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
  1. 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup
  2. 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate
  3. 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit)
  4. 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
    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
    1.  5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper (Victoria)
    2. 4.4, 10 SHORT STORIES YOU MUST READ THIS YEAR
    3. 4.9, UNDER THE COLD BRIGHT LIGHTS, Garry Disher (Victoria) 
    Europe - 3
    1. 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo (Lapland)
    2. 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz (Norway)
    3. 4.5, ACT ONE, SCENE ONE ...MURDER, A.H. Richardson (England)
    North America - 3
    1. 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell (Seattle)
    2. 4.3, DADDY'S GIRL, Lisa Scottoline (New England)
    3. 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
    1. 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell
    2. 4.3, DADDY'S GIRL, Lisa Scottoline
    3. 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne  
    4. 4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen
    5. 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder
    6. 4.5, DOWNFALL, Margot Kinberg 
    7. 4.7, COMPANY MAN, Joseph Finder
    8. 4.4, THE FIX, David Baldacci
    9. 4.4, ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham
    10. 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts
    11. 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green
    12. 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson
    13. 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach
    14. 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn
    15. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn
    16. 4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland
    17. 4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 
    18. 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
    1.  4.5, ACT ONE, SCENE ONE ...MURDER, A.H. Richardson
    2. 4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson
    3. 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup 
    4. 4.3, BORROWED TIME, Robert Goddard
    5. 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl
    6. 4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl 
    7. 4.5, SLEEP NO MORE, P. D. James 
    8. 4.3, THE WORD IS MURDER, Anthony Horowitz
    9. 4.3, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham
    10. 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home 
    11. 4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse 
    12. 4.7, FRIDAY ON MY MIND, Nicci French
    13. 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram
    14. 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase 
    15. 4.5, RUMPOLE: THE PENGE BUNGALOW MURDERS, John Mortimer - audio book
    16. 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney 
    17. 4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull 
    18. 4.3, THE DETECTION COLLECTION, by members of the Detection Club 
    19. 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
    20. 4.6, A SPOT OF FOLLY, Ruth Rendell
    21. 4.4, RECALLED TO LIFE, Reginald Hill
    22. 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths
    23. 4.5, RUSH OF BLOOD, Mark Billingham
    24. 4.3, MACBETH, Jo Nesbo
    25. 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton
    26. 4.6, COME A LITTLE CLOSER, Rachel Abbott 
    27. 4.6, THE SIXTH WINDOW, Rachel Abbott
    28. 4.3, THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES, Elizabeth George 
    29. 4.4, LET ME LIE, Clare Mackintosh
    30. 4.4, THE LIAR IN THE LIBRARY, Simon Brett
    31. 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley
    32. 4.3, INSPECTOR MORSE: BBB Radio Collection, Colin Dexter
    33. 4.5, KILL ME AGAIN, Rachel Abbott
    34. 4.3, THE LAST PUZZLE, Cherringham 16, Matthew Costello  & Neil Richards
    35. 4.2, SECRET SANTA, Cherringham 25, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
    36. 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate
    37. 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell
    38. 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall
    39. 4.5, MOTIVES FOR MURDER, Martin Edwards (edit)
    40. 4.6, I FOUND YOU, Lisa Jewell 
    41. 4.7, THE GATEKEEPER, Charles Todd 
    42. 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit)
    43. 4.7, TELL TALE, Jeffrey Archer 
    44. 4.8, CARELESS LOVE, Peter Robinson
    45. 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan 
    46. 4.8, THE SHROUDED PATH, Sarah Ward 
    47. 4.6, CAT O'NINE TALES, Jeffrey Archer
    48. 4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse 
    49. 4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris 
    50. 4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan 
    51. 4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza 
    52. 4.5, TWELVE RED HERRINGS, Jeffrey Archer 
    53. 4.5, A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS, Jeffrey Archer
    54. 4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott 
    55. 4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger
    56. 3.8, FINAL CUT (Cherringham #17), Matthew Costello, Neil Richards 
    57. 4.5, GALLOWS COURT, Martin Edwards 
    58. 4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters 
    59. 4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters 
    60. 4.8, THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY, Ruth Ware
    61. 4.5, THE STORM SISTER, Lucinda Riley
    62. 4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah 
    63. 4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters 
    64. 4.8, THE GIRL IN THE ICE, Robert Bryndza
    65. 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge 
    66. 4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley 
    67. 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
      1. 5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper
      2. 4.4, 10 SHORT STORIES YOU MUST READ THIS YEAR
