my reading February 2011

Another excellent month, reading wise - 16 books, with a few new-to-me authors.
Australian authors AA
New Zealand authors NZ
I read quite a bit of "flash fiction" too FF

1. 4.1, THE ROAD TO HELL, Paul Levine  (27 Feb)
2. 4.3, FLASH FICTION FOR THE COCKTAIL HOUR, Cathryn Grant  (27 Feb) FF
3. 4.2, DARK BLOOMS, Melissa F. Miller (27 Feb) FF
4. 4.7, WYATT, Garry Disher (23 Feb) AA
5. 4.3, DIED IN THE WOOL, Ngaio Marsh (23 Feb) NZ
6. 4.4, FATAL QUEST: WOODEND'S FIRST CASE, Sally Spencer (21 Feb)
7. 4.5, OPERATION NAPOLEON, Arnaldur Indridason (19 Feb)
8. 4.8, BOUND, Vanda Symon (18 Feb) NZ
9. 4.5, MAIGRET & THE HEADLESS CORPSE, Georges Simenon (17 Feb)
10. 4.4, D-E-D DEAD! Geoffrey McGeachin (15 Feb) AA
11. 4.4, FROZEN TRACKS, Ake Edwardson (13 Feb)
12. 4.4, CANDIED CRIME, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen (12 Feb) FF
13. 4.6, THREE SECONDS, Roslund & Hellstrom (11 Feb)
14. 4.6, STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG, Kate Atkinson (9 Feb)
15. 4.4, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH, Agatha Christie (7 Feb)
16. 5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny (4 Feb)

My pick of the month was BURY YOUR DEAD by Louise Penny followed closely by BOUND by Vanda Symon.

I'm doing pretty well too with my various reading challenges. There's a lot of overlap of course from one challenge to another, although I have imposed a few "local" rules.
You'll find the complete list at Reading Challenges Update but here is my running summary:

• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge 3/12  
• Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge: aiming for 142+ currently 34
• Historical Fiction Challenge 3/5 
• British Books Challenge 5/12 
• e-book challenge 9/20 
• Nordic Challenge 2011 5/20
• Aussie Author Challenge 5/12
• Ireland Reading Challenge 1/4 
• Cruisin' thru Cozies Reading Challenge 4/12 
• 2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 5/9 
• 2011 Global Reading Challenge 11/21
• Canadian Book Challenge 3/6
• translated, currently 7
• New Zealand, currently 2
• new to me: currently 13