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Annual Challenge 2018 - January 1st 2018-December 31st 2018
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Anastasia
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Brenda
Carolyn
Christy
Elizabeth
Jane
Janine
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Joanne
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Lianne
Li'l Owl
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Odette
Phrynne
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Tien
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24/24
January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
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Count me in for the easy challenge please:January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud
March: Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
September: Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
.November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
Easy Level for meJanuary - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
Just Add Trouble by Jinx Schwartz READ 4/1/18 2*
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay READ 13/2/18 3*
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley READ 12/3/18 3*
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
The Accident by Linwood Barclay READ 9/4/18 3*
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
Fatal Mistake by Marie Force READ 9/5/18 3*
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
Judgment by Carey Baldwin READ 2/6/18 3*
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force READ 11/7/18 4*
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
The Anonymous Venetian by Donna Leon READ 11/8/18 3*
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris READ 13/9/18 3*
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
Deadly Obsession by Maggie Shayne READ 9/10/18 3*
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens READ 8/11/18 4*
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
Every Dark Corner by Karen Rose READ 10/12/18 3*
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Easy12/12
January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonFebruary - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'NeillMarch - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
Murder on the Mind by L.L. BartlettApril - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
The Secret Adversary by Agatha ChristieMay - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
Australia's Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail by James PhelpsJune - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
A Christmas Journey by Anne PerryJuly - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
My Lady Judge by Cora HarrisonAugust - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
Antidote to Murder by Felicity YoungSeptember - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline WinspearOctober - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
Deadly Obsession by Kristine CayneNovember - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
Natural Causes by James Oswald December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
Dead Woman Walking by Sharon J. Bolton
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Easy - 12/12
✅ January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
Jigsaw Man by Elena Forbes 14/1/18 ★★★★
✅ February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
Force of Nature by Jane Harper A.A 4/2/18 ★★★★
✅ March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home 22/3/18 ★★★★
✅ April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet 6/4/18 ★★★★
✅ May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis A.A 24/5/18 ★★
✅ June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
Death and Judgment by Donna Leon 1/7/18 ★★★★
✅ July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
Cruel Justice by M.A. Comley 15/7/18 ★★
✅ August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
Antidote to Murder by Felicity Young A.A 5/8/18 ★★★★
✅ September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 6/9/18 ★★★★
✅ October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
The Cut Out by Jack Heath A.A 19/10/18 ★★★☆
✅ November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
Nobody Walks by Mick Herron 3/11/18 ★★★★☆
✅ December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
Dead Simple by Peter James 15/12/18 ★★★☆
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Brenda - Any chance the word "Accused could be added to August? 🙏 😊 Just that I have the book Accused sitting on my bookshelf 😊
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Hard24/24
January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
The Just Men of Cordova (The Four Just Men #3) by Edgar Wallace -Read 01/08
The Jester by James Patterson -Read 01/21
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
Fatal Mistake (Lexie Rogers #3) by Karen M. Davis -Read 12/7
Fear is the Rider by Kenneth Cook -Read 02/17
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
Murder on a Midsummer Night (Phryne Fisher #17) by Kerry Greenwood -Read 03/14
The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) by Agatha Christie -Read 04/01
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
The Appeal by John Grisham -Read 04/30
The Anatomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #1) by Tessa Harris -Read 04/26
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
The Memory Game by Nicci French -Read 05/29
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin #5) by M.C. Beaton -Read 06/06
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino -Read 07/10
Jail Birds: Australian Women Doing Crime by Robin Bowles -Read 06/21
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge by Patricia Duncker -Read 07/27
Rough Justice (Carl Burns #1) by Brad Smith -Read 07/28
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
The Assassin of Verona (William Shakespeare Thriller #2) by Benet Brandreth -Read 08/14
No Alibi by Valerie Hansen -Read 08/29
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra -Read 09/19
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar #2) by Harlan Coben -Read 09/30
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
Out of the Darkness (The Finnegan Connection #3) by Heather Graham -Read 10/24
Deadly Obsession (Lexie Rogers #2) by Karen M. Davis -Read 10/19
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
Never Look Back (DI Mike Lockyer #1) by Clare Donoghue -Read 11/4
My Name is Nobody by Matthew Richardson -Read 11/7
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
Breaking Dead (Sophie Kent #1)) by Corrie Jackson -Read 12/3
Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery #1) by Vivien Chien -Read 12/6
Have updated my books 10/12 (all off TBR woo hoo!) 2 to go :)
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That's a hard one Tien!!! Will you wait for Brenda's deciding vote please:)
I can see the mods have had fun thinking up this one. It's like a treasure hunt for books!Easy for me - 12/12 books:
✔ January - The Jester by James Patterson & Andrew Gross 3.5★
✔ February - Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford 4.5★
✔ March - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 4.5★
✔ April - The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet 4★
✔ May - Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis 3.5★
✔ June - The 9th Judgment by James Patterson 4★
✔ July - Lady Justice Takes A C.R.A.P. City Retiree Action Patrol by Robert Thornhill 3★
✔ August - The Alibi by Sandra Brown 4★
✔ September - The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders 4★
✔ October - Forever Odd by Dean Koontz 3.5★
✔ November - Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans 3.5★
✔ December - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 4.5★
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No sorry Tien, the words must be as listed :) Other than an "s" on the end as in Murder - murders
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READ 0/12
January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fa..."
Hi Lindy, can you list as many as you can now please? They're all subject to change; it helps members choose their own books when we can read each others' lists! Thanks :)
Brenda wrote: "Tien wrote: "Can words be compounded? Like for February - Fear, can I read Fearless?"No sorry Tien, the words must be as listed :) Other than an "s" on the end as in Murder - murders"
Aw ok, then...
