Cozy Mysteries discussion

SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE

Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023


** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first letter of the first word of a title. (The words "the", "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.

Example:

S = Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
P
R
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N = Cold Pursuit by Carla Neggers
G


E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
G
G
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** If you want your word to align neatly along the side of the comment box, enter a subject on the first line of the comment box, such as "I'm in" or "My challenge," then hit the enter key twice before spelling out your word vertically.

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (such as the monthly mini challenges).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.

** You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) — obviously some will be more challenging.


YOUR WORD LIST:
(“Day” in parentheses is optional)


Anzac (Day)
April
Arbor (Day)
Blossom
Breeze
Buds
Bulbs
Bunny
Chicks
Crocus
Daffodil
Earth (Day)
Easter
Eggs
Flowers
Galoshes
Garden
Green
Hyacinth
Iris
Kite
Lamb
Leaf
Lilacs
March
May
Memorial (Day)
Mother
Passover
Puddle
Rain
Rainbow
Robin
Shamrock
Snowdrops
Spring
St Patrick (Day)
Tulips
Umbrella
Wind

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SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE

Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

E~ A Riesling to Die by J.C. Eaton 03/19
A~ The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 03/06
S~ Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel by Daniel Silva 03/26
T~ Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes 04/10
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R~ Hiss & Tell: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown 04/23

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A~ A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 03/24
M~ Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews 03/21
B~ Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley 03/03

S~ New York Dead by Stuart Woods 04/05
H~ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 03/14
A~ A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert 04/15/2023
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K~ Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 03/08

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I~ It Takes Two to Mango by Carrie Doyle 03/17
N~ No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 03/17

In! **Any book posted has already been read*** **Finished 4/26/2023

F Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works Mike Florio
L Murder by the Bookend Laura Gail Black
O Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir
W The Whole Town's Talking
E The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
R Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
S Sticks and Crones

G Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse
A Dead Men Don’t Decorate Cordy Abbott
R Crazy Like a Fox Rita Mae Brown
D A Dark and Silent Night
E His Other Woman Sarah Edghill
N The Normal Heart & The Destiny of Me

H Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
Y Crime for the Books Kate Young
A The Good Lie A.R. Torre
C Claw Enforcement
I Irish Parade Murder
N Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter Susan Nagel
T These Precious Days: Essays
H Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House Eleanor Herman

I I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir
R The Drowning Girls Lisa Regan
I Indemnity Only
S The Southern Side of Paradise

M The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie
A Friday the Witchteenth Amanda M. Lee
R Crimes That Changed Our World: Tragedy, Outrage, and Reform Paul H. Robinson
C Digging Up Trouble Kitt Crowe
H By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret Piper Huguley

M Murder in the Corn Maze
O The Other Man
T Two Truths and a Lie
H The Girl from Berlin Kate Hewitt
E The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby
R The Tell-tale Horse Rita Mae Brown

L The Last Lie Told
E The French Paradox Ellen Crosby
A All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience
F Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

E The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
A All The Young Men
R What She Found Robert Dugoni
T Trial by Fire: A Devastating Tragedy, 100 Lives Lost, and A 15-Year Search for Truth
H Hooked on a Feline

L Claw and Order Leighann Dobbs
A A Murder Yule Regret Winnie Archer
M Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession Rachel Monroe
B A Dastardly Death in Hillbilly Hollow Blythe Baker

E Bitter Roots Ellen Crosby
G The General's Women
G Good Rich People
S The Season of Dreams

SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE
Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023
18/18

Spring
Suzette-Valentine Villainy Kathleen Suzette 3/3/23
Parrott-Duck Duck Danger Max Parrott 3/14/23
Race-Books & Bribes Lucinda Race 3/1/23
I The Incorruptible Ivy Jackson and the Museum Murder Rosie A. Point 4/7/23
N No Small Murder Lena Gregory 4/9/23
Gigi-The Raven Thief Gigi Pandian 3/20/23

April
Adams-Paper Cuts Ellery Adams 4/10/23
P Peril in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 3/17/23
R Red Sky at Night, Murderer's Delight Lynda Brunelle 3/6/23
Iris-Mad As a Hatter Iris Leigh 4/18/23
Lily-A Case of Senior Scandals Lily Rose Lane 3/2/23

Flowers
F A Foul Play Lucinda Harrison 3/25/23
Lucinda-Best Slayed Plans Lucinda Harrison 3/7/23
Olivia-Hard Dough Homicide Olivia Matthews 5/25/23
W Where There's a Witch, There's a Way Victoria DeLuis 3/13/23
E Escape from the Past Courtney McFarlin 3/20/23
Ray-Coming in Hot Deany Ray 3/8/23
Simpson-Death of a Lonely Bachelor Tricia Simpson 3/16/23

Spring Spell
1/2-31/5/23
62/62

E- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
A- Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson,Neil Peart 11/3 1★
R- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 6/3 3.5★
T- This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 12/3 4★
H- Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 7/3 3.5★

D- Reflex by Dick Francis 12/4 4.5★
A- The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★
Y- Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young 4/4 3★


U- The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
M- Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
B- Right to Kill by John Barlow 4/3 3.5★
R- The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 16/3 3.5★
E- Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings 10/3/23 4★
L- A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman 3/3 2★
L- A Clash of Kings: V1 by Landry Q. Walker,George R.R. Martin 8/3 1★
A- Memory Zero by Keri Arthur 19/3 3.5★


