2013 Reading Challenges Update

2013

I've basically decided to go with the challenges that I worked on last year. The challenges are mainly to give my reading some structure and some are much more challenging than others. I reserve the right to abandon  a challenge during the year, or to pick up a new one.

Last updated 30 December 2013

The reading challenges I've joined

• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge  - ongoing - 12/12 this year - completed for 2013
• 2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge: aiming for 150 
  currently: 137
• 2013 e-book challenge currently: 29
• Nordic Challenge 2013 currently 9
• 2013 Aussie Author Challenge currently: 42/20 - completed
• 2013 Global Reading Challenge currently 21/21 - completed
• Canadian Book Challenge 2012-2013- 8/13 - not completed
• Canadian Book Challenge 2013-2014 - 1/13
• Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge  currently 8/16 - - completed
• 2013 Historical Fiction Challenge at Historical Tapestry currently 7 - finished
• British Books Challenge currently 51 - completed
• Australian Women Writers Challenge  currently 21/10 - Completed

 Personal reading challenges

• American authors: currently 15/20
• translated, currently 13 - last year 27
• New Zealand, currently 2/4
• new to me: currently 59 - last year 48
• not crime fiction: currently 9

Looking for some Challenge Ideas?

You will notice some overlap in the record below, with many books counting in more than one challenge.
If you want to join me on one of the personal challenges, let me know - I could probably be talked into hosting a challenge with a Mr Linky if enough people are interested.

	Host is John Mutford at The Book Mine Set 13 books to be read - Canadian Book Challenge 2013-2014 - 13 books to be read 4.7, NEVER SAW IT COMING, Linwood Barclay Canadian Book Challenge 2012-2013 - 13 books to be read - only managed8 4.3, CHALK VALLEY, Dan Johnstone 4.2, ASIA HAND, Christopher G. Moore 4.9, THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY, Louise Penny 4.7, I AM HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS, Alan Bradley 4.3, THE CORPSE WITH THE SILVER TONGUE, Cathy Ace  4.7, WATCHING THE DARK, Peter Robinson  4.7, SPEAKING FROM AMONG THE BONES, Alan Bradley   5.0, TRUST YOUR EYES, Linwood Barclay
Where the books are set create your own map	2013 Global Reading Challenge: 21/21 - completed I have committed myself to reading 21 titles, all crime fiction, 3 titles each from 7 "continents". My 7th continent - historical crime fiction. Blog site: 2013 Global Reading Challenge  Africa - completed 4.4, SHADOW OF THE ROCK, Thomas Mogford (Tangiers)  5.0, DEADLY HARVEST, Michael Stanley (Botswana)  4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn (South Africa) Asia - completed 4.6, INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A DEADLY CAMBODIAN CRIME SPREE, Shamini Flint  (Cambodia) 4.5, GHOST MONEY, Andrew Nette (Thailand, Cambodia) 3.7, BAMBOO AND BLOOD, James Church (Korea) Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - completed 4.9, BLACKWATERCREEK, Geoffrey McGeachin (Australia) COLD GRAVE, Kathryn Fox (Australia - on cruise boat)  4.9, CAPTURED, Neil Cross (New Zealand author) An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand. I can count separate Australian states. Europe - completed 4.5, TUESDAY'S GONE, Nicci French (Britain) 4.4, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER LIFE, Leif GW Persson  (Sweden) 4.3, ANNA MARKLIN'S FAMILY CHRONICLES, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen (Denmark) North America - completed 4.8, GONE GIRL, Gillian Flynn (America) 4.0, MURDER IN A BASKET, Amanda Flower (Ohio) 4.5, TURN OF MIND, Alice LaPlante South America - completed 4.6, BLACKOUT,  Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (Brazil) 4.6, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, Eduardo Sacheri (Argentina)  4.5, EVERY BITTER THING, Leighton Gage (Brazil) 7th Continent: Set on a small island - completed 4.3, AN ARTISTIC WAY TO GO, Roderic Jeffries (Mallorca) 4.7, THE BETRAYAL, Y.A.Erskine (Tasmania) 4.3, PAGO PAGO TANGO, John Enright (Samoa)
