A. Academic Curveball by James J. Cudney
B. Botched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
C. Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
D. Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan
E. The Egyptian Antiquities Murder by Sara Rosett
F. Fatal Features by LynDee Walker
G. The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris
H. Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter
I. In Dog We Trust by Beth Kendrick
J. Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Murder by Jodi Rath
K. The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
L. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
M. Murder Likes It Hot by Tracy Weber
N. Not A Creature Was Stirring by Christina Freeburn
O. One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
P. Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Q. Queen of the Trailer Park by Alice Quinn
R. Reisling to Die by J.C. Eaton
S. Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton
T. Trouble on the Books by Essie Lane
U. Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
V. A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela
W. The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace
X. The House on Xenia by Rita Moreau
Y. Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson
Z. Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra
Challenge Complete 8/23/2019
A. Ace, Cathy – The Wrong Boy
B. Bartlett, Lorraine & Gayle Leeson – Yule Be Dead
C. Connolly, Sheila – The Lost Traveller
D. Swanson, Denise – Leave No Scone Unturned
E. Eaton, J.C. – Botched 4 Murder
F. Fox, Sarah – Wine and Punishment
G. Gilbert, Victoria – Past Due for Murder
H. Harris, Sherry – The Gun Also Rises
I. Iris Crawford – A Catered Murder
J. James J. Cudney – Academic Curveball
K. Kendrick, Beth – In Dog We Trust
L. LynDee Walker – Fatal Features
M. Morgan, Alexis – Death by Committee
N. Noble, Shelley – Lighthouse Beach
O. Oust, Gail – Whack N Roll
P. Parra, Nancy J. – Seven Deadly Zins
Q. Quinn, Holly – A Crafter Hooks A Killer
R. Rosset, Sara – Murder at Blackburn Hall
S. Sennefelder, Debra – Murder Wears A Little Black Dress
T. Tina Kashian – One Feta in the Grave
U. Unger, Lisa – Under My Skin
V. V. M. Burns – The Novel Art of Murder
W. Weber, Tracy – Murder Likes It Hot
X. Xavier, Stacy – On Her Own Two Wheels
Y. Young, Kate – Southern Sass and Killer Cravings
Z. Zanna MacKenzie – Keeping Secrets
Challenge Complete – 12/3/2019
Level B) Read two books from each sub-genre (below) in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)
Read two books from these sub-genres:
– One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.) – Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter – Restaurant Weeks Are Murder by Libby Klein
– One from animal-related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.) In The Dog House by V.M. Burns – The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V.M. Burns
– One from craft related (any kind of hobbies – knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.) – Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait – Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
– One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.) A Witch to Remember by Heather Blake – Keeping Secrets by Zanna MacKenzie
– One from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British)) – The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly – The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
– One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.) –An Au Pair to Remember by Stephen Kaminski – Staging in Murder by Grace Topping
– One holiday based (set during any holiday – Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.) Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson – Not A Creature Was Stirring by Christina Freeburn
– One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.) – Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams – And Then They Were Doomed by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
– One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present) – Murder at Blackburn Hall by Sara Rosett – The Egyptian Antiquities Murder by Sara Rosett
– One is your choice! (freebie!) –Bite Club by Laurien Berenson – Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell
Challenge Complete 12/3/2019
Overindulged – 151 – 200 Cozy Mysteries
1. Murder Likes It Hot by Tracy Weber
2. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
3. Academic Curveball by James J. Cudney
4. Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson
5. Botched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
6. Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
7. Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra
8. In The Dog House by V.M. Burns
9. Not A Creature Was Stirring by Christina Freeburn
10. The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris
11. Murder Wears A Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder
12. Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton
13. The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns
14. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker
15. Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan
16. A Stew to a Kill by Jenny Kales
17. Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
18. The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V.M. Burns
19. The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
20. Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter
21. Murder and Metaphors by Amanda Flower
22. Murder at Blackburn Hall by Sara Rosett
23. Reisling to Die by J.C. Eaton
24. Broken Heart Attack by James J. Cudney