W- A Clash of Kings: V2 by Landry Q. Walker,George R.R. Martin 9/3 1★
I- The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland 20/3 4★
N- Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton 15/3 3.5★
D- The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur 6/3 3.5★


K- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4/3 4★
I- The Iron Man by Ted Hughes 4/3 4★
T- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 25/3 2★
E- Double Shot Death by Emmeline Duncan 22/3 2.5★


L- One Dance in Paris by Julia Holden 27/3 2.5★
E- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten 8/4 3.5★
A- The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre 29/3 3.5★
F- The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 30/3 2★


G- Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff 27/3 3★
A- The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
R- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick 29/3 5★
D- The Sign Of The Book by John Dunning 28/3 3★
E- Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst 20/4 4★
N- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 6/4 4★


D- The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 15/4 3.5★
A- Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley 14/4 4★
F- Firewatching by Russ Thomas 21/4 3.5★
F- Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 2/4 4★
O- The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3★
D- The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz 17/4 4★
I- Sheiks and Adders by Michael Innes 7/4 3★
L- Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord 30/4 4★


R- Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 4★
A- Dead on Dartmoor by Stephanie Austin 16/4 3★
I- The Inland Sea by Donald Richie 9/4 3.5★
N- Nerilka's Story & The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
B- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 7/4 4★
O- The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 8/4 4.5★
W- The Final Hour by Tom Wood 5/4 3.5★


M- The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 21/3 3.5★
A- Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 21/4 5★
R- Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine 23/3 2.5★
C- Convergence by Sharon Green 18/4 4★
H- The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore 26/3 3.5★


A- The Listerdale Mystery by Agatha Christie 29/4 4★
P- A Kiss For Lucy by Mona Prevel 31/3 2★
R- Red Dust by Fleur McDonald 24/3 2.5★
I- Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 22/3 3★
L- The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley 21/3 3.5★


M- The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon 18/3 3.5★
A- Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★
Y- Obedience by Jacqueline Yallop 13/3 2★

Alice's Spot

B The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
L The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
O Only Bad Options by Jennifer Estep
S A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
S Just Haven't Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens
O Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton
M The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill

C An Unjust Judge by Cora Harrison
H A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris
I Black Arrow by IJ Parker
C Charity's Burden
K Monster in the Mirror by Kristen Painer
S Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt

M Murder at the British Museum by Jim Eldridge
A Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Y Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

P Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
U A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde
D Jellies, Jams, and Bodies by Donna Walo Clancy
D When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day
L The Librarian of Crooked Lane by CJ Archer
E Embrace the Suck by Kristen Painter

W Witchmark by C.L. Polk
I In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
N No Game For a Dame by M. Ruth Myers
D Death on the Green by Catie Murphy

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L Edinburgh Dusk by Carol Lawrence
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W Winter's End by Paige Shelton
E A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick
R Portrait of Peril by Laura Joh Rowland
S The Mistletoe and the Sword: A Story of Roman Britain by Anya Seton

C Cat About Town by Cate Conte
R Garrett's Destiny by Rebecca Zanetti
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C The American Adventuress by C.W. Gortner
U
S Little Souls by Sandra Dallas

H
Y
A Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell
C Murder in the Lincoln White House by CM Gleason
I
N A Dragon Speaks Her Name by Kyra Nyte
T City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
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M
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T
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E Murder Through the English Post By Jessica Ellicott
R The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan

CM Spring Challenge
March 01 - May 31, 2023

A - Alexander McCall Smith - The Miracle at Speedy Motors 03/16
P - Paige Shelton - The Loch Ness Papers 03/17
R - Robert W. Stephens - Hot Sun Cold Killer 03/03
I - Irina Shapiro - Murder in Half Moon Street 03/24
L - Lynn Messina - A Ghastly Spectacle 03/12



F - Joanne Fluke - Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder 03/25
L - Leslie Langtry - Mud Run Murder 03/17
O - Carlene O'Connor - Murder on an Irish Farm 03/04
W - P G Wodehouse - Piccadilly Jim 04/11
E - Jessica Elliot - Murder in an English Glade 03/05
R - Rhys Bowen - Murphy's Law 03/26
S - Stephanie Bond - 12 Bodies and a Wedding 03/19



G - Dorothy Gilman - A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax 04/22
A - Andrea Penrose - Murder at Queen's Landing 04/16
R - Rosemary Simpson -What the Dead Leave Behind 04/04
D - Jana DeLeon - Flame and Fortune 04/24
E - Elizabeth Peters - Seeing a Large Cat 03/27
N - Ngaio Marsh - Enter a Murderer 04/04



E - Ellen Riggs - A Streak of Bad Cluck 03/09
A - Alexia Gordon - Killing in C Sharp 05/05
S - Sara Rosett - Elusive 04/08
T - Tegan Maher - Sweet Murder 03/12
E - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Danger on the Atlantic 05/07
R - Nora Roberts - Dark Witch 03/13



