2015 Reading Challenges Update

2015 The reading challenges I've joined

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

Some of the challenges are external to this blog while others are hosted here or on a blog that I manage.
In practical terms I do allow some challenges to overlap, that is, most books will appear in more than one challenge.
In addition many of the challenges are simply continuations of challenges I took on last year, and are a reflection of my reading interests.

Last updated 30 December 2015
Looking for some reading challenge ideas yourself? Check A Novel Challenge.

 A visual summary
 
2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen

In 2014 I read 137 books.
Aiming for 145.
So far this year: 137

This challenge has its own record page at 2015 Reviews.

Good Reads Reading Challenge.

I have set my challenge at 140
Currently : 137

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

This is one that I host.
I completed the challenge in 2014 and so here this year I'll record blog posts related to Agatha Christie, probably mainly related to short stories.

2015 Global Reading Challenge:  14/21

I have committed myself to reading 21 titles, all crime fiction, 3 titles each from 7 "continents". My 7th continent - historical crime fiction.
Blog site: 2015 Global Reading Challenge

Africa -
  1.  4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen - Cameroon
    Asia -
    1.  4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey  Japan

      Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
      I can count separate Australian states - Completed
      1. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell - Australia
      2. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox - Australia 
      3. 4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson - New Zealand
      Europe - completed
        1. 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott  - England 
        2. 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon  - France
        3. 4.6, THIN AIR, Ann Cleeves - Scotland
          North America - completed
          1.  5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May  - Canada (setting)
          2. 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz  - Washington DC (setting)
          3. 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar - North America
            South America -
            1.  3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart - Caribbean
              7th Continent: Historical - completed
              1. 4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi- Italy 1895
              2. 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons - Leningrad 1941
              3. 4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman - England 1141
                USA Fiction Challenge ongoing
                USA Fiction Challenge ongoing

                 This is one I'm hosting on its own site. I'm keeping my own  records on a page on my blog.

                So here I will just keep a summary of the number of states covered, as well as a list of US crime fiction I've read in 2015.

                Total so far 20/51
                Books read 2015
                1.  4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - Washington DC
                2.  4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni - Seattle, Washington
                3. 3.8, THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, Anna Katherine Green - New York 
                4. 4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash- North Carolina
                5. 4.4, ANGLE OF INVESTIGATION, Michael Connelly - California 
                6. 4.7, BY ITS COVER, Donna Leon - author birth place 
                7. 4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey -author residence 
                8. 3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin - New York 
                9. 3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart - New York - author birthplace 
                10. 4.6, PAYING THE PIPER, Simon Wood - California (setting)
                11. 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton - California (setting) 
                12. 4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block - New York (setting)
                13. 4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein - Los Angeles (setting) 
                14. 4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan
                15. 4.5, THE GOLDEN GOOSE, Donna Leon 
                16. 4.2, THE PENGUIN POOL MURDER, Stuart Palmer


                Golden Vintage - books written before 1960
                - no bingos claimed yet

                 and  
                Silver Vintage: books written 1960 - 1989
                - no bingos claimed yet

                Vintage Mystery BINGO 2015: Silver & Gold Edition

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


                * All books must be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.).  The mystery/crime must be the primary feature of the book--ghost stories, paranormal, romance, humor, etc are all welcome as ingredients, but must not be the primary category under which these books would be labeled at the library or bookstore.



                *Challengers may play either the Silver Age or Golden Age Card—or both.
                *BINGOS may be claimed by completing all spaces in a row--horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  You may also claim a “Four Corner” BINGO by reading a book for each of the four corners plus two more spaces—any two.  A valid BINGO must have six complete spaces.

