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5. Read the first book in a series by an author new to you.
Gabriel Ward, KC #1: A Case of Mice and Murder
Level 2
1. Read a book from two series/ sub-series that interconnects (read one book from each series).
Vicky Dodds #4: Skin and Bone
Police Scotland #13: The Cold Truth: An utterly riveting mystery thriller full of suspense
Level 3
1. Read three third books from three different series.
Two Rivers #3: The Raging Storm
DCI Daley #3: Dark Suits and Sad Songs
Ruth Galloway #3: The House at Sea's End
Level 4
4. Read 4 books published in the same decade.
2010s
DCI Jack Logan #4: Blood and Treachery
Cass Lynch #6: Death in Shetland Waters: The compelling murder mystery series
Martin Scarsden #1: Scrublands
Police Scotland #12: The Black Isle
Level 5:
5. Read 5 books that are all uneven numbers in a series
Legends and Lattes #1: Legends & Lattes
DCI Jack Logan #5: The Last Bloody Straw
DI Rob Marshall #7: Fear of Any Kind
DCI Evan Warlow #15: The Bowman
Inspector Malling #1: Tenant for Death
Level 1
3. Read the first book of a different series by an author you have already read.
Vera Stanhope #1: The Crow Trap
Level 2
4. Read 1 book from two different series where the original publication date of the first book in both series is after 2000.
Maisie Cooper #2: Murder at Bunting Manor
Johnson & Wilde #2: River Rats
Level 3
4. Read 3 books with 3-word titles
Nathan Sutherland #5: The Venetian Legacy
Detective Nell Buchanan #4: The Broken River
DI Ian Drake #7: Nowhere to Hide
Level 4:
2. Read 4 books that form part of the same series.
DI Simon Fenchurch:
#1: The Hope That Kills
#2: Worth Killing For
#3: What Doesn't Kill You
#4: In for the Kill
Level 5:
3. Read 5 books where the authors all share the current mortal state - all alive
Lena Jones #1: Desert Noir
Nora Carleton #2: Westport
Zoe Baum #2: The Last Voice You Hear
Tony McLean #14: The Rest is Death: The gripping new thriller in the Sunday Times-bestselling Inspector McLean series
Greenglass House #1: Greenglass House
Total: 15/15Level 1
5. Read the first book in a series by an author new to you.
Small Town Shock
Level 2
5. Read two books from two different series set on two different continents.
* Europe : The Alphabet Game
* USA : Wolverine Instincts
Level 3
1. Read three third books from three different series.
* Amaretto Amber
* Deadly Aim
* Kissing Santa at Steeple Ridge
Level 4
2. Read 4 books that form part of the same series.
* Cupcake Kisses & Dragon Dreams
* The Dragon of Valentine's Past
* Her Dragon To Slay
* Her Dragon's Fire
Optional: If you want to extend this to 15 books, you may do so by choosing one extra task from here
1. Read 5 books with 5 or more words in the title.
* Meridiana (The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa): A New Translation in Modern Accessible EnglishAfrica|216894610]
* Leaving Tracks in the Snow
* Bodyguard by Day, Ex-Husband by Night
* Kissing Santa at Steeple Ridge
* Coming Home to Steeple Ridge
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This challenge runs from January 01, 2025 - June 30, 2025.
All tasks must relate to books in a series.
You may use books you read for other challenges. Any format is acceptable - paper, audio and ebooks.
Rereads are allowed.
A book may only be used once, minimum 120 pages.
This challenge consists of 4 levels with 5 tasks for each level.
To complete the challenge you would have to complete one task from each level - 10 books in total.
Choose 1 task from each level:
Level 1
1. Read a book that is part of the official series of books, but written by a different author to the one who started the series.
2. Read the final book to complete a series. It doesn't have to be the last book in the series, just the only one you haven't read in the series.
3. Read the first book of a different series by an author you have already read.
4. Read any 1 book in a series that already has more than 8 books in the series.
5. Read the first book in a series by an author new to you.
Level 2
1. Read a book from two series/ sub-series that interconnects (read one book from each series).
2. Read a duology.
3. Read 2 books that forms part of the same series, but are not the first or last books in the series.
4. Read 1 book from two different series where the original publication date of the first book in both series is after 2000. (You can read any book in the series, it doesn't have to be the first one, but the first one must be published after 2000).
5. Read two books from two different series set on two different continents.
Level 3
1. Read three third books from three different series.
2. Read three books set in fictional places.
3. Read a trilogy.
4. Read 3 books with 3-word titles.
5. Read three book from three different genres.
Level 4
1. Read 4 books that have author(s) using pseudonyms that are part of a series. All 4 don't have to be the same author, but they all need to use their pseudonym for the particular books you read.
2. Read 4 books that form part of the same series.
3. Read four books that form part of a series that has been made into a movie or television series (does not have to be four different series, nor do all four books have to part of the same series).
4. Read 4 books published in the same decade.
5. Read 4 books from 4 different series where the original publication date of the first book in each series is before 2000. (You can read any book in the series, it doesn't have to be the first one).
Optional: If you want to extend this to 15 books, you may do so by choosing one extra task from here
1. Read 5 books with 5 or more words in the title.
2. Read 5 books from 5 different series where the author's name or surname starts with the same letter.
3. Read 5 books where the authors all share the current mortal state - they are either all dead or all still alive at the start of this challenge.
4. Read 5 books from the same genre.
5. Read 5 books that are all uneven numbers in a series (e.g. books 3 or 5 in the series, but no books 2 or 4) (does not have to be five different series, nor do all five books have to part of the same series).