C - Carola Dunn - Styx and Stones 03/02
H - Cheryl Hollon - Shards of Murder 03/16
I - Isabella Barclay - A Bachelor Establishment 05/27
C - Catherine Coles - Murder at the Village Fete 03/04
K - Kay Hadashi - Maui Time 03/13
S - Viveca Sten -In the Heat of the Moment 04/15



L - Lucy Burdette - Death on the Menu 03/24
A - Agatha Christie - The Man in the Brown Suit 03/30
M - Mia P. Manansala - Blackmail and Bibingka 03/01
B - Tom Bradley, Jr. - The Hilo Hustle 03/15

Seasonal Challenge Spring 2023

✔M - Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet 3/24/23
✔A - The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4/7/23
✔Y - Lia Park and the Missing Jewel by Jenna Yoon 5/6/23

✔F - Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos 3/9/23
✔L - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 3/5/23
✔O - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 3/17/23
✔W - The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden 3/1/23
✔E - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 4/8/23
✔R - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen 3/19/23
✔S - A Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman 3/10/23

✔D - Death Overdue by Allison Brook 3/1/23
✔A - Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie 4/13/23
✔F - Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh 4/10/23
✔F - Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay 4/16/23
✔O - Animal Farm by George Orwell 4/14/23
✔D - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 3/23/23
✔I - The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 4/11/23
✔L - A Deadly Deletion by Lorna Barrett 3/21/23
✔S - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith 3/15/23

✔R - White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad 4/3/23
✔A - Swing by Kwame Alexander 4/14/23
✔I - Octopussy & the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming 4/16/23
✔N - The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones 3/29/23
✔B - Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala 3/5/23
✔O - Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 5/7/23
✔W - Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 4/14/23

✔S - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 3/31/23
✔P - Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 3/28/23
✔R - Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes 4/6/23
✔I - Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor 5/5/23
✔N - Nemesis by Jo Nesbø 4/25/23
✔G - The Giver by Lois Lowry 3/11/23

Spring 2023 challenge🌷🐣☔
Mar 1 - May 31

Progress: 5/5 🏀COMPLETED🏀
A - (A)rtemis the Brave by David Campiti - Mar. 27
N - (N)ot a Happy Family by Shari Lapena - Apr. 25
Z - Astronaut Academy: (Z)ero Gravity bby Dave Roman - May 4
A - Bad Egg by Josi (A)vari - May 2
C - Manga Classics: The Count Of Monte Cristo adapted by (C)rystal S. (C)han - Mar. 18

Progress: 6/6 🌼COMPLETED🌼
G - The Dumbest Idea Ever!: A Graphic Novel by Jimmy (G)ownley - Apr. 22
A - Lucky Stars by (A)ron Nels Steinke - Apr. 26
R - The Sleepover by Michael (R)egina - Apr. 11
D - (D)eath by Smoothie by Laura Levine - Mar. 12
E - The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel (E)lliott - Apr. 6
N - (N)othing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen - Apr. 20

Progress: 8/8 🐣COMPLETED🐣
H - The (H)aunted Bridge by Carolyn Keene - Mar. 18
Y - Séance Tea Party by Reimena (Y)ee - Mar. 7
A - Empty Nest by Josi (A)vari - Mar. 24
C - My Last Summer with Cass by Mark (C)rilley - Mar. 1
I - (I)rish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier - Mar. 31
N - (N)at for Nothing: A Graphic Novel by Maria Scrivan - Mar. 21
T - A (T)aste of Danger by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 5
H - (H)ousecat Trouble by Mason Dickerson - Mar. 19

Progress: 6/6 ☔COMPLETED☔
P - Dog Man by Dav (P)ilkey - Mar. 10
U - Asadora!, Vol. 1 by Naoki (U)rasawa - Mar. 29
D - The Fifth Quarter by Mike (D)awson - Mar. 26
D - Michelle the Winter Wonderland Fairy by (D)aisy Meadows - Apr. 13
L - Truly Tyler by Terri (L)ibenson - Mar. 17
E - Marigolds, Mischief, and Murder by (E)rica Wynters - Apr. 25

Progress: 7/7 🌈COMPLETED🌈
R - (R)ainbow the Koala by (R)emy Lai - Mar. 24
A - (A)rchival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir & Steenz - Mar. 8
I - Sparks! by (I)an Boothby - Mar. 6
N - Field Trip: A Graphic Novel (Mr. Wolf's Class #4) by Aron (N)els Steinke - Apr. 21
B - (B)BQ, Bikers, and Murder by Summer Prescott - Mar. 14
O - (O)h My Gods! by Stephanie Cooke - Mar. 22
W - (W)ho Was Lucille Ball? by Pam Pollack - Mar. 1

Progress: 9/9 🍀COMPLETED🍀
S - Brave by (S)vetlana Chmakova - Apr. 2
T - (T)o Spring with Love by Melissa Baldwin - May 5
P - (P)assover Haggadah Graphic Novel by Jordan B. Gorfinkel - Mar. 9
A - (A)wkward by Svetlana Chmakova - Mar. 3
T - Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story by Valerie (T)ripp - Mar. 6
R - Speak Up! by (R)ebecca Burgess - Mar. 25
I - The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet by (I)an Lendler & Zack Giallongo - Mar. 6
C - (C)hampagne, Sunrise & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto - Mar. 5
K - (K)iller View by Catherine Bruns - Apr. 7