25. Restaurant Weeks Are Murder by Libby Klein
26. Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
27. One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
28. Pie Hard by Kirsten Weiss
29. Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
30. Cat Got Your Crown by Julie Chase
31. Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz
32. An Au Pair to Remember by Stephen Kaminski
33. Murder on the Wind by Cheryl F. Taylor
34. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower
35. Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson
36. Pinot Red or Dead by J.C. Eaton
37. Trouble on the Books by Essie Lane
38. A Literal Mess by J.C. Kenney
39. Deadly Deception by Kate Parker
40. The Hidden Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
41. The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton
42. A Witch to Remember by Heather Blake
43. Murder in Tranquility Park by J. D. Griffo
44. Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budwitz
45. Sifting Through Clues by Daryl Wood Gerber
46. The Egyptian Antiquities Murder by Sara Rosett
47. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan
48. The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis
49. Magickal Mystery Lore by Sharon Pape
50.Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait
51. Deadly Southern Charm by Sisters in Crime-Central Virginia
52. Wed, Read, & Dead by V.M. Burns
53.Flower Power Trip by James J, Cudney
54. The Scent of Murder by Kylie Logan
55. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
56. A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette
57. Fair Game by Annette Dashofy
58. Pineapple Upside Down Murder by Jodi Rath
59. Staging in Murder by Grace Topping
60. Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
61. Dying for Devil’s Food by Jenn McKinlay
62. The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis
63. Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams
64. Drowning Lessons by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
65. Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz
66. Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young
67. Seeing Red by Dana Dratch
68. Dead Spider by Victoria Houston
69. Something Borrowed, Something Mewed by Bethany Blake
70. Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
71. Sconed to Death by Lynn Cahoon
72. Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston
73. A Crafter Hooks A Killer by Holly Quinn
74. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
75. Clause & Effect by Kaitlyn Dunnett
76. Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches by Karen Rose Smith
77. Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau
78. Died in the Wool by Melinda Mullet
79. Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Murder by Jodi Rath
80. Death by Dissertation by Kelly Brakenhoff
81. Bite Club by Laurien Berenson
82. Mistaken Identity Crisis by James J. Cudney
83. Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day
84. Penne Dreadful by Catherine Burns
85. Peach Clobbered by Anna Gerard
86. Murder’s No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher
87. Left Fur Dead by JM Griffin
88. Guilty as Charred by Devon Delany
89. Gore in the Garden by Colleen Shogan
90. A Genuine Fix by J.C. Kenney
91. The Pawful Truth by Miranda James
92. Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
93. Murder at Crossways by Alyssa Maxwell
94. Let’s Fake A Deal by Sherry Harris
95. Risky Biscuits by Mary Lee Ashford
96. Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley
97. The Time for Murder is Meow by T.C. LoTempio
98. The Great Jewel Robbery by Elizabeth McKenna
99. Needled to Death by Annelise Ryan
100. A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett
101. Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee
102. Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell
103. And Then They Were Doomed by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
104. One Potato, Two Potato Dead by Lynn Cahoon
105. A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela
106. Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton
107. Apples and Alibis by Gayle Leeson
108. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander
109. Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany
110. Fiddling with Fate by Kathleen Ernst
111. Bark If It’s Murder by V.M. Burns
112. The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams
113. A Curio Killing by Mary Ellen Hughes
114. The House on Hallowed Ground by Nancy Cole Silverman
115. Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook
116. Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis
117. Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy
118. Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell
119. A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly
120. Here Comes Santa Paws by Laurien Berenson
122. Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker
123. Death by Jack o’ Lantern by Alexis Morgan
124. Have Yourself A Beary Little Murder by Meg Macy
125. Marry Christmas Murder by Stephanie Blackmoore
126. Two Bites Too Many by Debra Goldstein
127. A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford
128. Christmas Cow Bells by Mollie Cox Bryan
129. Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
130. Read and Buried by Eva Gates
131. Molded 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
132. Telephone Line by Julie Mulhern
133. The Skeleton Stuffs A Stocking by Leigh Perry
134. Fudge Bites by Nancy Coco
135. Can’t Judge A Book by Its Murder by Amy Lillard
136. Silent Knit, Deadly Knit by Peggy Ehrhart
137. Haunted House Ghost by James J. Cudney
