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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
No Sign-Ups after October 1, 2026

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names
1. Ace
2. Ash
3. Bagheera
4. Binx
5. Bullet
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
8. Chia
9. Cocoa
10. Dahlia
11. Ebony
12. Eclipse
13. Felix
14. Figaro
15. Flash
16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna
23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
41. Squid
42. Storm
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder


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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character's first or last name - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

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The Names

1. Ace ❌
A = All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 9/27/24
C = Death Scene by Carol J. Perry 10/9/24
E = A Fatal Yarn by Peggy Ehrhart 10/3/24

2. Ash ❌
A= Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams 10/4/24
S = Dead End Street by Sheila Connolly 10/17/24
H = The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25

5. Bullet ❌
B = Black Magic Kitten by Sara Bourgeois 10/6/24
U = Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24
L = Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 1/30/25
L = Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See 10/22/24
E = MC Emma Blackwood: The Sign of the Calico Quartz by Jan Drexler 10/29/24
T = Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne 9/28/24

7. Charcoal ❌
C = Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie 10/13/24
H = Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami 10/27/24
A = Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower 10/22/24
R = Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 9/26/24
C = MC Callie Reed: A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes 10/31/24
O = The One Real Thing by Samantha Young 10/26/24
A = Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24
L = MC Lana Lee: Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24

8. Chia ❌
C = MC Chloe Boston: Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24
H = How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
I = Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 10/1/24
A = Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24

9. Cocoa ❌
C = The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24
O = Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
C = Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
O = All by My Elf by Olivia Dade 11/24/24
A = The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24

11. Ebony ❌
E = MC Emma Reed: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24
B = By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 10/28/24
O = Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24
N = The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
Y = How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25

12. Eclipse❌
E = Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24
C = The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 11/19/24
L = Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
I = A Catered Wedding by Isis Crawford 10/18/24
P = Pulp Friction by Julie Anne (Lindsey) Hatcher 11/28/24
S = The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
E = MC Erin Connolly: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24

15. Flash ❌
F = MC Fortune Redding: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24
L = The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 11/22/24
A = A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson 12/9/24
S = Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly 11/27/24
H = Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

16. Inky ❌
I = The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
N = The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose
K = Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz 10/20/24
Y = Every Little Thing by Samantha Young 12/31/24

20. Kettle ❌
K = The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carlisle 12/15/24
E = MC Evie Bloomfield: Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown 11/23/24
T = Tressed to Kill by Lila Dare 10/24/24
T = 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24
L = The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
E = A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 11/30/24

22. Luna ❌
L = Lady Hardcastle series: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24
U = A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
N = MC Tenzing Norbu: The Third Rule Of Ten by Tinker Lindsay Gay Hendricks 12/28/24
A = Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 12/13/24

26. Nightfall ❌
N = Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 12/30/24
I = We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 12/19/24
G = A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert 12/16/24
H = A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24
T = Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
F = Furever After by Sofie Kelly 12/11/24
A = Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25
L = Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
L = The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25

28. Noir ❌
N = No Paw to Stand On by Laurie Cass 10/7/24
O = FMC Megan O'Sullivan: Snowed In by Catherine Walsh 12/21/24
I = Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
R = Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford 10/10/24

31. Oreo ❌
O = MC Delilah O'Leary: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
R = Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24
E = James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
O = On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25

35. Raven ❌
R = Stowed Away by Barbara Ross 12/26/24
A = The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25
V = Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool 10/15/24
E = Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
N = All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 1/23/25

37. Salem ❌
S = Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 1/24/25
A = Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
L = Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27
E = Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
M = MC Holly Miller The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis 12/24/24

38. Shadow ❌
S = Sweets & Treats by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25
H = Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy 12/18/24
A = MC Amos Decker: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
D = Dakota Born by Debbie Macomber 10/14/24
O = One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
W = MC Merry Wrath: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry 1/19/25

42. Storm ❌
S = MC Kari Stuart: Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25
T = To Fetch a Felon by Jennifer Hawkins 10/12/24
O = Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
R = The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
M = Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25

44. Thunder ❌
T = Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey 12/9/24
H = How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley 12/29/24
U = The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 2/17/25
N = The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 1/29/25
D = Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
E = Staged by Elle Cosimano 12/9/24
R = Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

1. Ace
A The Sinners by Ace Atkins 4/2/2025
C A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/31/2024
E An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025

2. Ash
A After the Rain by Karen White 3/7/2025
S The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter 3/21/2025
H The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025

8. Chia
C Carla Buckley The Good Goodbye by Carla Buckley 1/3/2025
H Heather Young The Distant Dead by Heather Young 3/14/2025
I I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell 6/29/2025
A Ailes, Cat The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes 6/15/2025

9. Cocoa
C Close to Home by Cara Hunter 11/5/2024
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025
C Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 10/2/2024
O One Night at the Lake by Bethany Chase 7/11/2025
A Anthony Horowitz A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025

15. Flash
F Final Cut by Marjorie McCown 3/26/2025
L Lush, Tara Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush 3/12/2025
A Alex Erickson Death by Café Mocha by Alex Erickson 1/17/2025
S Sutanto, Jesse Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto 3/8/2025
H Hollis, Lee Murder At The Bake Sale by Lee Hollis 10/22/2024

16. Inky
I The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd 5/10/2025
N Nefri Clark, Phillipa Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5/7/2025
K Kennedy, E E Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
Y You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024

17. Iris
I It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker 5/29/2025
R Rowley, Emma You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025
I Ingrassia, Lawrence A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia 2/26/2025
S Steph Broadribb Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb 2/25/2025

18. Jet
J Julie Clark The Last Flight by Julie Clark 2/18/2025
E Emily Bleeker Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
T Trust No One by Paul Cleave 1/10/2025

22. Luna
L The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
U Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
N Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
A Adams, Ellery The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams 12/26/2024

27. Ninja
N Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson 2/21/2025
I I Invited Her In by Adele Parks 2/14/2025
N Newman, Catherine Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
J Jenny Colgan The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024
A Allen, Meri The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 12/11/2024

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Part 2

28. Noir
N Newt Gingrich Collusion by Newt Gingrich 12/12/2024
O Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin 6/28/2025
I Isabel Canas The Hacienda by Isabel Canas 11/2/2024
R Ride South Until the Sawgrass by James Chapin 2/11/2025

29. Olive
O Olivia Ford Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
L Linda Castillo The Hidden One by Linda Castillo 11/26/2024
I Irish Coffee by Ralph McInerny 10/5/2024
V Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery by Rosalie Knecht 10/11/2024
E Edwards, Martin Gallows Court 12/7/2024

31. Oreo
O Only Mine by Susan Mallory 6/26/2025
R The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025
E Ellen Byrum Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byrum 12/26/2024
O One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 3/29/2025

33. Pluto
P Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
L Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes 10/30/2024
U Unger, Lisa Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
T The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024
O Ochs, Sara The Resort by Sara Ochs 1/8/2025

35. Raven
R Rosett, Sara Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett 1/14/2025
A Alice Feeney Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
V The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos 10/7/2024
E Ewam, C M The House Hunt by C M Ewam 11/23/2024
N Need to Know by Karen Cleveland 11/30/2024

36. Rocky
R Robert Thorogood The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 1/17/2025
O Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 1/3/2025
C Carol J Perry Be My Ghost by Carol J Perry 10/28/2024
K The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver 3/4/2025
Y Yours Cheerfully by A J Pearce 12/9/2024

37. Salem
S Sarah St. Vincent Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
A Ann Lambert Whale Fall by Ann Lambert 10/23/2024
L Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline 10/16/2024
E Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 10/28/2024
M Michael Robertson The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson 2/15/2025

38. Shadow
S Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay 11/29/2024
H The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley 10/16/2024
A Ashley Clark The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 11/13/2024
D Diane Chamberlain Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2/8/2025
O Osman, Richard The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
W Will Thomas Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas 11/18/2024

39. Smoke
S Sonali Dev Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
M Maddy Hunter Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter 1/22/2024
O On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
K Katie Tallo Poison Lilies by Katie Tallo 1/26/2025
E Elliott, Lauren A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott 10/20/2024

42. Storm
S The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 10/8/2024
T Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner 3/1/2025
O One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 10/25/2024
R Rest in Pieces by Ralph McInerny 10/12/2024
M Michael David Lukas The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date, 10/1/24
* A purrfect date

1. Ace
A: Alexandra Benedict - The Christmas Murder Game - 12/16/24
C: Crowned and Moldering - Kate Carlisle - 11/23/24
E: Emily Henry - Book Lovers - 12/10/24

2. Ash
A: Amanda Flower - Murders and Metaphors - 2/27/25
S: A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 1/7/25
H: Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel - A.W. Jantha - 11/11/24

8. Chia
C: Cat with a Clue - Laurie Cass - 6/1/25
H
I: Ivy Fairbanks - Morbidly Yours - 10/12/24
A: Abby Collette - A Game of Cones - 4/2/25

11. Ebony
E: Ellie Alexander - Fudge and Jury - 12/19/24
B: Betwixt - Darynda Jones - 10/18/24
O: On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay - 12/10/24
N: No Parm No Foul - Linda Reilly - 10/22/24
Y

12. Eclipse
E: Ellie Alexander - A Crime of Passion Fruit - 12/29/24
C: Crime and Cherry Pits - Amanda Flower - 7/16/25
L: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder - Dianne Freeman - 2/28/25
I: If I Stopped Haunting You - Colby Wilkens - 11/30/24
P: Patricia Johns - Murder of an Amish Bridegroom - 12/12/24
S: Sarah Morgenthaler - The Tourist Attraction - 1/11/25
E

14. Figaro
F: Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead - Elle Cosimano - 11/25/24
I: Iced Under - Barbara Ross - 1/23/25
G: Getaway With Murder - Diane Kelly - 11/15/24
A: Accidentally Engaged - Farah Heron - 4/26/25
R: Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24
O: Vinyl Resting Place - Olivia Blacke - 1/22/25

15. Flash
F: For Batter or Worse - Jenn McKinlay - 12/5/24
L: Laurie Cass - Borrowed Crime - 3/5/25
A: Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust - Mindy Quigley - 5/13/25
S: Survival of the Fritters - Ginger Bolton - 3/11/25
H

17. Iris
I: Irish Stewed - Kylie Logan - 3/26/25
R
I: In My Calm Era - Harper Celebrate - 7/31/25
S: Susan Wittig Albert - The Last Chance Olive Ranch - 5/9/25

21. Licorice
L: Leslie Budewitz - Killing Thyme - 3/28/25
I
C
O: One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 4 - Eiichiro Oda - 1/31/25
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22. Luna
L: Lauren Elliott - Murder in a Cup - 5/2/25
U: Undeniably Yours - Heather Webber - 1/31/25
N
A: All the President's Menus - Julie Hyzy - 8/8/25

Black Cat Names Spell Out - continued


24. Moonshine
M: Murder for Choir - Joelle Charbonneau - 10/31/24
O: Olivia Blacke - A Fatal Groove - 3/3/25
O: One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 5 - Eiichiro Oda - 3/28/25
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27. Ninja
N
I
N
J: Just Another Love Song - Kerry Winfrey - 1/17/25
A: Alex Erickson - A Purrfect Date - 8/20/25

28. Noir
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31. Oreo
O
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32. Pepper
P: The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory - 2/6/25
E
P: Pouncing on Murder - Laurie Cass - 5/16/25
P: Public Anchovy #1 - Mindy Quigley - 5/20/25
E
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35. Raven
R
A
V: Vivien Chien - Murder Lo Mein - 12/26/24
E
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37. Salem
S
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L
E
M: My Plain Jane - Cynthia Hand - 11/7/24

38. Shadow
S
H
A
D: The Diva Serves High Tea - Krista Davis - 10/15/24
O
W: Weather Girl - Rachel Lynn Solomon - 10/17/24

39. Smoke
S
M: Murder at a Scottish Christmas - Traci Hall - 1/18/25
O
K: Kate Carlisle - Deck the Hallways - 12/24/24
E

42. Storm
S
T
O
R
M: Magic and Macaroons - Bailey Cates - 4/30/25

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: September 25, 2024; Open-Ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

Completed: 20/20

The Names
Ace
A: Alison Espach - The Wedding People 10/5/24
C: Clay McLeod Chapman - Whisper Down the Lane 10/25/24
E: Elizabeth Penney - Hems and Homicide 11/11/24