Progress: 6/6 🌷COMPLETED🌷
T - The Big Break by Mark Tatulli - Apr. 15
U - Honey and Clover, Vol. 1 by Chica (U)mino - Apr. 9
L - (L)es Miserables adapted by Crystal S. Chan - Apr. 1
I - The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden by (I)vy Noelle Weir - Apr. 3
P - The (P)lot and the Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay - Apr. 12
S - (S)quished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd - Mar. 31

Spring 2023 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/23-31/5/23
20/20

B Blood Orchids by Toby Neal 5★s 5/3/23
L Newborn Baby For Christmas by Fiona Lowe 4★s 2/3/23
O The Old Bookshop of New Beginnings by Joanne Boden 4★s 15/3/23
S A Stranger in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn 5★s 11/3/23
S The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia 4★s 15/3/23
O An Orphan's Hope by Lizzie Page 4★s 1/3/23
M Murder in the Village by Faith Martin 5★s 10/3/23



R Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad 5★s 18/3/23
A Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor 5★s 4/3/23
I Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 4★s 14/3/23
N No Way Back by J.B. Turner 4★s 24/3/23
B Bellevue by Alison Booth 5★s 10/3/23
O The Irish House by Ann O'Loughlin 5★s 1/3/23
W West Wind Clear by V.M. Knox 5★s 27/3/23



C We'll Meet Again by Cheryl Adnams 4★s 8/3/23
H A Midsummer Night's Scheme by Harper Kincaid 3★s 14/3/23
I Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans 5★s 1/3/23
C The Chalon Heads by Barry Maitland 5★s 12/3/23
K Kill Shot by Blair Denholm 4★s 11/3/23
S A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter 3★s 21/3/23

Impressed with everyone's selections. I will see where the books (vowels) take me.

SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE

Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

M -- Murder on a Melbourne Tram by Brigid George -- 5★ -- 10/03/2023
A
R-- Reclusive Millionaire's Mistletoe Miracle by Michelle Douglas-- 4★ -- 11/03/2023
C -- Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young
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A
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D -- Dizzy Spells by Sara Bourgeois
E -- Elizabeth's Star by Rhonda Forrest
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K -- Killing Christmas by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 07/04/2023
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SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE

Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

Finished 5/21/2023

S - A Strand of Murder 3/12
P - Pall Bearers and Pepperoni 3/1
R - Neighbourhood Swatch: A Knitorious Cozy Mystery Short Story Reagan Davis 5/21
I - Ice Cream, You Scream 5/21
N - Death at a B & B by Nancy McGovern 3/14
G - Grump Gone Wild 5/21



L - Friends and Foes by Laina Turner 3/6
A -Burgers and Bodies by Gretchen Allen 3/15
M - Murder At Dinner : A fun cozy mystery 3/1
B - Corned Beef Murder by Patti Benning 3/11




M - The Matchmakers 3/10
A - Witchy Wonderland 5/21 Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 5/21
R - Evidence of the Affair Taylor Jenkins Reid 5/21
C - Cookies and Buried Secrets 3/1
H - Murder Over Macaroons by Kay Harris 3/12

I am in for the spring challenge. March 1 - May 31 2023

M - Missing Child -Patricia MacDonald
A - Anarchy and Old Dogs - Colin Cotterill
R - Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
C - The Cloud of Unknowing - Thomas H. Cook
H - Hand of Fate - Michael Underwood

A - The American Candidate - M. J. Lee
P - Peril at End House - Agatha Christie
R - Rest in Pieces - Rita Mae Brown
I - I Know Who You Are - Alice Feeney
L - Letters from the Dead - Steve Robinson

M - Mining For Justice - Kathleen Ernst
A - Absence of Alice - Sherry Harris
Y - Yellowhorse - Dee Brown

S - She's Not There - Joy Fielding
H - The Hollow of Fear - Sherry Thomas
A - All Shall Be Well - Deborah Crombie
M - Murder Flies the Coop - Jessica Ellicott
R - Rest in Peace - Frances Devine
O - One Dead Cookie - Virginia Lowell
C - The Crime That Bindes - Laurie Cass
K - Kindness Goes Unpunished - Craig Johnson

L - Listen for the Whisperer - Phyllis A. Whitney
E - Exiles - Jane Harper
A - Air Force One - Max Allan Collins
F - A Fool for Murder - Marian Babson

SPRING 2023 Challenge - COMPLETED
Duration: 1 March -31 May 2023

F - Beartown by {F}redrik Backman 3/31/23 4.5★
L - {L}egends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 3/12/23 4★
O - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard {O}sman 3/9/23 3★
W - Project Hail Mary by Andy {W}eir 3/4/23 4★
E - The Night Circus by {E}rin Morgenstern 3/1/23 4★
R - Normal People by Sally {R}ooney 3/5/23 4★
S - A Court of Thorns and Roses by {S}arah J. Maas 5/9/23 3★



R - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins {R}eid 4/13/23 4★
A - {A}ll the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 4/27/23 3★
I - {I} Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee 4/26/23 2★
N - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor {N}oah 5/14/23 5★
B - {B}ird, Bath, and Beyond by E.J. Copperman 4/1/23 2★
O - The {O}cean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4/14/23 3★
W - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia {W}oolf 3/14/23 3★



