Kerrie's Top "Ten" in 2015

As usual there is something seriously wrong with my counting.

Crime fiction of course

I read 137 books in 2015 and here is the top of my list.

However I can't even assure you at this distance that the book at the very top is the best that I read.
I suspect that honour could probably go to any on this list, and perhaps even to one a little further down.
For the other 100 or so see here.

• 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst
• 5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 
• 5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell
• 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox
• 5.0, HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, Louise Penny 
• 5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum 
• 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May

• 4.9, THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott
• 4.9, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Paula Hawkins
• 4.9, THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, Louise Penny
• 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell

• 4.8, THE MOTH CATCHER, Ann Cleeves
• 4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen 
• 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk 
• 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 
• 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott
• 4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst
• 4.8, BRYANT & MAY: THE BLEEDING HEART, Christopher Fowler 
• 4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham
• 4.8, THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND, Stuart Neville
• 4.8, RUNAWAY, Peter May  
• 4.8, THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French
• 4.8, THE SHUT EYE, Belinda Bauer 
• 4.8, ABATTOIR BLUES, Peter Robinson
• 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward
• 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware  
• 4.8, THE SKELETON ROAD, Val McDermid

2015 Aussie Female Writers Challenge - completed

2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge

I initially set myself a target of 20 titles, all crime fiction, and finished only recently. The challenge was hosted at Australian Women Writers website.
The challenge runs again in 2016.

Completed reading: 21

1.  4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz
2. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell 
3. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox  
4. 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist
5. 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown  
6. 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis
7. 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner 
8. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio  
9. 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell
10. 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young
11. 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day   
12. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks - not crime fiction
13. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner - not crime fiction 
14. 4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer 
15. 4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace 
16. 4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil 
17. 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright 
18. 4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox 
19. 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 
20. 4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster 
21. 4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp 

Aussie Author Challenge 2015, completed

The Aussie Author Challenge 2015 was hosted at Booklover Book Reviews

I was aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I read many more than that in an effort to meet requirements in all categories. It took me until just recently to finish.

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. 

Books read: 26 - completed

1.    4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - female, published 2014, N
2. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell  - female, published 2013
   
3. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox - publ 2014, female, N
4. 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist - published 2015, female, N
5. 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown - published 2013, N
6. 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis - female, published 2013, N
7. 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner - female, published 2015
8. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio published 2011, female, N
9. 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell
10. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott, publ 2015, male 
11. 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk, publ. 2014, male
12. 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young, publ 2015, female
13. 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day , publ 2013, female 
14. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks , publ. 2015, female, not crime fiction
15. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner, publ. 2014, female, not crime fiction 
16. 4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham, publ. 2015, male 
17. 4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer, published 2002, female
18. 4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace - published 2015, female
19. 4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil, publ 2012, female 
20. 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright
21. 4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox 
22. 4.3, MURDER ON THE ISLAND, Brian Kavanagh - male, 2015
23. 4.7, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland - male, 2015
24. 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst - female 2015
25. 4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster - female, 2016 
26. 4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp - female, 2016 

What I read in June 2015

Pick of the Month June 2015

I've had another good month - a couple of Australian authors, some translated Nordic titles, and of course some more British crime fiction.

1. 4.4, TROUBLED WATERS, Gillian Galbraith - audio book
2. 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir- translated
3. 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo - translated, a novella 
4. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio - Australian, set in 1928/29 
5. 4.4, CRYSTAL NIGHTS, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen - Danish author 
6. 4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh - British, new to me author
7. 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell - Australian
8. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott - Australian 
9. 4.4, SECOND LIFE, S.S Watson - British 
10. 4.0, CHEF MAURICE AND A SPOT OF A TRUFFLE, J. A. Lang   - cozy, British

My pick of the month was the final book in Katherine Howell's Ella Marconi series, TELL THE TRUTH

Paramedic Stacey Durham has an idyllic life; her dream job, a beautiful house, and a devoted husband. Until her car is found abandoned and covered in her blood.