Ash
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 10/9/24
S: Serenity Woods - The Castaway Billionaire 9/30/24
H: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents - Julia Alvarez 9/26/24

Bullet
B: Beverly Lewis - The Confession 9/26/24
U: Undead and Unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson 10/8/24
L: Lisa Lang Blakeney - Jett 10/2/24
L: Lucinda Berry - The Best of Friends 10/12/24
E: Enemy of My Enemy - Tal Bauer 11/18/24
T: Taylor Stevens - The Vessel 9/28/24

Chia
C: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell - Abbi Waxman 9/28/24
H: Hello Stranger - Katherine Center 10/18/24
I: Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 10/1/24
A: Affinity - Sarah Waters 10/27/24

Cocoa
C: Catherine Ryan Hyde - Heaven Adjacent 11/5/24
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
C: Captive Omega - Riley Carver 11/18/24
O: One Summer Night - Gerri Hill 1/24/25
A: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 10/28/24

Dahlia
D: Diamond Mafia: How A Good Girl Set It Off - Genesis Woods 9/30/24
A: Autumn Magic - T.M. Cromer 11/23/24
H: Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25
L: Lisa Lang Blakeney - Freak 10/4/24
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays 11/13/24
A: Ali Novak - The Heartbreakers 11/24/24

Ebony
E: Embraced by Darkness - Keri Arthur 11/24/24
B: Burn - Suzanne Wright 10/11/24
O: One True Mate - Julie Trettel 10/13/24
N: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune - Roselle Lim 9/25/24
Y: You Like It Darker - Stephen King 9/29/24

Flash
F: Feels Like Family - Sherryl Woods 10/1/24
L: Lynn Cahoon - Guidebook to Murder 10/27/24
A: Abby Collette - A Game of Cones 10/29/24
S: Serenity Woods - The Irresistible Billionaire 9/30/24
H: Husbands & Lovers - Beatriz Williams 12/27/24

Iris
I: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins 11/20/24
R: Rush - Lisa Lang Blakeney 10/3/24
I: If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25
S: Susan Hill - The Woman in Black 10/27/24

Jet
J: Jennifer Ashley - The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie 9/27/24
E: Exposure of Murder: Secrets of Beaver Creek - Lila Ferrari 11/30/24
T: Therese Heckenkamp - Frozen Footprints 10/1/24

Kettle
K: Kendall Talbot - First Fate 10/2/24
E: Ellen Marie Wiseman - What She Left Behind 12/15/24
T: Tess Gerritsen - The Apprentice 10/17/24
T: Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 10/22/24
L: Lauraine Snelling - A Harvest of Hope 11/3/24
E: Essential Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/20/25

Luna
L: Liborio Lungaro - The 3-0: Based on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History - The Dirty Thirty 11/7/24
U: Undead and Unpopular - MaryJanice Davidson 11/21/24
N: Nevada Barr - A Superior Death 10/10/24
A: All Systems Red - Martha Wells 11/17/24

Midnight
M: Murder in a Dark Gloom - Suzanne Bolden 10/2/24
I: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
D: Dean Koontz - The Bad Weather Friend 10/26/24
N: No Virgin Island - C. Michele Dorsey 11/10/24
I: Ian McEwan - Saturday 2/4/25
G: Gina Wilkinson - When the Apricots Bloom 10/22/24
H: Home for the Holidays - Jordan Silver 12/21/24
T: Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries 11/1/24

Noir
N: Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall 12/2/24
O: One Salty Christmas Angel - Lucy McConnell 12/7/24
I: If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25
R: Ruthless Vows - Rebecca Ross 10/6/24

Oreo
O: October Joy - Melanie Wilber 10/13/24
R: Rachel Hawkins - The Heiress 10/7/24
E: Emily O'Grady - The Yellow House 1/11/25
O: Of Beast and Beauty - Chanda Hahn 10/21/24

Pepper
P: Penelope J. Stokes - The Amber Photograph 10/25/24
E: Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25
P: Phoebe Hunter - Christmas in Cranberry Falls 12/24/24
P: Peony in Love - Lisa See 1/25/25
E: Ellery Adams - The Whispered Word 1/22/25
R: Robyn Carr - What We Find 11/16/24

Raven
R: Rachel Gibson - Sex, Lies, and Online Dating 11/26/24
A: Ali Hazelwood - Bride 10/31/24
V: Vella Day - Pink Is The New Black 1/18/25
E: Emma Rous - The Perfect Guests 2/1/25
N: Nalini Singh - Archangel's Legion 12/25/24

Smoke
S: Summer Magic - T.M. Cromer 11/11/24
M: More Myself: A Journey - Alicia Keys 10/11/24
O: Of Glass and Glamour - Chanda Hahn 11/17/24
K: Keystone - Dannika Dark 11/12/24
E: Elizabeth Strout - Lucy by the Sea 2/11/25

Storm
S: Sylvia Price - An Amish Christmas in Whispering Pines: A Holiday Romance 12/2/24
T: Trilina Pucci - Worship 11/2/24
O: Out of the Flames - Stacy Lynn Miller 11/22/24
R: Remembering Christmas - Dan Walsh 12/9/24
M: Melissa Ashley - The Bee and the Orange Tree 10/15/24

Thunder
T: The Truths We Hold: An American Journey - Kamala Harris 11/19/24
H: Helene Hanff - 84, Charing Cross Road 12/6/24
U: Unfortunately Yours - Tessa Bailey 11/10/24
N: Nicholas Sparks - The Best of Me 12/13/24
D: Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 10/30/24
E: Emergency Contact - Lauren Layne 12/9/24
R: Rekindled Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/31/24

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FINISHED! Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date - October 1, 2024

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character's first or last name - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

Names 20/20
Books 95/95

The Names

☑️ 1. Ace (3)
A - Alex Erickson (author) - Death by Pumpkin Spice (Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3) 10/13/24
C - Remi Carrington (author) - More Than a Pretty Face (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 2) 10/12/24
E - Earl Grey and Shallow Graves (A Waterwheel Mystery 1) Victoria Tait 10/08/24

☑️ 2. Ash (3)
A - Alexia (main character) - Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24
S - Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch 6) Lynn Cahoon 10/02/24
H - How to Think Like a Cat Stéphane Garnier 10/06/24

☑️ 4. Binx (4)
B - Bret Lott (author) - Jewell 11/07/24
I - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria 4) Patti Benning 11/05/24
N - Sōsuke Natsukawa (author) - The Cat Who Saved Books 11/12/24
X - Diana Xarissa (author) - Aunt Bessie Enjoys (Isle of Man 5) 11/24/24

☑️ 5. Bullet (6)
B - Bluebonnet Moore (main chapter) - More Than a Silly Crush (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington 11/10/24
U - Lisa Unger (author) - The New Couple in 5B 10/04/24
L - Look in the Mirror Catherine Steadman 10/02/24
L - Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie Jackie Lau 10/09/24
E - Exit West Mohsin Hamid 10/13/24
T - The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1) Lynn Cahoon 10/08/24

☑️ 6. Caviar (6)
C - Creation Lake Rachel Kushner 10/23/24
A - Dan Armstrong (main character) - Murder in Verona (Armstrong and Oscar 9) T.A. Williams 11/15/24
V - Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht 11/10/24
I - John Irving (author) - A Prayer for Owen Meany 11/20/24
A - All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker 11/21/24
R - Rarity Cole (main character) - Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/01/24

☑️ 8. Chia (4)
C - Lindy Carmichael (main character) - Dear Santa Debbie Macomber 10/19/24
H - Matt Haig (author) The Life Impossible 11/22/24
I - Isle of Man 6 (series) Aunt Bessie Finds Diana Xarissa 11/27/24
A - Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 11/24/24

☑️ 9. Cocoa (5)
C - Cal (main character) - Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides 11/02/24
O - Olga Tokarczuk (author) - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 10/04/24
C - The Cat Who Saved Books Sōsuke Natsukawa 11/12/24
O - Megan O'Russell (author) - The Tethering (The Tethering 1) 10/30/24
A - Adrian (main character) - The Third Wife Lisa Jewell 11/22/24

☑️ 11. Ebony (5)
E - Elle Cosimano (author) - Staged (Busybodies Collection 1) 11/15/24
B - Lexy Baker (main character) - Dying for Danish (Lexy Baker 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/06/24
O - Tommy Orange (author) - Wandering Stars (There, There 2) 11/08/24
N - Not in Love Ali Hazelwood 10/26/24
Y - You Have Gone Too Far (County Kerry Mystery 3) Carlene O'Connor 11/12/24

☑️ 13. Felix (5)
F - Faye (main character) - Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer 11/06/24
E - Louise Erdrich (author) - Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country 11/11/24
L - Leighann Dobbs (author) - Murder, Money & Marzipan (Lexy Baker 3) by 11/11/24
I - I'm Stuck in Your Kindle! Wally Otto 12/01/24
X - Diana Xarissa (author) - Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man 7) 12/04/24

☑️ 15. Flash (5)
F - Father Jean Marie Latour (main character) - Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Masterpiece of Literature Comes to Life - Illustrated and Annotated by ClassyBookRead Willa Cather 11/25/24
L - Lynn Cahoon (author) - Secrets in the Stacks (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 2) 10/09/24
A - Ali Hazelwood (author) - Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe 1) by Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24
S - Denise Swanson (author) - Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) 11/05/24
H - Rachel Howzell Hall (author) - What Never Happened 11/09/24

Cont. On Part 2

Part 2 -

☑️ 16. Inky (4)
I - Ivelisse (main character) - Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/03/24
N - T.J. Newman (author) - Worst Case Scenario 11/22/24
K - Kismet Poe (main character) - The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich 10/21/24
Y - Yael van der Wouden (author) - The Safekeep 01/18/25

☑️ 18. Jet (3)
J - Jo Piazza (author) - The Sicilian Inheritance 10/27/24
E - Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School 1) Gail Carriger 11/18/24
T - The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline 11/03/24

☑️ 20. Kettle (6)
K - Jenny King (main character) - Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) Leena Clover 11/09/24
E - Elif Shafak (author) - How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division 11/23/24
T - Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24
T - Tessa Bailey (author) - Window Shopping Tessa Bailey 11/15/24
L -Lee Hollis (author) - Death of a Pumpkin Carver(Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 8) 11/16/24
E - Essie J. Chambers (author) - Swift River 10/24/24

☑️ 22. Luna (4)
L - Laurien Berenson (author) - Pumpkin Spice Puppy (Melanie Travis 30) 11/16/24
U - Lisa Unger (author) - The Doll's House: A Short Story 11/06/24
N - The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 12/16/24
A - Sarah Adams (author) - The Rule Book (Cheat Sheet 2) 11/25/24

☑️ 32. Pepper (6)
P - Matthew Perry (author) - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 12/91/24
E - Evie (main character) - Merry Ever After (Under the Moselle 2) Tessa Bailey 11/26/24
P - Patsy Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn 10/17/24
P - Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi 11/04/24
E - Percival Everett (author) - James 11/01/24
R - The Reunion Dinner (Busybodies 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/12/24

☑️ 35. Raven (5)
R - Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24
A - All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe 3) Olivia Dade 12/02/24
V - Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery (Vera Kelly 2) Rosalie Knecht 10/14/24
E - Everleigh (main character) - Merriment and Mayhem (Under the Mistletoe 4) Alexandria Bellefleur 12/02/24
N - Nick Daire (main character) - Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24

☑️ 37. Salem (5)
S -The Seventh Veil of Salome Silvia Moreno-Garcia 10/22/24
A - Sarah Adams (author) - The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) by Sarah Adams 12/03/24
L - Diana López (author) - Coco: A Story about Music, Shoes, and Family 11/17/24
E - Diana Xarissa (main character) - Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man 8) by Diana Xarissa 12/06/24
M - Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3) Nisha Sharma 10/03/24

☑️ 38. Shadow (6)
S - Silo (series) - Wool: The Graphic Novel Hugh Howey 11/26/24
H - Kent Haruf (author) - Plainsong (Plainsong 1) 11/08/24
A - Mary Kay Andrews (author) - Holiday Hideaway 11/02/24
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers 2) Jenn McKinlay 10/01/24
O - Richard Osman (author) - We Solve Murders 11/07/24
W - When in Rome 2 (series) - Practice Makes Perfect Sarah Adams 11/13/24

