2014 TBR Triple Dog Dare
from January 1 - April 1, read only books on my TBR pile or library reserve list as of January 1 ...Accomplished!
2014 Cruisin' Thru the Cozies Reading Challenge
- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mystery #4) by JoAnna Carl
- Murder at the Belmar (Kay Francis Mystery #1) by B. C. Stone
- Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery #12) by Cleo Coyle
- Repair to Her Grave (Home Repair is Homicide #4) by Sarah Graves
- Fall into Death (Booked for Travel #3) by Emily Toll
- Quilt or Innocence (Southern Quilting Mystery #1) by Elizabeth Craig
- Off Season (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #5) by Philip R. Craig
- Keys to Death (Booked for Travel #4) by Emily Toll
- A Case of Vineyard Poison (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #6) by Philip R. Craig
- A Royal Pain (Royal Spyness #2) by Rhys Bowen
- The Viognier Vendetta (Wine Country Mystery #5) by Ellen Crosby
- The Importance of Being Ernestine (Ellie Haskell #10) by Dorothy Cannell
- Death at Daisy's Folly (Victorian Mystery #3) by Robin Paige
- Ghost Ship (Port Chatham #2) by P.J. Alderman
- Claire and Present Danger (Amanda Pepper #11) by Gillian Roberts
- Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mysteries #10) by Joanne Fluke
- Crimson Snow (Hilda Johansson #5) by Jeanne M Dams
- Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity #1) by Nancy Atherton
- Glazed Murder (Donut Shop Mystery #1) by Jessica Beck
- A Peach of a Murder (Fresh-Baked Mystery #1) by Livia J. Washburn
- Death at Devil's Bridge (Victorian Mystery #4) by Robin Paige
- Death at Rottingdean (Victorian Mystery #5) by Robin Paige
- For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy #3) by Rhys Bowen
- Blooming Murder (Iris House B&B Mystery #1) by Jean Hager
2014 Monthly Key Word Challenge
- Jan - Angel, Secret, Clock, Black, Day, Wild
- The Angels Will Not Care (Cecil Younger #5) by John Straley
- Feb - Her, Life, Night, Red, Dark, Island
- Plum Island (John Corey #1) by Nelson DeMille
- Mar - Forever, Inside, Storm, Sky, Flower, Stay
- Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
- Apr - Star, Light, Never, Princess, Break, Clear
- The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles #1) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
- May - Dawn, Death, End, Lost, Beautiful, And
- To Darkness and to Death (Reverend Clare Fergusson #4) by Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Jun - Color, Beyond, Found, Place, Grave, Road
- Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus #18) by Ian Rankin
- Jul - Crash, Ship, Prince, Whisper, Sun, Of
- The Importance of Being Ernestine (Ellie Haskell #10) by Dorothy Cannell
- Aug - Forgotten, Down, True, Run, Danger, Me
- Claire and Present Danger (Amanda Pepper #11) by Gillian Roberts
- Sep - Number, Take, Shadow, Ice, Who, After
- The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander #4) by Henning Mankell
- Oct - Ocean, Blood, Still, Out, The, Fate
- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- Nov - Into, Sound, Blue, House, My, Last
- The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway Mystery #3) by Elly Griffiths
- Dec - Kiss, Fire, Ruin, White, Promise, Infinity
- The Fire Ship (Richard Mariner #2) by Peter Tonkin
2014 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge
- Booked for Travel series by Emily Toll (100%)
- Fall into Death (#3)
- Keys to Death (#4)
- Inspector Rebus series by Ian Rankin (100%)
- Port Chatham series by P.J. Alderman (100%)
- Ghost Ship (#2)
- Winston Garano series by Patricia Cornwell (100%)
- The Front (#2)
- Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry (100%)
- Midnight at Marble Arch (#28)
- William Monk series by Anne Perry (18/19 - 95%)
- Blind Justice (#19) {iTunes}
- Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr (17/18 - 94%)
- Destroyer Angel (#18) {iTunes}
- Coffeehouse series by Cleo Coyle (12/13 - 92%)
- Holiday Buzz (#12)
- Billionaire Blend (#13)
- Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton (22/24 - 92%)
- Kinsey and Me: Stories (#22.5) {iTunes}
- W is for Wasted (#23) {iTunes}
- Christmas novella series by Anne Perry (10/11 - 91%)
- A Christmas Hope (#11)
- Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford (21/23 - 91%)
- Stolen Prey (#22) {iTunes}
- Silken Prey (#23) {iTunes}
- O'Malley Family series by Andrew M Greeley (6/7 - 86%)
- Second Spring: A Love Story (#6)
- Golden Years (#7)
- Cecil Younger series by John Straley (5/6 - 83%)
- The Angels Will Not Care (#5)
- Cold Water Burning (#6) {lib}
- Wine Country series by Ellen Crosby (5/6 - 83%)
- The Viognier Vendetta (#5)
- The Sauvignon Secret (#6) {lib}
- Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly (15/18 - 83%)
- Nine Dragons (#15)
- The Reversal (#16) {iTunes}
- The Drop (#17) {iTunes}
- The Black Box (#18) {iTunes}
- Ellie Haskell series by Dorothy Cannell (11/14 - 79%)
- The Importance of Being Ernestine (#11)
- Withering Heights (#12)
- Goodbye, Ms. Chips (#13)
- She Shoots to Conquer (#14)
- Amanda Pepper series by Gillian Roberts (11/14 - 79%)
- Claire and Present Danger (#11)
- Till the End of Tom (#12)
- A Hole in Juan (#13)
- All's Well That Ends (#14)
2014 What An Animal Reading Challenge VII
- City of Dragons (Miranda Corbie #1) by Kelli Stanley
- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mystery #4) by JoAnna Carl
- Appaloosa (Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch #1) by Robert B. Parker
- The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbø
- Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch #15) by Michael Connelly
- He Who Fears the Wolf (Inspector Sejer #3) by Karin Fossum
2014 Color Coded Reading Challenge
- Death in a Mood Indigo (Nantucket Island #3) by Francine Mathews
- Crimson Snow (Hilda Johansson #5) by Jeanne M Dams
- The Black-Eyed Blonde (Philip Marlowe #10) by Benjamin Black
- Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley #1) by L. M. Montgomery
- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mystery #4) by JoAnna Carl
- Coda in Black (Peter Warlock #1) by B.C. Stone
- Helsinki White (Inspector Kari Vaara #3) by James Thompson
- Plum Island (John Corey #1) by Nelson DeMille
- Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen #10) by Joanne Fluke
2014 Read It Again, Sam
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley #1) by L.M. Montgomery
- Anne of Avonlea (Anne Shirley #2) by L.M. Montgomery
- Anne of the Island (Anne Shirley #3) by L.M. Montgomery
2014 Read Scotland
- The World According to Bertie (44 Scotland Street #4) by Alexander McCall Smith
- Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus #18) by Ian Rankin
2014 Mount TBR Reading Challenge
- City of Dragons (Miranda Corbie #1) by Kelli Stanley
- A Beautiful Place to Die (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #1) by Philip R. Craig
- Murder at the Belmar (Kay Francis Mystery #1) by B. C. Stone
- Death in Vineyard Waters (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #2) by Philip R. Craig
- Vineyard Deceit (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #3) by Philip R. Craig
- The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins
- Death at Daisy's Folly (Victorian Mystery #3) by Robin Paige
- Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) by Martin Walker
- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- Julius by Daphne du Maurier
- Death at Devil's Bridge (Victorian Mystery #4) by Robin Paige
- Death at Rottingdean (Victorian Mystery #5) by Robin Paige
- He Who Fears the Wolf (Inspector Sejer #3) by Karin Fossum
- Coda in Black (Peter Warlock #1) by B. C. Stone
2013 Award Winning Books Reading Challenge
2013 Criminal Plots Reading Challenge
- Novel with an animal in the title
- The White Lioness (Kurt Wallander #3) by Henning Mankell
- Two short stories written by two different authors who are new to me
- Orange County Noir edited by Gary Phillips
- Book written by more than one person
- Watchers of Time (Ian Rutledge #5) by Charles Todd
- A YA crime novel
- A book from a series optioned for television
- The Keepsake (Rizzoli & Isles #7) by Tess Gerritsen
- A novel that's been nominated for an Edgar in the last 5 years
- Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal
