2012 & 2011 Reading Challenges Update

2012

The reading challenges I've joined
 Personal reading challenges
  • American authors: currently 16/20
  • translated, currently 27 - last year 20
  • New Zealand, currently 1/4
  • new to me: currently 48 - last year 60
  • not crime fiction: currently 1
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.

If you want to leave a comment, add it to this post.

Last updated 27 December 2012

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Canadian Book Challenge 2011-2012 -completed
 Host is John Mutford at The Book Mine Set
13 books to be read -
  1. 4.5, A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD, Alan Bradley
  2. 4.5, THE HANGMAN, Louise Penny
  3. 5.0,  A TRICK OF THE LIGHT, Louise Penny 
  4. 4.6, BAD BOY, Peter Robinson
  5. 4.5, THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG, Alan Bradley
  6. 4.4, A BREWSKI FOR THE OLD MAN, Phyllis Smallman
  7. 4.8, THE SUSPECT, L.R. Wright
  8. 4.2, IN DESPERATION, Rick Mofina
  9. 4.4, ACTS OF MURDER, Laurali R. Wright
  10. 4.4, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET & Other Creepy Stories, Cheryl Kaye Tardif
  11. 4.9. BEFORE THE POISON, Peter Robinson 
  12. 4.4, THE BURNING EDGE, Rick Mofina
  13. 4.2, APRIL FOOL, William Deverell
Canadian Book Challenge 2012-2013
- 13 books to be read
  1. 4.3, CHALK VALLEY, Dan Johnstone
  2. 4.2, ASIA HAND, Christopher G. Moore
  3. 4.9, THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY, Louise Penny
Where the books are set









2012 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: 2012 Global Reading Challenge

 Africa - completed
  1. 4.5, THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION, Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana)
  2. 5.0, DEATH OF THE MANTIS, Michael Stanley (Botswana)
  3. 4.6, TRUE MURDER, Yaba Badoe   (Ghanaian author)
Asia - completed
  1. 4.5, A BALI CONSPIRACY MOST FOUL, Shamini Flint (Indonesia)
  2. 4.5, THE THIEF, Fuminori Nakamura (Japan)
  3. 4.2, ASIA HAND, Christopher G. Moore (Thailand)
Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - completed

  1. 5.0, THE BROTHERHOOD, Y.A. Erskine (Tasmania)
  2. 4.7, BLOOD MOON, Garry Disher (Victoria)
  3. 4.0, BODY ON THE STAGE, Bev Robitai (New Zealand)
An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
I can count separate Australian states.

Europe - completed
  1. 4.7, HEADHUNTERS, Jo Nesbo (Norway)
  2. 3.5, OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, John Le Carre (Britain)
  3. 4.6, THE COLD COLD GROUND, Adrian McKinty (N. Ireland)
North America - completed
  1. 5.0,  A TRICK OF THE LIGHT, Louise Penny (Canada)
  2. 4.5, THE END OF EVERYTHING, Megan Abbott  (North America)
  3. 4.4, SUICIDE RUN, Michael Connelly (North America)
South America - completed
  1. 4.4, WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO?, Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)
  2. 4.5, ALL YOURS, Claudia Pineiro (Argentina) 
  3. 4.7, PERFECT HATRED, Leighton Gage (Brazil)
7th Continent: Historical crime fiction - completed
  1. 4.5, MURDER AT THE SAVOY, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden in 1960s)
  2. 4.4, THE RESURRECTION MEN, Sara Fraser (England 1826)  
  3. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie  (Egypt 2000 BC)

United States authors

A personal challenge if I can't find an official one - - crime fiction & thrillers. I'm aiming for 20.
  1. 4.4, QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP, Donna Leon
  2. 4.5, BEASTLY THINGS, Donna Leon
  3. 4.3, 8 POUNDS, Chris. F. Holm
  4. 3.8, ANTIQUES ROADKILL, Barbara Allan
  5. 4.9, THE NOBODIES ALBUM, Carolyn Parkhurst
  6. 4.5, THE END OF EVERYTHING, Megan Abbott
  7. 4.6, THE MOST DANGEROUS THING, Laura Lippman
  8. 4.3, THE HOT ROCK, Donald E. Westlake
  9. 4.6, BELIEVING THE LIE, Elizabeth George
  10. 3.1, BICYCLE SHOP MURDER, Robert Burton Robinson 
  11. 4.6, DEFENDING JACOB, William Landay
  12. 4.2, THE BROTHERS OF BAKER STREET, Michael Robertson
  13. 4.4, SUICIDE RUN, Michael Connelly
  14. 3.9, THE JEWELS OF PARADISE, Donna Leon
  15. 3.9, THE EDGE OF NOWHERE, Elizabeth George
  16. 4.8, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon 
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge 

I'm aiming for my next 12 titles -.
  1. 4.6, TAKEN AT THE FLOOD
  2. 4.6, THE HOLLOW
  3. 4.4, SPARKLING CYANIDE
  4. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END
  5. 4.0, Some Agatha Christie Short Stories
  6. 4.2, TOWARDS ZERO
  7. 4.4, CROOKED HOUSE
  8. 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
  9. 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD
  10. 4.4, MRS McGINTY'S DEAD
  11. 4.2, THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS 
  12. 4.3, AFTER THE FUNERAL 
  13. 4.4, A POCKET FULL OF RYE
  14. 4.2, HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK, Agatha Christie 
2012 Aussie Author Challenge - completed

I'm aiming for True Blue: 12 books, but in actual fact want to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction.
  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 

    Nordic Challenge 2012 - completed

    I'm aiming for Odin 11-20 books - - 
    1. 4.7, PHANTOM, Jo Nesbo (Norway)
    2. 5.0, THE CALLER, Karin Fossum (Norway)
    3. 4.8, THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, Lena Kaarbol & Agnete Friis (Denmark)
    4. 4.4, NIGHT ROUNDS, Helene Tursten (Sweden)
    5. 4.8, 1222, Anne Holt (Norway)
    6. 4.7, HEADHUNTERS, Jo Nesbo (Norway)
    7. 4.5, MURDER AT THE SAVOY, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    8. 4.7, THE ABOMINABLE MAN, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    9. 4.5, THE FLATEY ENIGMA, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson (Iceland)
    10. 4.7, DREGS, Jon Lier Horst (Norway)
    11. 4.5, THE FINAL MURDER, Anne Holt (Norway)
    12. 4.6, NEXT OF KIN, Elsebeth Egholm (Denmark)
    13. 5.0, THE QUARRY, Johan Theorin (Norway)
    14. 4.6, THE MIND'S EYE, Hakan Nesser (??) 
    15. 4.5, THE STONE-CUTTER, Camilla Lackberg (Sweden)
    16. 4.5, THE BLACK PATH, Asa Larsson (Sweden) 
    17. 4.3, MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, Mons Kallentoft  (Sweden)
    18. 4.7, DEATH OF A CARPET DEALER, Karin Wahlberg (Sweden)
    19. 4.5, THE BOMBER, Lisa Marklund (Sweden)
    20. 4.5, LETHAL INVESTMENTS, K.O. Dahl (Swedish)
    e-book challenge

    I am aiming for 75 e-books
    1. 4.7, DEATH OF A CARPET DEALER, Karin Wahlberg
    2. 4.6, DEATH MASK, Kathryn Fox
    3. 4.6, BELIEVING THE LIE, Elizabeth George
    4. 4.7, A DISSECTION OF MURDER, Felicity Young
    5. 4.8, THE HANGING SHED, Gordon Ferris
    6. 4.6, THE HOLLOW, Agatha Christie
    7. 4.8, THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, Lena Kaarbol & Agnete Friis 
    8. 4.5, BEASTLY THINGS, Donna Leon
    9. 5.0, GONE, Mo Hayder
    10. 4.8, 1222, Anne Holt
    11. 4.3, 8 POUNDS, Chris. F. Holm
    12. 3.8, ANTIQUES ROADKILL, Barbara Allan
    13. 4.4, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, Imogen Robertson
    14. 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler
    15. 4.3, THE HOT ROCK, Donald E. Westlake
    16. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie
    17. 4.3, THE CASE OF THE POISONED CHOCOLATES, Anthony Berkeley
    18. 4.0, Some Agatha Christie Short Stories
    19. 4.2, STEPS TO HEAVEN, Wendy Cartmell
    20. 4.5, THE END OF EVERYTHING, Megan Abbott
    21. 4.7, HEADHUNTERS, Jo Nesbo
    22. 4.5, THE HANGMAN, Louise Penny  
    23. 4.5, MURDER AT THE SAVOY, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
    24. 3.1, BICYCLE SHOP MURDER, Robert Burton Robinson
    25. 4.4, CROOKED HOUSE, Agatha Christie
    26. 4.6, DEFENDING JACOB, William Landay
    27. 4.2, THE BROTHERS OF BAKER STREET, Michael Robertson
    28. 4.7, THE ABOMINABLE MAN, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo 
    29. 4.4, COOKING THE BOOKS, Kerry Greenwood
    30. 4.8, CHELSEA MANSIONS, Barry Maitland
    31. 4.6, THE MISSING, PD Martin
    32. 4.8, THE PRECIPICE, Virginia Duigan 
    33. 3.2, MURDER AT THE ROCKS, Jill Paterson
    34. 4.5, THE FLATEY ENIGMA, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
    35. 4.7, DREGS, Jon Lier Horst
    36. 4.5, THE FINAL MURDER, Anne Holt
    37. 4.6, NEXT OF KIN, Elsebeth Egholm
    38. 5.0, THE QUARRY, Johan Theorin
    39. 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Agatha Christie
    40. 4.9. BEFORE THE POISON, Peter Robinson
    41. 4.5, KILLER REELS, Rob Kitchin 
    42. 4.4, THE BURNING EDGE, Rick Mofina
    43. 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie 
    44. 4.0, BODY ON THE STAGE, Bev Robitai
    45. 4.4, QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP, Donna Leon 
    46. 4.3, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood 
    47. 5.0, DEATH OF THE MANTIS, Michael Stanley
    48. 4.2, ASIA HAND, Christopher G. Moore 
    49. 4.4, DEKOK AND THE DEAD HARLEQUIN, A.C. Baantjer
    50. 4.6, TRUE MURDER, Yaba Badoe 
    51. 4.3, CHALK VALLEY, Dan Johnstone 
    52. 4.5, THE SAINT ZITA SOCIETY, Ruth Rendell 
    53. 4.4, WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO?, Mario Vargas Llosa 
    54. 4.5, ALL YOURS, Claudia Pineiro 
    55. 4.7, PERFECT HATRED, Leighton Gage 
    56. 4.4, SUICIDE RUN, Michael Connelly
    57. 3.9, THE JEWELS OF PARADISE, Donna Leon
    58. 4.4, SISTERS OF MERCY, Caroline Overington
    59. 4.2, HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK, Agatha Christie
    60. 4.5, THE BOMBER, Lisa Marklund
    61. 4.9, THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY, Louise Penny 
    62. 4.5, LETHAL INVESTMENTS, K.O. Dahl 
    63. 3.9, THE EDGE OF NOWHERE, Elizabeth George
    64. 4.8, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon
    65. 4.6, DEATH LIES BENEATH, Pauline Rowson


    Vintage Mystery Challenge

    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.). 
    I have plenty of vintage reads on my Kindle but Bev at My Reader's Block has put a twist in it this year. So this spot is a sort of place holder to see how I go.
    Might try for Golden Age Girls: 8 books by female authors OR 8 books with female detectives and Cherchez le Homme: 8 books by male authors OR 8 books with male detectives

    Golden Age Girls
    1. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie - female author
    2. 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Agatha Christie - Miss Marple
    3. 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie -  Victoria Jones  
    Cherchez le Homme
    1. 4.6, THE HOLLOW, Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot
    2. 4.3, GIDEON'S NIGHT, John Creasey (aka J.J. Marric) - Commander George Gideon
    3. 4.4, SPARKLING CYANIDE, Agatha Christie, - Colonel Race
    4. 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler - Charles Latimer
    5. 4.2, TOWARDS ZERO, Agatha Christie - Superintendent Battle
    6. 4.3, THE CASE OF THE POISONED CHOCOLATES, Anthony Berkeley - male author
    7. 4.4, CROOKED HOUSE, Agatha Christie - Charles Hayward 
    progress Reporting place
    Historical Fiction Challenge at Historical Tapestry

    - completed
    Struggling the Addiction: 10 books
    my extra rule: all need to be crime fiction
    I completed 10 books on 14 March 2012 and have decided to set my sights on Severe Bookaholism: 20 books
    1. 4.8, MILES OFF COURSE, Sulari Gentill (NSW 1933)
    2. 4.8, THE SECRET RIVER, Kate Grenville (colonial New South Wales early 19th century)
    3. 4.8, THE HANGING SHED, Gordon Ferris (Glasgow 1946)
    4. 4.6, THE HOLLOW, Agatha Christie (post World War Two)
    5. 4.3, A LILY OF THE FIELD, John Lawton (World War Two)
    6. 4.4, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, Imogen Robertson (England 1780)
    7. 5.0, A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN, Sulari Gentill  (Australia 1930s)
    8. 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler (Europe 1930s)
    9. 4.6, THE COLD COLD GROUND, Adrian McKinty (N. Ireland 1981)
    10. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie  (Egypt 2000 BC)
    11. 4.4, THE RESURRECTION MEN, Sara Fraser (England 1826)
    12. 4.5, HAVOC IN ITS THIRD YEAR, Ronan Bennett (England in the 1630s)
    13. 4.2, THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS, Andrew Taylor (England 1786)
    14. 4.5, MURDER AT THE SAVOY, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden in 1960s)
    15. 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Agatha Christie (Britain post World War 2) 
    16. 4.7, THE HOLY THIEF, William Ryan ( Moscow 1936)
    17. 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie (world history 1950) 
    18. 4.5, THE HOUSE OF SILK, Anthony Horowitz (London 1890s) 
    19. 4.3, BLACK OUT, John Lawton (London 1944+)
    20. 3.9, THE JEWELS OF PARADISE, Donna Leon (Baroque Europe, 1700s) 

    British Books Challenge at the Overflowing Library

    I'm aiming for 12 books (completed 23 Feb) but in reality will more likely read more than that. In 2011 I discovered to my surprise that over a third of what I read is British crime fiction. It goes without saying that my books will more than likely be crime fiction.
    1. 4.4, FAULT LINE, Robert Goddard
    2. 4.6, BELIEVING THE LIE, Elizabeth George
    3. 4.6, THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END, Elly Griffiths
    4. 4.8, THE HANGING SHED, Gordon Ferris
    5. 4.5, A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES, Ruth Rendell
    6. 4.5, THE FALLS, Ian Rankin
    7. 4.5, GRAVE STONES, Priscilla Masters
    8. 4.6, TAKEN AT THE FLOOD, Agatha Christie
    9. 4.6, WINGS OVER THE WATCHER, Priscilla Masters
    10. 4.6, LYING DEAD, Aline Templeton
    11. 4.6, THE HOLLOW, Agatha Christie
    12. 4.3, GIDEON'S NIGHT, John Creasey (aka J.J. Marric)
    13. 4.5, THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION, Alexander McCall Smith
    14. 5.0, GONE, Mo Hayder 
    15. 4.3, A LILY OF THE FIELD, John Lawton
    16. 4.4, SPARKLING CYANIDE, Agatha Christie
    17. 4.4, WITCH HUNT, Ian Rankin
    18. 4.6, THE BEST MAN TO DIE, Ruth Rendell
    19. 4.4, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, Imogen Robertson
    20. 4.5, DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS, P.D. James
    21. 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler
    22. 4.5, DEAD IN THE WATER, Aline Templeton
    23. 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie
    24. 4.3, THE CASE OF THE POISONED CHOCOLATES, Anthony Berkeley
    25. 4.4, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, S.J. Watson
    26. 4.4, THE RESURRECTION MEN, Sara Fraser
    27. 4.6, THE VAULT, Ruth Rendell
    28. 4.2, STEPS TO HEAVEN, Wendy Cartmell
    29. 3.5, OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, John Le Carre
    30. 4.2, TOWARDS ZERO, Agatha Christie
    31. 4.2, THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS, Andrew Taylor
    32. 4.0, Some Agatha Christie Short Stories
    33. 4.4, CROOKED HOUSE, Agatha Christie
    34. 4.8, CHELSEA MANSIONS, Barry Maitland
    35. 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Agatha Christie 
    36. 4.6, LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER, Aline Templeton
    37. 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie
    38. 4.5, A ROOM FULL OF BONES, Elly Griffiths 
    39. 4.7, THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD, Ian Rankin
    40. 4.3, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood
    41. 4.1 THE KILLINGS ON JUBILEE TERRACE, Robert Barnard 
    42. 4.4, MRS McGINTY'S DEAD, Agatha Christie
    43. 5.0, COP TO CORPSE, Peter Lovesey
    44. 4.5, THE HOUSE OF SILK, Anthony Horowitz 
    45. 4.5, THE HEADHUNTERS, Peter Lovesey 
    46. 4.6, THE CROWDED GRAVE, Martin Walker 
    47. 4.5, THE CORONER, M.R. Hall 
    48. 4.2, DRY BONES, Margaret Mayhew 
    49. 3.7, CLASSIC DETECTIVE STORIES, read by Edward Hardwicke
    50. 4.5, LONG TIME COMING, Robert Goddard 
    51. 5.0, THE GLASS ROOM, Ann Cleeves
    52. 4.2, THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS, Agatha Christie 
    53. 4.3, BLACK OUT, John Lawton 
    54. 4.5, THE SAINT ZITA SOCIETY, Ruth Rendell 
    55. 4.3, A KILLING COAST, Pauline Rowson 
    56. 4.3, LOVE SONGS FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE, Colin Cotterill 
    57. 4.3, AFTER THE FUNERAL, Agatha Christie 
    58. 4.4, A POCKET FULL OF RYE, Agatha Christie
    59. 4.2, HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK, Agatha Christie
    60. 4.6, DEATH LIES BENEATH, Pauline Rowson 


    New Zealand authors
    At this stage a personal challenge:
    maybe 4-6 books, all crime fiction: still looking for an "official" challenge.
    1. 4.0, BODY ON THE STAGE, Bev Robitai
    This is a personal challenge more than anything else.

    It will be an overlapping challenge, and I aim to exceed 20 titles which was my total in 2011.
    1. 4.7, PHANTOM, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian)
    2. 5.0, THE CALLER, Karin Fossum (Norwegian)
    3. 4.8, THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, Lena Kaarbol & Agnete Friis  (Danish)
    4. 4.4, NIGHT ROUNDS, Helene Tursten (Swedish)
    5. 4.8, 1222, Anne Holt (Norwegian) 
    6. 4.7, HEADHUNTERS, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian) 
    7. 4.5, MURDER AT THE SAVOY, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Swedish)
    8. 4.7, THE ABOMINABLE MAN, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Swedish)
    9. 4.5, THE FLATEY ENIGMA, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson (Icelandic) 
    10. 4.7, DREGS, Jon Lier Horst (Norwegian)
    11. 4.5, THE FINAL MURDER, Anne Holt (Norwegian)
    12. 4.6, NEXT OF KIN, Elsebeth Egholm (Danish)
    13. 5.0, THE QUARRY, Johan Theorin (Norwegian)
    14. 4.6, THE MIND'S EYE, Hakan Nesser (Swedish) 
    15. 4.5, THE THIEF, Fuminori Nakamura (Japanese)
    16. 4.5, THE STONE-CUTTER, Camilla Lackberg (Swedish)
    17. 4.5, THE BLACK PATH, Asa Larsson (swedish)
    18. 4.4, DEKOK AND THE DEAD HARLEQUIN, A.C. Baantjer (Dutch)
    19. 4.1, THE OTHER CHILD, Charlotte Link (German)
    20. 4.2, ROUNDING THE MARK, Andrea Camilleri (Italian)
    21. 4.5, DEKOK AND MURDER BY INSTALLMENT (Dutch)
    22. 4.3, MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, Mons Kallentoft (Swedish)
    23. 4.3, DEKOK AND THE GEESE OF DEATH, A.C. Baantjer (Dutch)
    24. 4.4, WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO?, Mario Vargas Llosa (Spanish)
    25. 4.5, ALL YOURS, Claudia Pineiro (Spanish)
    26. 4.7, DEATH OF A CARPET DEALER, Karin Wahlberg (Swedish)
    27. 4.5, THE BOMBER, Lisa Marklund (Swedish)
    28. 4.5, LETHAL INVESTMENTS, K.O. Dahl (swedish)
    2012 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge


    I'm aiming for Out of Breath: 6-10 more books than in 2011 when I read 160

    My aim is 166+ and will include all books read in all formats include audio books.

    You can see how I am going here
    Current count: 141


    Again, another personal challenge.
    In 2011 I read 60 new-to-me authors and I'll be keeping count in 2012 to see if I can exceed that total, even by 1.
    1. 4.8, THE HANGING SHED, Gordon Ferris
    2. 4.6, WINGS OVER THE WATCHER, Priscilla Masters 
    3. 4.8, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Wendy James
    4. 4.8, THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, Lena Kaarbol & Agnete Friis 
    5. 4.3, A LILY OF THE FIELD, John Lawton
    6. 4.8, 1222, Anne Holt
    7. 4.3, 8 POUNDS, Chris. F. Holm
    8. 3.8, ANTIQUES ROADKILL, Barbara Allan
    9. 4.9, THE NOBODIES ALBUM, Carolyn Parkhurst
    10. 4.4, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, Imogen Robertson
    11. 5.0, A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN, Sulari Gentill 
    12. 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler
    13. 4.3, THE HOT ROCK, Donald E. Westlake
    14. 4.4, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, S.J. Watson
    15. 4.4, THE RESURRECTION MEN, Sara Fraser
    16. 4.5, HAVOC IN ITS THIRD YEAR, Ronan Bennett
    17. 4.2, STEPS TO HEAVEN, Wendy Cartmell
    18. 5.0, THE BROTHERHOOD, Y.A. Erskine 
    19. 4.3, THE CASE OF THE POISONED CHOCOLATES, Anthony Berkeley
    20. 3.1, BICYCLE SHOP MURDER, Robert Burton Robinson
    21. 4.6, DEFENDING JACOB, William Landay
    22. 4.2, THE BROTHERS OF BAKER STREET, Michael Robertson
    23. 4.8, THE PRECIPICE, Virginia Duigan
    24. 3.2, MURDER AT THE ROCKS, Jill Paterson
    25. 4.5, THE FLATEY ENIGMA, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
    26. 4.7, DREGS, Jon Lier Horst
    27. 4.6, NEXT OF KIN, Elsebeth Egholm
    28. 4.2, APRIL FOOL, William Deverell
    29. 4.7, THE HOLY THIEF, William Ryan 
    30. 4.3, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood 
    31. 4.5, THE THIEF, Fuminori Nakamura 
    32. 4.5, THE HOUSE OF SILK, Anthony Horowitz
    33. 4.2, ASIA HAND, Christopher G. Moore 
    34. 4.5, THE STONE-CUTTER, Camilla Lackberg
    35. 4.5, THE CORONER, M.R. Hall
    36. 4.4, DEKOK AND THE DEAD HARLEQUIN, A.C. Baantjer 
    37. 4.6, TRUE MURDER, Yaba Badoe
    38. 4.2, DRY BONES, Margaret Mayhew
    39. 3.7, CLASSIC DETECTIVE STORIES, read by Edward Hardwicke
    40. 4.1, THE OTHER CHILD, Charlotte Link 
    41. 4.3, CHALK VALLEY, Dan Johnstone 
    42. 4.3, MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, Mons Kallentoft  
    43. 4.4, BEYOND FEAR, Jaye Ford 
    44. 4.4, WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO?, Mario Vargas Llosa 
    45. 4.7, DEATH OF A CARPET DEALER, Karin Wahlberg
    46. 4.4, SISTERS OF MERCY, Caroline Overington
    47. 4.5, THE BOMBER, Lisa Marklund
    48. 4.5, LETHAL INVESTMENTS, K.O. Dahl 
    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.
    1. 4.8, THE SECRET RIVER, Kate Grenville

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    2011

    All the challenges I've joined
    Looking for some Challenge Ideas?

    You will notice some overlap in the record below, with many books counting in more than one challenge.

    Last updated 11 September 2011




    Canadian Book Challenge 2011-2012
    13 books to be read -
    1. 4.6, BAD BOY, Peter Robinson
    2. 4.5, THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG, Alan Bradley
    3. 4.4, A BREWSKI FOR THE OLD MAN, Phyllis Smallman
    4. 4.8, THE SUSPECT, L.R. Wright
    5. 4.2, IN DESPERATION, Rick Mofina
    6. 4.4, ACTS OF MURDER, Laurali R. Wright
    7. 4.4, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET & Other Creepy Stories, Cheryl Kaye Tardif
    Canadian Book Challenge 2010-2011
    Host is John Mutford at The Book Mine Set 
    Completed- see summing up post
     
    I have to read 13 books by Canadian authors by 1 July 2011.
    I had read 6 by the end of 2010, so I need to read another 7
    1. 4.7, WHITE SKY, BLACK ICE, Stan Jones
    2. 4.5, VENGEANCE ROAD, Rick Mofina
    3. 4.0, MURDER AT LOST DOG LAKE, Vicki Delany
    4. 4.5, MIDNIGHT CAB, James W. Nichol
    5. 4.9, THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny 
    6. 5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
    7. 4.8, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley
    2011 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: 2011 Global Reading Challenge

     Africa
    1. OF WILD DOGS, Jane Taylor (South Africa)
    2. 4.7, TRACKERS, Deon Meyer (South Africa)
    3. 4.5, THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana)
    Asia
    1. 4.5, THE HALF-CHILD, Angela Savage (Thailand)
    2. 4.0, MRS POLLIFAX, INNOCENT TOURIST, Dorothy Gilman (Jordan)
    3. 4.5, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X, Keigo Higashino (Japan)
    Australasia/Oceana (my modification)

    1. PRIME CUT, Alan Carter (Australia)
    2. BOUND, Vanda Symon (New Zealand)
    3. 4.3, DEVIL-DEVIL, Graeme Kent (Solomon Islands)
    An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
    I can count separate Australian states.

    Europe
    1. 4.5, DUMB WITNESS, Agatha Christie (England)
    2. 4.4, MAIGRET & the MAN on the BOULEVARD, Georges Simeon (France)
    3. 4.7, THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    North America
    1. 4.5, MIDNIGHT CAB, James W. Nichol (Canada)
    2. 4.8, CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin (North America)
    3. 4.7, WHITE SKY, BLACK ICE, Stan Jones (Alaska) 
    South America
    1. 4.7, DYING GASP, Leighton Gage (Brazil)
    2. 4.1, CARIBBEAN MOON, Rick Murcer (Caribbean)
    3. 1.0, THE EMPANADA AFFAIR, Jerold & Elaine Last (Argentina)
    7th Continent: Historical crime fiction
    1. RAILWAY TO THE GRAVE, Edward Marston
      (Britain 1850s) 
    2. THE PERICLES COMMISSION, Gary Corby (Ancient Athens)
    3. DIED IN THE WOOL, Ngaio Marsh ( New Zealand 1942)
    2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge - Completed

    Get a Clue Level: 7-9 books,
    must have been written prior to 1960

    My extra rule: all need to be by different authors 


    Progress page on the challenge site
    1. 4.4, GIDEON'S WEEK, J.J. Marric (aka John Creasey) (1956)
    2. 3.8, BEFORE MIDNIGHT, Rex Stout (1955)
    3. 4.4, GIDEON"S DAY, J.J. Marric (aka John Creasey) (1955)
    4. 4.2, AN ASSISTANT MURDERER, Dashiell Hammett  (1926)
    5. 3.6, X.Y.Z. A Detective Story, Anna Katherine Green (1883)
    6. 4.1, DEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGING, Michael Innes (1936)
    7. 4.3, DIED IN THE WOOL, Ngaio Marsh ( 1942)
    8. 4.5, DUMB WITNESS, Agatha Christie (1937)
    9. 4.4, MAIGRET & the MAN on the BOULEVARD, Georges Simenon (1953)
    10. 4.4, IN THE TEETH OF THE EVIDENCE, Dorothy L. Sayers (1939)
    Cruisin' thru Cosies Reading Challenge

    I'll try for Investigator: 7-12 books - Completed
    I'm now aiming for Super Sleuth at 13+ - Completed

    Definition: most cozies take place in a small town or village, generally considered "gentle" books, and the sleuth is usually an amateur. 
    1. 4.2, MURDER IN THE SECOND ROW, Bev Robitai
    2. 4.6, ECHOES OF THE DEAD, Sally Spencer
    3. 4.5, THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG, Alan Bradley
    4. 4.8, THE SUSPECT, L.R. Wright
    5. 4.6, FIVE LITTLE PIGS, Agatha Christie
    6. 4.4, N or M? Agatha Christie
    7. 4.5, THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
    8. 4.6, BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE, Martin Walker
    9. 4.3, THE GOLDEN MILE TO MURDER, Sally Spencer
    10. 4.2, THE COSY KNAVE, Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen
    11. 4.6, THE DARK VINEYARD, Martin Walker
    12. 3.5, STIFF UPPER LIP, JEEVES, P.G. Wodehouse
    13. 4.3, A GRAVE IN THE COTSWOLDS, Rebecca Tope
    14. 4.4, THE SALTON KILLINGS, Sally Spencer
    15. 4.2, THE VANISHING OF KATHARINA LINDEN, Helen Grant
    16. 4.6, THE JANUS STONE, Elly Griffiths
    17. 4.0, LATE, LATE IN THE EVENING, Gladys Mitchell
    18. 4.3, MURDER IN PARADISE, Ann Cleeves
    19. 4.2, DARK WATER, Georgia Blain
    20. 4.0, MRS POLLIFAX, INNOCENT TOURIST, Dorothy Gilman
    21. 3.8, MONSIEUR PAMPLEMOUSSE TAKES THE CURE, Michael Bond
    22. 4.8, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley
    23. 4.4, CANDIED CRIME, Dorte Jakobsen
    24. 4.4, A COTSWOLD KILLING, Rebecca Tope
    25. 4.4, THE PERICLES COMMISSION, Gary Corby  
    26. 4.4, IN THE TEETH OF THE EVIDENCE, Dorothy L. Sayers
    Ireland Reading Challenge Completed 
    1. 5.0, THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
    2. 4.3, THE BURNING, Jane Casey
    3. 4.3, THE LIKENESS, Tana French 
    4. 4.7, WINTERLAND, Alan Glynn
    aiming for Luck o' the Irish level (4 books)

    Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

    How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge 


    I'm aiming for my next 12 titles - target completed for 2011.
    1. 4.4, THE UNDER DOG
    2. 4.4, THE MOVING FINGER
    3. 4.6, FIVE LITTLE PIGS
    4. 4.4, THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY
    5. 4.4, N or M?
    6. 4.3, EVIL UNDER THE SUN
    7. 4.3, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE
    8. 4.6, SAD CYPRESS
    9. 4.5, TEN LITTLE NIGGERS
    10. 4.3, MURDER IS EASY
    11. 4.4, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
    12. 4.5, DUMB WITNESS
    13. 4.3, DEATH ON THE NILE
    Aussie Author Challenge

    I'm aiming for True Blue: 12 books - completed
    1. 4.6, WATCH THE WORLD BURN, Leah Giarratano
    2. 4.8, WHISPERING DEATH, Garry Disher
    3. 4.3, RING OF FIRE, Peter Klein
    4. 4.8, VIOLENT EXPOSURE, Katherine Howell
    5. 4.4, BEREFT, Chris Womersley
    6. 4.8, THE DIGGERS REST HOTEL, Geoffrey McGeachin
    7. 5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
    8. 3.9, DIAMOND EYES, A. A. Bell
    9. 4.8, COLD JUSTICE, Katherine Howell
    10. 4.3, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION, Clare Langley-Hawthorne
    11. 4.2, DARK WATER, Georgia Blain
    12. 4.7, WYATT, Garry Disher
    13. 4.4, D-E-D DEAD! Geoffrey McGeachin
    14. 4.4, THE PERICLES COMMISSION, Gary Corby 
    15. 4.7, PRIME CUT, Alan Carter 
    16. 4.5, THE HALF-CHILD, Angela Savage
    Nordic Challenge 2011

    I'm aiming for Odin 11-20 books - - completed
    1. 4.5, CELL 8, Roslund & Hellstrom (Sweden) 
    2. 4.7, ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    3. 4.6, OUTRAGE, Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
    4. 4.5, THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    5. 4.5, THE HYPNOTIST, Lars Kepler  (Sweden)
    6. 4.7, UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST, Asa Larsson (Sweden)
    7. 4,4, THE KILLER'S ART, Mari Jungstedt (Sweden)
    8. 4.8, KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen (Denmark)
    9. 4.8, THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo
    10. 4.5, FROZEN MOMENT, Camilla Ceder
    11. 4.5, OPERATION NAPOLEON, Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
    12. 4,4, FROZEN TRACKS, Ake Edwardson (Sweden)
    13. 4.6, THREE SECONDS, Roslund & Hellstrom (Sweden)
    14. 4.7, THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Sweden)
    15. 4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum (Norway)
    e-book challenge

    I was aiming for obsessed: 20 books - completed
    Summary post here
    - new level set: monomanaical: 100 books (that's a further 80 books)
    1. 4.2, MURDER IN THE SECOND ROW, Bev Robitai
    2. 4.7, WINTERLAND, Alan Glynn
    3. 4.5, THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG, Alan Bradley
    4. 4.7, THE BLACKHOUSE, Peter May
    5. 4.7, ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
    6. 4.3, THE LIKENESS, Tana French
    7. 4.3, THE BURNING, Jane Casey
    8. 3.8, BEFORE MIDNIGHT, Rex Stout
    9. 4.4, THE MOVING FINGER, Agatha Christie
    10. 4.3, 13 RUE THERESE, Elena Mauli Shapiro
    11. 4.2, AN ASSISTANT MURDERER, Dashiell Hammett
    12. 4.2, IN DESPERATION, Rick Mofina
    13. 4.4, DEAD MAN'S WHARF, Pauline Rowson
    14. 4.6, FIVE LITTLE PIGS, Agatha Christie
    15. 4.6, OUTRAGE, Arnaldur Indridason
    16. 4.5, THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
    17. 1.0, THE EMPANADA AFFAIR, Jerold & Elaine Last 
    18. 4.1, CARIBBEAN MOON, Rick Murcer
    19. 4.4, N or M? Agatha Christie 
    20. 4.8, VIOLENT EXPOSURE, Katherine Howell
    21. 5.0, THE END OF THE WASP SEASON, Denise Mina
    22. 4.0, BUNKER, Andrea Maria Schenkel
    23. 4.5, THE HYPNOTIST, Lars Kepler
    24. 4.4, DEATH OF A RED HEROINE, Qiu Xiaolong
    25. 5.0, BLUE LIGHTNING, Ann Cleeves
    26. 4.7, UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST, Asa Larsson
    27. 4.3, BLUE MONDAY, Nicci French
    28. 4.2, THE COSY KNAVE, Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen
    29. 4.3, EVIL UNDER THE SUN, Agatha Christie
    30. 3.8, SAGEBRUSH KILL, Ivan Brady
    31. 3.6, X.Y.Z. A Detective Story, Anna Katherine Green
    32. 4.4, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET & Other Creepy Stories, Cheryl Kaye Tardif 
    33. 4.3, ASHES TO WATER, Irene Ziegler
    34. 4.5, THE LOCK ARTIST, Steve Hamilton
    35. 4.3, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE, Agatha Christie 
    36. 5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
    37. 4.2, MAD MONEY, Linda Richards
    38. 5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham 
    39. 4.2, THE VANISHING OF KATHARINA LINDEN, Helen Grant 
    40. 4.8, SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves
    41. 4.5, A VINE IN THE BLOOD, Leighton Gage
    42. 4.7, TRACKERS, Deon Meyer
    43. 4.8, THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards
    44. 4.6, SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie
    45. 3.9, DIAMOND EYES, A. A. Bell
    46. 4.1, LIQUORICE TWISTS, Dorte Jakobsen
    47. 4.7, WHITE SKY, BLACK ICE, Stan Jones

    1. 4.8, KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen 
    2. 4.5, VENGEANCE ROAD, Rick Mofina
    3. 4.0, MURDER AT LOST DOG LAKE, Vicki Delany
    4. 4.8, THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo 
    5. 4.6, RELICS OF THE DEAD, Ariana Franklin
    6. 4.6, THE JANUS STONE, Elly Griffiths 
    7. 4.3, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION, Clare Langley-Hawthorne 
    8. 4.2, DARK WATER, Georgia Blain
    9. 4.2, THE POCKET ESSENTIAL AGATHA CHRISTIE, Mark Campbell
    10. 4.3, MURDER IS EASY, Agatha Christie
    11. 4.8, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley
    12. 4.7, DYING GASP, Leighton Gage
    13. 4.1, THE ROAD TO HELL, Paul Levine
    14. 4.3, FLASH FICTION FOR THE COCKTAIL HOUR, Cathryn Grant
    15. 4.2, DARK BLOOMS, Melissa F. Miller
    16. 4.5, OPERATION NAPOLEON, Arnaldur Indridason
    17. 4.4, CANDIED CRIME, Dorte Jakobsen
    18. 4.7, THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
    19. 4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum 
    20. 4.7, PRIME CUT, Alan Carter 
    British Books Challenge - completed

    Royal Family level: 12 books by British authors.
    Extra rules: all different authors, all crime fiction.
    see summary post
    1. 4.6, RELICS OF THE DEAD, Ariana Franklin
    2. 4.5, A NEW LEASE OF DEATH, Ruth Rendell
    3. 4.6, THE JANUS STONE, Elly Griffiths 
    4. 4.0, LATE, LATE IN THE EVENING, Gladys Mitchell
    5. 4.3, MURDER IN PARADISE, Ann Cleeves 
    6. 4.7, WHERE MEMORIES LIE, Deborah Crombie - see review for note about inclusion on this list
    7. 3.8, MONSIEUR PAMPLEMOUSSE TAKES THE CURE, Michael Bond
    8. 4.4, FATAL QUEST: WOODEND'S FIRST CASE, Sally Spencer
    9. 4.5, OUR LADY OF PAIN, Elena Forbes
    10. 4.5, DUMB WITNESS, Agatha Christie
    11. 4.4, A COTSWOLD KILLING, Rebecca Tope 
    12. 4.5, RAILWAY TO THE GRAVE, Edward Marston  
    Now attempting to earn a Crown (38 more books)
    -
    completed
    1. 4.6, ECHOES OF THE DEAD, Sally Spencer
    2. 4.7, THE BLACKHOUSE, Peter May
    3. 4.5, DEADLY INTENT, Lynda La Plante
    4. 4.4, GIDEON'S WEEK, J.J. Marric (aka John Creasey)
    5. 4.4, GIDEON"S DAY, J.J. Marric (aka John Creasey)
    6. 4.4, THE MOVING FINGER, Agatha Christie
    7. 4.5, THE FOUR LAST THINGS, Andrew Taylor
    8. 4.7, A LONELY DEATH, Charles Todd
    9. 4.3, THE DARK LADY, Sally Spencer
    10. 4.7, THE DEAD HAND OF HISTORY, Sally Spencer
    11. 4.4, DEAD MAN'S WHARF, Pauline Rowson
    12. 5.0, STAGESTRUCK, Peter Lovesey
    13. 4.6, FIVE LITTLE PIGS, Agatha Christie
    14. 4.4, BEGGARS BANQUET, Ian Rankin
    15. 4.4, THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, Agatha Christie
    16. 4.3, NEMESIS, Lindsey Davis
    17. 5.0, THE END OF THE WASP SEASON, Denise Mina 
    18. 4.5, TO THE HILT, Dick Francis
    19. 4.5, THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
    20. 4.8, DEAD LIKE YOU, Peter James
    21. 5.0, BLUE LIGHTNING, Ann Cleeves
    22. 4.5, STILL MIDNIGHT, Denise Mina
    23. 4.6, BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE, Martin Walker 
    24. 4.3, THE GOLDEN MILE TO MURDER, Sally Spencer
    25. 4.3, BLUE MONDAY, Nicci French
    26. 4.3, EVIL UNDER THE SUN, Agatha Christie
    27. 4.4, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, Peter Turnbull
    28. 4.5, THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS, Anne Zouroudi
    29. 4.5, THE FAMILY, Martina Cole
    30. 4.6, THE DARK VINEYARD, Martin Walker
    31. 3.5, STIFF UPPER LIP, JEEVES, P.G. Wodehouse
    32. 4.3, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE, Agatha Christie 
    33. 4.3, A GRAVE IN THE COTSWOLDS, Rebecca Tope
    34. 4.7, HEARTSTONE, C.J. Sansom
    35. 5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
    36. 4.4, THE SALTON KILLINGS, Sally Spencer
    37. 4.6, TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE, Christopher Fowler
    38. 4.8, SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves
    39. 4.8, THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards 
    40. 4.6, SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie
    41. 4.4, THE JUDGEMENT OF STRANGERS, Andrew Taylor
    42. 4.3, DEVIL-DEVIL, Graeme Kent
    43. 5.0, A THOUSAND CUTS, Simon Lelic
    44. 4.1, DEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGING, Michael Innes
    45. 4.5, TEN LITTLE NIGGERS, Agatha Christie
    46. 4.3, THE BURNING, Jane Casey 
    Historical Fiction Challenge
    Completed

    Struggling the Addiction: 10 books
    my extra rule: all need to be crime fiction
    1. 4.7, A LONELY DEATH, Charles Todd (England 1920)
    2. 4.3, NEMESIS, Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome)
    3. 4.4, DEATH OF A RED HEROINE, Qiu Xiaolong (China 1949-1990)
    4. 4.8, THE DIGGERS REST HOTEL, Geoffrey McGeachin (Australia)
    5. 4.7, HEARTSTONE, C.J. Sansom (Tudor England, 1545)
    6. 4.4, EYE OF THE RED TSAR, Sam Eastland (Russia 1917, 1929)
    7. 4.6, RELICS OF THE DEAD, Ariana Franklin (Glastonbury 1196)
    8. 4.3, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION, Clare Langley-Hawthorne  (London 1912)
    9. 4.6, SARAH'S KEY, Tatiana de Rosnay (Paris 1942)
    10. 4.5, RAILWAY TO THE GRAVE, Edward Marston
      (Britain 1850s) 
    11. 4.4, THE PERICLES COMMISSION, Gary Corby (Ancient Athens) 
    12. 4.3, DIED IN THE WOOL, Ngaio Marsh ( New Zealand 1942) 
    something New Zealand maybe 4-6 books: still looking for an "official" challenge.
    1. 4.2, MURDER IN THE SECOND ROW, Bev Robitai
    2. 4.3, BOLD BLOOD, Lindy Kelly
    3. 4.3, DIED IN THE WOOL, Ngaio Marsh
    4. BOUND, Vanda Symon
    This is a personal challenge more than anything else.

    It will be an overlapping challenge, and I aim to exceed 20 titles which was my total this year.
    1. 4.5, CELL 8, Roslund & Hellstrom (Swedish) 
    2. 4.7, ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Swedish)
    3. 4.6, OUTRAGE, Arnaldur Indridason (Icelandic)
    4. 4.5, THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Swedish)
    5. 4.3, DEATH IN THE LATIN QUARTER, Raphael Cardetti (France)
    6. 4.0, BUNKER, Andrea Maria Schenkel (German)
    7. 4.5, THE HYPNOTIST, Lars Kepler  (Swedish)
    8. 4.7, UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST, Asa Larsson (Swedish)
    9. 4.5, VILLAIN, Shuichi Yoshida (Japanese)
    10. 4.4, THE KILLER'S ART, Mari Jungstedt (Swedish)
    11. 4.8, AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas (French)
    12. 4.7, TRACKERS, Deon Meyer (Afrikaans- South Africa)
    13. 4.8, KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen  (Denmark)
    14. 4.8, THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo  (Norwegian)
    15. 4.5, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X, Keigo Higashino (Japanese)
    16. 4.5, FROZEN MOMENT, Camilla Ceder (Swedish) 
    17. 4.5, OPERATION NAPOLEON, Arnaldur Indridason (icelandic)
    18. 4,4, FROZEN TRACKS, Ake Edwardson (Swedish)
    19. 4.6, THREE SECONDS, Roslund & Hellstrom (Swedish)
    20. 4.4, MAIGRET & the MAN on the BOULEVARD, Georges Simenon (French)
    21. 4.7, THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (Swedish)
    22. 4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum (Norwegian)
    23. 4.5, MAIGRET & THE HEADLESS CORPSE, Georges Simenon (French)
    Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge


    I'm aiming for Out of Breath: 6-10 more books than in 2010 when I read 136

    My aim is 142+ and will include all books read in all formats include audio books.

    You can see how I am going here. Current count: 160
    Again, another personal challenge.
    In 2010 I read 46 new-to-me authors and I'll be keeping count in 2011 to see if I can exceed that total, even by 1.
    Current count: 60

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