☑️ 42. Storm (5)
S - Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles 2) T.J. Klune 10/27/24
T -Tessa Bailey (author) - Window Shopping 11/15/24
O - The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict 11/10/24
R - Rainbow Rowell (author) - Slow Dance 11/15/24
M - More Than Falling in Love (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 3) Remi Carrington 10/11/24

☑️ 44. Thunder (7)
T - Triple Shot (Maggie Thorsten 7) Sandra Balzo 11/17/24
H - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford 10/17/24
U - Uzma Jalaluddin (author) - Much Ado about Nada 01/08/25
N - Nellie (main character) - Crime of Fashion (Busybodies Collection 3) Emma Rosenblum 12/16/24
D - Darling Girls Sally Hepworth 10/07/24
E - Elizabeth Cubbon (main character) - Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man 9) Diana Xarissa 12/08/24
R - Margaret Renkl (author) - The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year 11/17/24

Starting Date: 1.10.2024

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial. (18/20)

The Names

1. Ace
A - Retsu Ayase - King in a Lab Coat 02 ✓ 24/10/24
C - Albert Camus - Der Fall ✓ 25/01/13
E - Everdeen, Katniss - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins ✓ 24/12/21

2. Ash
A - Arthur Parnassus - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune ✓ 24/10/03
S - Stephan Schäfer - 25 letzte Sommer ✓ 24/10/01
H - Hope MacKenzie - What if we Trust by Sarah Sprinz ✓ 24/10/08

3. Bagheera
B - Simon Beckett - Die Chemie des Todes ✓ 25/03/29
A - Agatha Christie - Mord im Orientexpress ✓ 25/02/11
G - Gunji Natsume - Teezimmerspiele by Dite ✓ 25/03/29
H - Ryo Hanada - Devils' Line 02 ✓ 25/03/30
E - Escher, Franz - Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas ✓ 25/03/19
E - Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Verlogen ✓ 25/05/22
R - Richard Wagamese - Das weite Herz des Landes ✓ 25/04/03
A - André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name ✓ 25/05/02

4. Binx
B - BLUTZOLL-FOLGE 20 - WILDE, OSC by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/06/20
I - Itose Yuki - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 08 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/08/23
N - Nakayama Subaru - Touch of Pain by Kano Miyamoto ✓ 25/08/05
X - Xavier - Die Probe by Katie Kitamura ✓ 25/07/27

5. Bullet
B - Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull by Thomas Mann ✓ 24/12/02
U - Unsichtbar by Eloy Moreno ✓ 24/10/13
L - Liebe verbindet Welten by Miso Umeda ✓ 24/11/07
L - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
E - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
T - Kazusa Takashima - Hot Dog ✓ 24/11/06

6. Caviar
C - Cocoa Fujiwara - Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi 05 ✓ 25/04/04
A - About a Love song by Hiroko Natsuno ✓ 25/05/12
V - Valdrigue "Vald" von Alsviez - Crimson Spell 01 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/03/23
I - Ikeda Toya - Kabukicho Bad Trip – Ikeda & Rio by Eiji Nagisa ✓ 25/05/21
A - Ambrose Bonnar - Der Junge aus dem Meer by Garrett Carr ✓ 25/05/27
R - Rai - The Fallen Alpha by Makino Nakamura ✓ 25/05/12

7. Charcoal
C - Circe by Madeline Miller ✓ 25/07/12
H - Himura Kenshin - Kenshin 02 by Nobuhiro Watsuki ✓ 25/04/13
A - Anais - Perfume Master by Kaori Yuki ✓ 25/05/23
R - Kanae Ryo - Pink Heart Jam 01 by Shikke ✓ 25/05/13
C - Crimson Spell 02 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/07/21
O - Origamiherz by AC Collins ✓ 25/04/10
A - Amakawa Yuu - Total in dich verschossen by Sukeyama ✓ 25/06/05
L - Lieber Liebeskummer by Mataaki Kureno ✓ 25/05/18

8. Chia
C - Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower ✓ 25/08/17
H - Hundesohn by Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç ✓ 25/08/22
I - Ibrahim Arif - Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt by Richard Osman
A - Anne of Green Gables - The Collection by L.M. Montgomery

9. Cocoa
C - Cassie Raven - Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
O - Oscar Wilde - Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland ✓ 24/11/06
C - The Coast Road by Alan Murrin ✓ 25/02/02
O - Ogikawa Yuusei - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
A - Achterbahn by Stephen King ✓ 24/10/27

10. Dahlia
D -
A - Ayano Yamane - Crimson Spell Bd. 3 ✓ 25/09/03
H - Seán Hewitt - Öffnet sich der Himmel ✓ 25/09/05
L -
I -
A -

11. Ebony
E - Alison Espach - Wedding People ✓ 25/08/30
B - 18 BLUTDURST - OSCAR WILDE & M by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/06/05
O - Ocean Vuong - The emperor of gladness ✓ 25/06/04
N -
Y - Souma Yuki - Fruits Basket Pearls 02 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 25/07/28

12. Eclipse
13. Felix

14. Figaro
F - From the Red Fog 1 by Mosae Nohara ✓ 24/10/03
I - In den Farben des Dunkels by Chris Whitaker ✓ 24/10/17
G - Gender Queer: Eine nichtbinäre Autobiografie by Maia Kobabe ✓ 24/10/22
A - Aya Sakyo - Untouchable 01 ✓ 24/10/17
R - Renjaku - Untouchable 02 by Aya Sakyo ✓ 24/10/20
O - Otto Lilienthal - Der Sonne so nah by Axel S. Meyer ✓ 25/01/09

15. Flash

16. Inky
I - Iwagami Kazuma - Männlich? Weiblich? Unbeschreiblich! 01 by Yasuko ✓ 24/10/24
N - No Secrets in this Business 01 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24
K - King in a Lab Coat 01 by Retsu Ayase ✓ 24/10/23
Y - Yasuko - Männlich? Weiblich? Unbeschreiblich! 02 ✓ 24/10/24

17. Iris

18. Jet
J - Jenny Jägerfeld - Best Bro Ever ✓ 24/12/05
E - Shinizu Eichi - Goodbye Harlequin - Special Edition by Keri Kusabi ✓ 25/02/03
T - Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 ✓ 25/03/17

19. Jinx

20. Kettle
K - Kenshin 03 by Nobuhiro Watsuki ✓ 25/05/21
E -
T - Tote klagen an by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/06/28
T - Arttu Tuominen - Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) ✓ 25/07/20
L - Liebesgift by Tsubaki Mikage ✓ 25/06/29
E -

21. Licorice

22. Luna
L - Ly, Eric - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
U - Uenoyama Ritsuka - Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02
N - Miura Nao - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
A - 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13

23. Midnight
M - Mycroft Holmes - 18 FEINDBERUEHRUNG - OSCAR WIL by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/02/18
I - Ikushima Shizuma - Therapy Game: Re 04 by Meguru Hinohara ✓ 24/11/07
D - Joël Dicker - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert ✓ 25/05/16
N - Nora Seed - Die Mitternachtsbibliothek by Matt Haig ✓ 25/02/17
I - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11
G - Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin ✓ 24/11/19
H - Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb ✓ 24/12/07
T - Kageyama Tobio - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19

24. Moonshine
25. Mystery

26. Nightfall
N - No. 6 Band 4 by Atsuko Asano ✓ 25/07/10
I - Isaac Blum - Ruhm und Verbrechen des Hoodie Rosen ✓ 25/06/16
G - Yorick Goldewijk - 1000 und ich: Zweifle nicht, zögere nicht, hinterfrage nicht ✓ 25/05/18
H - Haikyu!! 26 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/05/02
T - Therapy Game: Re 05 by Meguru Hinohara ✓ 25/05/12
F - Haruichi Furudate - Haikyu!!, Band 27 ✓ 25/05/13
A - Amber Benson - Slayers: A Buffyverse Story ✓ 25/06/17
L - LeBlanc, Marie-Laure - Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr ✓ 25/06/25
L - Licht zwischen den Bäumen by Una Mannion ✓ 25/06/13

27. Ninja

28. Noir
N - No Secrets in this Business 02 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24
O - Oasis Project by Kazumi Ooya ✓ 24/10/13
I - I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love – double by Minta Suzumaru ✓ 24/10/16
R - Ruwanda Bailey - From the Red Fog 2 by Mosae Nohara ✓ 24/10/20

29. Olive
O - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 25/01/09
L - Oliver Lovrenski - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann ✓ 25/03/21
I - Christopher Isherwood - A Single Man ✓ 25/02/07
V - Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18
E - Elizabeth Best - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman ✓ 25/02/26

30. Onyx

31. Oreo
O - Oscar Wilde - 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14
R - Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's True Love by Jonathan Fryer ✓ 25/03/13
E - Ethan Cross - Racheopfer ✓ 25/02/28
O - Chise Ogawa - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen ✓ 25/01/14

32. Pepper
P - Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier ✓ 24/12/10
E - Ennead 1 by Mojito ✓ 25/05/18
P - Der Prozess by Franz Kafka ✓ 24/12/31
P - Anne Perry - Todesurteil im Old Bailey ✓ 25/02/11
E - Elin Berg - Das Haus über dem Fjord by Kristin Valla ✓ 25/07/15
R - Richard Bachman - Todesmarsch ✓ 25/07/05

33. Pluto
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky

41. Squid
S - Ben Shattuck - Die Geschichte des Klangs ✓ 25/07/27
Q - Quintana, Dante - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ✓ 25/07/17
U - Unschärfen der Liebe by Angelika Overath ✓ 25/07/24
I -
D - Dennis Lehane - Sekunden der Gnade ✓ 25/08/08

42. Storm
S - Oh Sangwoo - Killing Stalking Season I 1 by Koogi ✓ 25/08/17
T -
O - Orlando. Eine Biographie by Virginia Woolf ✓ 25/08/16
R -
M - L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Windy Poplars

43. Sylvester
S - Martin Schäuble - Alle Farben grau ✓ 25/07/06
Y - Kaori Yuki - Blood Hound ✓ 24/10/26
L - Luke Bailey - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18
V - Vanilla Star by Kano Miyamoto ✓ 24/10/25
E -
S - Sara Gmuer - Achtzehnter Stock ✓ 25/08/03
T - Watanabe Touru - Naokos Lächeln by Haruki Murakami ✓ 25/04/25
E -
R - Ryo Takagi - Kurokoi ✓ 24/10/25

44. Thunder

Welcome Michelle, Anne, Kimberly, Caraina, Emeli, Melissa and Chrissie!

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from September 26, 2024 -

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

14/20

The Names
🐾1. Ace
A - Charity Anderson - MC (last name) - Whenever You Come Around by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/19/24)
C A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson (12/20/24) - author's last name
E - Where Is Jerusalem? by Ellen Morgan (12/18/24) - author's first name

🐾2. Ash
A - The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green - Author's First Name - (11/22/24)
S - Once Upon a Buggy by Shelley Shepard Gray (12/27/24) - author's first name
H - Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray (12/12/24) - Title

3. Bagheera
4. Binx
5. Bullet
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal

🐾8. Chia
C - Cloaked in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer (1/31/25) - Title
H - The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson (1/25/25) - Hagenheim #3 - series
I - If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer (12/10/24) - Title
A - An Amish Cinderella by Shelley Shepard Gray (1/21/25) - Title

9. Cocoa
🐾10. Dahlia
D - The Curator's Daughter by Melanie Dobson (3/9/25) - Author's last name
A - Anne Tillerton MC Caught in the Middle by Regina Jennings (3/29/25)
H - The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson (3/19/25) - Hagenheim #5 - Series name
L - Love in the Balance by Regina Jennings (3/26/25) - Title
I - The Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy Cambron (7/6/25) - Title
A - The Artful Match by Jennifer Delamere (5/26/25) - Title

11. Ebony
E - Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch (6/8/25) - author's first name
B - Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter (7/7/25) - Title
O
N
Y - Daddy's Little Matchmakers by Kathleen Y'Barbo (5/19/25) - Author Last Name

🐾12. Eclipse
E - The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (4/11/25) - Author's last name
C - Dalton Cunningham MC - Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart (4/21/25)
L -Lincoln Cunningham MC - While You Were Texting by Delancey Stewart (4/17/25)
I - The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel (4/18/25)
P - Pamela Cunningham MC - The Text Before Christmas by Delancey Stewart (5/11/25)
S - The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (4/17/25) - Author's last name
E - The End of the Magi by Patrick W. Carr (4/6/25) - Title