138. A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford
139. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
140. Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
141. Murder at First Pitch by Nicole Asselin
142. Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle
143. The Chocolate Shark Shanannagins by Joanne Fluke
144. Whack N Roll by Gail Oust
145. Turkey Basted to Death by Jodi Rath
146. A Murderous Tangle by Sally Goldenbaum
147. Ghosts of Painting Past by Sybil Johnson
148. Nuts and Buried by Elizabeth Lee
149. The Wipeout Affair by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
150. Potions are for Pushovers by Tamara Berry
151.Keeping Secrets by Zanna MacKenzie
152. Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle
153. A Fatal Fondness by Richard Audry
153. A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
154. Bookmarked for Murder by V.M. Burns
155. Sauvigone for Good by J.C. Eaton
156. Murder Casts The Ballot by Linda Crowder
157. An Ale of Two Cities by Sarah Fox
158. The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis
159. Turbo Twenty Three by Janet Evanovich
160. Wedding Cake Murder by JoAnne Fluke
161.Christmas Caramel Murder by JoAnne Fluke
162. Sell Low, Sweet Harriet by Sherry Harris – Reviewed in 2020
Challenge Complete 12/31/2019
Alabama – Two Bites Too Many by Debra Goldstein
Alaska – Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau
Arizona – Botched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
Arkansas – Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess
California – Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra
Colorado – Sconed to Death by Lynn Cahoon
Connecticut – The Hidden Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
Delaware – In Dog We Trust by Beth Kendrick
District of Columbia – The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis
Florida – A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette
Georgia – The Good Detective by John McMahon
Hawaii – Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis
Idaho – One Potato, Two Potato Dead by Lynn Cahoon
Illinois – Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson
Indiana – In The Dog House by V.M. Burns
Iowa – Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
Kansas – You’ve Been Volunteered by Laurie Gelman
Kentucky – Layover by David Bell
Louisiana – Fields’ Guide to VooDoo by Julie Mulhern
Maine – Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait
Maryland – A Curio Killing by Mary Ellen Hughes
Massachusetts – The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris
Michigan – The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns
Minnesota – A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly
Mississippi – The Pawful Truth by Miranda James
Missouri – Telephone Line by Julie Mulhern
Montana – Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy
Nebraska – Death by Dissertation by Kelly Brakenhoff
Nevada – A Woman of Two Minds by Bourne Morris
New Hampshire – Left Fur Dead by JM Griffin
New Jersey – Restaurant Weeks Are Murder by Libby Klein
New Mexico – Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton
New York – Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson
North Carolina – No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker
North Dakota – Dakota Dream by Lauraine Snelling
Ohio – The Scent of Murder by Kylie Logan
Oklahoma – 16 Redbud Lane by Kat Lewis, Vickie McDonough, Shannon Pearson, T.J. Radle, Alanna Rodriguez, Kathryn Spurgeon, and Darlene Franklin
Oregon – Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander
Pennsylvania – Academic Curveball by James J. Cudney
Rhode Island – Murder at Crossways by Alyssa Maxwell
South Carolina – Caught Up In It by David Burnsworth
South Dakota – A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela
Tennessee – The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V.M. Burns
Texas – Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee
Utah – The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams
Vermont – Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
Virginia – Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Washington – Murder Likes It Hot by Tracy Weber
West Virginia – Not A Creature Was Stirring by Christina Freeburn
Wisconsin – A Stew to a Kill by Jenny Kales
Wyoming – Murder Casts The Ballot by Linda Crowder
Challenge Complete – December 13, 2019
Escapes Abroad
1. Ireland – The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
2. Wales – The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace
3. England – The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
4. Scotland – The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton
5. Islands off Panama – Drowning Lessons by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
6. France – Queen of the Trailer Park by Alice Quinn
7. Singapore – Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart
8. Norway – Fiddling with Fate by Kathleen Ernst
Kneading level. – Read 11-20 cat mysteries
1. Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
2. Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
3. Murder and Metaphors by Amanda Flower
4. Restaurant Weeks Are Murder by Libby Klein
5. One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
6. Pie Hard by Kirsten Weiss
7. Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
8. Cat Got Your Crown by Julie Chase
9. Trouble on the Books by Essie Lane
10. A Literal Mess by J.C. Kenney
11. Sifting Through Clues by Daryl Wood Gerber
12. Magickal Mystery Lore by Sharon Pape
13. Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait
14. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
