2019 Reading Challenges


2019 reading challenges I'm following

As in the past, mostly the challenges listed here help me direct my reading. As such, some will not provide a challenge, simply indicate how well I am doing. Some of the challenges are external to this blog while others are hosted here or on a blog that I manage. In practical terms I do allow some challenges to overlap, that is, most books will appear in more than one challenge. Most of the challenges are simply continuations of ones I took on last year as I have found that these work for me.

This page is a work in progress
Last updated 31 December 2019
  • 2019 Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 120. Currently: 120
  • Good Reads A-Z of titles: Currently: 20
  • Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Completed in 2014, titles read in 2019: 2
  • USA Fiction Challenge So far 21/51, this year: 15
  • 2019 Aussie Author Reading Challenge: aiming for 20: currently 28
  • 2019 Australian Women Writers Challenge: aiming for 20. Currently 14
  • British Books Challenge 2019 currently  69
  • 2018 Ebook Reading Challenge currently 21
  • New to me authors - a personal challenge currently  44
  • Not crime fiction - a personal challenge currently 11
  • Nordic reading challenge - a personal challenge, currently 2
  • New Zealand reading challenge -again a personal challenge. currently 2
  • Translated crime fiction - a personal challenge that will overlap with many of the other reading challenges that I have undertaken. currently 21
  • Snagged at the Library currently: 79
  • Audio books: currently: 15
  • 2019 Historical Reading Challenge. Currently: 19
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2019 Good Reads Reading Challenge.
I have set my challenge at 110
My progress will be recorded on
2019 Reviews.  Currently: 120

Reading A-Z for Aussie Readers
For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the title begins with that letter. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title.
Hosted at Good Reads Au
Currently: 20/ 26

A: AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd
B: THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis
C: COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza
D: THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters
E
F: FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe
G: THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan
H: HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher
I: ILLUSION OF DEATH, Brian Kavanagh
J
K; KILL SHOT, Garry Disher
L; LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza
M, MINE, J.L. Butler
N, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza
O: THE ONE, John Marrs
P: THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland
Q, QUOTA, Jock Serong
R, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben
S, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths
T, TWISTED, Linda La Plante
U: AN UNWANTED GUEST, Shari Lapena
V
W: WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard
X
Y
Z
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge
How to join
the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge This is one that I host. I completed the challenge in 2014 and so here this year I'll record blog posts related to Agatha Christie, probably mainly related to short stories.

The time may have come to do some re-reading

Currently:2
  1. 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah - audio book 
  2. 4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie
USA Fiction Challenge ongoing
USA Fiction Challenge ongoing
This is one I'm hosting on its own site. I'm keeping my own records on a page on my blog. So here I will just keep a summary of the number of states covered, as well as a list of US crime fiction I've read in 2018.

Total so far 21/51
Books read 2019: 15
  1. 4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King 
  2. 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe
  3. 4.7, SHARP OBJECTS, Gillian Flynn  
  4. 4.8, NINTH AND NOWHERE, Jeffery Deaver
  5. 4.4, A KILLING NIGHT, Jonathon King
  6. 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta 
  7. 4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien  
  8. 4.5, WHERE THE DEAD LAY, David Levien
  9. 4.3, DON'T LET GO, Harlan Coben 
  10. 4.3, NO SECOND CHANCE, Harlan Coben 
  11. 4.5, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben
  12. 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict 
  13. 4.5, THE WOODS, Harlan Coben
  14. 4.1, THE NEVER GAME, Jeffery Deaver
  15. 4.4, A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS, Linwood Barclay  

British Books Challenge 2019

- mine will be crime fiction
The aim is to read at least 12 books by British authors. This is really not much of a challenge for me as I read so much British crime fiction, so the challenge is really just a way of keeping my records. Not sure I will join an "official" challenge.

Currently: 69
  1. 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler
  2. 4.2, THE MARMALADE MURDERS, Elizabeth J. Duncan
  3. 4.5, TWISTED, Linda La Plante
  4. 4.8, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza
  5. 4.8, LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza 
  6. 4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters
  7. 4.7, LETHAL WHITE, Robert Galbraith
  8. 4.6, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths
  9. 4.7, COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza 
  10. 4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain
  11. 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters 
  12. 4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd 
  13. 4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis  
  14. 5.0, IN A HOUSE OF LIES, Ian Rankin 
  15. 4.4, A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY, Robert Barnard
  16. 4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman 
  17. 4.3, THE LISTENERS, Anthony J. Quinn
  18. 4.4, THE QUARTET MURDERS, J. R. Ellis
  19. 4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter
  20. 4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan 
  21. 3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches 
  22. 4.4, THE MURDER AT REDMIRE HALL, J.R. Ellis 
  23. 3.6, DISAPPEARED, Anthony J. Quinn
  24. 4.4, THE SHAPE OF LIES, Rachel Abbott 
  25. 4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan
  26. 4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher
  27. 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook 
  28. 4.6, HIDDEN KILLERS, Lynda La Plante 
  29. 4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs
  30. 4.6, DEADLY SECRETS, Robert Bryndza 
  31. 4.6, DEAD MAN'S LANE, Kate Ellis
  32. 4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis
  33. 4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit) 
  34. 4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field 
  35. 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James
  36. 4.5, THE SUSPECT, Fiona Barton 
  37. 4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton 
  38. 4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett
  39. 4.5, THE WYCH ELM, Tana French
  40. 4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson
  41. 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah
  42. 4.5, 55, James Delargy 
  43. 4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe 
  44. 4.8, SNAP, Belinda Bauer 
  45. 4.4, HEAD IN THE SAND, Damien Boyd 
  46. 4.5, THE MISTLETOE BRIDE, Kate Mosse 
  47. 4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter
  48. 4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter 
  49. 4.4, DARK SATURDAY, Nicci French 
  50. 4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley 
  51. 4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara
  52. 4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys   
  53. 4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter
  54. 4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd 
  55. 4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins 
  56. 4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge
  57. 4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes
  58. 4.4, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter
  59. 4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine 
  60. 4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew 
  61. 4.6, THE RIDDLE OF THE THIRD MILE, Colin Dexter
  62. 4.7, THE LYING ROOM, Nicci French 
  63. 4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha 
  64. 4.4, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, Alice Feeney 
  65. 4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths
  66. 4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides 
  67. 4.8, THE NANNY, Gilly Macmillan 
  68. 4.6, THE JEWEL THAT WAS OURS, Colin Dexter   
  69. 4.8, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, Jo Spain 
The Aussie Author Challenge 2019 is being hosted at Booklover Book Reviews I'm aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I will read many more than that.
My genre will be restricted to crime fiction.

Currently: 28
  1. 4.7, KILL SHOT, Garry Disher
  2. 4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong
  3. 4.2, ILLUSION OF DEATH, Brian Kavanagh  
  4. 5.0, THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland
  5. 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker 
  6. 4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon  
  7. 4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White
  8. 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge  
  9. 4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter
  10. 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell
  11. 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane
  12. 4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE 
  13. 4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field
  14. 4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk 
  15. 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak
  16. 4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner 
  17. 4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden 
  18. 4.8, GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL, Michael Robotham 
  19. 4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord
  20. 4.8, THE CHAIN, Adrian McKinty
  21. 4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan
  22. 4.5, THE AUTUMN MURDERS, Robert Gott 
  23. 4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski  
  24. 4.4, SILVER, Chris Hammer 
  25. 5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski 
  26. 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton 
  27. 4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll 
  28. 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth 
2019 Australian Women Writers Challenge

I will be aiming to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. They will also count for the Aussie Author Challenge (above)

Currently: 14
  1. 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker 
  2. 4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon
  3. 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge 
  4. 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell
  5. 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane 
  6. 4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE
  7. 4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden  
  8. 4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord
  9. 4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan 
  10. 4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski 
  11. 5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski
  12. 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton 
  13. 4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll
  14. 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth 

    2019 Ebook Reading Challenge hosted at the Book Dragon's Lair

    Levels
    bit – 1 book
    Byte – 10 books
    Megabyte – 25 books
    Gigabyte – 50 books
    Terabyte – 75 books
    Petabyte – 100 books
    Empty the Cloud - 101+ books
    . . . yeah, this look good.