Detective Ella Marconi knows information is key in the first twenty-four hours, questioning the frantic husband, Marie, the jealous sister, and Rowan, the colleague who keeps turning up in all the wrong places.
Just as Ella starts to piece together the clues, a shocking message arrives for James: You won't see her again if you don't tell the truth.

As she sifts through the lies, Ella's relationship with Dr Callum McLennan is under siege, and she doesn't know if it can survive the overenthusiasm of her family, or the blind hatred of his mother.
With the investigation hitting dead ends and new threats being made, Ella must uncover the truths buried beneath the perfect façade before the case goes from missing person to murder.

See my review

See what others have listed as their Pick of the Month

Review: TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell

• this edition published by PanMacmillan Australia 2015
• ISBN 978-1-74353-290-4
• 324 pages
• #8 in the Ella Marconi series
• Source: my local library
• Also available on Kindle

Synopsis (Publisher)

Paramedic Stacey Durham has an idyllic life; her dream job, a beautiful house, and a devoted husband. Until her car is found abandoned and covered in her blood.

Detective Ella Marconi knows information is key in the first twenty-four hours, questioning the frantic husband, Marie, the jealous sister, and Rowan, the colleague who keeps turning up in all the wrong places.
Just as Ella starts to piece together the clues, a shocking message arrives for James: You won't see her again if you don't tell the truth.

As she sifts through the lies, Ella's relationship with Dr Callum McLennan is under siege, and she doesn't know if it can survive the overenthusiasm of her family, or the blind hatred of his mother.
With the investigation hitting dead ends and new threats being made, Ella must uncover the truths buried beneath the perfect façade before the case goes from missing person to murder.

My take

TELL THE TRUTH just confirms what an excellent story teller Katherine Howell is, and what a wonderful journey she has taken us on with Ella Marconi in the last eight years.

In each of the titles different paramedics interact with crime and an investigation conducted by Detective Ella Marconi. The setting is Sydney and, while each could be seen as police procedurals, they also attest to the Australian lifestyle and the multicultural nature of Australian society.

I'm not sure that I felt that the plot, as it panned out, was entirely credible, but it made good raeding.

My Rating: 4.9

I've also reviewed
5.0, FRANTIC - #1 (mini review) - 2007
4.6, THE DARKEST HOUR - #2 - 2008
4.8, COLD JUSTICE - #3 -2010
4.8, VIOLENT EXPOSURE -#4 - 2010
4.8, SILENT FEAR -#5 - 2012
4.7, WEB OF DECEIT  #6 -2013 

What I read in January 2015

Pick of the Month 2015

I've begun the new year with an astounding amount of reading, but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep it up.

1. 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott
2. 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May 
3. 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer - vintage crime, publ. 1915
4. 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon - vintage crime
5. 4.6, THIN AIR, Ann Cleeves 
6. 4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi - translated
7. 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - female Aussie author
8. 4.7, PUT ON BY CUNNING, Ruth Rendell  
9. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell - female Aussie author
10. 4.1, THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo - translated
11. 4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude - vintage crime
12. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox - female Aussie author 
13. 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah - revival of Hercule Poirot?? 
14. 4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst - translated
15. 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo -translated

My Pick of the Month was a toss up between  ENTRY ISLAND by Peter May and HADES by Candice Fox. 
I'm leaning just a bit towards the latter because she is an Australian author.

See what others have chosen for this month.

Let's Celebrate Australia Day 2015

Today, January 26th, is Australia Day.

I thought you might like to see a list of the crime fiction by Australian authors I have read in the past 12 months.