15. A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette
16. Pineapple Upside Down Murder by Jodi Rath
17. Staging in Murder by Grace Topping
18. Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
19. Something Borrowed, Something Mewed by Bethany Blake
20. Murder’s No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher
Challenge Complete July 11, 2019
21. The Pawful Truth by Miranda James
22. Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
23. Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley
24. The Time for Murder is Meow by T.C. LoTempio
25. Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton
26. Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook
27. A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly
28.Two Bites Too Many by Debra Goldstein
29. Read and Buried by Eva Gates
30. Potions are for Pushovers by Tamara Berry
1. Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson
2. In The Dog House by V.M. Burns
3. Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton
4. The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
5. Reisling to Die For by J.C. Eaton
6. Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
7. Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz
8. Dakota Dream by Lauraine Snelling
9. Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budwitz
10. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan
11. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
12. Pineapple Upside Down Murder by Jodi Rath
13. The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis
14. Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz
15. Dead Spider by Victoria Houston
16. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
17. Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau
18. Queen of the Trailer Park by Alice Quinn
19. On Her Own Two Wheels –Xavier, Stacy
20. Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
21. Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee
22. A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela
23. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander
24. The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams
25. Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis
26, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
27. Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess
28. A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford
29. Whack N Roll by Gail Oust
30. Nuts and Buried by Elizabeth Lee
31. Keeping Secrets by Zanna MacKenzie
32.A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
33. Murder Casts The Ballot by Linda Crowder
34. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
35. Lock, Stock, and Jingle Bells by Donna Kauffman
36. Turbo Twenty Three by Janet Evanovich
Challenge Complete 12/23/2019
37. Naughty But Nice by Donna Kauffman
38. Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark
39. Wedding Cake Murder by JoAnne Fluke
40. Christmas Caramel Murder by JoAnne Fluke
B-Level (5-8 Series).
1.Reisling to Die For by J.C. Eaton – Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton – Pinot Red or Dead by J.C. Eaton – Complete 3/27/2019
2. Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz – Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budwitz – Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz – Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz – Complete 6/5/2019
3. Dead Spider by Victoria Houston – Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston – Complete June 5, 2019
4. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart – Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart – Silent Knit, Deadly Knit by Peggy Ehrhart – Complete 10/30/2019
5. Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee – Nuts and Buried by Elizabeth Lee – Complete November 22, 2019
6. Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell – Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell – Complete September 19, 2019
7. Unleashed by Donna Kauffman – Lock, Stock, and Jingle Bells by Donna Kauffman – Naughty But Nice by Donna Kauffman – Complete 12/24/2019
1. In The Dog House by V.M. Burns
2. Reisling to Die For by J.C. Eaton
3. Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
4. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
5. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
6. Unleashed by Donna Kauffman
7. Lock, Stock, and Jingle Bells by Donna Kauffman
8. Naughty But Nice by Donna Kauffman
9. Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark
10. Wedding Cake Murder by JoAnne Fluke
Challenge Complete 12/28/2019
41+ – Collector’s Edition Level,
1. In Dog We Trust by Beth Kendrick
2. Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson
3. Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan
4. Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz
5. Lighthouse Beach by Shelley Noble
6. Leave No Scone Unturned by Denise Swanson
7. Dakota Dream by Lauraine Snelling
8. An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber
9. The Don Con by Richard Armstrong
10. Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budwitz
11. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan
12. The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis
13. The Good Detective by John McMahon
14. Dying for Devil’s Food by Jenn McKinlay
15. The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis
16. Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz
17. Dead Spider by Victoria Houston
18. Sconed to Death by Lynn Cahoon
19. Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston
20. Life After Suicide by Dr. Jennifer Ashton
21. Clause & Effect by Kaitlyn Dunnett
22. Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau
23. Bite Club by Laurien Berenson
24. Penne Dreadful by Catherine Burns
25.The Pawful Truth by Miranda James
26. Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley
27. Thin Ice by Paige Shelton
28. A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett
29. Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee
30. Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart
31. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander
32. Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany
33. The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
34. Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy
35. A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly
36. Here Comes Santa Paws by Laurien Berenson
37. Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker
38. Have Yourself A Beary Little Murder by Meg Macy
39. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi w. Durrow
40. A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford
41.Can’t Judge A Book by Its Murder by Amy Lillard
Challenge Complete 10/29/2019
Phase 5- 40+ books
1. Murder Likes It Hot by Tracy Weber
2. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
3. Academic Curveball by James J. Cudney
4. The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace
5. Botched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
6. Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
7. Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra
8. In The Dog House by V.M. Burns
9. Not A Creature Was Stirring by Christina Freeburn
10. The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris
11. Murder Wears A Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder
12. Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton
13. The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns
14. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker
15. A Stew to a Kill by Jenny Kales
16. Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
17. The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V.M. Burns
18. Fatal Features by LynDee Walker
19. The Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker
20. Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter
21. Murder and Metaphors by Amanda Flower
22. Murder at Blackburn Hall by Sara Rosett
23. Reisling to Die For by J.C. Eaton
24.Broken Heart Attack by James J. Cudney
25. Restaurant Weeks Are Murder by Libby Klein
26. Chardonnayed to Rest by J.C. Eaton
27. One Feta in the Grave by Tina Kashian
28. Pie Hard by Kirsten Weiss
29. As Directed by Kathleen Valenti
30. Run Away by Harlan Coben
31. Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
32. Cat Got Your Crown by Julie Chase
33. An Au Pair to Remember by Stephen Kaminski
34. Murder on the Wind by Cheryl F. Taylor
35.Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower
36. Pinot Red or Dead by J.C. Eaton
37. Trouble on the Books by Essie Lane
38. A Literal Mess by J.C. Kenney
39. Deadly Deception by Kate Parker
40. The Hidden Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
41. The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton
Challenge Complete 4/1/2019
42. A Witch to Remember by Heather Blake
43.Murder in Tranquility Park by J. D. Griffo
44. Night Beach by JoAnn DeMaio
45. Sifting Through Clues by Daryl Wood Gerber
46. The Egyptian Antiquities Murder by Sara Rosett
47. Magickal Mystery Lore by Sharon Pape
48.Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait
49. Deadly Southern Charm by Sisters in Crime-Central Virginia
50. Wed, Read, & Dead by V.M. Burns
51. Flower Power Trip by James J, Cudney
52. The Scent of Murder by Kylie Logan
53. Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart
54. A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette
55. Fair Game by Annette Dashofy
56. Pineapple Upside Down Murder by Jodi Rath
57. Staging in Murder by Grace Topping
58. Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
59. Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams
60. Drowning Lessons by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
61. Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz
62. Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young
63. Seeing Red by Dana Dratch
64. A Daughter’s Truth by Laura Bradford
65. Something Borrowed, Something Mewed by Bethany Blake
66. Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
67. Those People by Louise Candlish
68. A Crafter Hooks A Killer by Holly Quinn
69. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
70. Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches by Karen Rose Smith
71. Little Beach Bungalow by JoAnne DeMaio
72. Died in the Wool by Melinda Mullet
73. Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Murder by Jodi Rath
74. Death by Dissertation by Kelly Brakenhoff
75. Mistaken Identity Crisis by James J. Cudney
76. Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day
77. Layover by David Bell
78. Peach Clobbered by Anna Gerard
79. Murder’s No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher
80. On Her Own Two Wheels –Xavier, Stacy –
81. Left Fur Dead by JM Griffin
82. Guilty as Charred by Devon Delany
83.Gore in the Garden by Colleen Shogan
84. A Genuine Fix by J.C. Kenney
85. Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
86.The House on Xenia by Rita Moreau
87. Murder at Crossways by Alyssa Maxwell
88. Let’s Fake A Deal by Sherry Harris
89. You’ve Been Volunteered by Laurie Gelman
90. Queen of the Trailer Park by Alice Quinn
92. Risky Biscuits by Mary Lee Ashford
92. The Time for Murder is Meow by T.C. LoTempio
93. Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
94. The Great Jewel Robbery by Elizabeth McKenna
95. Needled to Death by Annelise Ryan
96. Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell
97. And Then They Were Doomed by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
98. One Potato, Two Potato Dead by Lynn Cahoon
99.A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela
100. Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton
101. Apples and Alibis by Gayle Leeson
102. Fiddling with Fate by Kathleen Ernst
103. Bark If It’s Murder by V.M. Burns
104. The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams
105. A Curio Killing by Mary Ellen Hughes
106 .The House on Hallowed Ground by Nancy Cole Silverman
107. Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook
108. Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis
109. Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell
110. Death by Jack o’ Lantern by Alexis Morgan
111. Marry Christmas Murder by Stephanie Blackmoore
112. Two Bites Too Many by Debra Goldstein
113. Christmas Cow Bells by Mollie Cox Bryan
114. Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
115. 16 Redbud Lane by Kat Lewis, Vickie McDonough, Shannon Pearson, T.J. Radle, Alanna Rodriguez, Kathryn Spurgeon, and Darlene Franklin
116. Read and Buried by Eva Gates
117. Molded 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
118. Telephone Line by Julie Mulhern
119. Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess
120. The Skeleton Stuffs A Stocking by Leigh Perry
121. Fudge Bites by Nancy Coco
122. Versions of Her by Andrea Lochen
123. Unleashed by Donna Kauffman
124. Silent Knit, Deadly Knit by Peggy Ehrhart
125. Haunted House Ghost by James J. Cudney
126. A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford
127. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
128. Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
129. A Woman of Two Minds by Bourne Morris
130. Murder at First Pitch by Nicole Asselin
131. Turkey Basted to Death by Jodi Rath
132. A Murderous Tangle by Sally Goldenbaum
133. Ghosts of Painting Past by Sybil Johnson
134. The Wipeout Affair by Rachel Neuburger Reynold
135. Keeping Secrets by Zanna MacKenzie
136. A Fatal Fondness by Richard Audry
137. Secrets and Lies by P.H. Turner
138. Bookmarked for Murder by V.M. Burns
139. Sauvigone for Good by J.C. Eaton
140. Murder Casts The Ballot by Linda Crowder
141. An Ale of Two Cities by Sarah Fox
142. Lock, Stock, and Jingle Bells by Donna Kauffman
143. Naughty But Nice by Donna Kauffman
145. Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark
146.Wedding Cake Murder by JoAnne Fluke
147. Sell Low, Sweet Harriet by Sherry Harris
16-25 books – Detective Level
1. The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace
2. Fatal Features by LynDee Walker
3. Fields’ Guide to VooDoo by Julie Mulhern
4. As Directed by Kathleen Valenti
5. Run Away by Harlan Coben
6. An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber
7. The Good Detective by John McMahon
8. Caught Up In It by David Burnsworth
9. Those People by Louise Candlish
10. Layover by David Bell
11. The House on Xenia by Rita Moreau
12. Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
13. Thin Ice by Paige Shelton
14. Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart
15. The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
16.Malice in Maggody by Joan Hess
17. A Woman of Two Minds by Bourne Morris
18. Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber
19. Secrets and Lies by P.H. Turner
20. Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark
21. Glitter, Glam and Contraband by Heather Weidner – Reviewed in 2020
Challenge Complete 12/31/2019
Here are the categories:
- A precious stone/metal (ex. Ruby Holler, The Silver Chair) – Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stu
- A temperature (ex. In Cold Blood, Love in the Time of Global Warming) – Murder Likes It Hot by Tracy Weber
- A month or day of the week (ex. Tuesdays with Morrie, March) – The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacob
- A meal (ex. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Feast for Crows) – A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette
- Contains the word “girl” or “woman” (ex. Gone Girl, The Woman in the Window) – The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
- Contains both the words “of” AND “and” (ex. A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Book of Blood and Shadow) – A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander
- Challenge Complete 12/19/2019
Apple Tree – Read 48,000 pages
January – 4592 Pages
February – 4281 Pages
March – 4835 Pages
April – 4885 Pages
May – 5191Pages
June – 5032 Pages
July – 5066 Pages
August – 5499 Pages
September – 4267 Pages
October 5202 Pages
November – 4638 Pages
December – 4202 Pages
Grand Total – 57690 Pages
Wisconsin Authors or Settings
1. A Stew to a Kill by Jenny Kales Wisconsin Setting
2. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan – Wisconsin Setting/Author
3. Dead Spider by Victoria Houston – Wisconsin Setting/Author
4. Dead Big Dawg by Victoria Houston – Wisconsin Setting/Author
5. A Crafter Hooks A Killer by Holly Quinn Wisconsin Author/Setting
6. The Great Jewel Robbery by Elizabeth McKenna Wisconsin Author/Setting
7.Needled to Death by Annelise Ryan – Wisconsin Author/Setting
8. Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton – Wisconsin Setting
9. Fiddling with Fate by Kathleen Ernst – Wisconsin Author
10. A Curio Killing by Mary Ellen Hughes – Wisconsin Author
Challenge Complete September 10, 2019
11. Versions of Her by Andrea LochenWisconsin Author/Setting
12.A Murderous Tangle by Sally Goldenbaum – Wisconsin Author
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