M - Shatter Me by Tahereh {M}afi 4/4/23 1★
A - {A}ge of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 4/23/23 3★
R - {R}ed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 4/17/23 3★
C - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by {C}harlie Mackesy 5/1/23 4★
H - Book Lovers by Emily {H}enry 4/18/23 4★



S - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin {S}tevenson 4/30/23 3★
P - The Maid by Nita {P}rose 5/10/23 3★
R - Conversations with Friends by Sally {R}ooney 4/8/23 5★
I - {I}t Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 4/29/23 1★
N - The {N}ight Swim by Megan Goldin 5/5/23 3★
G - Animal Farm by {G}eorge Orwell 5/2/23 4★



B - {B}efore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 4/22/23 4★
U - The {U}nhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 5/18/23 2★
D - The Perfect Daughter by {D}.J. Palmer 5/13/23 3★
S - {S}enlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft 5/12/23 5★


U - An {U}nkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard 5/25/23 1★
M - The {M}idnight Library by Matt Haig 5/q6/23 4★
B - The {B}ook Thief by Markus Zusak 4/26/23 5★
R - {R}ock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 5/19/23 3★
E - {E}mily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 5/22/23 4★
L - Nightcrawling by {L}eila Mottley 5/28/23 3★
L - Apples Never Fall by {L}iane Moriarty 5/31/23 3★
A - The Silent Patient by {A}lex Michaelides 3/27/23 4★

Got my first word: HYACINTH

H = {H}iding the Past, Nathan Dylan Goodwin – 02/03/23
Y = Hôtel Transylvania, Chelsea Quinn {Y}arbro – 15/03/23
A = The {A}bbot's Gibbet, Michael Jecks – 06/03/23
C = Penne Dreadful, {C}atherine Bruns – 05/03/23
I = {I}celand - Culture Smart!, Freyr Thorgeir Sveinsson – 21/03/23
N = The Book Club Murders, Leslie {N}agel -28/03/23
T = {T}astes Like Murder, Catherine Bruns – 03/03/23
H = 25 Icelandic Ghost Stories, Jón R. {H}jálmarsson – 07/03/23

Sticking with the horticultural theme:

G= The Cats that Cooked the Books, Karen Anne {G}olden - 27/03/23
A= {A}lmost Sleighed, Emily James - 17/04/23
R = {R}upture, Ragnar Jonasson – 30/03/23
D = The Relic, Kathi {D}aley – 24/03/23
E = How Iceland Changed the World, {E}gill Bjarnason – 29/03/23
N = {N}ot the Ones Dead, Dana Stabenow – 19/04/23

And a quick:

I = Silence of the Grave, Arnaldur {I}ndriðason – 29/03/23
R = Silent Spring, {R}achel Carson – 28/03/23
I = Voices, Arnaldur {I}ndriðason – 02/04/23
S = {S}ourcery, Terry Pratchett – 21/03/23

Then a:

G = Daisy Lane, Pamela Grandstaff - 25/04/23
R = Murder in the Caribbean, {R}obert Thorogood - 10/05/23
E = The Creak on the Stairs, {E}va B Ægisdóttir – 08/03/23
E = Murder, She Knit, Peggy {E}hrhart – 15/03/23
N = Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, {N}ancy Atherton - 09/05/23

L = Custom Baked Murder, {L}iz Mugavero – 26/04/23
E = Sea of Tranquility, {E}mily St. John Mandel – 24/04/23
A = Away with the Fairies, Kerry Greenwood – 22/04/23
F = The {F}ellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien – 16/04/23

I'M IN!! I've picked up on my reading, so I hopefully can finish one of these challenges:
SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE
Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

Since St Patrick's Day is my absolute FAVORITE day of the year I'm going to spell:
2/8

S - The Broken Spine by Dorothy (S)t James - finished 05/04
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M - Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn (M)cKinlay - finished 03/19
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Elizabeth Sofia
Spring 2023 Challenge
Duration: 3/1/23-5/31/23

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E - Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson
A - The Alehouse Murders - Maureen Ash
R - Rumpelstiltskin - Ed McBain
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H - The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
D - The Devil You Know - P.J. Tracy
A - Ask The Parrot - Richard Stark
Y - You Will Never Be Found - Tove Alsterdal



7/8 Books Read

Spring 2023 Challenge
March 1 - May 31, 2023

Books Read : 2/7

F - Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
✓ L - The Layover by Lacie Waldon
O - Once Upon a Time by Shannon Hale
W - Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
✓ E - The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
R - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
S - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

F O W R S

Im In

M - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A - All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
R - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
C - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
H - How To Read Water: Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea by Tristan Gooley

D - David Copperfield byCharles Dickens
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F - Fauna by Denise Robins
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Books Read: 9/14

My spot!

Spring Challenge
Progress: 2/3

M - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell ✔️
A - All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers ✔️
R- If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio ✔️
C - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner ✔️
H - The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black ✔️

E - The Plus One by Mazey Eddings ✔️
A - The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule ✔️
R - Survive the Night by Riley Sager ✔️
T - Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood by Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova ✔️
H - How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black ✔️

E - Happy Place by Emily Henry ✔️
A - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman ✔️
S - The Siren and the Specter by Jonathan Janz ✔️
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R - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager ✔️

Joining in with you all!


I'm going to track on my personal "Member Reading/Challenge List" thread and post here as I complete words.

Had fun with this last time, thanks for the challenge!

Cozy Mysteries

Reading Challenges > Seasonal Challenge — Spring 2023

March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

Completed 0/10

K - Killer Cleavers & Cupcakes

I - If She Knew

T - Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

E - Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916



T - Trouble in Mudbug

U - Uncle Tom's Cabin

L - Little House in the Big Woods

I - I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain

P - Past the Bleachers

S - Shallow Roots: An Iowa Girl Mystery




(view spoiler)[April
Blossom
Breeze
Buds
Bulbs
Bunny
Chicks
Crocus
Daffodil
Earth
Easter
Eggs
Flowers
Galoshes
Garden
Hyacinth
Iris
Lamb
Lilacs
March
May
Puddle
Rain
Rainbow
Robin
Shamrock
Snowdrops
Spring
St Patrick (Day)
Umbrella
Wind (hide spoiler)]

2023 SPRING SPELL-IT-OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: Mar 1 - May 31 (3 months)
**CHALLENGE COMPLETED**



Progress
*GOAL MET! = 1/1 words


May: *3/3 COMPLETED*
*M - Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures For Approaching God's Word by Matt Smethurst 3/2/23
*A - As Silver Refined: Answers to Life's Disappointments by Kay Arthur 3/2/23
*Y - Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White 3/3/23

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4/12 Finished


A - An Appetite for Murder
P - Pall in the Family
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Spring 2023 Challenge

Duration: 3/1/23 - 5/31/23

1 Word as of 5/22/23

March: 4/5
M- Murder at an Irish Castle: 3/25/23
A- April Asher - Not Your Ex's Hexes: 4/2/23
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C - The Chemistry of Love: 3/15/23
H - Hibiscus Homicide: 4/16/23

April: 3/5
A- Abby Collette - A Deadly Inside Scoop: 4/5/23
P- Pina Colada Poison: 3/31/23
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L- Lunar Love: 3/8/23

Spring: 2/6
S- Snuffed Out: 4/7/23
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G- A Good Day to Pie: 4/14/23

Garden: 4/6
G- Gia de Cadenet - Not the Plan: 3/19/23
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D- Death in Heels: 3/5/23
E- Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: 3/17/23
N- Nathan Chen - One Jump at a Time: My Story: 3/2/23

Daffodil: 4/8
D - Digging Up the Remains: 3/14/23
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F - Falon Ballard - Just My Type: 3/23/23
F - Forests, Fishing & Forgery: 3/20/23
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L - Let's Play Dead: 3/19/23

Flowers: 3/7
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W- Wined and Died in New Orleans: 4/1/23
E- Erin Johnson - Save the Last Dance for Tea: The Magical Tea Room Mysteries: 4/27/23
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S- Stevens, Janet Raye: Beryl Blue, Time Cop: 4/4/23

Kite: 3/4
K- Kappes, Tonya - Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder: 5/17/23
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T- Tonya Kappes - Christmas, Criminals, and Campers: 4/9/23
E - Erin Johnson - Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery: 5/9/23

Completed Words: 1 - May
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May: 3/3 Completed 3/29/23
M- Myers, Tim - Dead Men Don't Lye: 3/11/23
A- Amanda Elliot - Best Served Hot: 3/29/23
Y- Yasmin Angoe - They Come at Knight: 3/11/23
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SPRING 2023 CHALLENGE - COMPLETED
Duration: March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023

April: 5/5
A: All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham 3/2/23
P: Patience Griffin - To Scotland with Love 5/11/23
R: Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley 4/4/23
I: Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were 3/7/23
L: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - Sheryl Sandberg 3/9/23

Blossom: 7/7
B: Beverly Lewis - The Stone Wall 3/26/23
L: Love Your Life - Sophie Kinsella 3/16/23
O: Obviously: Stories from My Timeline - Akilah Hughes 3/22/23
S: Sharon M. Draper - Copper Sun 5/9/23
S: Scottoline, Lisa - Don't Go 4/17/23
O: Oh William! - Elizabeth Strout 4/17/23
M: Mess Me Up - Lani Lynn Vale 3/31/23

Daffodil: 8/8
D: Dear Martin - Nic Stone 4/5/23
A: Alisha Rai - Girl Gone Viral 3/14/23
F: Fuller, Alexandra - Quiet Until the Thaw 3/21/23
F: Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs 5/18/23
O: One Chance, Fancy - Lani Lynn Vale 5/10/23
D: Dhonielle Clayton - The Everlasting Rose 4/7/23
I: Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs 3/12/23
L: Lauren Layne - To Sir, with Love 4/26/23

Easter: 6/6
E: Ellie Mathews - The Linden Tree 3/5/23
A: Aimee Bender - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 3/23/23
S: Sophie Kinsella - Wedding Night 3/20/23
T: Taylor Stevens - The Innocent 3/25/23
E: Evvie Drake Starts Over - Linda Holmes 3/8/23
R: Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin 3/9/23