• 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz
• 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell 
• 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox
• 4.4, DEATH OF A SWAGMAN, Arthur Upfield 
• 3.9, HANK OF HAIR, Charlotte Jay
• 4.5, ARMS FOR ADONIS, Charlotte Jay
• 4.5, THE DYING BEACH, Angela Savage
• 4.5, THE DONOR, Helen Fitzgerald
• 4.3, THIN BLOOD, Vicki Tyley
• 4.7, I CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, Caroline Overington 
• 4.7, GETTING WARMER, Alan Carter 
• 4.4, DRIVE BY, Michael Duffy
• 4.8, FATAL IMPACT, Kathryn Fox 
• 4.4, DEATH BY BEAUTY, Gabrielle Lord
• 4.5, BLOOD SECRET, Jaye Ford
• 4.8, PRESENT DARKNESS, Malla Nunn
• 4.9, ST KILDA BLUES - Geoffrey McGeachin
• 4.5, SILENT KILL, Peter Corris
• 4.6, ELEMENTAL, Amanda Curtin 
• 4.6, FALLING GLASS, Adrian McKinty
• 5.0, LIFE OR DEATH, Michael Robotham
• 3.5, THE CARTOGRAPHER, Peter Twohig 
• 4.7, THE LOST GIRLS, Wendy James
• 4.4, DANGEROUS LIAISON, Vicki Tyley
• 4.9, IN THE MORNING I'LL BE GONE, Adrian McKinty
• 4.5, QUICK, Steve Worland
• 4.7, ALREADY DEAD, Jaye Ford
• 4.5, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?, Caroline Overington 
• 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett
• 4.3, A FATAL TIDE, Steve Sailah 
• 4.4, COUNSEL OF CHOICE, Stuart Littlemore
• 4.5, ANTIDOTE TO MURDER, Felicity Young 

Review: WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell

• first published by Pan Macmillan Australia 2013
• #6 in the Ella Marconi series
• ISBN 978-1-7426-1030-6
• source: my TBR

Synopsis (Pan Macmillan Australia)

When paramedics Jane and Alex encounter a man refusing to get out of his crashed car with bystanders saying he deliberately drove into a pole, it looks like a desperate cry for help. His frantic claim that someone is out to get him adds to their thinking that he is delusional.

Later that day he is found dead under a train in what might be a suicide, but Jane is no longer so sure: she remembers the raw terror in his eyes.

Detective Ella Marconi shares Jane's doubts, which are only compounded when the case becomes increasingly tangled. The victim's boss tries to commit suicide when being questioned, a witness flees their attempt to interview her, and then to confuse matters further, a woman is beaten unconscious in front of Jane's house and Alex's daughter goes missing.

Ella is at a loss to know how all these clues add up, and feels the investigation is being held back by her budget-focused boss. Then, just when she thinks she's closing in on the right person, a shocking turn of events puts more people in danger and might just see the killer slip through her hands.

My Take

WEB OF DECEIT follows the same structure as Howell's earlier novels in the series: police investigations running in parallel with paramedics whose callout allows the reader to see another side of a victim. The result is four strong characters who are dedicated to the work that they are doing. But they all have more personal relationships on their minds as well, and I think that is what makes them seem so real. None of us operates in a vacuum. Our personal lives impinge on our work and vice versa.

Here is a well plotted novel written by an accomplished and established Australian author, the first to win two Davitt awards.

I have two novels in this series to catch up on: DESERVING DEATH published in 2014, and TELL THE TRUTH due out Feb 2015. I am looking forward to reading both of them!

My rating: 4.7

I've also reviewed
5.0, FRANTIC - #1 (mini review) - 2007
4.6, THE DARKEST HOUR - #2 - 2008
4.8, COLD JUSTICE - #3 -2010
4.8, VIOLENT EXPOSURE -#4 - 2010
4.8, SILENT FEAR -#5 - 2012

Plans, plans, plans

Every now and again I make plans about what I am going to read next.

As you know I participate in a number of reading challenges which are supposed to extend my reading.
Without a list, I sometimes lose my way.

If you look in the right hand column you will see this "little" list which I have selected from all I have on offer.
But they are really just the tip of the iceberg.
I also get tempted from what I see others reading and reviewing. I think maybe I am a book kleptomaniac.

TBRN - To Be Read Next
- lists to give me direction
but I often ignore them :-)

• from Net Galley
• DEATH OF A LIAR, M.C. Beaton
• EDEN, Candice Fox
• ODD FELLOWS, Nicholas Shakespear
• from my TBR
• PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil
• WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell
• audio books on the go
• PUT ON BY CUNNING, Ruth Rendell
• THEY FOUND HIM DEAD, Georgette Heyer
• from my Kindle
• THE CARTER OF 'LA PROVIDENCE', Georges Simenon
• IT HAPPENED IN EGYPT, Charles Norris Williams
• THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude
• review books
• THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey
• GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC, Helen Goltz
• THE FOURTH REICH, Helen Goltz
• from the library
• HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, Louise Penny
• THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvadi
• THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott
• THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo
• THE TERRORISTS, Sjowall & Wahloo
• MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo

So now you can, maybe, follow what I am reading, but I can't guarantee the list will shrink - it may even disappear!