13. Felix
🐾14. Figaro
F - From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden (6/7/25) - title
I - An Improper Agreement by Audra Wells (8/11/25) - title
G - The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson (3/21/25)
A - The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner (5/30/25) - Title
R - Rosalyn Bernay MC The Captain's Daughter by Jennifer Delamere (5/4/25)
O - The Orphan's Wish by Melanie Dickerson (6/14/25) - Title

🐾15. Flash
F - Where Is the Amazon? by Sarah Fabiny (10/18/24) - Author's Last Name
L - Love Without End by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/15/24) - Book Title
A - Allison Kavanaugh MC - A Promise Kept by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/1/24)
S - The Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs by Stan Berenstain (3/5/25) - Author's First Name
H - His Guilt by Shelley Shepard Gray (2/9/25) - Title

16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
J -Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked by Barbara Park (10/12/24) - Title
E - Evelyn Benson - MC When the Flames Ravaged: July 6, 1944 by Rhonda Dragomir (11/2/24)
T -

19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna
L - The Heart's Appeal by Jennifer Delamere (5/16/25) - London Beginnings - Series
U
N
A - The Gift by Shelley Shepard Gray (6/22/25) - The Amish of Hart County #3 - Series

23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
N
I - An Improper Gentleman by Audra Wells (8/16/25) -Title
G - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (2/1/25)
H - The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson (4/24/25) - Hagenheim series
T - The Debutante's Code by Erica Vetsch (6/6/25) - Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries #1 - Series Title
F - Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss (2/1/25)
A - The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay (6/29/25) - Title
L - Lily Livingston MC - When Hope Sank by Denise Weimer (2/16/25)
L - Love in the Details by Becky Wade (3/21/25)

27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
🐾31. Oreo
O - Otis Taylor MC - Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham (11/27/24)
R - Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher (1/6/25) - Author's First Name
E - Liam Everhart MC - Christmas Baggage by Deborah M. Hathaway (11/29/24)
O - Olive Wilson MC - Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel (11/27/24)

🐾32. Pepper
P - When the Waters Came by Candice Sue Patterson (10/17/24) - Author Last Name
E - Eva Anderson - MC Christmas Eva by Clare Revell (12/12/24)
P - Penelope Snow - MC Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (10/19/24) -
P - Christmas in Mistletoe Square: Christmas Romance Novella Collection by Pepper Basham (12/24/24) - author's first name
E - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/4/25) - Author's last name
R - The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay (10/25/24) - Author's Last name

33. Pluto
P -Who Was Alexander Hamilton? by Pam Pollack (6/28/25) - Author
L - Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (7/29/25) - author first name
U
T
O

34. Raisin
35. Raven
🐾R - Day-votions for Women: Heart to Heart Encouragement by Rebecca Barlow Jordan (3/16/25) - Author's First name
A - Abby McKinley MC Married 'til Monday by Denise Hunter (7/22/25)
V - Vera Sorokina MC - The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden (3/7/25)
E - Escape from Amsterdam by Lauralee Bliss (4/4/25)
N - Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (7/13/25)

🐾36. Rocky
R - The London House by Katherine Reay (1/11/25) - Author's Last Name
O - Molly O'Malley - MC A Not-So Holiday Paradise by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (12/4/24)
C - Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson (2/7/25) - Title
K - What Do We Know About the Mystery of D. B. Cooper? by Kirsten Anderson (12/1/24) - author's first name
Y - Love at Mistletoe Inn: A December Wedding Story by Cindy Kirk (4/4/25) - A Year of Weddings 2 #1 - Series

🐾37. Salem
S- Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. Smith (4/5/25) - Author's name
A- What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? by Kirsten Anderson (12/5/24) - author's last name
L- Love Takes the Cake: A September Wedding Story by Betsy St. Amant (3/21/25)
E- The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (2/22/25) - Author's last name
M- The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (2/20/25) - author's first name

🐾38. Shadow
S - The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin (10/4/24) - Title
H - The Reluctant Brides Collection by Cathy Marie Hake (10/2/24) - Author's Last Name
A - The Ark and the Dove: The Story of Noah's Wife by Jill Eileen Smith (10/31/24) - Title
D - Where Is the Kremlin? by Deborah Hopkinson (9/29/24) - Author's First Name
O - Owen Chesterfield MC - Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano (10/12/24)
W - What Was the Berlin Wall? by Nico Medina (9/29/24) - Title

🐾39. Smoke
S - How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart (5/8/25) - Author's last name
M - The Escape Game by Marilyn Turk (6/5/25) - author's first name
O - On My Honor by Patty Smith Hall (5/9/25) - Title
K - Kylie White MC - Where The Last Verse Ends by Michaela Bush (4/26/25)
E - Summer of Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (5/15/25) - Author First Name

40. Spooky
41. Squid
🐾42. Storm
S - Sixty Acres and a Bride by Regina Jennings (3/15/25) - Title
T - Texting With the Enemy by Delancey Stewart (4/15/25) - Title
O - Child of Light by Annette O'Hare - Author's Last Name - (11/20/24)
R - The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham (2/6/25) - Author's First name
M - What Is the Story of Romeo and Juliet? by Max Bisantz (12/7/24) - Author's first name

43. Sylvester
44. Thunder

Welcome Bridget!

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: October 1, 2024 - Open Ended

Goal: 107/109
Missing
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X x1

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1. Ash (3/3)
A – The Cemetery of Untold Stories - Julia Alvarez - 10/01/24
S – 28 Days Later Vol. 1: London Calling - Michael Alan Nelson - 10/30/24 - Selena (MC)
H – Recursion - Blake Crouch - 10/23/24 - Helena Smith (MC)

2. Binx (4/4)
B – My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen - 10/28/24 - Roos Beckman (MC)
I – Love Novel - Ivana Sajko - 10/01/24
N – When in Vanuatu - Nicki Chen - 10/18/24
X – These Letters End in Tears - Musih Tedji Xaviere - 02/24/25

3. Caviar (6/6)
C – Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 4: The Conjurors - Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden - 10/11/24
A – The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24 - Adah Price (MC)
V – Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 10/06/24
I – In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24
A – You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/24/24
R – Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25

4. Chia (4/4)
C – Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24
H – Coming Home for Christmas - RaeAnne Thayne - 11/13/24 - Elizabeth Hamilton (MC)
I – I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24
A – Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24 - Adelaide Henry (MC)

5. Dahlia (6/6)
D – 1970 - Sarah M. Cradit - 11/16/24 - Colleen Deschanel (MC)
A – We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25 - Amy Wheeler (MC)
H – Dept. H, Vol. 1: Pressure - Matt Kindt - 11/28/24 – Mia Hardy (MC)
L – Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25 - Lucky Blue (MC)
I – Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25
A – The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25

6. Eclipse (7/7)
E – Every Summer After - Carley Fortune - 10/17/24
C – Cairo - G. Willow Wilson - 01/27/25
L – The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis - 02/16/25
I – Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen - 03/20/25
P – Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25 - Harry Potter (MC)
S – 28 Days Later Vol. 2: Bend In the Road - Michael Alan Nelson - 11/24/24 - Selena
E – Funny Story - Emily Henry - 11/24/24

7. Figaro (6/6)
F – The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 1: Rainbow Sprinkles - W. Maxwell Prince - 03/28/25
G – The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25 - Anna Green (MC)
A – Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25
R – The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
O – Snow Creek - Gregg Olsen - 10/09/24

8. Inky (4/4)
I – I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue - 04/13/25
N – 28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone - Michael Alan Nelson - 12/15/24
K – Dept. H, Vol. 2: After the Flood - Matt Kindt - 12/26/24
Y – Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirit - Tsugumi Ohba - 11/23/24 - Light Yagami

9. Jet (3/3)
J – Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24
E – Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25 - The Empyrean (MC)
T – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24

10. Kettle (6/6)
K – Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25
E – The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25
T – Homecoming - Kate Morton - 02/26/25 - Jess Turner (MC)
T – The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett - 03/04/25
L – Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25
E – Codename Villanelle - Luke Jennings - 03/26/25 - Eve Polastri (MC)

11. Luna (4/4)
L – The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living - Meik Wiking - 03/13/25
U – UFOlogy Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV - 02/27/25
N – 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25
A – Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 03/13/25

12. Moonshine (9/9)
M – Dept. H, Vol. 3: Decompressed - Matt Kindt - 02/18/25
O – Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24 - Olivia Prior (MC)
O – Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24
N – 28 Days Later Vol. 5: Ghost Town - Michael Alan Nelson - 02/19/25
S – The Boyfriend Loophole - Danielle Stewart - 03/17/25
H – How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr. Seuss - 01/27/25
I – The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
N – Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25 - Beckett North (MC)
E – Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25

13. Nightfall (9/9)
N – 28 Days Later Vol. 6: Homecoming - Michael Alan Nelson - 03/16/25
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/09/25
G – The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25 - Gabe Mardraggon (MC)
H – Dept. H, Vol. 4: Lifeboat - Matt Kindt - 03/22/25 - Mia Hardy (MC)
T – Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25 - Tristan Abascal (MC)
F – The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25
A – Charles Leclerc: A Biography - Adam Hay-Nicholls - 03/25/25
L – You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World - Ada Limon - 03/29/25
L – Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25

14. Noir (4/4)
N – Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/14/25 - No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (series)
O – Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25
I – The Solid-State Shuffle - Jeffrey A. Ballard - 06/05/25 - Isa Schmidt (MC)
R – The Murders at Fleat House - Lucinda Riley - 04/23/25


15. Onyx (3/4)
O – You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24
N – There Are Rivers in the Sky - Elif Shafak - 06/09/25 - Narin (MC)
Y – Death Note, Vol. 10: Deletion - Tsugumi Ohba - 10/07/24 - Light Yagami (MC)
X

16. Pepper (6/6)
P – A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson - Camille Peri - 06/26/25
E – The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25
P – Don't Let the Forest In - C.G. Drews - 07/13/25 - Andrew Perrault (MC)
P – All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker - 08/17/25 - Jospeh "Patch" Macauley (MC)
E – The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean Vuong - 06/14/25
R – The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25 - Robyn Wright (MC)

17. Raisin (6/6)
R – The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen - 06/22/25 - Jane Rizzoli (MC)
A – How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25 - Annie Adams (MC)
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 3: Hopscotch Mélange - W. Maxwell Prince - 06/22/25
S – The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan - 05/10/25
I – Ice Cream Man, Volume 4: Tiny Lives - W. Maxwell Prince - 07/21/25
N – Next Girl - Kate Bold - 07/06/25

18. Shadow (6/6)
S – The Five-Star Weekend - Elin Hilderbrand - 07/21/25 - Hollis Shaw (MC)
H – Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak - 05/24/25
A – The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 04/05/25 - Alexa Chase (MC)
D – Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan - Joanna Lillis - 05/18/25
O – Ogre: Special Edition - Bob Salley - 04/16/25
W – Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25

19. Storm (5/5)
S – Ali and Nino - Kurban Said - 07/26/25
T – The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25
O – The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25 - Omar Aquino (MC)
R – Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 07/23/25
M – The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25

20. Thunder (6/7)
T – Geiger, Vol. 1 - Geoff Johns - 06/28/25 - Tariq Geiger (MC)
H – Miss Iceland - Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir - 07/05/25 - Hekla Gottskálksdóttir (MC)
U
N – The House of Unexpected Sisters - Alexander McCall Smith - 08/05/25 - No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (series)
D – Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf - 05/25/25 - Clarissa Dalloway (MC)
E – Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country - Patricia Evangelista - 04/15/25
R – The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer - 08/28/25 - Ralph Howell (MC)
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Welcome Ferenc!