Iris: 4/4
I: It Starts with Us - Colleen Hoover 5/9/23
R: The Retreat - Sarah Pearse 5/30/23
I: It Happens - Lani Lynn Vale 5/11/23
S: Starry Night - Debbie Macomber 3/8/23

Lilacs: 6/6
L: Legacy - Nora Roberts 4/27/23
I: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson 5/21/23
L: Lani Lynn Vale - How About No 4/22/23
A: All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris 5/5/23
C: Call for the Dead - John le Carré 3/22/23
S: See, Lisa - China Dolls 5/6/23

March: 5/5
M: Mistress - James Patterson 3/24/23
A: Angels Burning - Tawni O'Dell 3/19/23
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 4/21/23
C: Chris Pavone - The Expats 4/3/23
H: Hurricane Child - Kacen Callender 3/3/23

May: 3/3
M: Mary Kubica - Just the Nicest Couple 3/27/23
A: Anywhere You Run - Wanda M. Morris 4/6/23
Y: Yvonne Orji - Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams 5/31/23

Mother: 6/6
M: Meredith May - The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees 3/19/23
O: One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 4/18/23
T: Two by Two - Nicholas Sparks 4/9/23
H: Hail Mary - Lani Lynn Vale 3/30/23
E: Elizabeth Goddard - Never Let Go
R: Rachel Hawkins - The Villa 4/28/23

Tulips: 6/6
T: Talkin' Trash - Lani Lynn Vale 4/22/23
U: Under an Outlaw Moon - Dietrich Kalteis 3/13/23
L: Lisa Scottoline - Keep Quiet 4/17/23
I: If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin 4/25/23
P: Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed 3/17/23
S: Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs 4/1/23

I'll start small

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Finished :)

Spring 2023 Challenge
Duration: 1/3/23-31/5/23
20/20

B Blood Orchids by Toby Neal 5★s 5/3/23
L Newborn Baby For Christmas by Fiona Lowe 4★s 2/3/23
O The Old Bookshop of New Beginnings by Joanne Boden 4★s 15/3/23
S A Stranger in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn 5★s 11/3/23
S The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia 4★s 15/3/23
O An Orphan's Hope by Lizzie Page 4★s 1/3/23
M Murder in the Village by Faith Martin 5★s 10/3/23



R Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad 5★s 18/3/23
A Birds in Flight by Anni Taylor 5★s 4/3/23
I Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 4★s 14/3/23
N No Way Back by J.B. Turner 4★s 24/3/23
B Bellevue by Alison Booth 5★s 10/3/23
O The Irish House by Ann O'Loughlin 5★s 1/3/23
W West Wind Clear by V.M. Knox 5★s 27/3/23



C We'll Meet Again by Cheryl Adnams 4★s 8/3/23
H A Midsummer Night's Scheme by Harper Kincaid 3★s 14/3/23
I Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans 5★s 1/3/23
C The Chalon Heads by Barry Maitland 5★s 12/3/23
K Kill Shot by Blair Denholm 4★s 11/3/23
S A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter 3★s 21/3/23

Brenda — Amazing, as always. 😄

Thanks Heather :) x

I’m in! Starting 4/17

A: The Secret of Seaside by Agatha Ball 4/25/23
P: Pancakes and Pleas 4/18/23
R: Read to Death at the Lakeside Library 5/22/23
I: Inheriting Murder 4/27/23
L: Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush 4/29/23

G: Falling for Murder, Jamie Rutland Gillespie 5/25/23
A: Apple Pie a la Murder 5/26/23
L:
O:
S: Spells and Spiced Latte 4/17/23
H: To Kill a Mocking Girl 5/18/2023
E: A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder 5/12/2023
S: Six Sweets Under 4/21/23

I It Ends with Us 03/10
R The Kraken's Sacrifice Katee Robert 4/15
I It Starts with Us 03/11
S Sacrifice 4/26

Finis

Spring Spell
1/2-31/5/23
62/62

E- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
A- Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson,Neil Peart 11/3 1★
R- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 6/3 3.5★
T- This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 12/3 4★
H- Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 7/3 3.5★

D- Reflex by Dick Francis 12/4 4.5★
A- The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★
Y- Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young 4/4 3★


U- The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
M- Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
B- Right to Kill by John Barlow 4/3 3.5★
R- The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 16/3 3.5★
E- Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings 10/3/23 4★
L- A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman 3/3 2★
L- A Clash of Kings: V1 by Landry Q. Walker,George R.R. Martin 8/3 1★
A- Memory Zero by Keri Arthur 19/3 3.5★


W- A Clash of Kings: V2 by Landry Q. Walker,George R.R. Martin 9/3 1★
I- The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland 20/3 4★
N- Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton 15/3 3.5★
D- The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur 6/3 3.5★


K- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4/3 4★
I- The Iron Man by Ted Hughes 4/3 4★
T- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 25/3 2★
E- Double Shot Death by Emmeline Duncan 22/3 2.5★


L- One Dance in Paris by Julia Holden 27/3 2.5★
E- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten 8/4 3.5★
A- The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre 29/3 3.5★
F- The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 30/3 2★


G- Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff 27/3 3★
A- The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
R- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick 29/3 5★
D- The Sign Of The Book by John Dunning 28/3 3★
E- Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst 20/4 4★
N- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 6/4 4★


