2016 Reading Challenges Update

2016  reading challenges I'm following

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, although there are a couple of new ones.

Last updated 29 December 2016

2016 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge: aiming for 135, currently: 118 (137 in last 3 years)
 A visual summary
 
2016 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by Corinne Rodrigues

In 2013, 2014, and 2015 I read 137 books.
Aiming for 140.
So far this year: 118

This challenge has its own record page at 2016 Reviews.

2016 Good Reads Reading Challenge.

I have set my challenge at 140
Currently : 118

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.
  1. 4.0. Agatha Christie, the Lost Plays
  2. 4.5, LITTLE GREY CELLS: The Quotable  POIROT, Agatha Christie (edited by David Braun)
  3. 4.0, BLACK COFFEE, Agatha Christie (novelised by Charles Osborne)
  4. 4.2, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 
    I haven't managed to put a GRC site together yet, but it will take the same format as in previous years.



    2016 Global Reading Challenge: 16/21

    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: 

    Africa -
    1. 4.7, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, Michael Stanley
      Asia - complete
      1.  4.4, A RISING MAN, Abir Mukherjee - India 1919
      2. 4.5, SIX FOUR, Hideo Yokoyama, Japan
      3. 4.3, THE TIGER LADIES, Sudha Koul - Kashmir
        Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
        I can count separate Australian states - complete
        1.  4.4, KING OF THE ROAD, Nigel Bartlett  New South Wales
        2.  4.3, GOOD MONEY, J. M. Green Victoria & WA.
        3. 4.8, TWISTER, Jane Woodham - New Zealand
          Europe - complete
          1. 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould  - the Faroes
          2. 4.3, MURDER ON THE HOUR, Elizabeth J. Duncan - Wales
          3. 4.9, WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME, Kate McQuaile - Ireland
              North America - completed
              1. 4.3, THE DROWNING POOL, Ross Macdonald 
              2. 4.5, EDGE OF WILD, D.K. Stone (Canada) 
              3. 4.2, VENGEANCE IS MINE, Joanne Fluke
                South America -

                  7th Continent: Historical -
                  1. 4.5, ONLY TIME WILL TELL, Jeffrey Archer
                  2. 4.6, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, Antonia Hodgson 
                  3. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar 


                    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 2016.

                    Total so far 21/51
                    Books read 2016: 10
                    1. 4.3, THE DROWNING POOL, Ross Macdonald - set in California 
                    2. 4.2, VENGEANCE IS MINE, Joanne Fluke - set in Minnesota 
                    3. 4.2, THE UNFUR-TUNATE VALENTINE'S SCAM, Alannah Rogers - set in New Hampshire
                    4. 4.4, THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS, Erle Stanley Gardner - set in California 
                    5. 4.2, DYING FOR A TASTE, Leslie Karst - set in California
                    6. 4.8, THE WATERS OF ETERNAL YOUTH, Donna Leon 
                    7. 4.5, FALLING IN LOVE, Donna Leon 
                    8. 4.7, THE GIRL IN GREEN, Derek B. Miller
                    9. 4.3, SEE ALSO MURDER, Larry D. Sweazy 
                    10. 4.4, PAST TENSE, Margot Kinberg 

                     








                    Golden Vintage - books written before 1960

                     and  
                    Silver Vintage: books written 1960 - 1989


                    Vintage Cover Scavenger Hunt

                    This is hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block.

                    Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to find as many objects on the scavenger hunt list as possible on the covers of the mystery books you read. 
                    You may play along in either the Golden or Silver Mystery Eras (or, for the more adventurous, both)
                     


                    *Challengers may play either the Silver Age or Golden Age Card—or both.

                    I have created a special page for this challenge and will then update that when needed.

                    British Books Challenge 2016
                    - mine will be crime fiction



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

                    Currently: 49
                    1. 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould 
                    2. 4.5, ONLY TIME WILL TELL, Jeffrey Archer 
                    3. 4.2, THE CRIME AND THE CRYSTAL, Elizabeth Ferrars  
                    4. 4.9, WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME, Kate McQuaile 
                    5. 4.9, COFFIN ROAD, Peter May
                    6. 4.7, EVEN THE DEAD, Benjamin Black 
                    7.  4.4, LONDON'S GLORY, Christopher Fowler 
                    8. 3.7, THE SANTA KLAUS MURDER, Mavis Doriel Hay
                    9. 4.0. Agatha Christie, the Lost Plays
                    10. 4.7, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, Peter Lovesey 
                    11. 4.7, ENOUGH ROPE, Barbara Nadel 
                    12. 4.1, SMALLBONE DECEASED, Michael Gilbert
                    13. 4.4, CHARLES PARIS: MURDER UNPROMPTED, Simon Brett 
                    14. 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld  
                    15. 4.2, CHARLES PARIS: CORPORATE BODIES, Simon Brett
                    16. 4.8, THE WIDOW, Fiona Barton 
                    17. 4.4, FATAL ERROR, Michael Ridpath
                    18. 4.4, A RISING MAN, Abir Mukherjee 
                    19. 4.5, LITTLE GREY CELLS: The Quotable  POIROT, Agatha Christie (edited by David Brawn)
                    20. 4.7, THE STONE WIFE, Peter Lovesey
                    21. 4.5, CHANCE DEVELOPMENTS, Alexander McCall Smith
                    22. 3.7, MYSTERY IN WHITE, J. Jefferson Farjeon 
                    23. 4.4, THE TRAVELLER'S RETURN, Patricia Wentworth
                    24. 4.5, A DARK AND TWISTED TIDE, Sharon Bolton
                    25. 4.2, THE BUNGALOW MURDER, Annie Haynes  
                    26. 4.3, DADDY DEAREST, Paul Southern 
                    27. 4.6, A CAREER OF EVIL, Robert Galbraith 
                    28. 4.4, THE KILLING IN THE CAFE, Simon Brett
                    29. 4.0, BLACK COFFEE, Agatha Christie (novelised by Charles Osborne)
                    30. 4.7, LOST GIRLS, Angela Marsons
                    31. 4.5, THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost, Daniel Allen Butler
                    32. 4.2, WEEKEND WITH DEATH, Patricia Wentworth  
                    33. 4.5, MISSING PRESUMED, Susie Steiner 
                    34. 4.6, DIFFERENT CLASS, Joanne Harris 
                    35. 4.4, HESTER & HARRIET, Hilary Spiers 
                    36. 4.4, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, Ruth Ware 
                    37. 4.2, THE GROWN UP, Gillian Flynn 
                    38. 4.6, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, Antonia Hodgson 
                    39. 4.6, STRANGE TIDE, Christopher Fowler
                    40. 4.3, A DEATH IN SWEDEN, Kevin Wignall 
                    41. 4.9, PLAY DEAD, Angela Marsons 
                    42. 5.0, A DEADLY THAW, Sarah Ward
                    43. 4.7, THE WOMAN IN BLUE, Elly Griffiths 
                    44. 4.3, SERPENTS IN EDEN, Martin Edwards (edit)
                    45. 4.3, THE MISTLETOE MURDER, P.D.James 
                    46. 4.7, MAGPIE MURDERS, Anthony Horowitz 
                    47. 5.0, CONCLAVE, Robert Harris 
                    48. 4.2, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 
                    49. 4.9, BLOOD LINES, Angela Marsons   

                      The Aussie Author Challenge 2016 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; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 3 genre. 
                       I can see I may have a problem with the 3 genre aspect.

                      Currently: 29 - Completed
                      1. 4.4, KING OF THE ROAD, Nigel Bartlett   M, N
                      2. 4.3, GOOD MONEY, J. M. Green FN
                      3. 4.3, GHOST GIRLS, Cath Ferla F, N
                      4. 3.5, DUCK SEASON DEATH, June Wright F  
                      5. 4.4, OLMEC OBITUARY, L.J.M. Owen F, N
                      6. 4.5, MISSING, Melanie Casey, F, N 
                      7. 4.6, DARKEST PLACE, Jaye Ford F
                      8. 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld F, N
                      9. 4.4, HINDSIGHT, Melanie Casey
                      10. 3.8, OUT OF THE ICE, Ann Turner
                      11. 4.5, PROHIBITED ZONE, Alastair Sarre  M
                      12. 4.4, THE BARRAKEE MYSTERY, Arthur Upfield M
                      13. 4.2, COMFORT ZONE, Lindsay Tanner M
                      14. 5.0, THE LAKE HOUSE, Kate Morton F 
                      15. 4.0, A MAN OF TWO TRIBES, Arthur Upfield M
                      16. 4.4, THE BATTLING PROPHET, Arthur Upfield M
                      17. 3.9, FRONT PAGE NEWS, Katie Rowney
                      18. 4.8, AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, Emily Maguire
                      19. 4.7, THE DRY, Jane Harper
                      20. 4.3, MR JELLY'S BUSINESS, Arthur Upfield 
                      21. 4.5, ONLY DAUGHTER, Anna Snoekstra 
                      22. 4.2, THE HEAT, Garry Disher 
                      23. 4.3, RESURRECTION BAY, Emma Viskic
                      24. 5.0, THE WRONG HAND, Jane Jago 
                      25. 4.8, THE SOLDIER'S CURSE, Tom & Meg Kenneally 
                      26. 5.0, THE RULES OF BACKYARD CRICKET, Jock Serong 
                      27. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar
                      28. 3.5, THE CLIMATE CHANGE MURDERS, David Kilner
                      29. 4.8, THE BANK MANAGER, Roger Monk   

                              2016 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: 18
                              1. 4.3, GOOD MONEY, J. M. Green
                              2. 4.3, GHOST GIRLS, Cath Ferla 
                              3. 3.5, DUCK SEASON DEATH, June Wright 
                              4. 4.4, OLMEC OBITUARY, L.J.M. Owen 
                              5. 4.5, MISSING, Melanie Casey 
                              6. 4.6, DARKEST PLACE, Jaye Ford 
                              7. 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld 
                              8. 4.4, HINDSIGHT, Melanie Casey 
                              9. 3.8, OUT OF THE ICE, Ann Turner
                              10. 5.0, THE LAKE HOUSE, Kate Morton
                              11. 3.9, FRONT PAGE NEWS, Katie Rowney 
                              12. 4.8, AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, Emily Maguire 
                              13. 4.7, THE DRY, Jane Harper
                              14. 4.5, ONLY DAUGHTER, Anna Snoekstra 
                              15. 4.3, RESURRECTION BAY, Emma Viskic
                              16. 5.0, THE WRONG HAND, Jane Jago 
                              17. 4.8, THE SOLDIER'S CURSE, Tom & Meg Kenneally 
                              18. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar   


                                  2016 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 56
                                  1. 4.4, KING OF THE ROAD, Nigel Bartlett 
                                  2. 4.3, THE DROWNING POOL, Ross Macdonald 
                                  3. 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould  
                                  4. 3.5, DUCK SEASON DEATH, June Wright 
                                  5. 4.2, THE UNFUR-TUNATE VALENTINE'S SCAM, Alannah Rogers 
                                  6. 4.4, THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS, Erle Stanley Gardner 
                                  7. 4.3, MURDER ON THE HOUR, Elizabeth J. Duncan 
                                  8. 4.9, WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME, Kate McQuaile 
                                  9. 4.3, LOCK NO 1. Maigret #18, Georges Simenon
                                  10. 4.4, BOGMAN, R.I. Olufsen 
                                  11. 4.4, LONDON'S GLORY, Christopher Fowler
                                  12. 4.8, TWISTER, Jane Woodham 
                                  13. 4.6, DARKEST PLACE, Jaye Ford 
                                  14. 4.4, A RISING MAN, Abir Mukherjee 
                                  15. 4.0, MAIGRET IN NEW YORK, Georges Simenon
                                  16. 4.5, SIX FOUR, Hideo Yokoyama 
                                  17. 3.8, OUT OF THE ICE, Ann Turner 
                                  18. 4.4, THE TRAVELLER'S RETURN, Patricia Wentworth 
                                  19. 4.2, DYING FOR A TASTE, Leslie Karst 
                                  20. 4.2, COMFORT ZONE, Lindsay Tanner
                                  21. 4.2, THE BUNGALOW MURDER, Annie Haynes
                                  22. 5.0, THE LAKE HOUSE, Kate Morton 
                                  23. 4.3, DADDY DEAREST, Paul Southern
                                  24. 4.6, A CAREER OF EVIL, Robert Galbraith
                                  25. 4.8, AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, Emily Maguire 
                                  26. 4.0, BLACK COFFEE, Agatha Christie (novelised by Charles Osborne) 
                                  27. 4.1, TREACHERY IN BORDEAUX, Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen
                                  28. 4.7, THE DRY, Jane Harper 
                                  29. 4.7, LOST GIRLS, Angela Marsons 
                                  30. 4.2, WEEKEND WITH DEATH, Patricia Wentworth
                                  31. 4.3, THE LOVING HUSBAND, Christobel Kent 
                                  32. 4.6, DIFFERENT CLASS, Joanne Harris 
                                  33. 4.5, ONLY DAUGHTER, Anna Snoekstra 
                                  34. 4.3, GIRL IN THE DARK, Marion Pauw 
                                  35. 4.4, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, Ruth Ware 
                                  36. 4.2, THE GROWN UP, Gillian Flynn
                                  37. 4.6, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, Antonia Hodgson
                                  38. 4.6, STRANGE TIDE, Christopher Fowler
                                  39. 4.3, RESURRECTION BAY, Emma Viskic 
                                  40. 4.7, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, Michael Stanley
                                  41. 4.5, BEFORE THE POISON, Peter Robinson
                                  42. 4.3, A DEATH IN SWEDEN, Kevin Wignall
                                  43. 4.9, PLAY DEAD, Angela Marsons 
                                  44. 4.7, THE DEFENCELESS, Kati Hiekkapelto
                                  45. 5.0, A DEADLY THAW, Sarah Ward 
                                  46. 3.5, THE MURDERED BANKER, Augusto de Angelis 
                                  47. 5.0, THE WRONG HAND, Jane Jago 
                                  48. 4.3, THE EXILED, Kati Hiekkapelto 
                                  49. 4.3, SEE ALSO MURDER, Larry D. Sweazy
                                  50. 4.1, ENTANGLEMENT, Zygmunt Miloszewski
                                  51. 4.4, PAST TENSE, Margot Kinberg
                                  52. 5.0, THE RULES OF BACKYARD CRICKET, Jock Serong
                                  53. 4.7, MAGPIE MURDERS, Anthony Horowitz 
                                  54. 3.5, THE CLIMATE CHANGE MURDERS, David Kilner 
                                  55. 4.2, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 
                                  56. 4.9, BLOOD LINES, Angela Marsons       
                                  57.  
                                  This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.

                                  Currently: 59
                                  1. 4.4, KING OF THE ROAD, Nigel Bartlett
                                  2. 4.3, GOOD MONEY, J. M. Green
                                  3. 4.5, EDGE OF WILD, D.K. Stone 
                                  4. 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould
                                  5. 4.3, GHOST GIRLS, Cath Ferla   
                                  6. 4.2, THE UNFUR-TUNATE VALENTINE'S SCAM, Alannah Rogers 
                                  7. 4.4, OLMEC OBITUARY, L.J.M. Owen 
                                  8. 4.4, THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS, Erle Stanley Gardner 
                                  9. 4.3, MURDER ON THE HOUR, Elizabeth J. Duncan 
                                  10. 4.9, WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME, Kate McQuaile 
                                  11. 4.4, BOGMAN, R.I. Olufsen 
                                  12. 4.8, TWISTER, Jane Woodham 
                                  13. 4.5, MISSING, Melanie Casey 
                                  14. 4.7, ENOUGH ROPE, Barbara Nadel 
                                  15. 4.1, SMALLBONE DECEASED, Michael Gilbert 
                                  16. 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld 
                                  17. 4.8, THE WIDOW, Fiona Barton 
                                  18. 4.4, FATAL ERROR, Michael Ridpath 
                                  19. 4.4, A RISING MAN, Abir Mukherjee 
                                  20. 4.5, THE BITTER SEASON, Tami Hoag
                                  21. 4.5, SIX FOUR, Hideo Yokoyama 
                                  22. 3.7, MYSTERY IN WHITE, J. Jefferson Farjeon 
                                  23. 4.6, A FEW OF THE GIRLS, Maeve Binchy 
                                  24. 4.5, PROHIBITED ZONE, Alastair Sarre 
                                  25. 4.5, A DARK AND TWISTED TIDE, Sharon Bolton 
                                  26. 4.2, DYING FOR A TASTE, Leslie Karst 
                                  27. 4.2, COMFORT ZONE, Lindsay Tanner 
                                  28. 4.2, THE BUNGALOW MURDER, Annie Haynes 
                                  29. 4.3, DADDY DEAREST, Paul Southern
                                  30. 3.9, FRONT PAGE NEWS, Katie Rowney 
                                  31. 4.7, THE TRAP, Melanie Raabe
                                  32. 4.8, AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, Emily Maguire 
                                  33. 4.1, TREACHERY IN BORDEAUX, Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen 
                                  34. 4.7, THE DRY, Jane Harper
                                  35. 4.2, THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, Muriel Barbery  
                                  36. 4.5, THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost, Daniel Allen Butler 
                                  37. 4.4, THE SATELLITE PEOPLE, Hans Olav Lahlum
                                  38. 4.7, THE CHOSEN, Kristina Ohlsson  
                                  39. 4.5, MISSING PRESUMED, Susie Steiner 
                                  40. 4.3, THE LOVING HUSBAND, Christobel Kent 
                                  41. 4.4, I'M TRAVELLING ALONE, Samuel Bjork
                                  42. 4.5, ONLY DAUGHTER, Anna Snoekstra
                                  43. 4.3, GIRL IN THE DARK, Marion Pauw 
                                  44. 4.3, THE TIGER LADIES, Sudha Koul
                                  45. 4.6, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, Antonia Hodgson 
                                  46. 4.3, RESURRECTION BAY, Emma Viskic 
                                  47. 4.3, A DEATH IN SWEDEN, Kevin Wignall
                                  48. 4.7, THE DEFENCELESS, Kati Hiekkapelto 
                                  49. 3.5, THE MURDERED BANKER, Augusto de Angelis
                                  50. 5.0, THE WRONG HAND, Jane Jago
                                  51. 4.3, SEE ALSO MURDER, Larry D. Sweazy
                                  52. 4.8, THE SOLDIER'S CURSE, Tom & Meg Kenneally
                                  53. 4.1, ENTANGLEMENT, Zygmunt Miloszewski 
                                  54. 5.0, THE RULES OF BACKYARD CRICKET, Jock Serong
                                  55. 4.2, A WOMAN MUCH MISSED, Valerio Varesi 
                                  56. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar
                                  57. 4.3, DEATH IN AUGUST, Marco Vichi
                                  58. 3.5, THE CLIMATE CHANGE MURDERS, David Kilner
                                  59. 5.0, CONCLAVE, Robert Harris         
                                    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: 7
                                    1. 4.5, ONLY TIME WILL TELL, Jeffrey Archer 
                                    2. 4.5, CHANCE DEVELOPMENTS, Alexander McCall Smith
                                    3. 4.6, A FEW OF THE GIRLS, Maeve Binchy 
                                    4. 4.2, THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, Muriel Barbery 
                                    5. 4.5, THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost, Daniel Allen Butler 
                                    6. 4.3, THE TIGER LADIES, Sudha Koul
                                    7. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar  
                                        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: 11
                                        1. 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould
                                        2. 4.4, BOGMAN, R.I. Olufsen 
                                        3. 4.5,  LAST WILL, Lisa Marklund
                                        4. 4.3, DARK AS MY HEART, Antti Tuomainen 
                                        5. 4.4, THE SATELLITE PEOPLE, Hans Olav Lahlum
                                        6. 4.7, THE CHOSEN, Kristina Ohlsson 
                                        7. 4.4, I'M TRAVELLING ALONE, Samuel Bjork 
                                        8. 4.5, THE UNDESIRED, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
                                        9. 4.7, THE DEFENCELESS, Kati Hiekkapelto 
                                        10. 4.3, THE EXILED, Kati Hiekkapelto
                                        11. 4.4, THE CATALYST KILLING, Hans Olav Lahlum   
                                          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:
                                          1. 4.8, TWISTER, Jane Woodham
                                             
                                            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: 20
                                              1. 4.3, LOCK NO 1. Maigret #18, Georges Simenon- French
                                              2. 4.0, MAIGRET IN NEW YORK, Georges Simenon - French 
                                              3. 4.5, SIX FOUR, Hideo Yokoyama - Japanese 
                                              4. 4.5,  LAST WILL, Lisa Marklund - Swedish
                                              5. 4.7, THE TRAP, Melanie Raabe - German
                                              6. 4.1, TREACHERY IN BORDEAUX, Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen - French
                                              7. 4.2, THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, Muriel Barbery - French 
                                              8. 4.3, DARK AS MY HEART, Antti Tuomainen - Finnish
                                              9. 4.4, THE SATELLITE PEOPLE, Hans Olav Lahlum - Norwegian
                                              10. 4.7, THE CHOSEN, Kristina Ohlsson - Swedish  
                                              11. 4.4, I'M TRAVELLING ALONE, Samuel Bjork - Norwegian
                                              12. 4.3, GIRL IN THE DARK, Marion Pauw - Dutch  
                                              13. 4.5, THE UNDESIRED, Yrsa Sigurdardottir - Icelandic 
                                              14. 4.7, THE DEFENCELESS, Kati Hiekkapelto - Finnish
                                              15. 4.1, ENTANGLEMENT, Zygmunt Miloszewski - Polish
                                              16. 3.5, THE MURDERED BANKER, Augusto de Angelis - Italian 
                                              17. 4.3, THE EXILED, Kati Hiekkapelto - Finnish
                                              18. 4.2, A WOMAN MUCH MISSED, Valerio Varesi 
                                              19. 4.3, DEATH IN AUGUST, Marco Vichi 
                                              20. 4.4, THE CATALYST KILLING, Hans Olav Lahlum 



                                                  Good Reads - January - The Brand New Challenge

                                                  I'm not sure how this challenge will work over the year. I will give it a go for January.

                                                  I think I will probably have to create an individual page to keep my records.
                                                  Rules:
                                                  #1
                                                  . You need to complete a minimum of three of the five categories listed below to finish this challenge. One read - one book for each category.
                                                  #2. List (and LINK) your choice of books for the challenge. How to link here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
                                                  #3. Upon completion of a book, rate it and update your progress...
                                                  #4. Don't forget our guidelines HERE

                                                  The Categories:

                                                  1). Author: Read a book by an author who is new to you.:
                                                  4.4, KING OF THE ROAD, Nigel Bartlett

                                                  2). Debut: Read a debut novel by any author. This list might help you choose.
                                                  4.3, GHOST GIRLS, Cath Ferla
                                                  3). New Release: Read a book which was recently published (within the past 6 months).
                                                  4.3, GOOD MONEY, J. M. Green
                                                  4). New Year, New Series!: Read the first book in a series or trilogy that is new to you.
                                                  4.5, EDGE OF WILD, D.K. Stone
                                                  4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould
                                                  4.5, ONLY TIME WILL TELL, Jeffrey Archer  
                                                  5). Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choice:
                                                  4.3, THE DROWNING POOL, Ross Macdonald

                                                    Snagged at the Library
                                                    I liked this one so much last year that I decided to make it a personal one.
                                                    I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books.
                                                    That is a picture of my local library on the left.

                                                    Currently: 38
                                                    1. 4.2, THE CRIME AND THE CRYSTAL, Elizabeth Ferrars
                                                    2. 4.2, VENGEANCE IS MINE, Joanne Fluke
                                                    3. 4.9, COFFIN ROAD, Peter May 
                                                    4. 4.7, EVEN THE DEAD, Benjamin Black  
                                                    5. 4.7, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, Peter Lovesey
                                                    6. 4.7, ENOUGH ROPE, Barbara Nadel
                                                    7. 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld
                                                    8. 4.4, FATAL ERROR, Michael Ridpath 
                                                    9. 4.4, THE PRICE OF LOVE, Peter Robinson
                                                    10. 4.5, THE BITTER SEASON, Tami Hoag 
                                                    11. 4.5, LITTLE GREY CELLS: The Quotable  POIROT, Agatha Christie (edited by David Brawn)  
                                                    12. 4.7, THE STONE WIFE, Peter Lovesey
                                                    13. 4.5, CHANCE DEVELOPMENTS, Alexander McCall Smith
                                                    14. 4.4, HINDSIGHT, Melanie Casey 
                                                    15. 4.6, A FEW OF THE GIRLS, Maeve Binchy
                                                    16. 4.5, PROHIBITED ZONE, Alastair Sarre 
                                                    17. 4.5, A DARK AND TWISTED TIDE, Sharon Bolton 
                                                    18. 4.5,  LAST WILL, Lisa Marklund
                                                    19. 5.0, THE LAKE HOUSE, Kate Morton 
                                                    20. 4.6, A CAREER OF EVIL, Robert Galbraith 
                                                    21. 4.4, THE KILLING IN THE CAFE, Simon Brett
                                                    22. 4.8, THE WATERS OF ETERNAL YOUTH, Donna Leon 
                                                    23. 4.5, FALLING IN LOVE, Donna Leon 
                                                    24. 4.3, DARK AS MY HEART, Antti Tuomainen  
                                                    25. 4.4, THE SATELLITE PEOPLE, Hans Olav Lahlum
                                                    26. 4.7, THE CHOSEN, Kristina Ohlsson
                                                    27. 4.4, HESTER & HARRIET, Hilary Spiers 
                                                    28. 4.4, I'M TRAVELLING ALONE, Samuel Bjork
                                                    29. 4.2, THE HEAT, Garry Disher 
                                                    30. 4.5, THE UNDESIRED, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
                                                    31. 4.7, THE WOMAN IN BLUE, Elly Griffiths
                                                    32. 4.3, SERPENTS IN EDEN, Martin Edwards (edit) 
                                                    33. 4.3, THE MISTLETOE MURDER, P.D.James
                                                    34. 4.2, A WOMAN MUCH MISSED, Valerio Varesi
                                                    35. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar
                                                    36. 4.3, DEATH IN AUGUST, Marco Vichi 
                                                    37. 4.4, THE CATALYST KILLING, Hans Olav Lahlum 
                                                    38. 4.8, THE BANK MANAGER, Roger Monk        
                                                    2016 Mt TBR reading challenge
                                                    hosted  again 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 TBR2016

                                                    Currently:1
                                                    1. 4.7, THE GIRL IN GREEN, Derek B. Miller
                                                    2016 Historical Fiction Reading ChallengeAgain a record just for me.
                                                    I'm going to be a bit flexible here and allow myself to include books that have a fair bit of history included in the story. They will still be crime fiction. I will indicate which historical period they relate to.

                                                    Currently: 7
                                                    1. 4.5, ONLY TIME WILL TELL, Jeffrey Archer 
                                                    2. 4.4, A RISING MAN, Abir Mukherjee 
                                                    3. 4.5, THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost, Daniel Allen Butler 
                                                    4. 4.6, THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA, Antonia Hodgson 
                                                    5. 4.7, THE GIRL IN GREEN, Derek B. Miller
                                                    6. 4.8, THE SOLDIER'S CURSE, Tom & Meg Kenneally 
                                                    7. 4.5, SALT CREEK, Lucy Treloar 

                                                     100 Crime Fiction Reads of all time (2 lists)
                                                    See also on Good Reads - popular by date
                                                    1. January 2016:  publ. 1950:
                                                      4.3, THE DROWNING POOL, Ross Macdonald
                                                    2. Feb 2016, publ. 1933
                                                      4.4, THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS, Erle Stanley Gardner (Perry Mason#1)
                                                      4.3, LOCK NO 1. Maigret #18, Georges Simenon
                                                    3. March 2016, 4.0, MAIGRET IN NEW YORK, Georges Simenon, published 1947
                                                    4. April 2016, 4.4, THE TRAVELLER'S RETURN, Patricia Wentworth publ. 1945

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