Black Cat Names Spell Out

Duration: 10.01.24-

1-Ash

A
S
H

2-Binx

B
I
N
X

3-Dahlia

D
A
H
L
I
A

4-Figaro

F
I
G
A
R
O

5-Jinx

J
I
N
X

6-Luna

L
U
N
A

7-Midnight

M
I
D
N
I
G
H
T

8-Moonshine

M
O
O
N
S
H
I
N
E

9-Mystery

M
Y
S
T
E
R
Y

10-Olive

O
L
I
V
E

11-Oreo

O
R
E
O

12-Pepper

P
E
P
P
E
R

13-Raven

R
A
V
E
N

14-Salem

S
A
L
E
M

15-Shadow

S
H
A
D
O
W

16-Smoke

S
M
O
K
E

17-Spooky

S
P
O
O
K
Y

18-Storm

S
T
O
R
M

19-Sylvester

S
Y
L
V
E
S
T
E
R

20-Thunder

T
H
U
N
D
E
R

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
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The Names
1. Ace
A Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
E The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach read 10/2/2024

2. Ash
A Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
S Different Seasons: Four Novellas by Stephen King read 10/10/2024
H How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald J. Robertson read 10/8/2024

3. Bagheera
B The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen read 10/21/2024
A Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie read 10/13/2024
G That Other Me by Maha Gargash read 10/17/2024
H The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport read 10/14/2024
E Evidence of Things Seen by Sarah Weinman read 10/3/2024
E James by Percival Everett read 10/6/2024
R The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman read 10/7/2024
A The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie read 10/14/2024

4. Binx
B The Zurich Conspiracy by Bernadette Calonego read 10/29/2024
I I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott read 10/9/2024
N The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander read 10/30/2024
X Aunt Bessie's Holiday by Diana Xarissa read 10/12/2024

5. Bullet
B Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett read 11/5/2024
U Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune read 10/20/2024
L The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave read 10/22/2024
L The Long Walk by Richard Bachman read 11/2/2024
E Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo read 10/8/2024
T A Trace of Hares by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 10/5/2024

6. Caviar
C The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
A A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve read 10/16/2024
V Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power by Virginia Rounding read 10/6/2024
I The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton read 10/16/2024
A City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong read 11/1/2024
R Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid read 10/23/2024

7. Charcoal
C Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore read 11/8/2024
H The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/17/2024
A Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon read 11/2/2024
R The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner read 11/15/2024
C The Secret Eleanor by Cecelia Holland read 11/10/2024
O Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson read 10/4/2024
A Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher read 11/11/2024
L Still Alice by Lisa Genova read 11/15/2024

8. Chia
C Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris read 11/13/2024
H The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
I The Iron King by Julie Kagawa read 10/23/2024
A My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit read 11/12/2024

9. Cocoa
C Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris read 11/13/2024
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves read 11/14/2024
O Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman read 10/28/2024
A The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams read 11/12/2024

10. Dahlia
D The Door by Magda Szabó read 11/27/2024
A Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen read 11/15/2024
H Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose read 11/2/2024
L The Last Grudge by Max Seeck read 11/24/2024
I It by Stephen King read 10/25/2024
A The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski read 11/25/2024

11. Ebony
E Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett read 10/10/2024
B The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing by Josie Brown read 11/6/2024
O One Second After by William R. Forstchen read 10/29/2024
N The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman read 11/17/2024
Y A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 10/1/2024

12. Eclipse
E Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C The Colorado Kid by Stephen King read 11/27/2024
L Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić read 12/1/2024
I The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa read 10/27/2024
P Bright by Duanwad Pimwana read 10/20/2024
S Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare read 10/13/2024
E The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim read 10/13/2024

13. Felix
F Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney read 11/17/2024
E The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith read 10/15/2024
L The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson read 12/20/2024
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa read 10/29/2024
X Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa read 1/31/2025

14. Figaro
F The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo read 12/7/2024
I The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa read 11/10/2024
G Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil read 10/23/2024
A Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty read 11/26/2024
R The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan read 11/16/2024
O Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older read 11/7/2024

15. Flash
F From a Buick 8 by Stephen King read 12/1/2024
L Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard read 12/22/2024
A The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake read 11/30/2024
S The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai by Maha Gargash read 10/18/2024
H How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin read 11/3/2024

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16. Inky
I The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa read 11/11/2024
N Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng read 12/5/2024
K Pumpkin Spice Meltdown by Kate Minty read 12/5/2024
Y Yellowface by R.F. Kuang read 12/6/2024

17. Iris
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab read 11/19/2024
R The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins read 11/18/2024
I I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad read 12/9/2024
S Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder read 11/5/2024

18. Jet
J The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips by Josie Brown read 11/8/2024
E Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin read 10/30/2024
T Blind Escape by Tanya R. Taylor read 11/30/2024

19. Jinx
J Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett read 11/30/2024
I The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
N Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie read 12/11/2024
X X Out Of Wonderland by David Allan Cates read 2/2/2025

20. Kettle
K A Perfect Eye by Stephanie Kane read 12/16/2024
E Earthlings by Sayaka Murata read 11/22/2024
T Thanksgiving Day Murder by Addison Moore read 12/10/2024
T Suicide by Everest by Scott J. Thurman read 12/13/2024
L The God of the Woods by Liz Moore read 1/4/2025
E Euphoria by Lily King read 11/22/2024

21. Licorice
L Lord of the Flies by William Golding read 1/14/2025
I Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025
C Prey by Michael Crichton read 12/30/2024
O Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older read 11/9/2024
R Swan Song by Robert McCammon read 11/22/2024
I I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025
C Convergence by Zoraida Córdova read 12/31/2024
E Extended Family by Patrick Kendrick read 11/24/2024

22. Luna
L Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/15/2025
U Unholy Fire by Robert J. Mrazek read 11/9/2024
N Renoir: Painter of Happiness by Gilles Néret read 12/15/2024
A The Hollow by Agatha Christie read 12/9/2024

23. Midnight
M Gilded by Marissa Meyer read 11/25/2024
I The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
D Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers read 12/16/2024
N Public Secrets by Nora Roberts read 12/25/2024
I Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam by Sarah Graves read 12/1/2024
H Heartless by Marissa Meyer read 11/16/2024
T A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas read 12/27/2024

24. Moonshine
M Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell read 12/16/2024
O Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older read 11/11/2024
O A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki read 11/20/2024
N Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo read 12/26/2024
S Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson read 11/30/2024
H Les Miserables by Victor Hugo read 12/19/2024
I How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler read 2/13/2025
N Night Music by Jojo Moyes read 1/3/2025
E The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis read 12/3/2024

25. Mystery
M The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood read 12/27/2024
Y A Swarm of Butterflies by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 12/4/2024
S Boy Trouble by Sheryl Berk read 12/12/2024
T Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera read 12/29/2024
E The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker read 12/3/2024
R The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins read 12/3/2024
Y Much Ado About You by Samantha Young read 2/10/2025

26. Nightfall
N Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025
I The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina read 4/14/2025
G Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith read 12/28/2024
H Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen read 12/21/2024
T Without Remorse by Tom Clancy read 1/1/2025
F Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh read 1/12/2025
A What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley read 12/20/2024
L The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters read 1/21/2025
L The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley read 1/28/2025

27. Ninja
N Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham read 1/14/2025
I Amsterdam by Ian McEwan read 5/7/2025
N Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts read 2/12/2025
J The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor read 12/5/2024
A Kane & Abel by Jeffrey Archer read 12/22/2024

28. Noir
N The Great Game by Christopher G. Nuttall read 2/27/2025
O One Plus One by Jojo Moyes read 12/4/2024
I Fault Lines by Emily Itami read 5/9/2025
R Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb read 12/21/2024

29. Olive
O Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025
L The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis read 2/3/2025
I Into the Water by Paula Hawkins read 5/13/2025
V Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb read 10/30/2024
E A Killer Read by Erika Chase read 12/6/2024

30. Onyx
O The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025
N A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes read 2/27/2025
Y The Yom Kippur Murder by Lee Harris read 2/13/2025
X Aunt Bessie Joins by Diana Xarissa read 5/30/2025

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31. Oreo
O Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
R Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb read 12/29/2024
E Bond Girl by Erin Duffy read 12/7/2024
O Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025

32. Pepper
P Pretty Little Things by T.M.E. Walsh read 1/18/2025
E The Empress by Gigi Griffis read 12/7/2024
P Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart read 2/2/2025
P Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker read 2/21/2025
E East of Alice by Annie Seaton read 12/8/2024
R Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/13/2025

33. Pluto
P Mort by Terry Pratchett read 2/22/2025
L Catherine Howard: The Queen Whose Adulteries Made a Fool of Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin-Smith read 2/7/2025
U The Upper World by Femi Fadugba read 12/30/2024
T Three in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/27/2025
O The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch read 1/30/2025

34. Raisin
R Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/18/2025
A The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025
I The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos read 5/24/2025
S When I Was White: A Memoir by Sarah Valentine read 1/6/2025
I Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros read 6/26/2025
N Tanamera by Noel Barber read 3/23/2025

35. Raven
R Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/20/2025
A Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson read 2/7/2025
V A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff read 11/4/2024
E Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris by Eric Jager read 12/31/2024
N Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis read 4/18/2025

36. Rocky
R The Virgin Elizabeth: A Novel by Robin Maxwell read 1/26/2025
O The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America by Onnesha Roychoudhuri read 3/25/2025
C The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025
K The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross read 2/9/2025
Y A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara read 4/5/2025

37. Salem
S B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton read 1/7/2025
A The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice read 2/14/2025
L Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
E Heirloom by Eleanora Brownleigh read 1/9/2025
M Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran read 1/16/2025

38. Shadow
S Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell read 1/8/2025
H The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara read 2/18/2025
A Animal by Lisa Taddeo read 2/16/2025
D Bring Her Home by David Bell read 12/17/2024
O American War by Omar El Akkad read 4/22/2025
W Witness in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/17/2025

39. Smoke
S The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/22/2025
M The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 2/10/2025
O Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi read 5/6/2025
K The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal read 1/19/2025
E Extra Ordinary Experiences of an (Extra) Ordinary Girl by Kiran Tandon read 1/12/2025

40. Spooky
S The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/23/2025
P Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron read 2/23/2025
O Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk read 5/18/2025
O Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice read 5/25/2025
K The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs read 2/11/2025
Y You Like It Darker by Stephen King read 4/8/2025

41. Squid
S Sphere by Michael Crichton read 1/24/2025
Q Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley read 11/4/2024
U John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025
I Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky; Ilan Pappe read 6/14/2025
D Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly read 1/21/2025

42. Storm
S A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn read 2/3/2025
T Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse read 1/30/2025
O Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks read 6/4/2025
R Ramses: The Son of Light by Christian Jacq read 1/31/2025
M Feed by Mira Grant read 2/18/2025

43. Sylvester
S Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone by Sarah Graves read 2/14/2025
Y Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros read 4/27/2025
L The Diviners by Libba Bray read 2/20/2025
V Highland Burn by Victoria Zak read 11/14/2024
E Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025
S Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
T Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks by Tonya Kappes read 2/15/2025
E Eggs in a Casket by Laura Childs read 2/16/2025
R We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt read 2/9/2025

44. Thunder
T Zoning, Zealots, & Ziplines by Tonya Kappes read 2/15/2025
H The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding read 2/24/2025
U Ugly by Robert Hoge read 2/16/2025
N Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes read 4/23/2025
D Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie by Sarah Graves read 1/27/2025
E The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan read 3/8/2025
R Ruff vs. Fluff by Spencer Quinn read 2/17/2025

Black Cat Names Spell Out
October 1, 2024 - Open Ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names

1. Ace
A - Abraham Verghese - The Covenant of Water - 10/4/24
C - Call of the White - Felicity Aston - 10/28/24
E - Eruption - Michael Crichton - 10/21/24

2. Ash
A - Alone in Antarctica - Felicity Aston - 10/25/24
S - Something Wilder - Christina Lauren - 10/27/24
H - The House by the Cemetery - Lisa Childs - 10/17/24

3. Charcoal
C - Colin Cotterill - Thirty-Three Teeth - 4 Stars - 2/3/25
H- Holly Goddard Jones - The Next Time You See Me - 12/23/24
A - Adrift - Steven Callahan - 10/18/24
R - The Resort - Sara Ochs - 10/21/24
C - The Codex - Douglas Preston - 3 Stars - 1/30/25
O - Out with the Sunset - P.D. Workman - 12/3/24
A - Ann Mah - The Lost Vintage - 12/16/24
L - Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward - 10/15/24

4. Cocoa
C - Comfort and Joy - Kristin Hannah - 12/16/24
O - Out of the Deep I Cry - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 11/2/24
C - Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald - 11/6/24
O - Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster - 11/15/24
A - Ava Glass - The Trap - 12/21/24

5. Eclipse
E - Euphoria - Lily King - 10/15/24
C - Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 4 Stars - 2/13/25
L - Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward - 10/12/24
I - If You Tell - Gregg Olsen - 4 Stars - 2/12/25
P - Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/245
S - Sarah Bailey - The Dark Lake - 12/11/24
E - The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim - 10/18/24

