 4★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

M Melbourne The Gaps by Leanne Hall AA Read 15/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N New Seattle Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins Read 15/1. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

O Oklahoma Hell in the Heartland: A true story of murder and two missing girls by Jax Miller Read 9/5. 3★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

P Perth The Edward Street Baby Farm by Stella Budrikis AA Read 20/1. 4★ Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Q Quebec Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs Read 31/1. 3★

R Runagate Qld Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings AA Read 11/9. 4★

S Sydney Love Objects by Emily Maguire AA Read 20/6. 4★

T Thailand The Island by C.L. Taylor Read 23/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

U USA Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 31/3. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

V Vancouver BC Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith Read 2/8. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

W Washington DC Vox by Christina Dalcher Read 1/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

X Oxford The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA Read 31/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Y Yukon Territory The Call of the Wild by Jack London Read 13/11. 4★

Yorkshire The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt

Z Swaziland When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn AA Read 28/10. 4★

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