2015 Reading Challenges Update

2015 The reading challenges I've joined

I have found in the past that reading challenges help me focus my reading, although some of them don't present much of a challenge because they simply indicate my reading interests.

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.
In addition many of the challenges are simply continuations of challenges I took on last year, and are a reflection of my reading interests.

Last updated 30 December 2015

• Outdo yourself reading challenge 2015: aiming for 145, currently: 137 (137 in 2014)
• Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 140. Currently : 137
• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge  Completed in 2014
• 2015 Global Reading Challenge currently 14/21
• USA Fiction Challenge So far 21/51
• 2015 Aussie Author reading challenge aiming for 20. Currently 26 - completed
• 2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge aiming for 20. Currently 21 - completed
• British Books Challenge 2015 hosted by Fluttering Butterflies currently 57 - Completed
• Vintage Mystery BINGO 2015: Silver & Gold Edition currently 27
• 2015 Ebook Reading Challenge  currently 66
• New to me authors - a personal challenge currently 54
• Not crime fiction - a personal challenge currently 4
• Nordic reading challenge - a personal challenge unless I find an "official" one, currently 16
• New Zealand reading challenge - again a personal challenge unless I can find someone hosting an "official" one. currently 3
• Translated crime fiction - a personal challenge that will overlap with many of the other reading challenges that I have undertaken. currently 22
• Snagged at the Library currently: 50
• 2015 Authors A to Z Reading Challenge  currently: 21
• 2015 Mt TBR reading challenge. currently: 6 (Aiming for 12 at least)
• 2015 Historical Reading Challenge. Currently: 18
• Crime Fiction of the Year Challenge @ Past Offences - a monthly challenge. Each month features a particular year of publication:  Currently: 11

Looking for some reading challenge ideas yourself? Check A Novel Challenge.