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

                British Books Challenge 2015
                - mine will be crime fiction


                British Books Challenge 2015 hosted by Fluttering Butterflies

                The aim is to read at least 12 books by British authors. This is really not much of a challenge for me as I read so much British crime fiction, so the challenge is really just a way of keeping my records. - Completed

                Currently: 57/12
                1. 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott
                2. 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May 
                3. 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer  
                4. 4.6, THIN AIR, Ann Cleeves
                5. 4.7, PUT ON BY CUNNING, Ruth Rendell  
                6. 4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude
                7. 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah  
                8. 4.3, A SLEEPING LIFE, Ruth Rendell
                9. 4.0, DEATH OF A LIAR, M.C. Beaton
                10. 4.9, THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott   
                11. 4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird
                12. 3.8, THEY FOUND HIM DEAD, Georgette Heyer 
                13. 4.8, ABATTOIR BLUES, Peter Robinson  (setting)  
                14. 4.5, SINS OF THE FATHER, Graham Hurley  
                15. 4.8, RUNAWAY, Peter May 
                16. 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet
                17. 4.4, HIS BURIAL TOO, Catherine Aird 
                18. 4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton
                19. 4.6, SLEEP TIGHT, Rachel Abbott  
                20. 4.8, THE SKELETON ROAD, Val McDermid 
                21. 4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham
                22. 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware  
                23. 4.3, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, Martin Edwards
                24. 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes
                25. 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare
                26. 4.9, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Paula Hawkins 
                27. 4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates
                28. 4.4, TROUBLED WATERS, Gillian Galbraith  
                29. 4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh 
                30. 4.4, SECOND LIFE, S.S Watson
                31. 4.0, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie
                32. Double Sin and Other Stories, Agatha Christie, published 1961 
                33. 4.2, THREE BLIND MICE and other stories, Agatha Christie   
                34. 4.5, STRANGER CHILD, Rachel Abbott
                35. 4.7, THE BURNING MAN, Christopher Fowler  
                36. 4.2, THE SLAUGHTER MAN, Tony Parsons
                37. 4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne 
                38. 4.5, THE GHOST FIELDS, Elly Griffiths
                39. 4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley
                40. 4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars 
                41. 4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons 
                42. 5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell  
                43. 4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa
                44. 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward 
                45. 4.7, THE OUTCAST DEAD, Elly Griffiths - audio
                46. 4.5, THE DEVIL'S CAVE, Martin Walker 
                47. 4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt 
                48. 4.8, THE MOTH CATCHER, Ann Cleeves
                49. 4.3, BALLAD OF A DEAD NOBODY, Liza Cody
                50. 4.8, BRYANT & MAY: THE BLEEDING HEART, Christopher Fowler 
                51. 4.8, EVIL GAMES, Angela Marsons
                52. 4.3, FATAL CATCH, Pauline Rowson
                53. 4.5, DAMAGE, Felix Francis 
                54. 4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon 
                55. 4.4, DARK CORNERS, Ruth Rendell  
                56. 4.8, THE SHUT EYE, Belinda Bauer  
                57. 4.4, FALL FROM GRACE, David Ashton

                  The Aussie Author Challenge 2015 is being hosted at Booklover Book Reviews

                  I'm aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I will read many more than that.
                  - Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you;
                  - At least 6 fiction and at least 2 non-fiction, and at least 3 titles first published in 2014 or 2015. 

                  Currently: 26 - completed
                  1. 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz - Female, New, Fiction
                  2. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell 
                  3. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox
                  4. 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist 
                  5. 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown
                  6. 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis 
                  7. 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner 
                  8. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio  
                  9. 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell 
                  10. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott
                  11. 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk  
                  12. 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young
                  13. 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day 
                  14. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks 
                  15. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner 
                  16. 4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham 
                  17. 4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer 
                  18. 4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace 
                  19. 4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil 
                  20. 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright 
                  21. 4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox 
                  22. 4.3, MURDER ON THE ISLAND, Brian Kavanagh 
                  23. 4.7, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland 
                  24. 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 
                  25. 4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster 
                  26. 4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp 

                    2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge

                    I will be aiming to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. They will also count for the Aussie Author Challenge (above)

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

                      2015 Ebook Reading Challenge

                      Here is another that is probably not much of a challenge for me as I read so much on my Kindle.