    About one third of my reading is done on my Kindle

    Currently: 21
    1. 4.2, THE MARMALADE MURDERS, Elizabeth J. Duncan
    2. 4.7, LETHAL WHITE, Robert Galbraith
    3. 4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain 
    4. 4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard 
    5. 5.0, IN A HOUSE OF LIES, Ian Rankin  
    6. 4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White
    7. 3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches
    8. 4.8, NINTH AND NOWHERE, Jeffery Deaver 
    9. 4.4, THE SHAPE OF LIES, Rachel Abbott
    10. 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta 
    11. 4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter 
    12. 4.5, WHERE THE DEAD LAY, David Levien 
    13. 4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field
    14. 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak 
    15. 4.5, THE WYCH ELM, Tana French 
    16. 4.8, GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL, Michael Robotham
    17. 5.0, THE TURN OF THE KEY, Ruth Ware
    18. 4.4, SILVER, Chris Hammer 
    19. 4.6, CRUEL ACTS, Jane Casey
    20. 4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew 
    21. 4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths 
    This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.

    Currently: 44
    1. 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler
    2. 4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain 
    3. 4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard
    4. 4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd 
    5. 4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis
    6. 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker 
    7. 4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon 
    8. 4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White 
    9. 4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King
    10. 4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman
    11. 4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter
    12. 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe
    13. 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge
    14. 4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan 
    15. 3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches
    16. 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta
    17. 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook 
    18. 4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien
    19. 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell
    20. 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane
    21. 4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs 
    22. 4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field
    23. 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak 
    24. 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict 
    25. 4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner 
    26. 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James
    27. 4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton 
    28. 4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden
    29. 4.4, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, Oyinkan Braithwaite
    30. 4.5, 55, James Delargy 
    31. 4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe  
    32. 4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley 
    33. 4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara
    34. 4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys 
    35. 4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins
    36. 4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge 
    37. 4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes 
    38. 4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski 
    39. 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton
    40. 4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll 
    41. 4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew
    42. 4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo  
    43. 4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides
    44. 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth 
        
    Not crime fiction
    Not crime fiction Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I need occasionally to read outside the crime fiction genre.
    Currently: 11
    1. 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters
    2. 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker 
    3. 4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon   
    4. 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe
    5. 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell 
    6. 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak
    7. 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict
    8. 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James 
    9. 4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord 
    10. 4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski 
    11. 5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski 

      Nordic Reading challenge Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on Nordic/Scandinavian crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

       Currently: 2
      1. 4.4, THE THIN BLUE LINE, Christoffer Carlsson
      2. 4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo -Greenland
      New Zealand authors
      New Zealand Reading challenge
      Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on New Zealand crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

      Currently: 2
      1.  4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter (setting)
      2. 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane (author) 
        Translated crime fiction This will overlap with a number of the other challenges and is really just a record of translated titles that I've read this year.

        Currently: 3
        1. 4.4, THE THIN BLUE LINE, Christoffer Carlsson 
        2. 4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard 
        3. 4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo 

          Audio Books
          Audio Books

          A Personal challenge/record  

          Currently: 15
          1. 4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters 
          2. 4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong 
          3. 4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis
          4. 4.4, THE QUARTET MURDERS, J. R. Ellis 
          5. 4.4, THE MURDER AT REDMIRE HALL, J.R. Ellis 
          6. 4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter
          7. 4.3, NO SECOND CHANCE, Harlan Coben 
          8. 4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett
          9. 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah
          10. 4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter  
          11. 4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter
          12. 4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter  
          13. 4.4, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter  
          14. 4.6, THE RIDDLE OF THE THIRD MILE, Colin Dexter 
          15. 4.6, THE JEWEL THAT WAS OURS, Colin Dexter
            Snagged at the Library I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books. That is a picture of my local library on the left.