2013 Ned Kelly Shortlists announced

http://austcrimewriters.com/content/2013-ned-kelly-awards

The following links are to the reviews created on Fair Dinkum Crime.

Best First Fiction

Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann ­ THE MARMALADE FILES
Zane Lovitt - THE MIDNIGHT PROMISE
Paul Anderson - THE ROBBERS
Sue Williams - MURDER WITH THE LOT
Andrew Grimes - THE RICHMOND CONSPIRACY

Best Fiction

Robert Gott - THE HOLIDAY MURDERS
Katherine Howell - WEB OF DECEIT
Geoffrey McGeachin - BLACKWATTLE CREEK
Adrian McKinty - I HEAR THE SIRENS IN THE STREET
Malla Nunn - SILENT VALLEY

The links below take you to various reviews

True Crime

Robin De Crespigny - THE PEOPLE SMUGGLER
Belinda Hawkins - EVERY PARENTS NIGHTMARE
Steve Lillebuen - THE DEVIL'S CINEMA
Derek Pedley - DEAD BY FRIDAY
Mark Tedeschi QC ­ EUGENIA

Happy Australia Day 2013

Looking for some Australian crime fiction to read?
Here is what I read last year.

• 4.8, MILES OFF COURSE, Sulari Gentill
• 4.5, SCARED YET? Jaye Ford
• 4.4, BEYOND FEAR, Jaye Ford
• 4.8, THE SECRET RIVER, Kate Grenville
• 4.8, A DECLINE IN PROPHETS, Sulari Gentill
• 4.8, SAY YOU'RE SORRY, Michael Robotham
• 3.2, MURDER AT THE ROCKS, Jill Paterson
• 4.8, THE PRECIPICE, Virginia Duigan
• 4.6, THE MISSING, PD Martin
• 4.6, DEATH MASK, Kathryn Fox
• 4.4, COOKING THE BOOKS, Kerry Greenwood
• 4.7, A DISSECTION OF MURDER, Felicity Young
• 4.8, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Wendy James
• 5.0, A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN, Sulari Gentill
• 4.8, SILENT FEAR, Katherine Howell
• 4.7, BLOOD MOON, Garry Disher
• 5.0, THE BROTHERHOOD, Y.A. Erskine
• 4.6, THE COLD COLD GROUND, Adrian McKinty
• 4.6, WINTER CHILL, Jon Cleary
• 4.4, SISTERS OF MERCY, Caroline Overington

 Looking for an Australian Reading Challenge or an Australian Reading Blog?
 
Check out Fair Dinkum Crime

2012 Aussie Author Challenge - 20 books read

I have just completed my 20th Australian crime fiction read for the year.
I still think I should be reading even more, and may get through a couple more by the end of the year, but here is my list so far.

I am happy to report that good crime fiction is alive and well here in Oz.

Many thanks to Book Lover Reviews who hosted the 2012 Aussie Author Challenge.

1. 4.8, MILES OFF COURSE, Sulari Gentill
2. 4.5, SCARED YET? Jaye Ford
3. 4.4, BEYOND FEAR, Jaye Ford
4. 4.8, THE SECRET RIVER, Kate Grenville
5. 4.8, A DECLINE IN PROPHETS, Sulari Gentill
6. 4.8, SAY YOU'RE SORRY, Michael Robotham
7. 3.2, MURDER AT THE ROCKS, Jill Paterson
8. 4.8, THE PRECIPICE, Virginia Duigan
9. 4.6, THE MISSING, PD Martin
10. 4.6, DEATH MASK, Kathryn Fox
11. 4.4, COOKING THE BOOKS, Kerry Greenwood
12. 4.7, A DISSECTION OF MURDER, Felicity Young
13. 4.8, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Wendy James
14. 5.0, A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN, Sulari Gentill
15. 4.8, SILENT FEAR, Katherine Howell
16. 4.7, BLOOD MOON, Garry Disher
17. 5.0, THE BROTHERHOOD, Y.A. Erskine
18. 4.6, THE COLD COLD GROUND, Adrian McKinty
19. 4.6, WINTER CHILL, Jon Cleary
20. 4.4, SISTERS OF MERCY, Caroline Overington

Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: My Contributions

The Crime Fiction Alphabet meme has been run 3 times in the past 4 years on this blog and has proved both challenging and popular.

Some contributors decided on a pattern for their posts.
For example Bill at Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan decided he would put up 26 mystery author profiles of authors whose books he had read. Yesterday he wrote a summary post.

Margot at Confessions from Mystery Novelist decided she would list protagonists used by mystery novelists.

I decided I would select from books/authors I have read and reviewed this year.
Below are my selections.

A: Anne Holt
B: THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
C: THE CALLER
D: Garry Disher
E: THE FLATEY ENIGMA
F: Gordon Ferris
G: Sulari Gentill
H: Howell, Holt and Horst
I:  Ian Rankin
J:  Jo Nesbo
K: Karin and Katherine
L: Louise and Lovesey
M: Michael Robotham
N: NEXT OF KIN
O: Octavia
P: Louise Penny
Q: THE QUARRY
R: Ruth Rendell
S: Shamini Flint
T: A TRICK OF THE LIGHT
U: Unger
V: Virginia Duigan
W: Martin Walker
X: EXPERT WITNESS
Y: Yvette and Yaba
Z: Zita and Zero

I was very pleased to find that I had overlapped only 3 times!

If you were a contributor to the Crime Fiction Alphabet for 2012 and have written a similar summary post (doesn't matter if you don't have all the letters covered) I invite you to add a link to your post on the Mr. Linky below.

Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012 - the Summary: A to M

Our journey is over for 2012.

Many thanks to those who've contributed every week or occasionally.

Today and tomorrow I'll sum up the posts.







The letter A
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn - Margot Kinberg 2. Ariadne Oliver - Agatha Christie @ The Book Jotter 3. A for Amnesia @ Tipping My Fedora 4. The A-Ha! Moment - Clarissa Draper 5. A for J. R. L. Anderson (Bev@My Reader's Block) 6. A is for Argemí - The Game's Afoot

7. "A" is for Rennie Airth - Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan 8. And Then There Were None @ a hot cup of pleasure 9. A is for Anne Holt - MiP 10. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Sign of Four -Margaret @ BooksPlease 11. A is for Another Time, Another Life - Fleur Fisher 12. A is for Eric Ambler - TracyK@BitterTea&Mystery

13. Academic murder @ Peggy Ann's Post 14. The Character Depot - Archer, Jeffrey 15. Tea Time with Marce (A - Andrea Kane) 16. A is for Alibi-Srivalli 17. MaryR- Agatha Raisin

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The letter B
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("B" is for Gail Bowen) 2. Jo @ The Book Jotter (B is for Barry Lyga) 3. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves 4. TracyK @ Bitter Tea & Mystery (B is for Robert Barnard) 5. Clarissa Draper - the Back Story 6. The Game's Afoot (B is for Bolaño)

7. raidrgirl3(Blood and Circuses) 8. Peggy Ann 'The Black House' by The Little Sisters 9. MiP - THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE 10. Margot Kinberg - Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch 11. Sergio@Tipping My Fedora (Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey) 12. B for The Bat (Bev@My Reader's Block)

13. Burning Court by John Dickson Carr (Srivalli) 14. Crime Fiction Alphabet - Dan Brown 15. Fleur Fisher: B is for Bolton 16. MaryR - Booktown Mysteries

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The letter C
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Kerry Greenwood's Corinna Chapman 2. C for Champagne for One (Bev@My Reader's Block) 3. C is for John Dickson Carr (Peggy Ann) 4. C is for Cambridge Theorum (TracyK @ Bitter Tea) 5. Clarissa Draper - Crime Scene investigations 6. C is for COLLECTING COOPER by Paul Cleave (Crime Watch - Craig) 7. The Game's Afoot (C is for Cela)

8. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("C" is for Robert Crais) 9. C is for Ann Cleeves @ The Book Jotter 10. C for Crowley, as in Aleister, the notorious British occultist. 11. C is for THE CALLER by Karin Fossum - MIP 12. raidrgirl3(CJ Sansom) 13. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Catriona McPherson 14. Fleur Fisher (C is for Christie)

15. Sergio @Tipping My Fedora - C is for John Dickson Carr 16. MaryR - C is for Cozies 17. Case of the Imaginary Detective (a hot cup of pleasure) 18. Srivalli - A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow 19. Crime Fiction Alphabet - Cornwell

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The letter D
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Reginald Hill's Andy Dalziel 2. The Game's Afoot (D is for Diez) 3. Bev@My Reader's Block (Dead as a Dinosaur) 4. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Dana Stabenow 5. TracyK @ Bitter Tea (Len Deighton)

6. D is for Damien Seaman (Peggy Ann) 7. Clarissa Draper - Drowning 8. Fleur Fisher (D is for Dickens - Monica Dickens) 9. BLOOD MOON by Garry Disher (MiP) 10. Valli ( The Book of the Crime by Elizabeth Daly)

11. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("D" is for William Deverell) 12. Jo (D is for Daisy Dalrymple or Carola Dunn) 13. MaryR - D is for Dashiell Hammett 14. Sergio@Tipping My Fedora (Death is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury) 15. Crime Fiction Alphabet - author Clarissa Draper

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The letter E
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza's Inspector Espinosa 2. Bev@My Reader's Block (Elizabeth Ironside) 3. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Endless Night by Agatha Christie 4. The Game's Afoot (E is for Escolar)z) 5. Fleur Fisher - E is for Elizabeth 6. E is for Enigma - Kerrie MiP

7. Carter Brown - The Exotic - Scott 8. E is for EDGE by Jeffery Deaver (Crime Watch - Craig) 9. Clarissa Draper - Evidence 10. E is for Eilis Dillon (Peggy Ann) 11. TracyK @ Bitter Tea (An Empty Death, Wilson) 12. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("E" is for Jill Edmondson)

13. Jo @ The Book Jotter - E is for Enid Blyton! 14. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - E is for Stanley Ellin 15. a hot cup of pleasure (E is for Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr) 16. Ed McBain - JL Campbell 17. MaryR - E is for Evanovich

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The letter F
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Camilla Läckberg’s Erica Falck 2. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("F" is for Zoë Ferraris) 3. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Fatherland by Robert Harris 4. The Game's Afoot (F is for Fonseca) 5. Fleur Fisher - F is for Fitt

6. F is for Ferris - Kerrie at MiP 7. Scott 8. F is for Freeman Wills Croft (Peggy Ann) 9. F is for FRIENDLY FIRE, Michael Wall - Craig at CrimeWatch 10. TracyK - F is for Fer-de-Lance

11. Sergio@Tipping My Fedora - Face to Face by Ellery Queen 12. Jo (F is for Fatal Frost) 13. F is for Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey (a hot cup of pleasure) 14. Peter Reynard - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie 15. MaryR - F is for Flavia

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The letter G
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen’s Rhapsody Gershwin 2. Bev@My Reader's Block (The Golden Scorpion) 3. Peter Reynard - Eric Garcia 4. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Sue Grafton 5. The Game's Afoot - Mempo Giardinelli 6. Clarissa Draper - God Complex

7. TracyK - G is for Elizabeth George 8. Scott- Get Off At Babylon by Marvin Albert 9. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan - "G" is for John Grisham (Part I) 10. The Filigree Ball by Anna Katherine Green - Peggy Ann 11. FleurFisher (G is for Greenwood) 12. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan - "G" is for John Grisham (Part II)

13. a hot cup of pleasure - G is for Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman 14. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - William Goldman 15. G is for Grey (Jo @ The Book Jotter) 16. MaryR - G is for Grafton

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The letter H
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Helene Tursten's Irene Huss 2. TracyK - Cyril Hare 3. The Game's Afoot - H is for Hill, Antonio Hill 4. Margaret @ BooksPlease - The Hanging in the Hotel 5. Peggy Ann - The Housekeeper

6. FleurFisher (H is for Hidden) 7. Bev@My Reader's Block (Dorothy B Hughes) 8. Peter Reynard - Hazel Holt 9. a hot cup of pleasure (H is for Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes) 10. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("H" is for Robert Harris)

11. Scott: H is Harry Stoner P.I. 12. H is for Howell, Holt and Horst - MiP 13. Srivalli ( The Holcroft Covenant) 14. MaryR - H is for Hard Boiled 15. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - He Who hesitates by Ed McBain

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The letter I
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Peter Temple's Jack Irish 2. Sergio@Tipping My Fedora (Invisible Green by John Sladek) 3. gautami tripathy (Ice cold Hands) 4. Bev@My Reader's Block (Elizabeth Ironside) 5. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Michael Innes 6. The Game's Afoot - I is for Izzo, Jean-Claude Izzo

7. irene, Impartial Witness 8. Fleur Fisher - I is for Ivy 9. I is for Ian Rankin - MiP 10. TracyK @ Bitter Tea & Mystery (Information Officer) 11. Valli - I Could Murder her and Claude Izner 12. Scott: I is for Injustice For All

13. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("I" is for Greg Iles) 14. a hot cup of pleasure (I is for Ian Rankin) 15. MaryR I is for Interred with their Bones 16. Peter Reynard - Isaac Asimov

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The letter J
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Agatha Christie's James Japp 2. TracyK - J is for Sebastien Japrisot 3. Peggy Ann - Jo Nesbo 4. gautami tripathy (James Lepore) 5. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Peter James

6. Scott: J is For James Hadley Chase 7. MiP - J is for Jo Nesbo 8. J is for Jimenez, Georgina Jimenez - The Game's Afoot 9. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("J" is for Stan Jones) 10. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - J is for Jonathan Latimer

11. a hot cup of pleasure - Jung, Muzaffar 12. Srivalli-Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler 13. MaryR - J is for Josephine Tey

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The letter K
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Martin Edwards' Daniel Kind 2. gautami tripathy (Kari Lee Townsand) 3. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Katherine McMahon, The Crimson Rooms 4. The Game's Afoot - K is for Kohan, Martin Kohan 5. Peggy Ann - Rob Kitchin 6. MiP - Karin & Katherine

7. Scott: K is for Frank Kane 8. Peter Reynard - Kate Summerscale 9. Clarissa Draper - Knots 10. TracyK - Stuart M. Kaminsky 11. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("K" is for Joseph Kanon) 12. Sergio - K is for Kaminsky

13. Srivalli- Rosemary Kutak 14. a hot cup of pleasure - K is for Kashmir Shawl 15. Bev@My Reader's Block (The Key) 16. MaryR - K is for Kincaid

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The letter L
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Tony Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn 2. The Game's Afoot - L is for Latour, Jose Latour 3. Margaret @ BooksPlease - Lord Edgware Dies, Agatha Christie 4. Peggy Ann - Linda Greenlaw 5. Scott: L is for Lament For A Lousy Lover

6. Peter Reynard - Dennis Lehane 7. MiP - Louise and Lovesey 8. a hot cup of pleasure - Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler 9. TracyK: John Lawton, A Lily of the Field 10. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("L" is for Paul Levine)

11. Srivalli- Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie 12. Judy Harper - LYING 13. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - THE LONG WAIT by Mickey Spillane 14. MaryR - L is for Donna Leon

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The letter M
crime fiction alphabet Participants

1. Margot Kinberg - Åsa Larsson’s Anna-Maria Mella 2. gautami tripathy (BLEED FOR ME - Michael Robotham) 3. Peter Reynard - Murder in the Mews 4. Margaret @ BooksPlease - M R Hall 5. Scott: M is for Minor In Possession

6. Peggy Ann - Mildred Davis 7. The Game's Afoot - M is for Melo, Patricia Melo 8. TracyK - Charles McCarry 9. Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan ("M" is for Seicho Matsumoto) 10. MiP - Michael Robotham's SAY YOU'RE SORRY

11. Srivalli-The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey 12. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) - MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD by Stuart Palmer 13. a hot cup of pleasure (Miss Timmins' School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy) 14. M is for A MURDER OR THREE by Laurie Mantell (Craig - Crime Watch) 15. MaryR - M is for Ngaio Marsh

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