                      Levels:
                      1. Bits – 5 ebooks
                      2. Bytes – 10 ebooks
                      3. Megabytes – 25 ebooks
                      4. Gigabytes – 50 ebooks
                      5. Terabytes – 75 ebooks
                      6. Empty the Cloud – 100 ebooks
                       
                      Currently: 65
                      1. 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer
                      2. 4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude  
                      3. 4.0, DEATH OF A LIAR, M.C. Beaton
                      4. 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar 
                      5. 3.8, THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, Anna Katherine Green
                      6. 4.4, ANGLE OF INVESTIGATION, Michael Connelly 
                      7. 4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey
                      8. 3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin
                      9. 4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon
                      10. 3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart 
                      11. 4.6, PAYING THE PIPER, Simon Wood
                      12. 4.6, SLEEP TIGHT, Rachel Abbott 
                      13. 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner
                      14. 4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh 
                      15. 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware 
                      16. 4.3, TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, Martin Edwards 
                      17. 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes 
                      18. 5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum
                      19. 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare 
                      20. 2.0, THE LAUGHING MONSTERS, Denis Johnson
                      21. 4.8, THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND, Stuart Neville 
                      22. 4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason 
                      23. 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
                      24. 4.4, CRYSTAL NIGHTS, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen
                      25. 4.0, CHEF MAURICE AND A SPOT OF A TRUFFLE, J. A. Lang 
                      26. 4.0, AS CHIMNEY SWEEPERS COME TO DUST, Alan Bradley
                      27. 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton
                      28. 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young 
                      29. 4.4, BROKEN PROMISE, Linwood Barclay 
                      30. 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day
                      31. 4.5, STRANGER CHILD, Rachel Abbott
                      32. 4.7, A SIEGE OF BITTERNS, Steve Burrows 
                      33. 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco
                      34. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks  
                      35. 4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen 
                      36. 4.8, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Michael Robotham 
                      37. 4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block 
                      38. 4.8, THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French
                      39. 4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars 
                      40. 4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons
                      41. 5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell 
                      42. 4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa
                      43. 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward 
                      44. 4.5, THE DEVIL'S CAVE, Martin Walker   
                      45. 4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt 
                      46. 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright 
                      47. 4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein
                      48. 4.8, THE MOTH CATCHER, Ann Cleeves
                      49. 4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan
                      50. 4.3, BALLAD OF A DEAD NOBODY, Liza Cody
                      51. 4.3, EDEN, Candice Fox 
                      52. 4.8, BRYANT & MAY: THE BLEEDING HEART, Christopher Fowler
                      53. 4.9, THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, Louise Penny
                      54. 4.8, EVIL GAMES, Angela Marsons 
                      55. 4.3, FATAL CATCH, Pauline Rowson 
                      56. 4.1, VINTAGE MURDER, Ngaio Marsh  
                      57. 4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir 
                      58. 4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen 
                      59. 4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon 
                      60. 4.4, DARK CORNERS, Ruth Rendell 
                      61. 4.3, MURDER ON THE ISLAND, Brian Kavanagh
                      62. 4.7, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland 
                      63. 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 
                      64. 4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster 
                      65. 4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp   
                      This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.

                      Currently: 53
                      1. 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott
                      2. 4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer 
                      3. 4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi 
                      4. 4.3, MASTERMIND, Helen Goltz 
                      5. 4.2, THE CORNISH COAST MURDER, John Bude    
                      6. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox
                      7. 4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar 
                      8. 4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni 
                      9. 4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird  
                      10. 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons
                      11. 4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash 
                      12. 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist
                      13. 4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey  
                      14. 3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin
                      15. 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown 
                      16. 3.6, DEAD RECKONING, Michael B. Smart
                      17. 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet 
                      18. 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis
                      19. 4.4, THE LOST SWIMMER, Ann Turner 
                      20. 4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham
                      21. 4.8, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Ruth Ware 
                      22. 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare 
                      23. 4.9, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Paula Hawkins 
                      24. 2.0, THE LAUGHING MONSTERS, Denis Johnson 
                      25. 4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates 
                      26. 4.4, TROUBLED WATERS, Gillian Galbraith
                      27. 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 
                      28. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio 
                      29. 4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh
                      30. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott 
                      31. 4.0, CHEF MAURICE AND A SPOT OF A TRUFFLE, J. A. Lang 
                      32. 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk 
                      33. 4.0, A TRIFLE DEAD, Livia Day
                      34. 4.7, A SIEGE OF BITTERNS, Steve Burrows
                      35. 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco
                      36. 4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget  
                      37. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner 
                      38. 4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer 
                      39. 4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block 
                      40. 4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne 
                      41. 4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley
                      42. 4.7, SILENT SCREAM, Angela Marsons 
                      43. 5.0, THE GHOSTS OF ALTONA, Craig Russell 
                      44. 4.2, AUNT BESSIE BELIEVES, Diana Xarissa 
                      45. 4.8, IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward
                      46. 4.5,  A TIME TO RUN, J. M. Peace
                      47. 4.1, MURDER IN THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, June Wright 
                      48. 4.3, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Paula Bernstein  
                      49. 4.2, JUST EVIL, Vickie McKeehan 
                      50. 4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon 
                      51. 3.9, THE POPEYE MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 
                      52. 4.3, ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US, Sarah Foster 
                      53. 4.4, RUNNING AGAINST THE TIDE, AMANDA Ortlepp 
                        Not crime fiction
                        Not crime fiction

                        Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I need occasionally to read outside the crime fiction genre.

                        Currently: 4
                        1. 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons
                        2. 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet  
                        3. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks
                        4. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner 
                          Nordic Reading challenge

                          Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on Nordic/Scandinavian crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

                          Currently: 16
                          1.  4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst
                          2. 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo
                          3. 4.1 THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo
                          4. 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
                          5. 4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell
                          6. 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst  
                          7. 5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum
                          8. 4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason 
                          9. 4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates 
                          10. 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
                          11. 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo 
                          12. 4.4, CRYSTAL NIGHTS, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen  
                          13. 5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
                          14. 4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen 
                          15. 4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir 
                          16. 4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen
                            New Zealand authors
                            New Zealand Reading challenge
                            Resource on CrimeWatch

                            Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on New Zealand crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

                            Currently: 2
                            1.  4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh
                            2. 4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson
                            3. 4.1, VINTAGE MURDER, Ngaio Marsh 
                              Translated crime fiction

                              This will overlap with a number of the other challenges and is really just a record of translated titles that I've read this year.

                              Currently: 22
                              1. 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon  - French
                              2. 4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi - Italian 
                              3. 4.1, THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo - Swedish 
                              4. 4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst - Norwegian 
                              5. 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo - Swedish 
                              6. 4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi - Italian
                              7. 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo - Swedish
                              8. 4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell- Swedish
                              9. 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst - Norwegian 
                              10. 4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon   -French 
                              11. 5.0, THE DROWNED BOY, Karin Fossum - Norwegian 
                              12. 4.4, OBLIVION, Arnaldur Indridason  - Icelandic
                              13. 4.8, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Icelandic
                              14. 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo - Norwegian 
                              15. 5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Icelandic
                              16. 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - Italian
                              17. 4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget - French 
                              18. 4.5, BURIED, Jussi Adler-Olsen - Danish
                              19. 3.8, THREE-CARD MONTE, Marco Malvaldi - Italian
                              20. 4.5, ASHES TO DUST, Yrsa Sigurdadottir - Icelandic 
                              21. 4.8, THE HANGING GIRL, Jussi Adler Olsen - Danish 
                              22. 4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi - Italian 

                                It is really is a bit of a variant of the Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge that I have run for the last few years (and I may well do that again some time in 2015)
                                I will count only crime fiction books for this challenge which is being hosted by Samantha Lin

                                Currently: 21/26

                                My "official" record page is here.
                                  Snagged at the Library
                                  Hosted here
                                  probably not much of a challenge for me because I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books.