6. Figaro
F - Fruit of All Evil - Paige Shelton - 12/8/24
I - I, the Jury - Mickey Spillane - 3 Stars - 2/13/25
G - A Gentleman of Means - Shelley Adina - 11/28/24
A - Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne - 10/11/24
R - The Rembrandt Affair - Daniel Silva - 10/14/24
O - The Old Patagonian Express - Paul Theroux - 10/31/24

7. Flash
F - Fields of Air - Shelley Adina - 12/6/24
L - Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward - 10/9/24
A - Alex - Adam J. Nicolai - 10/17/24
S - Sara Driscoll - Lone Wolf - 10/19/24
H - A Holiday by Gaslight - Mimi Matthews - 12/13/24

8. Jet
J - J.R. Ward - Lover Awakened - 10/5/24
E - The Ex Talk - Rachel Lynn Solomon - 10/6/24
T - Tim Green - The Letter of the Law - 10/6/24

9. Licorice
L - The Lost City of Z - David Grann - 10/3/24
I - Ingrid Thoft - Loyalty - 3 Stars - 1/25/25
C - Capture or Kill - Vince Flynn - 12/5/24
O - Off the Grid - P.J. Tracy - 10/26/24
R - Remember Me Like This - Bret Anthony Johnston - 10/1/24
I - The Innocent Wife - Lisa Regan - 10/31/24
C - Carolyn Parkhurst - Lost and Found - 10/12/24
E - Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies - Catherine Mack - 10/5/24

10. Luna
L - Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 10/2/24
U - Unnatural History - Jonathan Green - 11/1/24
N - Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife - 10/9/24
A - Accidentally Yours - Mallory Funk - 10/2/24

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11. Midnight
M - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station - Dorothy Gilman - 12/23/24
I - Iris Yamashita - City Under One Roof - 4 Stars - 3/11/25
D - Double Back - Shannon Baker - 12/10/24
N - Nora Roberts - Mind Games - 12/2/24
I - Inheritance - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 3/16/25
G - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
H - Matt Haig - The Midnight Library - 3 Stars - 1/21/25
T - Tasha Alexander - And Only to Deceive - 10/8/24

12. Nightfall
N - The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/8/24
I - India Holton - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - 3. 5 Stars - 4/3/25
G - The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 12/22/24
H - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
T - Tune in Tokyo - Tim Anderson - 10/17/24
F - Forgiving - LaVyrle Spencer - 12/15/24
A - Alison Espach - The Wedding People - 4 Stars - 1/3/25
L - Lover Avenged - J.R. Ward - 10/24/24
L - Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 10/30/24

13. Ninja
N - The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 1/22/25
I - Samantha Irby - Meaty - 3 Stars - 4/3/25
N - Nicola Yoon - The Sun Is Also a Star- 3 Stars - 1/6/25
J - Jackie - Dawn Tripp - 12/7/24
A - Ace Atkins - The Sinners - 12/20/24

14. Noir
N - Nora Roberts - The Witness - 12/14/24
O - Overture - Skye Warren - 2 Stars - 2/21/25
I - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25
R - Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25

15. Oreo
O - One by One - Freida McFadden - 3 Stars- 1/31/25
R - Rolf Potts - Vagabonding - 10/23/24
E - Emily Henry - Funny Story - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25
O - Nicolás Obregón - Blue Light Yokohama - 4 Stars - 1/20/25

16. Pepper
P - Pumpkin Everything - Beth Labonte - 10/27/24
E - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
P - Perish - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 1/28/25
P - The Passenger - Lisa Lutz - 10/7/24
E - The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
R - Recursion - Blake Crouch - 10/28/24

17. Raven
R - Riding the Iron Rooster - Paul Theroux - 10/24/24
A - A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton - 12/26/24
V - The Voyage of the Beagle - Charles Darwin - 10/30/24
E - Elizabeth Peters - Street of the Five Moons - 12/25/24
N - Nora Nguyen - Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour - 10/22/24

18. Shadow
S - Steve Berry - The Warsaw Protocol - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
H - Harlan Coben - No Second Chance - 12/15/24
A - Angela Marsons - Dead Souls - 12/17/24
D - Dark Star Safari - Paul Theroux - 10/26/24
O - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
W - The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24

19. Smoke
S - Stars and Strikes - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
M - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
O - Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25
K - Kate Atkinson - Life After Life - 10/22/24
E - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing - 10/29/24

20. Storm
S - A Secret Wish - Barbara Freethy - 12/21/24
T - Touch - Mark Sennen - 10/16/24
O - Beth O'Leary - The Road Trip - 10/29/24
R - The River - Peter Heller - 10/30/24
M - The Matrimonial Advertisement - Mimi Matthews - 3.5 Stars - 1/19/25

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Welcome Cheryl, Carolyn and Lynda!

Black Cat Names Spell Out

Duration: 10/1/2024 - open ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

4/20 names

The Names
1. Ace
A - Ararat by Christopher Golden 1/29/25
C - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 11/20/24
E - The End of October by Lawrence Wright 10/5/24

2. Ash

3. Bagheera
B - Blackouts by Justin Torres 10/18/24
A - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire 4/9/25
G - A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb 2/5/25
H - Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer 10/25/24
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5/4/25
E - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 6/28/25
R - Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 10/8/24
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 5/23/25

4. Binx
B - The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement by Susannah Gibson 1/31/25
I - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 2/2/25
N
X

5. Bullet
B - The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin 12/31/24
U - Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait 4/15/25
L - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 11/29/24
L - The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 6/16/25
E - Evocation by S.T. Gibson 7/29/25
T - Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan 1/21/25

6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
8. Chia

9. Cocoa
C - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 2/11/25
O
C - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa 3/16/25
O
A - Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith 6/21/25

10. Dahlia

11. Ebony
E
B - Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing by Elizabeth L. Block 1/13/25
O - Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James 11/8/24
N - Neuromancer by William Gibson 10/4/24
Y

12. Eclipse
E
C - Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman 4/1/25
L
I - Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 4/23/25
P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 5/16/25
S - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 6/1/25
E

13. Felix
F - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo 10/21/24
E
L - The Lays of Beleriand by J.R.R. Tolkien 10/12/24
I - Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru 1/2/25
X

14. Figaro

15. Flash
F - The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/24/25
L
A
S - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 1/14/25
H - Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir 1/8/25

16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna

23. Midnight
M - The Magos by Dan Abnett 10/12/24
I - If It Sounds Like a Quack...: A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 5/26/25
D - Dark Roots by Lucius Valiant 2/9/25
N - The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 1/4/25
I - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill 6/29/25
G - Gravity by Melissa West 12/31/24
H - Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony by Hilary Kearney 1/22/25
T - The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood 11/26/24

24. Moonshine
M - Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 11/14/24
O - Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux 5/16/25
O
N - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg 1/15/25
S - Silent is the Sword by Evelyn Grimald Stone 2/13/25
H - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 3/1/25
I - In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr. 7/22/25
N - The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire 3/30/25
E

25. Mystery
M - My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek 12/3/24
Y
S - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/21/25
T - The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer 6/26/25
E
R - Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol Mithers 1/11/25
Y

26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo

32. Pepper
P - Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 7/8/25
E
P - The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I by Alison Weir 2/14/25
P
E
R - River Without a Cause: An Expedition through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt by Sam Moses 4/30/25

33. Pluto
P - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 11/16/24
L - Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 12/20/24
U - Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa 8/4/25
T - Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 6/22/25
O

34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky

37. Salem
S - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson 6/4/25
A
L
E
M - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 2/16/25

38. Shadow
S - The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton 10/24/24
H - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 3/23/25
A
D - Dangerous by Amanda Quick 3/8/25
O
W - When Among Crows by Veronica Roth 12/31/24

39. Smoke
S - Shakespeare's White Others by David Sterling Brown 7/21/25
M - The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett 3/26/25
O
K - Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie 3/19/25
E

40. Spooky

41. Squid
S - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 8/2/25
Q - Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King 7/4/25
U
I - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 7/30/25
D - The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland 2/22/25

42. Storm
S - The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub 3/11/25
T - Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons From the Yellowstone Packs by Rick McIntyre 3/6/25
O
R - The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 5/11/25
M - Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers 7/28/25

43. Sylvester

44. Thunder
T - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 6/2/25
H - The Huntress by Kate Quinn 4/26/25
U
N - Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History by Philippa Gregory 3/6/25
D - Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller 6/7/25
E
R - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 6/19/25

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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Open Ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names
1. Ace
A - Annah Conwell, But He's My Grumpy Neighbor (10/1/24)
C - Censorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/8/24)
E -

2. Ash
A - Annah Conwell, But He's My One Regret (10/3/24)
S -
H -

3. Bagheera
B - Brittany Fichter, The Green-Eyed Prince (10/5/24)
A -
G - Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (10/13/24)
H -
E -
E -
R -
A -

4. Binx
5. Bullet

6. Caviar
C - Cruiseshipped by Savannah Scott (10/12/24)
A - Annah Conwell, But He's My Fake Fiancé (10/4/24)
V - Victorine E. Lieske, A Marriage of Anything But Convenience (10/17/24)
I - Isa, Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter (10/2/24)
A -
R - Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott (10/13/24)

7. Charcoal
C -
H -
A -
R -
C -
O - Out of Office by Annah Conwell (10/15/24)
A -
L -

8. Chia
C -
H -
I - Iris Lim, One Night in Beniton Hall (10/4/24)
A -

9. Cocoa

10. Dahlia
D - Doctorshipped by Savannah Scott (10/11/24)
A -
H -
L -
I - Iris Lim, Becoming Lady Rodworth (10/7/24)
A -

11. Ebony
12. Eclipse
13. Felix
14. Figaro
15. Flash
16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna
23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
34. Raisin

35. Raven
R -
A -
V - The Vicar and the Thief by Angela E. Johnson (10/15/24)
E -
N -

36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
41. Squid
42. Storm
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder

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Welcome Natasha and Shash!

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
No Sign-Ups after October 1, 2026

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names
1. Ace
A: Anson Hunt (MC)-Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles, 4/25/25
C: Christie Gordon-More Than a Spark, 5/12/25
E

2. Ash
3. Bagheera
4. Binx
5. Bullet
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
8. Chia
9. Cocoa
10. Dahlia
11. Ebony
12. Eclipse
13. Felix
14. Figaro
15. Flash
16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
K: Kade-Tijan, 1/29/25
E
T
T
L
E
21. Licorice
22. Luna
23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
41. Squid
42. Storm
S
T
O: Outcast-Nicole Sykes, 10/24/24
R
M
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder
T
H
U
N: Newland, Lincoln (MC)-Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24
D
E
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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
October 1, 2024-?
1-23
This section finished July 29, 2025

Names completed: 33/44
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The Names
1. Ace
Avery mc-Black Cherry Chillers & Conniving Beauty Queens Mindy Killgrove 10/8/24
C Cheesecake Murder Rosie A. Point 10/2/24
Eve mc-Bone Cold Patti Benning 10/5/24

2. Ash
A Poisoned Aboard Avery Kent 10/9/24
S Wedding Bells and Sleuthing Tails Sharon Michaels 10/1/24
Hope mc-A Corpse at the Witching Hour Debra Sennefelder 10/3/24

3. Bagheera
Bell Shampoo and a Stiff Cindy Bell 10/4/24
A Almond Sprinkle Murder Rosie A. Point 10/10/24
Griffith, Tilly mc-Brownies and Bones Sue Hollowell 10/6/24
H Hemlines, Handbags & Havoc Sally Bayless 10/11/24
E Engaged in Murder Angie Frost 10/16/24
Ella mc-A Whole Latte Trouble Kayla Hensen 10/19/24
R Rascally Raccoon Riot Max Parrott 10/10/24
Apple Orchard Mystery Six Sweets Under Chelsea Thomas 10/16/24

4. Binx
B Baa-Baa Bad Medicine Summer Prescott 10/6/24
I An Ill-Fated Halloween Amanda Hijaz 10/13/24
Noble, Tulia mc-Passed in Pennsylvania Patti Benning 10/8/24
X MaX Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24