American (United States) authors	A personal challenge if I can't find an official one - - crime fiction & thrillers. I'm aiming for 20. 4.8, GONE GIRL, Gillian Flynn 4.7, KINGDOM OF STRANGERS, Zoe Ferraris 4.0, MURDER IN A BASKET, Amanda Flower 4.5, TURN OF MIND, Alice LaPlante 3.7, BAMBOO AND BLOOD, James Church 4.4, THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS, Deborah Crombie 5.0, THE LAST POLICEMAN, Ben H. Winters 4.8, ICE COLD, Tess Gerritsen 4.6, THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD, Debra Dean 4.3, PAGO PAGO TANGO, John Enright 4.5, PRIMAL, D.A. Serra 4.5, EVERY BITTER THING, Leighton Gage 4.6, NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT, Derek B. Miller 4.2, THE BIG SLEEP, Raymond Chandler 4.2, MRS POLLIFAX AND THE LION KILLER, Dorothy Gilman
	Agatha Christie Reading Challenge How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge  I'm aiming for my next 12 titles -. 4.2, DESTINATION UNKNOWN 4.1, DEAD MAN'S FOLLY 4.4, 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON 4.5, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE 4.3, CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS 4.4, THE PALE HORSE 4.4, MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE Part One. (6 Miss Marple stories)  4.7, THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE 4.2, THE CLOCKS 4.5, MISS MARPLE STORIES: SOLVING SIX 4.4, A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY 4.3, AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL
	2013 Aussie Author Challenge -completed - but will continue I'm aiming for Fair Dinkum (although mine are all basically crime fiction): 12 books, but in actual fact want to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. 4.9, BLACKWATERCREEK, Geoffrey McGeachin 4,7, COLD GRAVE, Kathryn Fox  4.7, DEGREES OF CONNECTION, Jon Cleary  4.8, THE MISTAKE, Wendy James  4.4, DARK CITY BLUE, Luke Preston  4.5, GHOST MONEY, Andrew Nette  3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells  4.7, THE BETRAYAL, Y.A.Erskine 4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood - non fiction 3.9, COORPAROO BLUES & THE IRISH FANDANGO, G.S. Manson   3.6, MURDER ON DISPLAY, Reece Pocock 3.8, JENNIFER SHOT - THE FIRST SHOT, Patricia Kristensen  5.0, THE ROBBERS, Paul Anderson  4.0, MURDER WITH THE LOT, Sue Williams  4.2, THE AFFAIR, Bunty Avieson  4.1, MANLY MURDERS: A MOTHER WITHOUT A CHILD, Gunilla Haglundh  4.4, THE RICHMOND CONSPIRACY, Andrew Grimes  4.7, IN HER BLOOD, Annie Hauxwell  4.3, BAY OF FIRES, Poppy Gee  4.8, THE MARMALADE FILES, Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann 4.8, SUFFICIENT GRACE, Amy Espeseth  4.3, PROMISE, Tony Cavanaugh   4.8, ROTTEN GODS, Greg Barron 4.5, MIDNIGHT PROMISE, Zane Lovitt  4.3, THE EASY SIN, Jon Cleary 5.0, WATCHING YOU, Michael Robotham  4.8, I HEAR THE SIRENS IN THE STREET, Adrian McKinty 4.8, IF I TELL YOU... I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU, Michael Robotham (edit)  4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks  4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent  4.6, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Maggie Groff 4.8, UNNATURAL HABITS, Kerry Greenwood  5.0, CLOUDSTREET, Tim Winton  4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn 4.7, THE CRY, Helen Fitzgerald  4.3, MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN, Kerry Greenwood   5.0, BITTER WASH ROAD, Garry Disher 4.2, THE RIDERS, Tim Winton  4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee 4.3, A WICKED DESIGN, Brian Kavanagh  4.5, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Caroline Overington 4.7, THE RAVEN'S EYE, Barry Maitland
	Australian Women Writers Challenge Completed, but will continue Level of challenge: read only, or read and review Stella: read 4 – if reviewing, review at least 3 Miles: read 6 – if reviewing, review at least 4 Franklin: read 10 – if reviewing, review at least 6 COLD GRAVE, Kathryn Fox 4.8, THE MISTAKE, Wendy James 3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells  4.7, THE BETRAYAL, Y.A.Erskine  4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood  3.8, JENNIFER SHOT - THE FIRST SHOT, Patricia Kristensen  4.0, MURDER WITH THE LOT, Sue Williams 4.2, THE AFFAIR, Bunty Avieson  4.1, MANLY MURDERS: A MOTHER WITHOUT A CHILD, Gunilla Haglundh   4.7, IN HER BLOOD, Annie Hauxwell 4.3, BAY OF FIRES, Poppy Gee  4.8, SUFFICIENT GRACE, Amy Espeseth 4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks  4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent 4.6, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Maggie Groff  4.8, UNNATURAL HABITS, Kerry Greenwood 4.9, SILENT VALLEY, Malla Nunn 4.7, THE CRY, Helen Fitzgerald  4.3, MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN, Kerry Greenwood  4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee 4.5, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Caroline Overington
	Nordic Challenge 2013 I'm aiming for Odin 11-20 books - -  4.4, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER LIFE, Leif GW Persson  (Sweden) 4.3, ANNA MARKLIN'S FAMILY CHRONICLES, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen (Denmark and Sweden) 4.3, BABYLON, Camilla Ceder (Sweden)  4.7, THE BAT, Jo Nesbo (norway) 4.9, BLACK SKIES, Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)  4.3, THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY, Marie Hermanson (Swedish author)  4.7, I CAN SEE IN THE DARK, Karin Fossum (Norwegian) 4.6, NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT, Derek B. Miller (American author, Norway)  4.7, POLICE, Jo Nesbo (Norway)
	e-book challenge I am aiming for 75 e-books Levels: Floppy disk – 5 ebooks - completed CD – 10 ebooks - completed DVD – 25 ebooks - completed Memory stick – 50 ebooks Hard drive – 75 ebooks Server – 100 ebooks Human brain – 150 ebooks 4.4, NO MERCY, Wendy Cartmell 4.9, BLACKWATERCREEK, Geoffrey McGeachin 4.5, TUESDAY'S GONE, Nicci French 4.4, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER LIFE, Leif GW Persson  4.2, DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Agatha Christie  4.9, THE DARK WINTER, David Mark  4.6, INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A DEADLY CAMBODIAN CRIME SPREE, Shamini Flint  4.3, ANNA MARKLIN'S FAMILY CHRONICLES, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen  4.4, DARK CITY BLUE, Luke Preston  4.5, GHOST MONEY, Andrew Nette  3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells  4.3, THE CORPSE WITH THE SILVER TONGUE, Cathy Ace 5.0, THE GHOST RIDERS OF ORDEBEC, Fred Vargas  4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks  4.4, SHORT SENTENCE: 10 stories of dastardly deeds, Parker Bilal et al 4.9, CAPTURED, Neil Cross  4.6, BLACKOUT,  Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza  4.5, PRIMAL, D.A. Serra 4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent  4.5, MISS MARPLE STORIES: SOLVING SIX, Agatha Christie  4.6, THE STONE BOY, Sophie Loubiere 5.0, ALEX, Pierre Lemaitre 4.3, PIETR THE LATVIAN, Georges Simenon  4.3, IN A WORD: MURDER, Margot Kinberg (edit) 4.2, THE BIG SLEEP, Raymond Chandler  5.0, BITTER WASH ROAD, Garry Disher 4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee  4.3, SHADOW OF THE SERPENT, David Ashton  4.5, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Caroline Overington
	Vintage Mystery Challenge - completed Not too sure about this one at the moment. All books must have been written before 1960 and be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.).  