I'll give this a try. May take a while to find the booksJanuary - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
1.Family Jewels finished 13/01/2018 2 stars
2.Just Add Water finished 06/01/2018 3 stars
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
1.Fatal Shadows finished 03/02/2018 3 stars
2.Hurricane Force finished 16/02/2018 5 stars
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
1.The Musubi Murder finished 06/03/2018 5 stars
2. Missing in Deathfinished 20/03/2018 5 stars
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
1. Deadly Chocolate Addiction 5 stars finished 04/04/2018
2. The Adversary finished 15/04/2018 5 stars
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
1. Murder and Mayhem finished 12/05/2018 2 stars
2. The Memory Collector finished 11/05/2018 5 stars
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
1.Judgment Call: A Brady Novel of Suspense finished 03/06/2018 4 stars
2.Jack & Jill finished 03/06/2018 5 stars
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
1. Lady Justice Takes A C.R.A.P. City Retiree Action Patrol finished 06/07/2018 5 stars
2. Flowers for the Judge finished 08/07/2018 3 stars
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
1. A is for Alibi finished 03/08/2018 4 stars
2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes finished 05/08/2018 5 stars
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
1. Silence of the Flans finished 12/09/2018 3 1/2 stars
2. The Secret, Book and Scone Society finished 26/09/2018 5 stars
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
1. Mother's Day Out finished 24/10/2018 5 stars
2. Obsession in Death finished 05/10/2018 5 stars
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
1.Never Never finished 17/11/2018 4 stars
2.The Night Stalker finished 17/11/2018 5 stars
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
1.Dead in the Water finished 09/12/2018 5 stars
2.Festive in Death finished 02/12/2018 5 stars
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Easy for me - 12 books:
January - The Jester by James Patterson & [author:And..."
The longest part of it was finding 10 words per month that could fit our genres :)
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Brenda wrote: "Haha 😆"It is certainly a treasure hunt for books that fit!
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Brenda wrote: "And that's the fun part isn't it! Books on my kindle especially that I'd forgotten I had!"That is the fun part! Still have about 3 to find, but will leave it till I have a clearer head!
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Brenda wrote: "Haha! Yes bed is looking good at the moment ;)"Too much Christmas cheer!
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I'm in - hard level - some books to be added later:January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.
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Sorry! And you're linked :)
HiI'm a bit late sorting this one out! Will add books over a couple of days.
Easy challenge
January Just One Look read 3.5*
February Fatal Games: a Kate Daniels mystery read 3*
March Missing
April The Accident
May Post Mortem
June Judgment
July Cruel Justice
August The Alibi Man
September The Husband's Secret
October Black Out
November Emma in the Night
December Dark Horse
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An interesting challenge. It took a while to find the titles for this challenge.Easy challenge
12/12
January - Judas
February - Fatal
March - Murder.
April - Anecdote
May - Miracle.
June - Journey.
July - Jackal.
August - Alibi.
September - Secret.
October - Odd, out.
November - Night.
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December - Die
Brenda wrote: "Welcome! All linked Lianne :)"Thanks Brenda - this was fun!
Phrynne wrote: "Definitely not late Lianne - still nearly a week to go!"Thanks Phrynne. It's because it was on my "to do" list for awhile lol. New Year Resolution: Stress Less :P And read lots of books!
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Thanks Brenda - this was fun!"
I think it's made everyone think! Including me ;)
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Finished my book selection, 4 more days to start :)
Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Books mentioned in this topic
The Jester (other topics)Primal Fear (other topics)
Murder at the Met: Based on the Exclusive Accounts of Detectives Mike Struk and Jerry Giorgio of How They Solved the Phantom of the Opera Case (other topics)
The Accident (other topics)
Manhunt (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
James Patterson (other topics)William Diehl (other topics)
David Black (other topics)
Linwood Barclay (other topics)
Sue Grafton (other topics)
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The Rules!
1. Easy Challenge (12 books) Choose a book for each month of the year with one of the supplied words in the title.
e.g. January. Jigsaw Man
February. Genuine Fraud
March. Murder, Mayhem & Men On Pause
2. Hard Challenge. (24 books) Do the same as above, and choose a second word from the supplied list.
e.g. January. The Judas Strain
February. Fatal Mistake
March. M is for Malice
3. All books MUST be read in their appropriate month, so this challenge will take all of us the full twelve months.
4. All books must be from our genres of crime/mystery/thriller/ suspense.
5. You can choose to count 'a' 'an' and 'the' or you can ignore them when picking your titles.
6. Choose your level, choose your books and then list and link your choices in this thread.
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January - Joke, jigsaw, jewel, jester, jungle, just, jekyll, judas, jerk, journalist.
February - Force, furtive, failure, formality, fugitive, fatal, forbidden, fear, framed, fraud.
March - Murder, mission, mystery, matter, motion, misfortune, mischief, malice, missing, massacre.
April - Anecdote, arcane, appeal, allure, attack, addiction, accident, adversary, alert, apprentice.
May - Miracle, mysterious, mayhem, manhunt, mistake, menace, murderous, mortem, memory, mercy.
June - Juggle, jury, jack, jelly, journey, judgment, jurisdiction, journal, jail, jackpot.
July - Judge, jam, justice, jealous, jeopardy, jackal, jane, juvenile, jailing, jaded.
August - Adventure, anonymous, argument, aim, assassin, assault, alibi, anarchist, agency, antidote.
September - Secret, silence, strange, stealth, suppression, suspense, serial, sensation/al, shot, shady.
October - Obscure, occupation, opaque, objection, odd, out, obsession, obnoxious, outlaw, obituary.
November - Narrative, number, nebulous, nobody, narcotic, nefarious, noose, never, natural, night.
December - dead, death, dying, detective, dark, darkness, doubt, die, drama, dispute.