5. Bullet
B Cosmetics, a Cruise and a Killer Cindy Bell 10/7/24
U Booked for Murder Una Madison 11/28/24
L Zipline Zinger on Deck L.Marie 10/9/24
L The Mystery in the Margins L.L. Gray 10/14/24
Eve mc-Dark Horse Patti Benning 10/15/24
T Candy Slain Chelsea Thomas 10/17/24

6. Caviar
C Blue Christmas Bones Carolyn Haines 10/15/24
A Booked for Murder Angie Frost 10/17/24
V Veiled Threat Patti Benning 11/23/24
I In the Blink of a Pie Catherine Bruns 10/24/24
A Bangs, Bullies and Betrayal Amber Crewes 10/18/24
Rue mc-A Theft of Murder Penny Brooke 10/20/24

7. Charcoal
Catt, Allie mc Murder on the Page Daryl Wood Gerber 10/23/24
Harper mc Murder with a Hint of Pumpkin Spice Laura M. Drake 10/11/24
A The Little Lost Library Ellery Adams 10/25/24
R The Cursed Collar and the Baker's Demise Rosie Sams 10/31/24
C Clues for Concern Dianne Harman 11/3/24
O'Leary Dee mc-Sleep in Heavenly Pizza Mindy Quigley 10/27/24
A Gingerbread Danger Amanda Flower 10/28/24
Lucinda Cranberries and Criminals Lucinda Race 11/6/24

8. Chia
C A Corpse Among the Carolers Debra Sennefelder 11/12/24
H Hardbacks and Hexes Sue Hollowell 11/7/24
I I'll Be Home for Mischief Jacqueline Frost 11/11/24
A The Judge's Murder Amy Muir 11/16/24

9. Cocoa
C Charmed Cookies Cindy Stark 11/14/24
O A New Lease on Death Olivia Blacke 10/29/24
Chase, Andrea mc The Psychic Parrot Mystery Amy Muir 11/15/24
O Oddities in Ohio Patti Benning 11/5/24
A Brewed Murder Amy Muir 11/17/24

10. Dahlia
Delaney mc Booty in the Back Seat Karen C. Whalen 11/18/24
Amanda mc Monterey Bay Mystery Seren Star Goode 11/20/24
Holly mc Bones in the Backyard M R Dollschnieder 11/10/24
Lindsey mc Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24
I Indignant in Indiana Patti Benning 12/10/24
Annie mc A Holiday Homicide Ellie Alexander 11/27/24

11. Ebony
Eve mc Tooth Dismay Patti Benning 11/1/24
Banks, Mia mc Marshmallows, Mystery and Mischief Kathleen Suzette 10/21/24
O'Fallon, Cinder mc Down Under the Mistletoe Gretchen Allen 11/9/24
N Nose Dives Patti Benning 10/29/24
Y You Feta Watch Out Linda Reilly 11/21/24

12. Eclipse
E A Lime Flavored Crime Rosie A. Point 11/8/24
C Sleigh That Song Donna Clancy 11/26/24
L Tinsel Tragedy Clare Lockhart 12/9/24
I Holiday Heist Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/14/24
P Poison and Potions J.A. Whiting 10/26/24
Suzette Jellybeans, Jack-o-Lanterns and Jitters Kathleen Suzette 10/31/24
Eve mc Walled Off Patti Benning 11/13/24

13. Felix
Foster Eve mc Tide Up Patti Benning 11/19/24
E Madrigals and Mayhem Elizabeth Penney 11/30/24
Leslie mc A Corgi Conundrum M.Alfano 1/7/25
I The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime Vicki Delany 1/14/25
X The Body in the Cottage Diana Xarissa 3/27/25

14. Figaro
F Fully Vetted Summer Prescott 11/4/24
I I Pittie the Yule Kathryn Mykel 12/22/24
G The Herringbone Harbor Mystery Sally Goldenbaum 12/5/24
Ada mc Caroling Chaos D.B. McNicol 12/7/24
Rosie Murder in the Margins Rosie Sams 11/2/24
Old Juniper Bookshop Booked for Murder P.J. Nelson 12/16/24

15. Flash
F Fondue or Die Korina Moss 10/22/24
L Murder with a Hint of Peppermint Laura M. Drake 12/27/24
Ash mc A Deadly Yuletide D.B. McNicol 10/22/24
S The Tell-Tale Homicide Daphne Silver 11/25/24
Holiday Corner Frosty Fugitives Sharon Michaels 12/11/24

16. Inky
I Irish Soda Bread Murder Carlene O'Connor Peggy Ehrhart
Liz Ireland 12/24/24
N Nutcracker Nemesis Summer Prescott 11/22/24
K Deadly Decorations Kathleen Suzette 12/1/24
Y Yule Be Sorry Mona Marple 12/26/24

17. Iris
I Bourbon and Betrayal C.S. Ireland 1/23/25
R Mayhem in Meadow Wood Ruby Poole 12/15/24
I It's All or Muffin Virginia K. Bennett 1/26/25
S Bookarazzi Blackmail S.E.Babin 12/12/24

18. Jet
Josie mc The Witch Is Back Angela M. Sanders 12/6/24
Emma mc Dark Roast Mortem Angela Mayble 12/4/24
T Mrs. Morris and the Venomous Valentine Traci Wilton 12/23/24

19. Jinx
J Jingle Cells Patti Benning 12/13/24
I Iced in Iowa Patti Benning 2/1/25
Nola mc Take Snow Chances Patti Benning 11/29/24
X The Appleton Case Diana Xarissa 4/25/25

20. Kettle
K Autumn, Awnings & Arson Tonya Kappes 12/18/24
Emily mc Blame the Beignets Ginger Bolton 12/8/24
T Tidings of Trouble Kathleen Suzette 12/19/24
T A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
Lakeside Cottage A Perilous Package Cindy Bell 12/28/24
Eve mc Woof Times Patti Benning 12/16/24

21. Licorice
Longhorn Trucking Mystery Magpie Maggie Hits the Jackpot Katherine H. Brown 1/8/25
Ivy mc Bridal Bedlam Hazel Smith 2/19/25
C Come Home for Christmas Summer Prescott 12/17/24
O An Oven Beyond Victoria Kazarian 1/8/25
Rambling RV Shocked in Chicago Patti Benning 1/6/25
Ivy mc Curse Conundrum Hazel Smith 2/19/25
C A Clause for Christmas Rose Betancourt 12/20/24
E Maisie's Christmas Carousel Julie Ecker 12/24/24

22. Luna
L The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch L.L. Gray 1/9/25
U Beary Happy Returns Amy Umphrey 7/29/25
N Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
A Holly & Havoc Ana Bisset 12/20/24

23. Midnight
M Murder in Meadow Wood Ruby Poole 11/24/24
I Irish Bookshop Murder Penny Brooke 4/18/25
D Christmas Cake Murder Donna Doyle 12/21/24
N Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25
Ivy mc Swiss Secrets Hazel Smith 5/19/25
G Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25
H Holly Jolly Homicide Mona Marple 12/29/24
T Tea'd Off Patti Benning 1/4/25
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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Post 2
24-44

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24. Moonshine
Magical Menagerie Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
Ozark Mysteries A Violent Vacation Dianne Harman 8/30/25
O
N Nothing Ventured, Muffin Gained Virginia K. Bennett 1/28/25
S Fatal Frosty Kathleen Suzette 12/25/24
H Home with the Holidays Summer Prescott 12/22/24
Island Whodunnit Death by Diamond Lab Tess Marlowe 7/6/25
N Weekends Are Murder Nellie H. Steele 1/31/25
Eve mc After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25

25. Mystery
M Funfair Ferret Fiasco Max Parrott 1/10/25
Young, Charlotte mc Murder in the Cul-de-Sac Penny Brooke 1/5/25
Summer mc Permed to Deadly Perfection Amber Crewes 12/30/24
T To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
Emma mc Raspberry Tart Murder R.S. Brown 1/9/25
R Murder at the Bee Farm Sue Hollowell 1/13/25
Y You Ain't Seen Muffin Yet Virginia K. Bennett 1/29/25

26. Nightfall
N Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
Island Whodunnit Death by Hibiscus Bush Tess Marlowe 7/8/25
G Ghouls and Paws Penny Brooke 1/16/25
H Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
Thatcher, Lou mc Haunting and Homicide Ava Burke 1/20/25
F Poolside Panic Mel Faye 1/16/25
Annie mc Muffins and Martinis K.C. Bellinger 1/19/25
Lily mc Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
Leslie mc A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25

27. Ninja
N Murder in the Parlor Nina Wells 3/10/25
Island Whodunnit Death by Deep Dive Tess Marlowe 7/12/25
N Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25
James The Perfect Murder: A Ravenswood Mystery Book Club Novella Virginia James 1/25/25
A Masquerade Murder at the Castle Avery Kent 1/26/25

28. Noir
Noble, Claire mc Pinwheel Cookie Peril Angela Mayble 2/27/25
O
Island Whodunnit Death by Henbane Tea Tess Marlowe 7/19/25
Ravenswood Mystery Book Club The Silent Network:A Ravenswood Mystery Book Club Novel Virginia James 1/15/25

29. Olive
O
L Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25
I Icing on the Murder Valerie Burns 7/29/25
V Tallowed Ground Valona Jones 1/24/25
Eu mc Lured by Murder Summer Prescott 1/12/25

30. Onyx
O
Norwegian Forest Café Catnaps and Clues Jinty James 4/28/25
Yorkshire Coast Mystery A Whale of a Crime Mona Marple 4/30/25
X BeX mc Canine Courier Kathi Daley 5/3/25

31. Oreo
O
Rue mc A Piece of Murder Penny Brooke 3/27/25
E Buried Bones Emily Quinn 2/25/25
O

32. Pepper
Pine, Lily mc Murder on Liberty Bay Dennis Shock 1/17/25
Eve mc Snuffled Out Patti Benning 1/21/25
Pine, Judy mc Death on Bainbridge Island Dennis Shock 1/19/25
P Puppy Flubs Patti Benning 1/22/25
Elle mc All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
R Roll, Roll, Roll Your Dough Kay Bishop 2/4/25

33. Pluto
Pine, Judy mc Killer Christmas in Paradise Dennis Shock 1/24/25
Lane, Chloe mc The Manuscript Murder Daisy Belle 2/7/25
U The Unlucky Collie Caper Georgette Livingston 8/14/25
T Tails of Intrigue Sharon Michaels 1/23/25
O

34. Raisin
R Broomsticks & Blooms Lucinda Race 3/2/25
Adair, Dakota mc Shelfie Sabotage S.E.Babin 1/6/25
Island Whodunnit Death by Wedding Bells Tess Marlowe 8/19/25
S Star-Crossed Egg Tarts Jennifer Chow 1/21/25
I The Invisible Corpse Della Pearl 8/21/25
Norwegian Forest Café Mysteries Paws and Punishment Jinty James 4/11/25

35. Raven
Ramirez, Gabby mc Murder by Cinnamon Roll Avery Kent 2/23/25
A Midnight Murder at the Castle Avery Kent 1/30/25
V Muffin to Lose Virginia K. Bennett 1/27/25
Eliza mc Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25
N The Next Deadly Chapter V.M. Burns 2/23/25

36. Rocky
Rylie mc Tragedy in Tahoe Rachele Baker 3/3/25
O Over Bite Patti Benning 5/5/25
C Mystic Lies Cindy Stark 1/22/25
K Magpie Maggie Delivers the Dead Katherine H. Brown 2/1/25
Y Yoga Can Be Fatal Jinty James 4/24/25

37. Salem
S Suspicions in Silverdale Dennis Shock 1/25/25
Avery mc Pumpkin Punch and the Poisoning of a Few Mindy Killgrove 2/5/25
L Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25
E A Victim at Valentine's Ellie Alexander 2/10/25
Mac mc Here Goes Muffin Virginia K. Bennett 1/30/25

38. Shadow
S Snow Daze Patti Benning 2/6/25
Hayes Faith mc A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25
Armstrong, Kitty mc The Empire Biscuit Bites Back L.E. Gordon 2/15/25
D A Deadly Heart D.B. McNicol 2/13/25
O One Sharp Stitch Allie Pleiter 3/28/25
Winslow, Tabby mc Candle with Care Valona Jones 2/11/25

39. Smoke
Scarlett mc Baffled in the Boutique K.B. Blake 2/10/25
M Mistletoe and Paws Penny Brooke 2/9/25
O Once Upon a Snowy Night Kathi Daley 2/14/25
K Pawsitively Murder Kit Sterling 2/9/25
Eu mc Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25