There are a number of categories and each book can only count for one category. I need to aim for 8 or 16 categories. This looks pretty challenging and I'll have to see how I go. Current Total: 8 1. Colorful Crime: a book with a color or reference to color in the title4.4, THE PALE HORSE, Agatha Christie 2. Murder by the Numbers: a book with a number, quantity in the title 4.4, 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON, Agatha Christie 3. Amateur Night: a book with a "detective" who is not a P.I.; Police Officer; Official Investigator (Nurse Keate, Father Brown, Miss Marple, etc.) 4. Leave It to the Professionals: a book featuring cops, private eyes, secret service, professional spies, etc. 4.2, DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Agatha Christie  5. Jolly Old England: one mystery set in Britain 6. Yankee Doodle Dandy: one mystery set in the United States 4.2, THE BIG SLEEP, Raymond Chandler- 1939  7. World Traveler: one mystery set in any country except the US or Britain 4.3, PIETR THE LATVIAN, Georges Simenon 1930 - France 8. Dangerous Beasts: a book with an animal in the title (The Case of the Grinning Gorilla; The Canary Murder Case; etc.) 4.3, CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS, Agatha Christie   9. A Calendar of Crime: a mystery with a date/holiday/year/month/etc. in the title (Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Holiday Homicide, etc.) 10. Wicked Women: a book with a woman in the title--either by name (Mrs. McGinty's Dead) or by reference (The Case of the Vagabound Virgin) 11. Malicious Men: a book with a man in the title--either by name (Maigret & the Yellow Dog) or by reference (The Case of the Haunted Husband) 4.1, DEAD MAN'S FOLLY, Agatha Christie 12. Murderous Methods : a book with a means of death in the title (The Noose, 5 Bullets, Deadly Nightshade, etc). 13. Staging the Crime: a mystery set in the entertainment world (the theater, musical event, a pageant, Hollywood, featuring a magician, etc) 14. Scene of the Crime: a book with the location of the crime in the title (The Body in the Library, Murder at the Vicarage, etc.) 15. Cops & Robbers: a book that features a theft rather than murder 16. Locked Rooms: a locked-room mystery4.5, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, Agatha Christie  17. Country House Criminals: a standard (or not-so-standard) Golden Age country house murder 18. Murder on the High Seas: a mystery involving water  19. Planes, Trains & Automobiles: a mystery that involves a mode of transportation in a vital way--explicitly in the title (Murder on the Orient Express) or by implication (Death in the Air; Death Under Sail) or perhaps the victim was shoved under a bus.... 20. Murder Is Academic: a mystery involving a scholar, teacher, librarian, etc.  OR set at a school, university, library, etc. 21. Things That Go Bump in the Night: a mystery with something spooky, creepy, gothic in the title (The Skeleton in the Clock, Haunted Lady, The Bat, etc.) 22. Repeat Offenders: a mystery featuring your favorite series detective or by your favorite author (the books/authors you'd read over and over again) OR reread an old favorite 23. The Butler Did It...Or Not: a mystery where the butler is the victim, the sleuth....(gasp) the criminal....or is just downright memorable for whatever reason. 24. A Mystery By Any Other Name: any book that has been published under more than one title (Murder Is Easy--aka Easy to Kill [Christie]; Fog of Doubt--aka London Particular [Christianna Brand], etc.) 25. Dynamic Duos: a mystery featuring a detective team--Holmes & Watson, Pam & Jerry North, Wolfe & Goodwin, or....a little-known team that you introduce to us. 26. Size Matters: a book with a size or measurement in the title (Death Has a Small Voice, The Big Four, The Weight of the Evidence, etc.) 27. Psychic Phenomena: a mystery featuring a seance, medium, hypnotism, or other psychic or "supernatural" characters/events 28. Book to Movie: one vintage mystery that has appeared on screen (feature film or TV movie). 29. The Old Bailey: a courtroom drama mystery (Perry Mason, anyone? Witness for the Prosecution...etc.) OR a mystery featuring a judge, lawyer, barrister, D.A., etc.
	Historical Fiction Challenge at Historical Tapestry 20th century reader - 2 books Victorian reader - 5 books Renaissance Reader - 10 books Medieval - 15 books Ancient History -25+ books my extra rule: all need to be crime fiction - completed 4.6, INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A DEADLY CAMBODIAN CRIME SPREE, Shamini Flint (Vietnam  War) 4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood (Australia 1948) 3.9, COORPAROO BLUES & THE IRISH FANDANGO, G.S. Manson (Brisbane 1943)  4.8, THE HIGHLAND WITCH (aka CORRAG), Susan Fletcher (Glencoe Massacre 1692) 4.4, THE RICHMOND CONSPIRACY, Andrew Grimes (Australia 1933)  Martin, Andrew: 4.1, THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY CLUB (Mesopotamia, London, York 1917)  4.7, BRING UP THE BODIES, Hilary Mantel
	British Books Challenge at Feeling Fictional I'm aiming for 12 books but this is one of the challenges that is hardly a challenge because I read so much British crime fiction. 4.4, NO MERCY, Wendy Cartmell 4.5, TUESDAY'S GONE, Nicci French 4.2, DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Agatha Christie 4.9, THE DARK WINTER, David Mark  4.5, THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD, Andrew Taylor  4.3, AN ARTISTIC WAY TO GO, Roderic Jeffries 4.0, REVENGE OF THE TIDE, Elizabeth Haynes  4.4, SHADOW OF THE ROCK, Thomas Mogford  4.2, MRS QUEEN TAKES THE TRAIN, William Kuhn - NOT crime fiction 4.1, DEAD MAN'S FOLLY, Agatha Christie  4.3, TRIAL BY FIRE, Frances Fyfield  4.4. AGENT 6, Tom Rob Smith  4.3, SO MUCH BLOOD, Simon Brett  5.0, DEAD WATER, Ann Cleeves  4.4, 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON, Agatha Christie  4.4, THE CARRIER, Sophie Hannah  4.8, THE HIGHLAND WITCH (aka CORRAG), Susan Fletcher  4.5, BRYANT & MAY AND THE INVISIBLE CODE, Christopher Fowler Martin, Andrew: 4.1, THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY CLUB  4.7, THE EARTH HUMS IN B FLAT, Mari Strachan  4.5, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, Agatha Christie  4.8, STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE, Ian Rankin  4.4, THE LOST LIBRARY, A.M. Dean  4.7, BRING UP THE BODIES, Hilary Mantel  4.8, THE TOOTH TATTOO, Peter Lovesey  5.0, THE LEWIS MAN, Peter May  4.6, THE FROZEN SHROUD, Martin Edwards 4.2, A DECENT INTERVAL, Simon Brett  4.3, CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS, Agatha Christie  4.4, THE PALE HORSE, Agatha Christie  4.5, BONES UNDER THE BEACH HUT, Simon Brett  4.2, GUNS IN THE GALLERY, Simon Brett  4.6, THE CORPSE ON THE COURT, Simon Brett  4.4, SHORT SENTENCE: 10 stories of dastardly deeds, Parker Bilal et al  4.7, THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE, Agatha Christie  4.7, GODS AND BEASTS, Denise Mina  4.8, A DARK ADAPTED EYE, Barbara Vine 4.1, LORD JAMES HARRINGTON AND THE WINTER MYSTERY, Lynn Florkiewicz  3.8, THE DEVIL'S MOON, Peter Guttridge  4.2, THE CLOCKS, Agatha Christie  4.7, WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY, Nicci French  4.5, MISS MARPLE STORIES: SOLVING SIX, Agatha Christie  4.6, THE MASTER OF THE MOOR, Ruth Rendell 4.5, M.O. CRIMES OF PRACTICE, Martin Edwards (edit)  4.4, A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY, Agatha Christie  4.5, REFUSAL, Felix Francis 5.0, THE CUCKOO'S CALLING, J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith  4.5, NO MAN'S NIGHTINGALE, Ruth Rendell  4.3, SHADOW OF THE SERPENT, David Ashton  4.3, AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL, Agatha Christie  4.7, FULL DARK HOUSE, Christopher Fowler
New Zealand authors	At this stage a personal challenge: maybe 4-6 books, all crime fiction: still looking for an "official" challenge. 4.9, CAPTURED, Neil Cross 5.0, TRACES OF RED, Paddy Richardson
	This is a personal challenge more than anything else. It will be an overlapping challenge, and I aim to exceed 20 titles . 4.4, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER LIFE, Leif GW Persson  (Swedish) 4.3, BABYLON, Camilla Ceder (Swedish) 4.7, THE BAT, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian) 4.9, BLACK SKIES, Arnaldur Indridason (Icelandic)  4.3, THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY, Marie Hermanson (Swedish)  4.0, SNOW WHITE MUST DIE, Nele Neuhaus (German) 5.0, THE GHOST RIDERS OF ORDEBEC, Fred Vargas (French) 4.6, BLACKOUT,  Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (Portuguese)  4.6, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, Eduardo Sacheri (Spanish)  4.7, I CAN SEE IN THE DARK, Karin Fossum (Norwegian) 4.6, THE STONE BOY, Sophie Loubiere (French)  5.0, ALEX, Pierre Lemaitre (French)  4.7, POLICE, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian)
	Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge I'm aiming for Out of Breath: 6-10 more books than in 2012 when I read 142 My aim is 150 and will include all books read in all formats include audio books. You can see how I am going on the 2013 Reviews Page  Current count: 137
	Again, another personal challenge. In 2012 I read 48 new-to-me authors and I'll be keeping count in 2013 to see if I can exceed that total, even by 1. 4.4, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER LIFE, Leif GW Persson 4.8, GONE GIRL, Gillian Flynn  4.9, THE DARK WINTER, David Mark 4.0, MURDER IN A BASKET, Amanda Flower  4.3, AN ARTISTIC WAY TO GO, Roderic Jeffries 4.0, REVENGE OF THE TIDE, Elizabeth Haynes 4.4, DARK CITY BLUE, Luke Preston  4.5, GHOST MONEY, Andrew Nette  3.9, THE PRICE OF FAME, R.C. Daniells  4.4, SHADOW OF THE ROCK, Thomas Mogford  4.2, MRS QUEEN TAKES THE TRAIN, William Kuhn - NOT crime fiction 4.5, TURN OF MIND, Alice LaPlante  4.4. AGENT 6, Tom Rob Smith  4.3, THE CORPSE WITH THE SILVER TONGUE, Cathy Ace  3.9, COORPAROO BLUES & THE IRISH FANDANGO, G.S. Manson  3.6, MURDER ON DISPLAY, Reece Pocock  3.8, JENNIFER SHOT - THE FIRST SHOT, Patricia Kristensen  5.0, THE ROBBERS, Paul Anderson 4.0, MURDER WITH THE LOT, Sue Williams  4.4, THE CARRIER, Sophie Hannah 4.1, MANLY MURDERS: A MOTHER WITHOUT A CHILD, Gunilla Haglundh  4.8, THE HIGHLAND WITCH (aka CORRAG), Susan Fletcher 4.4, THE RICHMOND CONSPIRACY, Andrew Grimes   4.7, IN HER BLOOD, Annie Hauxwell  4.3, BAY OF FIRES, Poppy Gee Martin, Andrew: 4.1, THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY CLUB  4.8, THE MARMALADE FILES, Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann   4.8, SUFFICIENT GRACE, Amy Espeseth 4.7, THE EARTH HUMS IN B FLAT, Mari Strachan  THE UNITED STATES OF AIR, J.M. Porup REFLECTION OF EVIL, Bridget Powell   4.4, THE LOST LIBRARY, A.M. Dean 4.7, BRING UP THE BODIES, Hilary Mantel  4.3, PROMISE, Tony Cavanaugh 4.3, THE DEVIL'S SANCTUARY, Marie Hermanson  4.8, ROTTEN GODS, Greg Barron 4.5, MIDNIGHT PROMISE, Zane Lovitt  3.7, BAMBOO AND BLOOD, James Church  4.0, SNOW WHITE MUST DIE, Nele Neuhaus 4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks  5.0, THE LAST POLICEMAN, Ben H. Winters  4.4, SHORT SENTENCE: 10 stories of dastardly deeds, Parker Bilal et al 4.6, THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD, Debra Dean 4.3, PAGO PAGO TANGO, John Enright 4.5, PRIMAL, D.A. Serra  4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent  4.6, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, Eduardo Sacheri  4.1, LORD JAMES HARRINGTON AND THE WINTER MYSTERY, Lynn Florkiewicz  4.6, GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, Maggie Groff  3.8, THE DEVIL'S MOON, Peter Guttridge 5.0, CLOUDSTREET, Tim Winton  4.6, NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT, Derek B. Miller 5.0, TRACES OF RED, Paddy Richardson 4.6, THE STONE BOY, Sophie Loubiere 5.0, THE CUCKOO'S CALLING, J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith  5.0, ALEX, Pierre Lemaitre  4.2, THE BIG SLEEP, Raymond Chandler  4.7, THE MIDNIGHT DRESS, Karen Foxlee  4.3, SHADOW OF THE SERPENT, David Ashton
Not Crime Fiction	This personal challenge is based in the idea that occasionally it would be "good for me" to venture outside the genre. I'm not setting myself any target here, just seeing what happens. 4.2, MRS QUEEN TAKES THE TRAIN, William Kuhn 4.3, TAMAM SHUD, Kerry Greenwood 4.8, THE HIGHLAND WITCH (aka CORRAG), Susan Fletcher  4.7, BRING UP THE BODIES, Hilary Mantel 4.8, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, Geraldine Brooks  4.6, THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD, Debra Dean  4.5, BURIAL RITES, Hannah Kent  5.0, CLOUDSTREET, Tim Winton  4.2, THE RIDERS, Tim Winton