                                  Currently: 50
                                  1. 4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott
                                  2. 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May
                                  3. 4.2, THE MAN WHO WATCHED THE TRAINS GO BY, Georges Simenon 
                                  4. 4.3, GAME FOR FIVE, Marco Malvaldi
                                  5. 4.1, THE STEEL SPRING, Per Wahloo 
                                  6. 5.0, HADES, Candice Fox
                                  7. 4.3, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS, Sophie Hannah  
                                  8. 4.8, CLOSED FOR WINTER, Jorn Lier Horst
                                  9. 4.3, MURDER ON THE THIRTY FIRST FLOOR, Per Wahloo 
                                  10. 5.0, HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, Louise Penny
                                  11. 4.5, THE ART OF KILLING WELL, Marco Malvaldi  
                                  12. 4.9, THE BACK ROAD, Rachel Abbott
                                  13. 4.5, MURDER ONE, Robert Dugoni
                                  14. 4.5, THE TERRORISTS, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo 
                                  15. 4.3, DEAD HEADING, Catherine Aird
                                  16. 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons 
                                  17. 4.7, THE DARK ROAD TO MERCY, Wiley Cash
                                  18. 4.7 MEDEA'S CURSE, Anne Buist
                                  19. 4.7, BY ITS COVER, Donna Leon 
                                  20. 4.5, AN EVENT IN AUTUMN, Henning Mankell
                                  21. 5.0, THE HUNTING DOGS, Jorn Lier Horst
                                  22. 4.8, ABATTOIR BLUES, Peter Robinson  
                                  23. 4.5, POIROT and me, David Suchet
                                  24. 4.4, HIS BURIAL TOO, Catherine Aird 
                                  25. 4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton 
                                  26. 4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman  
                                  27. 4.3, TRACKING NORTH, Kerry McGinnis
                                  28. 4.4, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham 
                                  29. 4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson
                                  30. 4.5, FROZEN OUT, Quentin Bates 
                                  31. 4.4, BLOOD ON SNOW, Jo Nesbo
                                  32. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio 
                                  33. 4.6, I LET YOU GO, Clare Mackintosh 
                                  34. 4.9, TELL THE TRUTH, Katherine Howell 
                                  35. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott  
                                  36. 4.4, SECOND LIFE, S.S Watson
                                  37. 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk
                                  38. Double Sin and Other Stories, Agatha Christie
                                  39. 4.0, POIROT'S EARLY CASES, Agatha Christie 
                                  40. 4.2, THREE BLIND MICE and other stories, Agatha Christie  
                                  41. 5.0, THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
                                  42. 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco 
                                  43. 4.5, SUMMERTIME, ALL THE CATS ARE BORED, Philippe Georget
                                  44. 4.3, THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF, Helen Garner 
                                  45. 4.5, BLOOD REDEMPTION, Alex Palmer
                                  46. 3.8, THREE-CARD MONTE, Marco Malvaldi 
                                  47. 4.6, THE ICE TWINS, S.K. Tremayne
                                  48. 4.8, THE SECRET PLACE, Tana French  
                                  49. 4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi 
                                  50. 4.8, THE SHUT EYE, Belinda Bauer 
                                  2015 Mt TBR reading challenge
                                  hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block.
                                  With my TBR standing at over 200 I have to do something positive!
                                  Levels:
                                  Pike's Peak: 12 books
                                  Mount Blanc: 24 books
                                  Mt. Vancouver: 36 books
                                  Mt. Ararat: 48 books
                                  Mt. Kilimanjaro: 60 books
                                  El Toro: 75 books
                                  Mt. Everest: 100 books
                                  Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books

                                  The challenge requires that I choose a level.
                                  I'll choose Pike's Peak to start with but hopefully I can do better than that. I'll mark myposts TBR2015

                                  Currently: 6
                                  1. 4.7, WEB OF DECEIT, Katherine Howell, publ. 2013
                                  2. 4.5, DARK HORSE, Honey Brown publ.2013
                                  3. 4.4, WYCLIFFE AND THE DUNES MYSTERY,  W.J. Burley - publ 1992 
                                  4. 4.4, GIVE A CORPSE A BAD NAME, Elizabeth Ferrars - republ. 2010 
                                  5. 4.7, PAVING THE NEW ROAD, Sulari Gentil - publ 2012
                                  6. 4.5, DAMAGE, Felix Francis - publ. 2014
                                  2015 Historical Fiction Reading ChallengeTo be hosted on Passages to the Past
                                  I'm going to be a bit flexible here and allow myself to include books that have a fair bit of history included in the story. They will still be crime fiction. I will indicate which historical period they relate to.

                                  Currently: 14
                                  1. 5.0, ENTRY ISLAND, Peter May (Highland clearances, emigration to Canada) 
                                  2. 2.0, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Paullina Simons - Leningrad 1941 
                                  3. 4.5, THE KIZUNA COAST, Sujata Massey - Japan 2011 
                                  4. 4.3, THE CARTER OF LA PROVIDENCE, Georges Simenon  - France 1928 
                                  5. 4.7, THE TWO BROTHERS, Ben Elton  - Berlin 1930s onwards
                                  6. 4.5, WINTER SIEGE, Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman - England 1141
                                  7. 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes Britain late 1940s 
                                  8. 4.4, ODDFELLOWS, Nicolas Shakespeare - Broken Hill 1915 
                                  9. 4.5, CROSS FINGERS, Paddy Richardson - New Zealand 1981
                                  10. 4.2, THE BLUE ROSES OF ORROROO, Margaret Visciglio - South Australia 1928/29 
                                  11. 4.4, THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS, Robert Gott - Australia 1942
                                  12. 4.8, THE BANK INSPECTOR, Roger Monk - Adelaide 1950
                                  13. 4.6, THE INSANITY OF MURDER, Felicity Young - Britain late 19th Century
                                  14. 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - Italy 1327 
                                  15. 4.5, THE SECRET CHORD, Geraldine Brooks - 1000 BC Judah 
                                  16. 4.2, THE ANCIENT CURSE, Valerio Massimo Manfredi - Etruscan archaeology 
                                  Crime Fiction of the Year Challenge @ Past OffencesResource: Top 100 Crime Fiction Reads of all time (2 lists)
                                  See also on Good Reads - popular by date
                                  1. January 2015:  publ. 1915
                                    4.0, THE GOLDEN CLAW, Sax Rohmer
                                  2. February 2015: publ. 1955
                                    4.6, BEAST IN VIEW, Margaret Millar 
                                  3. March 2015: publ. 1967
                                    3.8, ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin
                                  4. April 2015: publ. 1936
                                    4.2, DEATH IN ECSTASY, Ngaio Marsh  
                                  5. May 2015: 3.8, THE JOURNEYING BOY, Michael Innes published in 1949 
                                  6. June 2015: publ. 1934 
                                  7. July 2015 - publ. 1987, chose 4.5, A IS FOR ALIBI, Sue Grafton, but discovered it was actually published 1982
                                  8. August 2015 - 1.5, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco - published 1980
                                  9. September 2015 - 4.6, THE SINS OF THE FATHERS, Lawrence Block, publ. 1976 
                                  10. October 2015 - 4.0, THE SHIVERING SANDS, Victoria Holt - publ 1969
                                  11. - did not read anything
                                  12. December 2015  - 4.2, TEN STAR CLUES, E.R. Punshon, publ. 1941

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