             Currently: 79
            1. 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler 
            2. 4.5, TWISTED, Linda La Plante 
            3. 4.8, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza
            4. 4.7, KILL SHOT, Garry Disher 
            5. 4.8, LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza 
            6. 4.6, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths 
            7. 4.7, COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza
            8. 4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong   
            9. 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters 
            10. 4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd
            11. 5.0, THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland 
            12. 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker 
            13. 4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon 
            14. 4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King 
            15. 4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman 
            16. 4.3, THE LISTENERS, Anthony J. Quinn
            17. 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe 
            18. 4.7, SHARP OBJECTS, Gillian Flynn
            19. 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge 
            20. 4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan
            21. 4.4, A KILLING NIGHT, Jonathon King
            22. 3.6, DISAPPEARED, Anthony J. Quinn
            23. 4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan  
            24. 4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher 
            25. 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook
            26. 4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien
            27. 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell 
            28. 4.4, DEAD OF NIGHT, Michael Stanley
            29. 4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs 
            30. 4.6, DEADLY SECRETS, Robert Bryndza
            31. 4.3, DON'T LET GO, Harlan Coben 
            32. 4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE
            33. 4.6, DEAD MAN'S LANE, Kate Ellis 
            34. 4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis 
            35. 4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit)
            36. 4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk 
            37. 4.5, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben 
            38. 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict 
            39. 4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner 
            40. 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James
            41. 4.5, THE SUSPECT, Fiona Barton
            42. 4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton 
            43. 4.6, AN UNWANTED GUEST, Shari Lapena 
            44. 4.4, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, Oyinkan Braithwaite 
            45. 4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson 
            46. 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah
            47. 4.5, 55, James Delargy 
            48. 4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe 
            49. 4.8, SNAP, Belinda Bauer 
            50. 4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord 
            51. 4.4, HEAD IN THE SAND, Damien Boyd
            52. 4.5, THE MISTLETOE BRIDE, Kate Mosse 
            53. 4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter
            54. 4.5, THE WOODS, Harlan Coben 
            55. 4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter
            56. 4.4, DARK SATURDAY, Nicci French
            57. 4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley
            58. 4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara 
            59. 4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan 
            60. 4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys
            61. 4.1, THE NEVER GAME, Jeffery Deaver  
            62. 4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter 
            63. 4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd 
            64. 4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins
            65. 4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge 
            66. 4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes 
            67. 4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski 
            68. 4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine 
            69. 5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski
            70. 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton 
            71. 4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll  
            72. 4.4, A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS, Linwood Barclay 
            73. 4.7, THE LYING ROOM, Nicci French
            74. 4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie 
            75. 4.4, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, Alice Feeney
            76. 4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides
            77. 4.8, THE NANNY, Gilly Macmillan 
            78. 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth
            79. 4.8, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, Jo Spain    

            2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
             A challenge hosted at Passages to the Past

            Again mainly a record just for me. I'm going to be a bit flexible here and allow myself to include books that have a fair bit of history included in the story. They will still be crime fiction. I will indicate which historical period they relate to.

            Currently: 19
            1. 4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters (Shrewsbury 1180) 
            2. 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters (The Black Death 1348) 
            3. 4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter (London 1936) 
            4. 4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan (Bristol 1880-1922) 
            5. 4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher England 1914 
            6. 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook Germany 1946
            7. 4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis Britain 1919
            8. 4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit) Golden Age England 
            9. 4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field London 1888 
            10. 4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk Adelaide 1950 
            11. 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict Europe/America 1933 onwards 
            12. 4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner Australia 1963
            13. 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James England 1939-40 
            14. 4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett England 1939
            15. 4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson England 1940 
            16. 4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd England 1921
            17. 4.5, THE AUTUMN MURDERS, Robert Gott Melbourne 1944
            18. 4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine England 
            19. 4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths Brighton England 1951

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                Jo @ Booklover Book Reviews said...

                Fantastic to have you joining us again in the Aussie Author Challenge 2019 Kerrie! I'm aiming to find more time for crime fiction this year, so I'll be looking to your recent reads for inspiration.

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