D- The Redgum River Retreat by Sandie Docker 15/4 3.5★
A- Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley 14/4 4★
F- Firewatching by Russ Thomas 21/4 3.5★
F- Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 2/4 4★
O- The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3★
D- The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz 17/4 4★
I- Sheiks and Adders by Michael Innes 7/4 3★
L- Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord 30/4 4★


R- Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 4★
A- Dead on Dartmoor by Stephanie Austin 16/4 3★
I- The Inland Sea by Donald Richie 9/4 3.5★
N- Nerilka's Story & The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★
B- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 7/4 4★
O- The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 8/4 4.5★
W- The Final Hour by Tom Wood 5/4 3.5★


M- The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 21/3 3.5★
A- Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 21/4 5★
R- Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine 23/3 2.5★
C- Convergence by Sharon Green 18/4 4★
H- The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore 26/3 3.5★


A- The Listerdale Mystery by Agatha Christie 29/4 4★
P- A Kiss For Lucy by Mona Prevel 31/3 2★
R- Red Dust by Fleur McDonald 24/3 2.5★
I- Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 22/3 3★
L- The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley 21/3 3.5★


M- The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon 18/3 3.5★
A- Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★
Y- Obedience by Jacqueline Yallop 13/3 2★

Catsalive wrote: "Finis

Spring Spell
1/2-31/5/23
62/62

E- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
A- Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson..."

Impressive!

Well done Kylie!! You rock!

Look at number 14. I finally finished. Now on to the May Mini Challenge

I've got a goodly few this challenge (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...), so I think I'm going to call it a do.

Calling this one finished!

G - A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer 3/3/23
A - Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 3/15/23
L - Murder Has Nine Lives by Laura Levine 3/20/23
O - Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 4/12/23
S - Murder on the Cliff by Stefanie Matteson 3/12/23
H - Grace Against the Clock by Julie Hyzy 5/13/23
E - Elementary, My Dear Watkins by Mindy Starns Clark 3/18/23
S - Murder on the Silk Road by Stefanie Matteson 4/9/23




L - Kneading to Die by Liz Mugavero 4/15/23
A - The Final Vow by Amanda Flower 3/21/23
M - The Cracked Pot by Melissa Glazer 3/24/23
B - Pleading the Fish by Bree Baker 3/6/23




E - Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien 3/30/23
G - Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood 4/17/23
G - Death by Chocolate by G.A. McKevett 4/20/23
S - Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay 4/26/23




D - Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney 4/3/23
A - Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette 3/27/23
F - Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes 3/6/23
F - A Flicker of Doubt by Tim Myers 5/18/23
O - Oh, Fudge! by Nancy CoCo 5/16/23
D - Drop Dead Chocolate by Jessica Beck 4/6/23
I - Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier 5/5/23
L - Killer Takeout by Lucy Burdette 5/10/23

Way to go, Linda! 😄

Well done to all who have finished :)

Finished in msg. 4 :)

Spring Spell 2023

DONE

A Acts of Mercy Mariah Stewart 4/9
P Pretty Crooked Elisa Ludwig 4/4
R Red Lily Nora Roberts 4/1
I In Farm's Way Amanda Flower 4/24
L Layover in Dubai Dan Fesperman 4/13

M Murder on the Red River Marcie R. Rendon 3/9
A Arrow's Flight Joel Scott 3/11
R Rip Tides Toby Neal 3/10
C Clue Krewe Jana Deleon 4/13
H How to Get Away with Myrtle Elizabeth C. Bunce 3/13

B Blood and Circuses Kerry Greenwood 4/3
U Unreasonable Doubt Vicki Delany 3/6
L Lowcountry Getaway Susan M. Boyer 3/2
B Bad Neighbors Maia Chance 4/3
S Sleuthing in Stilettos Debra Sennefelder 3/13

C Coffin Road Peter May 5/5
H Hocus Pocus Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 5/3
I It's One of Us J.T. Ellison 5/9
C Cinnamon Twisted Ginger Bolton 5/19
K Killer Kung Pao Vivien Chien 5/24
S Shadow Dance Julie Garwood 5/6

M Moonlight and Magic Molly Fitz 5/8
A All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny 5/12
Y Your Love Is Mine Bella Andre 5/8

Finished in message 7!

Congrats to Tari, Jonquil and Meg! 💥

This quarter my word is 🍀

SHAMROCK

S Statue of Limitations Kate Collins
H Accidentally Engaged Farah Heron
A Apple Pie and Arsenic C.A. Phipps
M Murder on Trinity Place Victoria Thompson
R From Garden To Grave Rickie Blair
O Elinor Lipman On Turpentine Lane
C Desert Getaway Michael Craft
K The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang

Congratulations to all the spellers!

I was hoping to get three words for this challenge, but was one letter short for my third. Oh, well! 🥸


E = Electra by Sophocles
A = All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat by Suzy Becker
R = The Road by Jack London
T = Twisted Window by Lois Duncan
H = House at the End of the Street by Lily Blake
D = Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene
A = All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
Y = Yukon Ho! by Bill Watterson

L = The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
A = Against the Claw by Shari Randall
M = The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie
B = The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler