2019 Reading Challenges

2019 reading challenges I'm following

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

This page is a work in progress
Last updated 31 December 2019

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

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	2019 Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 110 My progress will be recorded on 2019 Reviews.  Currently: 120 Reading A-Z for Aussie Readers For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the title begins with that letter. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the title. Hosted at Good Reads Au Currently: 20/ 26 A: AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd B: THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis C: COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza D: THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters E F: FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe G: THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan H: HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher I: ILLUSION OF DEATH, Brian Kavanagh J K; KILL SHOT, Garry Disher L; LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza M, MINE, J.L. Butler N, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza O: THE ONE, John Marrs P: THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland Q, QUOTA, Jock Serong R, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben S, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths T, TWISTED, Linda La Plante U: AN UNWANTED GUEST, Shari Lapena V W: WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard X Y Z
	Agatha Christie Reading Challenge How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge This is one that I host. I completed the challenge in 2014 and so here this year I'll record blog posts related to Agatha Christie, probably mainly related to short stories. The time may have come to do some re-reading Currently:2 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah - audio book  4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie
USA Fiction Challenge ongoing	USA Fiction Challenge ongoing This is one I'm hosting on its own site. I'm keeping my own records on a page on my blog. So here I will just keep a summary of the number of states covered, as well as a list of US crime fiction I've read in 2018. Total so far 21/51 Books read 2019: 15 4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King  4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe 4.7, SHARP OBJECTS, Gillian Flynn   4.8, NINTH AND NOWHERE, Jeffery Deaver 4.4, A KILLING NIGHT, Jonathon King 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta  4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien   4.5, WHERE THE DEAD LAY, David Levien 4.3, DON'T LET GO, Harlan Coben  4.3, NO SECOND CHANCE, Harlan Coben  4.5, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict  4.5, THE WOODS, Harlan Coben 4.1, THE NEVER GAME, Jeffery Deaver 4.4, A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS, Linwood Barclay
British Books Challenge 2019 - mine will be crime fiction	The aim is to read at least 12 books by British authors. This is really not much of a challenge for me as I read so much British crime fiction, so the challenge is really just a way of keeping my records. Not sure I will join an "official" challenge. Currently: 69 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler 4.2, THE MARMALADE MURDERS, Elizabeth J. Duncan 4.5, TWISTED, Linda La Plante 4.8, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza 4.8, LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza  4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters 4.7, LETHAL WHITE, Robert Galbraith 4.6, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths 4.7, COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza  4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters  4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd  4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis   5.0, IN A HOUSE OF LIES, Ian Rankin  4.4, A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY, Robert Barnard 4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman  4.3, THE LISTENERS, Anthony J. Quinn 4.4, THE QUARTET MURDERS, J. R. Ellis 4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter 4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan  3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches  4.4, THE MURDER AT REDMIRE HALL, J.R. Ellis  3.6, DISAPPEARED, Anthony J. Quinn 4.4, THE SHAPE OF LIES, Rachel Abbott  4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan 4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook  4.6, HIDDEN KILLERS, Lynda La Plante  4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs 4.6, DEADLY SECRETS, Robert Bryndza  4.6, DEAD MAN'S LANE, Kate Ellis 4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis 4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit)  4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field  4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James 4.5, THE SUSPECT, Fiona Barton  4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton  4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett 4.5, THE WYCH ELM, Tana French 4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 4.5, 55, James Delargy  4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe  4.8, SNAP, Belinda Bauer  4.4, HEAD IN THE SAND, Damien Boyd  4.5, THE MISTLETOE BRIDE, Kate Mosse  4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter 4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter  4.4, DARK SATURDAY, Nicci French  4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley  4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara 4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys    4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter 4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd  4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins  4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge 4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes 4.4, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter 4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine  4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew  4.6, THE RIDDLE OF THE THIRD MILE, Colin Dexter 4.7, THE LYING ROOM, Nicci French  4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha  4.4, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, Alice Feeney  4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths 4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides  4.8, THE NANNY, Gilly Macmillan  4.6, THE JEWEL THAT WAS OURS, Colin Dexter    4.8, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, Jo Spain
	The Aussie Author Challenge 2019 is being hosted at Booklover Book Reviews I'm aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I will read many more than that. My genre will be restricted to crime fiction. Currently: 28 4.7, KILL SHOT, Garry Disher 4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong 4.2, ILLUSION OF DEATH, Brian Kavanagh   5.0, THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker  4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon   4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge   4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane 4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE  4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field 4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk  4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak 4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner  4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden  4.8, GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL, Michael Robotham  4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord 4.8, THE CHAIN, Adrian McKinty 4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan 4.5, THE AUTUMN MURDERS, Robert Gott  4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski   4.4, SILVER, Chris Hammer  5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski  4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton  4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll  4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth
	2019 Australian Women Writers Challenge I will be aiming to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. They will also count for the Aussie Author Challenge (above) Currently: 14 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker  4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge  4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane  4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE 4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden   4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord 4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan  4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski  5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton  4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth
	2019 Ebook Reading Challenge hosted at the Book Dragon's Lair Levels bit – 1 book Byte – 10 books Megabyte – 25 books Gigabyte – 50 books Terabyte – 75 books Petabyte – 100 books Empty the Cloud - 101+ books . . . yeah, this look good. About one third of my reading is done on my Kindle Currently: 21 4.2, THE MARMALADE MURDERS, Elizabeth J. Duncan 4.7, LETHAL WHITE, Robert Galbraith 4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain  4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard  5.0, IN A HOUSE OF LIES, Ian Rankin   4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White 3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches 4.8, NINTH AND NOWHERE, Jeffery Deaver  4.4, THE SHAPE OF LIES, Rachel Abbott 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta  4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter  4.5, WHERE THE DEAD LAY, David Levien  4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak  4.5, THE WYCH ELM, Tana French  4.8, GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL, Michael Robotham 5.0, THE TURN OF THE KEY, Ruth Ware 4.4, SILVER, Chris Hammer  4.6, CRUEL ACTS, Jane Casey 4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew  4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths
	This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can. Currently: 44 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler 4.7, THE DARKEST PLACE, Jo Spain  4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard 4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd  4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker  4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon  4.4, THE NOWHERE CHILD, Christian White  4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King 4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman 4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge 4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan  3.5, THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIE, Marnie Riches 4.3, LAST WORDS, Michael Koryta 4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook  4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane 4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs  4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field 4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak  4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict  4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner  4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James 4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton  4.4, THE DAY THE LIES BEGAN, Kylie Kaden 4.4, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, Oyinkan Braithwaite 4.5, 55, James Delargy  4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe   4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley  4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara 4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys  4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins 4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge  4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes  4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski  4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton 4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll  4.5, WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew 4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo   4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides 4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth
Not crime fiction	Not crime fiction Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I need occasionally to read outside the crime fiction genre. Currently: 11 4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters 4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker  4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon    4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell  4.3, BRIDGE OF CLAY, Markus Zusak 4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James  4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord  4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski  5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski
	Nordic Reading challenge Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on Nordic/Scandinavian crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.  Currently: 2 4.4, THE THIN BLUE LINE, Christoffer Carlsson 4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo -Greenland
New Zealand authors	New Zealand Reading challenge Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on New Zealand crime fiction and to keep records of my reading. Currently: 2  4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter (setting) 4.5, ALL OUR SECRETS, Jennifer Lane (author)
	Translated crime fiction This will overlap with a number of the other challenges and is really just a record of translated titles that I've read this year. Currently: 3 4.4, THE THIN BLUE LINE, Christoffer Carlsson  4.6, WEEPING WATERS, Karin Brynard  4.5, GIRL WITHOUT SKIN, Mads Peder Nordbo
Audio Books	Audio Books A Personal challenge/record   Currently: 15 4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters  4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong  4.3, THE  BODY IN THE DALES, J. R. Ellis 4.4, THE QUARTET MURDERS, J. R. Ellis  4.4, THE MURDER AT REDMIRE HALL, J.R. Ellis  4.6, MARLBOROUGH MAN, Alan Carter 4.3, NO SECOND CHANCE, Harlan Coben  4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett 4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter   4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter 4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter   4.4, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter   4.6, THE RIDDLE OF THE THIRD MILE, Colin Dexter  4.6, THE JEWEL THAT WAS OURS, Colin Dexter
	Snagged at the Library I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books. That is a picture of my local library on the left.  Currently: 79 4.6, MINE, J.L. Butler  4.5, TWISTED, Linda La Plante  4.8, THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza 4.7, KILL SHOT, Garry Disher  4.8, LAST BREATH, Robert Bryndza  4.6, THE STRANGER DIARIES, Elly Griffiths  4.7, COLD BLOOD, Robert Bryndza 4.5, QUOTA, Jock Serong    4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters  4.2, AS THE CROW FLIES, Damien Boyd 5.0, THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland  4.4, THE KOOKABURRA CREEK CAFE, Sandie Docker  4.3, THREE GOLD COINS, Josephine Moon  4.4, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, Jonathon King  4.2, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, Catherine Steadman  4.3, THE LISTENERS, Anthony J. Quinn 4.4, THE BOOK CLUB, Mary Alice Monroe  4.7, SHARP OBJECTS, Gillian Flynn 4.8, THE MARRIAGE CLUB, Kate Legge  4.5, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, Kate Riordan 4.4, A KILLING NIGHT, Jonathon King 3.6, DISAPPEARED, Anthony J. Quinn 4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan   4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher  4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook 4.5, CITY OF THE SUN, David Levien 4.7, THE SINGLE LADIES OF THE JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Joanna Nell  4.4, DEAD OF NIGHT, Michael Stanley 4.6, THE ONE, John Marrs  4.6, DEADLY SECRETS, Robert Bryndza 4.3, DON'T LET GO, Harlan Coben  4.5, THE COTTAGE AT ROSELLA COVE 4.6, DEAD MAN'S LANE, Kate Ellis  4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis  4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit) 4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk  4.5, RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben  4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict  4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner  4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James 4.5, THE SUSPECT, Fiona Barton 4.6,  A KEEPER, Graham Norton  4.6, AN UNWANTED GUEST, Shari Lapena  4.4, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, Oyinkan Braithwaite  4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson  4.4, CLOSED CASKET, Sophie Hannah 4.5, 55, James Delargy  4.4, FORGET MY NAME, J. S. Monroe  4.8, SNAP, Belinda Bauer  4.2, SISTERS, Gabrielle Lord  4.4, HEAD IN THE SAND, Damien Boyd 4.5, THE MISTLETOE BRIDE, Kate Mosse  4.5, THE SECRET OF ANNEXE THREE, Colin Dexter 4.5, THE WOODS, Harlan Coben  4.6, THE WENCH IS DEAD, Colin Dexter 4.4, DARK SATURDAY, Nicci French 4.6, THE HUNTING PARTY, Lucy Foley 4.4, THE RUMOUR, Lesley Kara  4.8, THE SCHOLAR, Dervla McTiernan  4.3, SLEEPING PARTNER, James Humphreys 4.1, THE NEVER GAME, Jeffery Deaver   4.3, SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter  4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd  4.7, THE NEIGHBOUR, Fiona Cummins 4.4, SHE LIES IN WAIT, Gytha Lodge  4.5, RUIN BEACH, Kate Rhodes  4.5, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, Liz Byrski  4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine  5.0, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR, Liz Byrski 4.7, LAPSE, Sarah Thornton  4.5, THE MISSING PIECES OF SOPHIE McCARTHY, B.M. Carroll   4.4, A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS, Linwood Barclay  4.7, THE LYING ROOM, Nicci French 4.4, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie  4.4, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, Alice Feeney 4.5, THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides 4.8, THE NANNY, Gilly Macmillan  4.5, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, Sally Hepworth 4.8, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, Jo Spain
2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge	A challenge hosted at Passages to the Past Again mainly a record just for me. I'm going to be a bit flexible here and allow myself to include books that have a fair bit of history included in the story. They will still be crime fiction. I will indicate which historical period they relate to. Currently: 19 4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE, Ellis Peters (Shrewsbury 1180)  4.7, THE TURN OF MIDNIGHT, Minette Walters (The Black Death 1348)  4.1, MURDER UNDER A GREEN SEA, Phillip Hunter (London 1936)  4.5, THE SHADOW HOUR, Kate Riordan (Bristol 1880-1922)  4.4, HOUSE OF GLASS, Susan Fletcher England 1914  4.5, THE AFTERMATH, Rhidian Brook Germany 1946 4.3, A HIGH MORTALITY OF DOVES, Kate Ellis Britain 1919 4.3, MURDER AT THE MANOR, Martin Edwards (edit) Golden Age England  4.1, THE GASLIGHT STALKER, David Field London 1888  4.7, THE BANK TELLER, Roger Monk Adelaide 1950  4.1, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM, Marie Benedict Europe/America 1933 onwards  4.7, RIVER OF SALT, Dave Warner Australia 1963 4.6, COMING HOME TO ISLAND HOUSE, Erica James England 1939-40  4.4, NIGHT OVER WATER, Ken Follett England 1939 4.4, TRANSCRIPTION, Kate Atkinson England 1940  4.5, THE BLACK ASCOT, Charles Todd England 1921 4.5, THE AUTUMN MURDERS, Robert Gott Melbourne 1944 4.3, THE CHILD'S CHILD, Barbara Vine England  4.5, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Elly Griffiths Brighton England 1951