2018 Reading Challenges

2018 reading challenges I'm following

Mostly the challenges that I follow 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. In addition many of the challenges are simply continuations of challenges I took on last year

This page is a work in progress
Last updated 31 December 2018

• 2018 Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 110. Currently: 123
• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Completed in 2014, titles read in 2018: 4
• 2018 Global Reading Challenge currently 10
• USA Fiction Challenge So far 21/51, this year: 19
• 2018 Aussie Author Reading Challenge: aiming for 20: currently 25
• 2018 Australian Women Writers Challenge: aiming for 20. Currently 14
• British Books Challenge 2018 currently 67
• 2018 Ebook Reading Challenge currently 28
• New to me authors - a personal challenge currently 49
• Not crime fiction - a personal challenge currently 9
• Nordic reading challenge - a personal challenge, currently 2
• New Zealand reading challenge -again a personal challenge. currently 0
• Translated crime fiction - a personal challenge that will overlap with many of the other reading challenges that I have undertaken. currently 5
• Snagged at the Library currently: 60
• Audio books: currently: 23
• 2018 Historical Reading Challenge. Currently: 16

A visual summary

	2018 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by Corinne Rodrigues Aiming for 110. So far this year: 123 This challenge has its own record page at 2018 Reviews.
	2018 Good Reads Reading Challenge. I have set my challenge at 110 Currently : 123
	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. Currently: 4 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit) 4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger
I haven't managed to put a GRC site together yet, but it will take the same format as in previous years.	2018 Global Reading Challenge: 9/21 I have committed myself to reading 21 titles, all crime fiction, 3 titles each from 7 "continents". My 7th continent - historical crime fiction. Africa - 0 Asia - 1 4.5, DEATH AT THE DURBAR, Arjun Gaind Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand. I can count separate Australian states - 3  5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper (Victoria) 4.4, 10 SHORT STORIES YOU MUST READ THIS YEAR 4.9, UNDER THE COLD BRIGHT LIGHTS, Garry Disher (Victoria)  Europe - 3 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo (Lapland) 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz (Norway) 4.5, ACT ONE, SCENE ONE ...MURDER, A.H. Richardson (England) North America - 3 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell (Seattle) 4.3, DADDY'S GIRL, Lisa Scottoline (New England) 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne (Michigan) South America - 0 7th Continent: Historical -0
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 2018:  18 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell 4.3, DADDY'S GIRL, Lisa Scottoline 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne   4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder 4.5, DOWNFALL, Margot Kinberg  4.7, COMPANY MAN, Joseph Finder 4.4, THE FIX, David Baldacci 4.4, ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn 4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland 4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen  4.5, A SPARK OF LIGHT, Jodi Picoult
British Books Challenge 2018 - 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: 67  4.5, ACT ONE, SCENE ONE ...MURDER, A.H. Richardson 4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup  4.3, BORROWED TIME, Robert Goddard 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl 4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl  4.5, SLEEP NO MORE, P. D. James  4.3, THE WORD IS MURDER, Anthony Horowitz 4.3, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home  4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse  4.7, FRIDAY ON MY MIND, Nicci French 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase  4.5, RUMPOLE: THE PENGE BUNGALOW MURDERS, John Mortimer - audio book 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney  4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull  4.3, THE DETECTION COLLECTION, by members of the Detection Club  4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith 4.6, A SPOT OF FOLLY, Ruth Rendell 4.4, RECALLED TO LIFE, Reginald Hill 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths 4.5, RUSH OF BLOOD, Mark Billingham 4.3, MACBETH, Jo Nesbo 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton 4.6, COME A LITTLE CLOSER, Rachel Abbott  4.6, THE SIXTH WINDOW, Rachel Abbott 4.3, THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES, Elizabeth George  4.4, LET ME LIE, Clare Mackintosh 4.4, THE LIAR IN THE LIBRARY, Simon Brett 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley 4.3, INSPECTOR MORSE: BBB Radio Collection, Colin Dexter 4.5, KILL ME AGAIN, Rachel Abbott 4.3, THE LAST PUZZLE, Cherringham 16, Matthew Costello  & Neil Richards 4.2, SECRET SANTA, Cherringham 25, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall 4.5, MOTIVES FOR MURDER, Martin Edwards (edit) 4.6, I FOUND YOU, Lisa Jewell  4.7, THE GATEKEEPER, Charles Todd  4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit) 4.7, TELL TALE, Jeffrey Archer  4.8, CARELESS LOVE, Peter Robinson 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan  4.8, THE SHROUDED PATH, Sarah Ward  4.6, CAT O'NINE TALES, Jeffrey Archer 4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse  4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris  4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan  4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza  4.5, TWELVE RED HERRINGS, Jeffrey Archer  4.5, A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS, Jeffrey Archer 4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott  4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger 3.8, FINAL CUT (Cherringham #17), Matthew Costello, Neil Richards  4.5, GALLOWS COURT, Martin Edwards  4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters  4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters  4.8, THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY, Ruth Ware 4.5, THE STORM SISTER, Lucinda Riley 4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah  4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters  4.8, THE GIRL IN THE ICE, Robert Bryndza 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge  4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley  4.4, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE, Ellis Peters
	The Aussie Author Challenge 2018 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 F, at least 4 of those authors are male M, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you N; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 3 genre I can see I may have a problem with the 3 genre aspect.  Currently: 25 5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper 4.4, 10 SHORT STORIES YOU MUST READ THIS YEAR 4.9, UNDER THE COLD BRIGHT LIGHTS, Garry Disher   5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville 4.5, DEATH OF A LAKE, Arthur Upfield  4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green 5.0, ON THE JAVA RIDGE, Jock Serong 4.4, THE BONE IS POINTED, Arthur Upfield 4.2, A ROYAL MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan 5.0, THE OTHER WIFE, Michael Robotham 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield 4.6, DEAD HEAT, Peter Cotton 4.3, THE CELTIC STONE, Nick Hawkes 4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer 4.7, THE ONES YOU TRUST, Caroline Overington 5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper  4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey  3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  4.9. MAN AT THE WINDOW, Robert Jeffreys     4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong 4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn
	2018 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 5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green 4.2, A ROYAL MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield 4.7, THE ONES YOU TRUST, Caroline Overington 5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper  4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios 4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn
	2018 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: Bits - 5 e-books Bytes - 10 e-books Megabytes - 25 e-books Gigabytes - 50 e-books Terabytes – 75 ebooks Empty the Cloud – 100 ebooks Currently: 28 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz  4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram 4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull 4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen  4.5, DOWNFALL, Margot Kinberg 4.5, DEATH AT THE DURBAR, Arjun Gaind 4.7, COMPANY MAN, Joseph Finder 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan 4.3, MACBETH, Jo Nesbo 4.6, COME A LITTLE CLOSER, Rachel Abbott 4.7, TIME IS A KILLER, Michel Bussi 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley 5.0, THE OTHER WIFE, Michael Robotham 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit) 4.8, THE SHROUDED PATH, Sarah Ward  4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse 4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger  4.5, GALLOWS COURT, Martin Edwards  4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer  5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper 4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George 4.5, THE STORM SISTER, Lucinda Riley  4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley  5.0, KINGDOM OF THE BLIND, Louise Penny
	This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.  Currently: 49 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz  4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson  4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup  5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl  4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne 4.0, BOOKSTORE CATS, Brandon Schultz 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home  4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George  4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green 4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney 4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull  4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts 4.4, THE GUILTY WIFE, Elle Croft 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach 4.4, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, Matthew Sullivan 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall  4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit) 4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland  4.3, THE CELTIC STONE, Nick Hawkes 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan 4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris  4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan 4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza  4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen  4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott  4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger 4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer 4.5, A SPARK OF LIGHT, Jodi Picoult  4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George  3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios  4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah 4.9. MAN AT THE WINDOW, Robert Jeffreys  4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge  4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn
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: 8 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl 4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl  5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty  4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley
	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, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz
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: 0
	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: 5 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian) 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz (Swedish) 4.7, THE STRANGER, Melanie Raabe (German)  4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George (French)  4.7, TIME IS A KILLER, Michel Bussi (French)
Audio Books	A Personal challenge/record   Currently: 22  4.5, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl  4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl  4.5, DEATH OF A LAKE, Arthur Upfield  4.4, THE BONE IS POINTED, Arthur Upfield   4.5, RUMPOLE: THE PENGE BUNGALOW MURDERS, John Mortimer 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith 4.4, RECALLED TO LIFE, Reginald Hill 4.4, ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham 4.3, INSPECTOR MORSE: BBB Radio Collection, Colin Dexter 4.3, THE LAST PUZZLE, Cherringham 16, Matthew Costello  & Neil Richards  4.2, SECRET SANTA, Cherringham 25, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards 4.7, THE GATEKEEPER, Charles Todd  4.7, TELL TALE, Jeffrey Archer  4.6, CAT O'NINE TALES, Jeffrey Archer  4.5, TWELVE RED HERRINGS, Jeffrey Archer  3.8, FINAL CUT (Cherringham #17), Matthew Costello, Neil Richards  4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters 4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters  4.6, MONK'S-HOOD, Ellis Peters 4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters  4.4, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE, Ellis Peters
	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: 60 4.5, SLEEP NO MORE, P. D. James 4.7, THE STRANGER, Melanie Raabe 4.3, THE WORD IS MURDER, Anthony Horowitz 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne 4.0, BOOKSTORE CATS, Brandon Schultz 4.3, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green 5.0, ON THE JAVA RIDGE, Jock Serong 4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse 4.7, FRIDAY ON MY MIND, Nicci French 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney 4.3, THE DETECTION COLLECTION, by members of the Detection Club 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith 4.6, A SPOT OF FOLLY, Ruth Rendell 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan 4.4, THE FIX, David Baldacci 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths 4.5, RUSH OF BLOOD, Mark Billingham 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton 4.6, THE SIXTH WINDOW, Rachel Abbott 4.3, THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES, Elizabeth George 4.4, LET ME LIE, Clare Mackintosh 4.4, THE LIAR IN THE LIBRARY, Simon Brett 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts 4.4, THE GUILTY WIFE, Elle Croft 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green 4.5, KILL ME AGAIN, Rachel Abbott 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach 4.4, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, Matthew Sullivan 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn 4.6, I FOUND YOU, Lisa Jewell 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn 4.8, CARELESS LOVE, Peter Robinson  4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan  4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris  4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan 4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza  4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott  4.8, THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY, Ruth Ware 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey  3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios 4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah 4.8, THE GIRL IN THE ICE, Robert Bryndza  4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong  4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge 4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn
2018 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge	Again 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: 17 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram (Britain 1964)  4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen (Atlanta, Georgia 1948) 4.5, DEATH AT THE DURBAR, Arjun Gaind 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths (Britain 1953 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn (future USA) 4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse France 1562 4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters (England 1156) 4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters 4.6, MONK'S-HOOD, Ellis Peters  3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Turkey 1955)  4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters 4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong Australia 1797 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge Cambridge 1894  4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley 4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn  4.4, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE, Ellis Peters