40. Spooky
Stanford, Molly mc The Lighthouse Murder Kit Sterling 2/14/25
Pine, Judy mc Convicted on the Kitsap Peninsula Dennis Shock 2/16/25
O
O
K Knight Brew Heather Day Gilbert 2/12/25
Y

41. Squid
Sophie Kimball Mysteries Puzzled 4 Murder J.C. Eaton 2/26/25
Quillhaven Paranormal Cozies Secrets Beneath the Shelves Tessa Silver 4/2/25
U
Ireland Halloween Night Murder Leslie Meier Lee Hollis Liz Ireland 8/25/25
D The Blackmailer's Murder Daisy Belle 3/20/25

42. Storm
S Candy and Killers Kathleen Suzette 2/17/25
Tommy mc Food Truck Fatality Kay Bishop 3/6/25
O
Robbie mc Scone Cold Dead Maddie Day 3/23/25
M Murder on the Fairgrounds Avery Kent 2/21/25

43. Sylvester
Seasonal Sweet Mystery Heart-Shaped Homicide Courtney Flagg 2/18/25
Y
L Formal Fatality Lynn Cahoon 2/13/25
Violet mc Murder on the Mesa Kristina Charles 5/9/25
Eve mc Canine Christmas Patti Benning 2/20/25
S Snow Snuffle Patti Benning 2/20/25
Tempest mc The Library Game Gigi Pandian 3/18/25
Eliza mc Murder by the Loaf Maisy Marple 2/22/25
Roxy mc Steamed Secrets Tonya Kappes 2/28/25

44. Thunder
T A Side Dish of Death T.C. LoTempio 2/25/25
Harris, Claire mc Black Cherry Betrayal Agatha Frost 2/18/25
U
Norwegian Forest Café Kitty Cats and Crime Jinty James 4/26/25
D Buried Secrets Anna de Wahl 3/14/25
E Killing Me Soufflé Ellie Alexander 2/24/25
R Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25

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Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Oct. 1, 2024- Open

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names
✔️ 1. Ace
A- Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
(MC's Name- Andrew) Feb. 17, 2025
C- Crocodile Dan D by Flora Ferrari (Title)
Dec. 28, 2024
E- The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
(Author Last Name) Jan. 20, 2025

✔️2. Ash
A- The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
(MC's Name- Aubrey) March 24, 2025
S- The Third Man by Mani Sheriar
(Author Last Name) March 12, 2025
H- The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand (Author Last Name) March 15, 2025

3. Bagheera
✔️ 4. Binx
B- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Title) June 28, 2025
I- In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis
(Title) July 31, 2025
N- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Author First Name) July 26, 2025
X- XOXO, Daddy by Elle Sparrow
(Title) July 17, 2025

5. Bullet
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
✔️ 8. Chia
C- Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
(Author First Name) April 21, 2025
H- How to Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball
(Title) April 28, 2025
I- Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
(Title) July 4, 2025
A- Royal Romance by Flora Ferrari
(MC's Name- Alistair) May 29, 2025

9. Cocoa
10. Dahlia
D-
A-
H- Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
(Title) July 13, 2025
L- The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey
(Author Last Name) Aug. 24, 2025
I-
A-

11. Ebony
12. Eclipse
13. Felix
14. Figaro
✔️ 15. Flash
F- Fortune by Ellen Won Steil
(Title) Feb. 17, 2025
L- Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
(Title) Feb. 24, 2025
A- Fireman's Filthy 4th by Flora Ferrari
(MC's Name- Amy) March 31, 2025
S- Little Doves by Sara Ennis
(Author First Name) March 11, 2025
H- Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
(Author Last Name) June 15, 2025

✔️ 16. Inky
I- Identity Thief by Rachel Rosenthal
(Title) Dec. 30, 2024
N- Nanny for the Cop Next Door by Flora Ferrari
(Title) Dec. 4, 2024
K- Two Henrys by Kevin Allison
(Author First Name) Dec. 29, 2024
Y- The Salvation of Kora by Yolanda Olson
(Author First Name) April 30, 2025

✔️ 17. Iris
I- Inspection by Josh Malerman (Title)
Oct. 19, 2024
R- Please Tell Me by Mike Omer
(MC's Name- Robin) Nov. 20, 2024
I- Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda
(Author First Name) Dec. 23, 2024
S- Police, Pooch, and Smooch by Flora Ferrari
(MC's Name- Sadie) Oct. 22, 2024

✔️ 18. Jet
J- Murder Road by Simone St. James
(Author Last Name) Jan. 27, 2025
E- Weyward by Emilia Hart
(Author First Name) Jan. 18, 2025
T- What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
(MC's Name- Thandi) May 24, 2025

19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
✔️ 22. Luna
L- Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross-Smith
(Author First Name) March 30, 2025
U- The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
(Author Last Name) April 15, 2025
N- Tampa by Alissa Nutting
(Author Last Name) Nov. 30, 2024
A- With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
(Author Last Name) May 5, 2025

23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
✔️ 28. Noir
N- Never Say Never by Danielle Steel
(Title) July 21, 2025
O- One Last Dance by Judith Lennox
(Title) Feb. 28, 2025
I- I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
(Title) July 7, 2025
R- Black Sheep by Rory Scholl
(Author First Name) March 14, 2025

29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
P-
L- Claiming His Fashionista by Flora Ferrari
(MC's Name- Leanne) Aug. 31, 2025
U-
T-
O- Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
(Author Last Name) Aug. 25, 2025

34. Raisin
R- The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
(Author First Name) April 21, 2025
A- All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Title) June 5, 2025
I- Invisible by Danielle Steel
(Title) Sept. 3, 2025
S- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
(Title) May 19, 2025
I-
N-

35. Raven
36. Rocky
✔️ 37. Salem
S- Turned Into Gold by Suzannah Grose
(Author First Name) Dec. 26, 2024
A- Mothers' Instinct by Barbara Abel
(Author Last Name) Oct. 5, 2024
L- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
(Title) Jan. 11, 2025
E- Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander
(Title) Nov. 18, 2024
M- We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson
(Author First Name) Nov. 1, 2024

38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
✔️ 41. Squid
S- A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
(Title) Jan. 31, 2025
Q- Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
(Author First Name) April 10, 2025
U- Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk by Rebecca Godfrey
(Title) Jan. 9, 2025
I- The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
(Title) Feb. 10, 2025
D- The Day I Died by E.B. Black
(Title) Nov. 22, 2024

✔️ 42. Storm
S- The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
(Title) May 12, 2025
T- Tracey by Sherman T. Cooley
(Title) May 5, 2025
O- One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose
(Title) July 19, 2025
R- Abscond by Abraham Verghese
(MC's Name- Ravi) June 7, 2025
M- The Killing Game by Sage Mitchell
(Author Last Name) May 25, 2025

43. Sylvester
44. Thunder
T- The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson (Author Last Name) July 2, 2025
H- Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
(Title) June 21, 2025
U- The Doll's House by Lisa Unger
(Author Last Name) Aug. 28, 2025
N- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
(MC's Name- Noemí) Aug. 9, 2025
D-
E- Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
(Title) July 13, 2025
R- Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
(MC's Last Name- Rose) March 18, 2025

Welcome Katelyn, Tari and Sabrina!

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
No Sign-Ups after October 1, 2026

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

11/20 words

The Names
✅1. Ace
A- A Night in the Lonesome October 10/29/24
C- The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 12/24/24
E- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh 10//15/24

✅2. Ash
A- A Spindle Splintered 10/7/24
S-Seduced by the Darkling 2/25/25
H- Haunted 12/26/24

✅3. Bagheera
B- Brandy -The Mirror 10/20/24
A-The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 11/25/24
G- Gabriella Pierce 666 Park Avenue 2/18/25
H- Robert A. Heinlein Red Planet 2/22/25
E-84, Charing Cross Road 11/7/24
E- Edwin - The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century 12-13/24
R-Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts 11/24/24
A- The Prophet by Amanda Stevens 11/27/24

✅4. Bullet
B-The Bracelet 11/28/24
U- Unofficial Taylor Swift Crochet: 20+ Projects Inspired by the Music and Style Icon 11/10/24
L-DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 11/14/24
L-The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan 12/15/24
E-Engaged off Bourbon Street 12/28/24
T-Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett 3/20/25

✅5. Jet
J-Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones 11/5/24
E-Janet Evanovich Full Tilt 2/21/25
T-The Husbands 4/13/25

✅6. Caviar
C- Chill Factor 1/26/25
A- Series Alex Stern - Hell Bent 1/30/25
V- A Vision of Fire 12/30/24
I- Series The Invisible Library - The Masked City 1/9/25
A- A Swiftly Tilting Planet 2/11/25
R- Dominoes, Danzón, and Death by Raquel V. Reyes12/3/24

✅7. Figaro
F- Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs10/5/24
I- Doctor Who: Infamy of the Zaross 11/27/24
G-Gateway 3/29/25
A- Hollowland by Amanda Hocking 11/27/24
R- Sparrow Hill Road Character -Rose 5/26/25
O- One Day at Horrorland 2/18/25

✅8. Chia
C- Catnip and Culprits: Pets Reporter Mystery 3/22/25
H- Hollow Kingdom 3/7/25
I- We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 3/17/25
A- Chosen Ones Character Albie 4/29/25

✅9. Shadow
S-S'Mores and Spells 6/17/25
H-Hidden Pictures 12/7/24
A-The Withering Palace by Alexia Purdy 111/30/24
D-Jeffery Deaver Manhattan Is My Beat 2/7/25
O-Oxford Time Travel - To Say Nothing of the Dog 12/24/24
W- Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 11/11/24

✅10. Luna
L-The Lives of Tao 6/3/25 (can also be used CFN Roan)
U- Undead and Undermined 6/13/25
N-New Reaper in Town 3/3/25
A-A Psalm for the Wild-Built 2/15/25


✅11. Charcoal
C- Melissa de la Cruz The Broken Mirror 2/26/25
H-Some Like It Wicked by Lauren Hawkeye 6/30/25
A- Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch 6/30/25
R- Peter Russell - Dead Lines 6/30/25
C- Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America by Mary Higgins Clark- 5/13/25
O- Once A Princess 4/30/25
A- Arik -Thief of Lies 6/11/25
L-The Light on Farallon Island 7/17/25


9. Cocoa
10. Dahlia
11. Ebony
E- The Egg 8/10/25
B-Job Placement by Jim Butcher 8/10/25
O
N
Y


12. Eclipse
13. Felix



15. Flash
F-Friend of the Devil 5/25/25
L
A-Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch 6/30/25
S-The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 6/10/25
H-The Haunted Forest Tour 7/25/25

16. Inky
I-
N
K
Y

17. Iris



20. Kettle
K- Kaliane Bradley The Ministry of Time 1/17/25
E-That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk 4/30/25
T
T
L
E- Mickey7 by Edward Ashton 5/15/25

21. Licorice


23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall

27. Ninja
N
I- The Night Guest character Ionne 5/20/25
N
J- Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell 4/29/25
A- Anomome - 1Q84 7/29/25

28. Noir
N
O-Once at Midnight 5/1/25
I- Infinite 4/26/25
R

29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo

32. Pepper
P-Dungeon Crawler Carl character Princess 5/8/25
E- EVE New York to Dallas 6/3/25
P
P
E- EVE Chaos in Death 6/15/25
R

33 PLUTO
34. Raisin

35. Raven
R
A
V-Station Eternity MC Mallory Viridian 3/21/25
E-The Shattered Sword Series Eternal Online 4/8/25
N

36. Rocky
R
O- The September House by Carissa Orlando 4/19/25
C- Compulsory 2/5/25
K- The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning 10/24/24
Y- Series - Yancy Lazarus Strange Magic 1/9/25

37. Salem
S- System Collapse 7/2/25
A- Alyn TroyLattes and Spirits 2/5/25
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M-Magical Midlife Madness 2/4/25


39. Smoke
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O- Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite 7/22/25
K- F***ed Up Fairy Tale News by J.A. Kazimer 5/1/25
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40. Spooky
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K- Touched by an Alien byGini Koch 6/27/25
Y- Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa 7/30/25

41. Squid
42. Storm
43. Sylvester

44. Thunder
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U- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep 8/7/25
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