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	2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen In 2014 I read 137 books. Aiming for 145. So far this year: 137 This challenge has its own record page at 2015 Reviews.
	Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 140 Currently : 137
	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. 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet Double Sin and Other Stories, published 1961 4.0, POIROT'S EARLY CASES,   published 1974 4.2, THREE BLIND MICE and other stories
	2015 Global Reading Challenge:  14/21 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: 2015 Global Reading Challenge Africa -  4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen - Cameroon Asia -  4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey  Japan Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand. I can count separate Australian states - Completed 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell - Australia 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox - Australia  4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson - New Zealand Europe - completed 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott  - England  4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon  - France 4.6, THIN AIR, Ann Cleeves - Scotland North America - completed  5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May  - Canada (setting) 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz  - Washington DC (setting) 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar - North America South America -  3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart - Caribbean 7th Continent: Historical - completed 4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi- Italy 1895 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons - Leningrad 1941 4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman - England 1141
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 2015. Total so far 20/51 Books read 2015  4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - Washington DC  4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni - Seattle, Washington 3.8, THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, Anna Katherine Green - New York  4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash- North Carolina 4.4, ANGLE OF INVESTIGATION, Michael Connelly - California  4.7, BY ITS COVER, Donna Leon - author birth place  4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey -author residence  3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin - New York  3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart - New York - author birthplace  4.6, PAYING THE PIPER, Simon Wood - California (setting) 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton - California (setting)  4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block - New York (setting) 4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein - Los Angeles (setting)  4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan 4.5, THE GOLDEN GOOSE, Donna Leon  4.2, THE PENGUIN POOL MURDER, Stuart Palmer
Golden Vintage - books written before 1960 - no bingos claimed yet  and   Silver Vintage: books written 1960 - 1989 - no bingos claimed yet	Vintage Mystery BINGO 2015: Silver & Gold Edition This is hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block. * All books must be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.).  The mystery/crime must be the primary feature of the book--ghost stories, paranormal, romance, humor, etc are all welcome as ingredients, but must not be the primary category under which these books would be labeled at the library or bookstore. *Challengers may play either the Silver Age or Golden Age Card—or both. *BINGOS may be claimed by completing all spaces in a row--horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  You may also claim a “Four Corner” BINGO by reading a book for each of the four corners plus two more spaces—any two.  A valid BINGO must have six complete spaces. I have created a special page for this challenge and will then update that when needed.
British Books Challenge 2015 - mine will be crime fiction	British Books Challenge 2015 hosted by Fluttering Butterflies 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. - Completed Currently: 57/12 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May  4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer   4.6, THIN AIR, Ann Cleeves 4.7, PUT ON BY CUNNING, Ruth Rendell   4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah   4.3, A SLEEPING LIFE, Ruth Rendell 4.0, DEATH OF A LIAR, M.C. Beaton 4.9, THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott    4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird 3.8, THEY FOUND HIM DEAD, Georgette Heyer  4.8, ABATTOIR BLUES, Peter Robinson  (setting)   4.5, SINS OF THE FATHER, Graham Hurley   4.8, RUNAWAY, Peter May  4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet 4.4, HIS BURIAL TOO, Catherine Aird  4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton 4.6, SLEEP TIGHT, Rachel Abbott   4.8, THE SKELETON ROAD, Val McDermid  4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware   4.3, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, Martin Edwards 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare 4.9, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Paula Hawkins  4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates 4.4, TROUBLED WATERS, Gillian Galbraith   4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh  4.4, SECOND LIFE, S.S Watson 4.0, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie Double Sin and Other Stories, Agatha Christie, published 1961  4.2, THREE BLIND MICE and other stories, Agatha Christie    4.5, STRANGER CHILD, Rachel Abbott 4.7, THE BURNING MAN, Christopher Fowler   4.2, THE SLAUGHTER MAN, Tony Parsons 4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne  4.5, THE GHOST FIELDS, Elly Griffiths 4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley 4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars  4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons  5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell   4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward  4.7, THE OUTCAST DEAD, Elly Griffiths - audio 4.5, THE DEVIL'S CAVE, Martin Walker  4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt  4.8, THE MOTH CATCHER, Ann Cleeves 4.3, BALLAD OF A DEAD NOBODY, Liza Cody 4.8, BRYANT & MAY: THE BLEEDING HEART, Christopher Fowler  4.8, EVIL GAMES, Angela Marsons 4.3, FATAL CATCH, Pauline Rowson 4.5, DAMAGE, Felix Francis  4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon  4.4, DARK CORNERS, Ruth Rendell   4.8, THE SHUT EYE, Belinda Bauer   4.4, FALL FROM GRACE, David Ashton
	The Aussie Author Challenge 2015 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. - Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you; - At least 6 fiction and at least 2 non-fiction, and at least 3 titles first published in 2014 or 2015.  Currently: 26 - completed 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - Female, New, Fiction 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell  5.0, HADES, Candice Fox 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist  4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis  4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner  4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio   4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell  4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk   4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day  4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks  4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner  4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham  4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer  4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace  4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil  4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright  4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox  4.3, MURDER ON THE ISLAND, Brian Kavanagh  4.7, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland  3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst  4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster  4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp
	2015 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: 21 - completed 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell   5.0, HADES, Candice Fox 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist   4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis   4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell  4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day    4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks - not crime fiction 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner - true crime  4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer  4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace  4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil  4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright  4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst  4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster  4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp
	2015 Ebook Reading Challenge Here is another that is probably not much of a challenge for me as I read so much on my Kindle. Levels: 1. Bits – 5 ebooks 2. Bytes – 10 ebooks 3. Megabytes – 25 ebooks 4. Gigabytes – 50 ebooks 5. Terabytes – 75 ebooks 6. Empty the Cloud – 100 ebooks   Currently: 65 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer 4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude   4.0, DEATH OF A LIAR, M.C. Beaton 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar  3.8, THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, Anna Katherine Green 4.4, ANGLE OF INVESTIGATION, Michael Connelly  4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey 3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin 4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon 3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart  4.6, PAYING THE PIPER, Simon Wood 4.6, SLEEP TIGHT, Rachel Abbott  4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner 4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh  4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware  4.3, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, Martin Edwards  3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes  5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare  2.0, THE LAUGHING MONSTERS, Denis Johnson 4.8, THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND, Stuart Neville  4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason  4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 4.4, CRYSTAL NIGHTS, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen 4.0, CHEF MAURICE AND A SPOT OF A TRUFFLE, J. A. Lang  4.0, AS CHIMNEY SWEEPERS COME TO DUST, Alan Bradley 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young  4.4, BROKEN PROMISE, Linwood Barclay  4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day 4.5, STRANGER CHILD, Rachel Abbott 4.7, A SIEGE OF BITTERNS, Steve Burrows  1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks   4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen  4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham  4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block  4.8, THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French 4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars  4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons 5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell  4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward  4.5, THE DEVIL'S CAVE, Martin Walker    4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt  4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright  4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein 4.8, THE MOTH CATCHER, Ann Cleeves 4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan 4.3, BALLAD OF A DEAD NOBODY, Liza Cody 4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox  4.8, BRYANT & MAY: THE BLEEDING HEART, Christopher Fowler 4.9, THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, Louise Penny 4.8, EVIL GAMES, Angela Marsons  4.3, FATAL CATCH, Pauline Rowson  4.1, VINTAGE MURDER, Ngaio Marsh   4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir  4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen  4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon  4.4, DARK CORNERS, Ruth Rendell  4.3, MURDER ON THE ISLAND, Brian Kavanagh 4.7, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland  3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst  4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster  4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp
	This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can. Currently: 53 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer  4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi  4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz  4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude     5.0, HADES, Candice Fox 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar  4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni  4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird   2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons 4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash  4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist 4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey   3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown  3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet  4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner  4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware  4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare  4.9, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Paula Hawkins  2.0, THE LAUGHING MONSTERS, Denis Johnson  4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates  4.4, TROUBLED WATERS, Gillian Galbraith 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir  4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio  4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott  4.0, CHEF MAURICE AND A SPOT OF A TRUFFLE, J. A. Lang  4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk  4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day 4.7, A SIEGE OF BITTERNS, Steve Burrows 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco 4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget   4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner  4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer  4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block  4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne  4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley 4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons  5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell  4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa  4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward 4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright  4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein   4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan  4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon  3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst  4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster  4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp
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: 4 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet   4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner
	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: 16  4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo 4.1 THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo 4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst   5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum 4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason  4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates  4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo  4.4, CRYSTAL NIGHTS, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen   5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen  4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir  4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen
New Zealand authors	New Zealand Reading challenge Resource on CrimeWatch 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  4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh 4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson 4.1, VINTAGE MURDER, Ngaio Marsh
	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: 22 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon  - French 4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi - Italian  4.1, THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo - Swedish  4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst - Norwegian  4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo - Swedish  4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi - Italian 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo - Swedish 4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell- Swedish 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst - Norwegian  4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon   -French  5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum - Norwegian  4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason  - Icelandic 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Icelandic 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo - Norwegian  5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Icelandic 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - Italian 4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget - French  4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen - Danish 3.8, THREE-CARD MONTE, Marco Malvaldi - Italian 4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir - Icelandic  4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen - Danish  4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi - Italian
	It is really is a bit of a variant of the Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge that I have run for the last few years (and I may well do that again some time in 2015) I will count only crime fiction books for this challenge which is being hosted by Samantha Lin Currently: 21/26 My "official" record page is here.
	Snagged at the Library Hosted here probably not much of a challenge for me because I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books. Currently: 50 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon  4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi 4.1, THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo  5.0, HADES, Candice Fox 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah   4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo  5.0, HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, Louise Penny 4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi   4.9, THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott 4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo  4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons  4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist 4.7, BY ITS COVER, Donna Leon  4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst 4.8, ABATTOIR BLUES, Peter Robinson   4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet 4.4, HIS BURIAL TOO, Catherine Aird  4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton  4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman   4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis 4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham  4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson 4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates  4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio  4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh  4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell  4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott   4.4, SECOND LIFE, S.S Watson 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk Double Sin and Other Stories, Agatha Christie 4.0, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie  4.2, THREE BLIND MICE and other stories, Agatha Christie   5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco  4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner  4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer 3.8, THREE-CARD MONTE, Marco Malvaldi  4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne 4.8, THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French   4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi  4.8, THE SHUT EYE, Belinda Bauer
	2015 Mt TBR reading challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block. With my TBR standing at over 200 I have to do something positive! Levels: Pike's Peak: 12 books Mount Blanc: 24 books Mt. Vancouver: 36 books Mt. Ararat: 48 books Mt. Kilimanjaro: 60 books El Toro: 75 books Mt. Everest: 100 books Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books The challenge requires that I choose a level. I'll choose Pike's Peak to start with but hopefully I can do better than that. I'll mark myposts TBR2015 Currently: 6 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell, publ. 2013 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown publ.2013 4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley - publ 1992  4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars - republ. 2010  4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil - publ 2012 4.5, DAMAGE, Felix Francis - publ. 2014
2015 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge	To be hosted on Passages to the Past 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: 14 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May (Highland clearances, emigration to Canada)  2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons - Leningrad 1941  4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey - Japan 2011  4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon  - France 1928  4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton  - Berlin 1930s onwards 4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman - England 1141 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes Britain late 1940s  4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare - Broken Hill 1915  4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson - New Zealand 1981 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio - South Australia 1928/29  4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott - Australia 1942 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk - Adelaide 1950 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young - Britain late 19th Century 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - Italy 1327  4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks - 1000 BC Judah  4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi - Etruscan archaeology
Crime Fiction of the Year Challenge @ Past Offences	Resource: Top 100 Crime Fiction Reads of all time (2 lists) See also on Good Reads - popular by date January 2015:  publ. 1915 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer February 2015: publ. 1955 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar  March 2015: publ. 1967 3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin April 2015: publ. 1936 4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh   May 2015: 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes published in 1949  June 2015: publ. 1934  July 2015 - publ. 1987, chose 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton, but discovered it was actually published 1982 August 2015 - 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - published 1980 September 2015 - 4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block, publ. 1976  October 2015 - 4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt - publ 1969 - did not read anything December 2015  - 4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon, publ. 1941