Cozy Mysteries discussion

Okay folks, another tough alphabet challenge for those addicted to challenges. The idea is to fill out the alphabet over the course of the year with character names. You may use first or last name of a character. It's up to you if you want to use only mysteries or mix it up. For the truely obcessed, you could do character first names only, last names only, or do two lists: one for female character names and one for male character names. Just post on your list which your doing.

Example: From any Murder, She Wrote book, the main character is Jessica Fletcher. She could be a "J" character using her first name, or an "F" character using her last name.

Titles, rank, or means of address don't count, such as: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Doctor, Inspector, Captain, etc.

Starts Jan 1, 2011. You have the entire year to complete this challenge.

You can only use one character per book, so that you have to read 26 books for the challenge.

It does not have to be the main character but lets say in a 300 page book they should be mentioned a few times. (For Example, for X character you could use Xenophilious Lovegood from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He obviously isn't a main character but an entire chapter and a huge scene revolves around him.) A minor character will work just fine, as long as they aren't mentioned just once in passing.

Please list the book that you got the character from and the author. This helps everyone else in case they are checking other lists to give them ideas. Example:

X = Xenophilious Lovegood from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Using witches, vampires, etc. is fine. Non-human as in animal is a little more tricky. Someone's pet probably wouldn't be enough to count but if they indeed are the main character of a mystery, then yes, that would work. Sticking with my Harry Potter example: Hedgwig (Harry's owl), Crookshanks (Hermoine's cat) and Scabbers (aka Peter Pettigrew) are described enough to have personalities that they are indeed enough of a character to qualify. However, I wouldn't use Buckbeak the Hippogriff because he is more like a pet.

Good luck!

A little hint for a tough letter: "Q". If you read The XYZ Murders by Ellery Queen, in The Tragedy of X, Mr.Drury Lane's valet is named "Quacey."

good to know, about Mr. Drury Lane's valet.

Yeah Robin, I used that myself two years ago when I did A-Z Titles, A-Z Authors, and A-Z Characters. I got "X" book, "Q" author and "Q" character outta that book!! hehe

Oh tough, but I like a good challenge. Doing both genders with females listed first!


A: Angie DeLaura Buttercream Bump Off 2/11
A
B: Beth Stanley Books Can Be Deceiving 7/31
B: Bill Compton Dead Until Dark 4/18
C: Carmela Bertrand Death Swatch 3/13
C: Charley Mason Invisible 12/9
D: Delores Swensen Sugar Cookie Murder 9/16
D
E: Emily Andrew Top O' the Mournin' 3/18
E: Edgar Babcock Tragic Magic 12/18
F
F: Finn Harper A Parfait Murder 7/14
G: Ginger Chadwick The Diva Cooks a Goose 4/6
G
H: Hannah Swensen Fudge Cupcake Murder 9/7
H
I: Imogene Rutledge The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree 11/15
I
J: Jo McAllister Wreath of Deception 2/25
J: Joe Woodyard The Chocolate Pirate Plot 10/25
K: Kate Connolly Formula for Murder 7/18
K: Karl Corbin The Diva Haunts the House 11/5
L: Lee McKinney Woodyard The Chocolate Cupid Killings 2/9
L
M: Marisol Valerius : Truly, Madly 10/18
M: Mike Quinn Roast Mortem 3/31
N: Nancy Patton Evil Eclairs 10/15
N
O: Olivia Paras Eggsecutive Orders 1/20
O
P: Priscilla Knudson Devil's Food Cake Murder 10/23
P
Q: Quinn Lost and Fondue 8/29
Q: Quent Raynor To Have and to Kill 10/27
R: Ruby Nell Valentine Elvis and the Dearly Departed
R
S: Story Fischer- Buzz Off (1/12)
S
T: Tallulah Jones- Scoop to Kill 2/16
T: Tim Kavanaugh - Ink Flamingos 9/20
U
U
V: Valerie Peacock - . Buffalo West Wing 7/22
V: Vladimir Serbanescu Night of the Living Dandelion 7/11
W: Wilma Jackson - Sinister Sprinkles 9/11
W
X
X
Y
Y
Z
Z: Zachary Barnes Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun 6/1

Sounds like a good challenge, but I probably won't use all mysteries.

A - Annie Laurence - Death on Demand - Carolyn Hart
B - Bo Goodnight - Blue Smoke - Nora Roberts
C - China Bayles - Thyme of Death - Susan Wittig Albert
D - Declan Fitzgerald - Midnight Bayou - Nora Roberts
E - Eve Dallas - Indulgence in Death - JD Robb
F - Fraser, Jamie - An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
G - Goldy Schultz - Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson
H - Hercule Poirot - Black Coffee - Agatha Christie
I
J - James Sheppard - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd -Agatha Christie
K
L - Lucianne Huston - Murder at the Library of Congress - Margaret Truman
M - Meg Lanslow - Murder with Puffins - Donna Andrews
N
O - Olivia "Ollie" Paras - Hail to the Chef
P - Paras, Corrine - Eggsecutive Orders
Q - Prof. Quirrel (no first name) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - JK Rowling.
R - Roarke - Naked in Death - JD Robb
S - Swenson, Hannah - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - Joanne Fluke
T - Theodosia Browning - Death by Darjeeling
U
V - Verna Tidwell - The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree - Susan Wittig Albert
W
X - Xenophilus Lovegood - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J K Rowling
Y
Z - Zeilinski, Arlo - Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen

Sounds like a good challenge. I think I'll do just one list and include male and female characters.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

To start with, I think one list is easy enough, using either first or last names. For awhile, you just fill in as you read. Gets hard when you're stuck needing just a few crazy letters left and you're trying to find a book with a Q or Z character! lol

Good luck everyone.

Will post as I go.

8/26 Done


A- Abby Knight - Mum's the Word
B-
C-
D-
E-
F-
G- Georgiana Neverall -Lead Pipe Cinch
H-
I-
J- Josie Marcus - Dying in Style
K- Kendra Ballantyne - Nothing to Fear But Ferrets
L-
M-
N-
O- Olivia Limoges - A Killer Plot
P-
Q-
R-
S- Story Fisher - Buzz Off
T- Tallulah Jones - Scoop to Kill
U-
V- Violetta Terhune - Tressed to Kill
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

Sounds like a great challenge. I'm in.


A.--Kendra Alexander in Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
B.--Cecily Sinclair Baxter in Slay Bells by Kate Kingsbury
C.--Clive Merrill in Live Free or Die by Jessie Crockett
D.--Stephen Drew in Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian
E.--Carole Epstein in The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman
F.--Fenell Faa in A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
G.--Rex Graves in Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor
H.--Fran Hunter in White Nights by Ann Cleeves
I.--Ian Rutledge in A Lonely Death-Charles Todd
J.--Joseph Randall in Friend of the Devil
K.--Duncan Kincaid in Mourn Not Your Dead--Deborah Crombie
L.--Rina Lazarus in The Ritual Bath--Faye Kellerman
M.--Hamish Macbeth in A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton
N.
O.--Sir William Ossington in Easy to Kill--Agatha Christie
P.--Jimmy Perez in Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Q.
R.--Connie Rosolli in Sixxling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
S.--Sarah Straight in The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass
T.--Will Tweedy in Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
U.--Tally Urquhart--in Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
V.--Russ Van Alstyne in A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
W.--Walter Bowman in I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
X.
Y.
Z.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H-Hercule Poirot
I
J
K-Kinsey Milhone
L
M
N
O
P
Q-Queen as in Ellery Queen
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Well, I'll try, beginning now with only a list and mixing first and last name (I like challenges but not so much ;) ), but trying to be only mysteries (cozies, suspense, romance suspense...)
Duration: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011


Updated: Jun 14th, 2011... If any other Z crosses my path, I'll go to miss Zukas to finish this challenge.

A.- Amanda Thorne (Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse)
B.- Joe Benson (X Y Z)
C.- Callie Valentine Jones (Elvis and the Dearly Departed)
D.- Dorothy Parker (Murder Your Darlings: Algonquin Round Table Mystery)
E.- Eve Dallas (Treachery in Death)
F.- Diane Fallon (One Grave Too Many)
G.- Glad Wycznewski (Hooked Up: A Stock Car Racing Mystery)
H.- Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (Dead Man's Island)
I.- Isis (The Cat, the Lady and the Liar by Leann Sweeney)
J.- Jo McAllister (Wreath of Deception)
K.-Kathleen (Curiosity Thrilled the Cat)
L.- Annie Laurene (Death on Demand)
M.- Marcella Singer (Stitch Me Deadly)
N.- Nikki Heat (Naked Heat by Richard Castle)
O.- Ophelia Jensen (Witch Hunt)
P.- Peter Brichter (Murder at the War by Mary Monica Pulver)
Q.- Shiva Quinn (Murder under Cover by Kate Carlisle)
R.- Abby Rose (Pick Your Poison)
S.- Sandra Neverall (Drip Dead by Christy Evans)
T.- Jacobia Tiptree (Repair to Her Grave)
U.- Ursula York (If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen)
V.- Vicki Bliss (Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters)
W.- Cici Wilde (Gunfight at Grace Gulch)
X.- Xavier Ramirez (String of Lies by Mary Ellen Hughes)
Y.- Yardman (Flying Finish by Dick Francis)
Z.-

I am in. I think I will only do one list but stick to cozies or at least mysteries.

I'm in! I'll also mention for anyone out there that might not already know, stopyourekillingme.com has mystery characters listed from A-Z. The links are across the top of the pages.

Yes, the challenge starts Jan 1, 2011 and runs for the full year.

You can only use one character per book, so that you have to read 26 books for the challenge.

It does not have to be the main character but lets say in a 300 page book they should be mentioned a few times. (For Example, for X character you could use Xenophilious Lovegood from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He obviously isn't a main character but an entire chapter and a huge scene revolves around him.) A minor character will work just fine, as long as they aren't mentioned just once in passing.

Yes, please list the book that you got it from and the author. This helps everyone else in case they are checking other lists to give them ideas. Example:

X = Xenophilious Lovegood from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Using witches, vampires, etc. is fine. Non-human as in animal is a little more tricky. Someone's pet probably wouldn't be enough to count but if they indeed are the main character of a mystery, then yes, that would work. Sticking with my Harry Potter example; Hedgwig (Harry's owl), Crookshanks (Hermoine's cat) and Scabbers (aka Peter Pettigrew) are described enough to have personalities that they are indeed enough of a character to qualify. However, I wouldn't use Buckbeak the Hippogriff because he is more like a pet.

I will add these to the first post so they are easy to find later, if anyone needs to check back.

Your welcome Kari.

Thanks for the answers, so I'll bring Miss Zukas here at any other moment (I'm sure I'll be able to do it ;) )

2011 A-Z Character Names
Jan 1 - Dec 31 2011
24 read 2 to go

A: Annie Lark
The River Wife by Jonis Agee1/15/11****4 stars
B: Betty Lynne Davidson
Lookin' Back Texas by Leanna Ellis2/3/11****4 stars
C: Adam Chase
Down River by John Hart1/30/11***3 stars
D: Delia (Philadelphia) Effington
The Lady in Question by Victoria Alexander1/27/11****4 stars
E: Mackensie "Mac" Elliot
Vision in Whiteby Nora Roberts1/23/11****4 stars
F: Alex Ford
The Camel Club by David Baldacci2/7/11****4 stars
G: Grace Archer
On the Run by Iris Johansen 1/10/11****4 stars
H: Rosalind "Roz" Harper
Black Rose by Nora Roberts1/31/11***3 Stars
I: Ian Gallagher
Cruisin' For a Bruisin' by Gayle Wigglesworth2/20/11*****stars
J: Sandra Jones
The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner1/21/11*****5 stars
K: Nicholas Kaharchek
Full House by Janet Evanovich1/27/11***3 stars
L: Logan Tom
The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks 1/5/11****4 stars
M: Tess Monaghan
Hardly Knew Her: Stories by Laura Lippman2/23/11****4 stars
N: Nikki Liska
Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag1/22/11****4 stars
O: Father John O'Malley
The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel1/21/11***3 stars
P: E. L. Pender
Twenty-Seven Bones byJonathan Nasaw1/19/11****4 stars
Q: Michael Ryan Francis Quinn
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle3/6/11****4 stars
R: Jonathon Ransom
Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich
S: Sookie Stackhouse
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris1/17/11***3 stars
T: Theodosia Browning
Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs3/10/11****4 stars
U: Ubertino
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco3/14/11***3 stars
V: Vernon Puckett
Miss Julia Stands Her Ground by Ann B. Ross4/6/11****4 stars
W: Catherine Wardwell Winslow
That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time by Jill Barnett1/19/11*** stars

X:

Y: Yvonne (Vonnie)
The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd2/28/11****4 stars

Z:

Yes Carol, you can use a book in more than one challenge, just not twice for the same challenge.

OK, getting started:


A:

B:

C:

D:

E:

F:

G:

H:

I:

J:

K:

L:

M: M J (Mary Jane) Holliday
What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie

N:

O:

P:

Q:

R:

S:

T:

U:

V:

W:

X: Xenia Trubin (suspect)
Murder on Ice by Alina Adams

Y:

Z:

14/26 Done

Books completed to date:

A -
B -
C -
D - Molly Doyle from Tagged for Murder by Elaine Flinn
E - Evan Evans from Evan Only Knows by Rhys Bowen
F -
G - Georgianna Charlotte Eugenie (Georgie) from A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen*
H - Hattie Longren from Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
I - Igor Marchenko from Axel of Evil by Alina Adams
J - Tally Jones from I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
K - Jacqueline Kirby from Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters
L -
M - Sophie Metropolis from Love Bites by Tori Carrington
N - Georgianna Neverall from Sink Trap by Christy Evans
O - Quinn O'Grady from Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie
P - Elizabeth Parker from Murder on the Bride's Side by Tracy Kiely
Q - Marcus Quinn from Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt
R -
S -
T - Maggy Thorsen from From the Grounds Up by Sandra Balzo
U -
V -
W - Chaz Wheatley from Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham? by Phyllis C. Richman
X -
Y -
Z -

Thanks for the tip! Is that the ice skating series?

I'm going to do one list mixing first and last names and will try to do mostly mysteries.


A: Abby Knight from Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins 1/8
B: Bill Gastner from Double Prey by Steven Havill 1/24
C: Cassie Burdett from A Buried Lie by Roberta Isleib 1/4
D: Derek Ellis from Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley 1/11
E: Elizabeth Trumbull from Jack In The Pulpit by Cynthia Riggs 2/6
F: Faith Fairchild from The Body in the Gazebo by Katherine Hall Page 4/14
G: Gennie Malone from Killing Gifts by Deborah Woodworth 2/2
H: Harriet Truman from Quilt as You Go by Arlene Sachitano 1/28
I: Ivy Malone from Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 2/23
J: John Cunningham from Mad Dogs and Scotsmen by Gerald Hammond 1/29
K: Keith Calder from Follow That Gun by Gerald Hammond 2/14
L: Liss MacCrimmon from A Wee Christmas Homicide by Kaitlyn Dunnett 1/23
M: Meg Corey from Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly 1/31
N: Nathan Active in Shaman Pass by Stan Jones 1/17
O: Owen Allison from The Contrary Blues by John Billheimer 1/21
P: Peggy Lee from Poisoned Petals by Joyce & Jim Lavene 1/9
Q: Quinn Harrison from Night of the Loving Dead 4/20
R: Remi Fargo from Lost Empire by Clive Cussler 2/20
S: Sophie Metropolis from Live Bites by Tori Carrington 1/16
T: Teresa MacDonald from X Dames 2/4
U: Urd from Giants of the Frost by Kim Wilkins 2/27
V: Victoria Trumbull from Touch-Me-Not by Cynthia Riggs 1/26
W: Wayne Rasmussen from Spooked and Spackled 2/16
X:
Y: Yellich, Somereld from Aftermath by Peter Turnbull 3/12
Z: Zeolinda (Zee) Jackson from Vinyard Prey by Phillip R Craig 2/5

Oh Piffel--why not? I'm going to mix and match first and last names and use whatever books I read--do biographies count????????

12/26

A: Alex Reid--The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig

B: China Bayles-- Nightshade by Susan Wittig Albert

C: Colin Hargreaves--And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander

D: Delilah Dickinson-- Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead by Livia J. Washburn

E: Lady Emily Ashton--A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander

F

G
H: Henry Grey-- Flying Finish by Dick Francis
I
J: Jo McAllister--Wreath of Deception by Mary Ellen Hughes

K: Kate Sheridan--Death at Dartmoor by Robin Paige

L:Charles Lenox--The September Society by Charles Finch

M
N
O:Olivia Paras-- The State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy

P
Q
R: Dave Robicheaux--Black Cherry Blues

S:Lisbeth Salander--The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

T: Lucy Trask--You Belong to Me by Karen Rose
U
V
W: Wyatt Hunt--Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart ( giveaway book)

X
Y
Z

Jocelyn Davey has a fictional detective series. The detective's name is Amb Usher.

Amanda Derington - Death in Cyprus: A Novel
B
Celia Grant - Green Trigger Fingers
Dany Ashton - Death in Zanzibar
E
F
George Patton - Miss Pinkerton
Hilda Adams - Miss Pinkerton
I
James Miller - Sinister Island by Wadsworth Camp
Kate O'Malley - The Negotiator
Luke Granger - The Witness
Miranda Brand - Death in Berlin
N
O
P
Q
Roderick Alleyn - Enter A Murderer
Sara Walsh - Danger in the Shadows
T
U
Victoria Caryll - Death in Kenya
W
X
Y
Z

Kari wrote: "All right guys I need some help. I am just about done with the challenge but I need a U character. Suggestions welcomed. Thanks"

If you like classics there's Uriah Heep from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Sorry, Kari. Forgot which group I was in.

Has anyone else noticed that the add book/author link doesn't open the box for you to add them with?

Katherine wrote: "Has anyone else noticed that the add book/author link doesn't open the box for you to add them with?"

I just did a test and deleted it and it worked.

it sends me to the top of the page to the search box.

I just tried it and it worked fine for me.

I never had any problem before but I left click and it sends me to the search box so guess I won't be adding those cool covers to my posts anymore. :(

Katherine wrote: "I never had any problem before but I left click and it sends me to the search box so guess I won't be adding those cool covers to my posts anymore. :("

This has happened to me in the past and it fixes itself after awhile.

And so it did, Melodie. Gremlins!

congrats Kari!

Katherine wrote: "Has anyone else noticed that the add book/author link doesn't open the box for you to add them with?"

I can't add covers or books anymore either.

I'm reading my first Hamish Macbeth book and the first in the series. .





Wow, tht add book/author hasn't been working for me either. But I guess it just did. I'm also reading by Michel Faber.




And by




Laura Hillenbrand. I'm really enjoying the first and the last one. But is kinda hard to get into.

it worked. It hasn't been working for the last 3 - 4 days. Hey Ellie, when was the last time you tried?

Congrats, Kari!

Okay, I'm so in on this.

A-Anne-Anne Frank comic
B-Bee- The Waters & the Wild
C-Colton- from Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
D-David-The Lover's Dictionary
E-Etta-from Queen of the Amazons
F-Fernando-The Princess, The King and The Anarchist
G
H
I
J-Jared-Pretty Dead
K-Kay-Voices of Dragons
L-Lucy-Blood Roses
M-Maggie-Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend
N-Nikki Heat-Naked Heat
O
P-Paulson-After the Golden Age
Q
R-Reeve-Rage: A Love Story
S-Samatha-Token of Darkness
T-Tana-The Executioness
U-Uriel-Angels 101: An Introduction to Connecting, Working, and Healing with the Angels
V-Vince-grl2grl
W-Weetize-Necklace of Kisses
X
Y
Z-Zadkiel-Archangels 101: How to Connect Closely with Archangels Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Gabriel and Others for Healing, Protection, and Guidance

HELP! I need help with letter X. Almost all of you have chosen Xena Turbin, from Murder on Ice, but that isn't an option for me because I can't get the book. Do you have another idea? (Mystery if it's possible).

I used which is not a literary masterpiece, but it's readable. :) The other good news is that when I bought it there were loads of copies on Amazon for just one cent.

For character? X Dames as a character?

There is a non-cozy mystery series by Christopher Brookmyre featuring a character named Angelique De Xavier. I haven't read them so I don't know how they are. The books are; A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away, The Sacred Art of Stealing and, A Snowball in Hell.

Marisa wrote: "HELP! I need help with letter X. Almost all of you have chosen Xena Turbin, from Murder on Ice, but that isn't an option for me because I can't get the book. Do you have another idea..."

Xavier Ramirez in String of Lies by Mary Ellen Hughes. I enjoyed the book. :)

Marisa wrote: "For character? X Dames as a character?"

SOOO sorry Marisa! I confused myself about which challenge we were talking about!!!

I had a couple of choices for character "X" names:

A Christmas Mystery In Provence has a character named "Xavier de la Rochereau"

Immaculate Reception has a character by the name of "Xavier Jones"

neither are the protagonist but both are very major characters in the stories.

Thank you very much, Sandy, Donna and Jennifer E. I have "String of Lies" in my TBR, so I don't have to get any other book *happy dancing* (and I liked a lot the first one *winking*). I write down "A Christmas Mystery in Provence" in my TBB list, it looks nice,

I did it! Finished them all and used only cozies. :)

A - Abby Knight from Slay It With Flowers by Kate Collins
B - Penny Brannigan from A Brush with Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan
C - Meg Corey from A Killer Crop by Sheila Connolly
D - Molly Doyle from Tagged for Murder by Elaine Flinn
E - Evan Evans from Evan Only Knows by Rhys Bowen
F - Phryne Fisher from A Question of Death by Kerry Greenwood
G - Georgianna Charlotte Eugenie (Georgie) from A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen*
H - Hattie Longren from Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
I - Igor Marchenko from Axel of Evil by Alina Adams
J - Tally Jones from I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
K - Jacqueline Kirby from Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters
L - Belinda Lawrence from Capable of Murder by Brian Kavanagh
M - Sophie Metropolis from Love Bites by Tori Carrington
N - Georgianna Neverall from Sink Trap by Christy Evans
O - Quinn O'Grady from Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie
P - Elizabeth Parker from Murder on the Bride's Side by Tracy Kiely
Q - Marcus Quinn from Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt
R - Regan Reilly from Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
S - Lori Shepard from Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
T - Maggy Thorsen from From the Grounds Up by Sandra Balzo
U - Uncle Mo from Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
V - Persia Rose Vanderbuilt from Glossed and Found by India Ink
W - Chaz Wheatley from Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham? by Phyllis C. Richman
X - Xavier de la Rochereau from A Christmas Mystery In Provence by Mary-Jane Deeb
Y - Magdalena Yoder from Just Plain Pickled to Death by Tamar Myers
Z - Miss Zukas from Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske

Thanks again Briansgirl - these challenges are just so much fun.

Congrats, Jennifer E.! You're my hero in this :D