      3. 4.9, UNDER THE COLD BRIGHT LIGHTS, Garry Disher  
      4. 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville
      5. 4.5, DEATH OF A LAKE, Arthur Upfield 
      6. 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green
      7. 5.0, ON THE JAVA RIDGE, Jock Serong
      8. 4.4, THE BONE IS POINTED, Arthur Upfield
      9. 4.2, A ROYAL MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst
      10. 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty
      11. 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan
      12. 5.0, THE OTHER WIFE, Michael Robotham
      13. 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox
      14. 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield
      15. 4.6, DEAD HEAT, Peter Cotton
      16. 4.3, THE CELTIC STONE, Nick Hawkes
      17. 4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer
      18. 4.7, THE ONES YOU TRUST, Caroline Overington
      19. 5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper 
      20. 4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George
      21. 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey 
      22. 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios 
      23. 4.9. MAN AT THE WINDOW, Robert Jeffreys    
      24. 4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong
      25. 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
      1. 5.0, FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper
      2. 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville
      3. 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green
      4. 4.2, A ROYAL MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhirst
      5. 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty
      6. 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan
      7. 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox
      8. 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield
      9. 4.7, THE ONES YOU TRUST, Caroline Overington
      10. 5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper 
      11. 4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George
      12. 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey
      13. 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
      14. 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:
      1. Bits - 5 e-books
      2. Bytes - 10 e-books
      3. Megabytes - 25 e-books
      4. Gigabytes - 50 e-books
      5. Terabytes – 75 ebooks
      6. Empty the Cloud – 100 ebooks
      Currently: 28
      1. 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo
      2. 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell
      3. 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz 
      4. 4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson
      5. 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup
      6. 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram
      7. 4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull
      8. 4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen 
      9. 4.5, DOWNFALL, Margot Kinberg
      10. 4.5, DEATH AT THE DURBAR, Arjun Gaind
      11. 4.7, COMPANY MAN, Joseph Finder
      12. 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan
      13. 4.3, MACBETH, Jo Nesbo
      14. 4.6, COME A LITTLE CLOSER, Rachel Abbott
      15. 4.7, TIME IS A KILLER, Michel Bussi
      16. 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley
      17. 5.0, THE OTHER WIFE, Michael Robotham
      18. 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit)
      19. 4.8, THE SHROUDED PATH, Sarah Ward 
      20. 4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse
      21. 4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger 
      22. 4.5, GALLOWS COURT, Martin Edwards 
      23. 4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer 
      24. 5.0, THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper
      25. 4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George
      26. 4.5, THE STORM SISTER, Lucinda Riley 
      27. 4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley 
      28. 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
      1. 4.6, IN THE DARK, Chris Patchell
      2. 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz 
      3. 4.4, THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL, Clara Benson 
      4. 4.6, A IS FOR ARSENIC: THE POISONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Kathryn Harkup 
      5. 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl 
      6. 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne
      7. 4.0, BOOKSTORE CATS, Brandon Schultz
      8. 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home 
      9. 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George 
      10. 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green
      11. 4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse
      12. 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase
      13. 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney
      14. 4.2, MURDER ISN'T EASY, Richard Hull 
      15. 4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen
      16. 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder
      17. 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan
      18. 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton
      19. 4.5, THE SEVEN SISTERS, Lucinda Riley
      20. 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate
      21. 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts
      22. 4.4, THE GUILTY WIFE, Elle Croft
      23. 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green
      24. 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson
      25. 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield
      26. 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach
      27. 4.4, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, Matthew Sullivan
      28. 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell
      29. 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall 
      30. 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn
      31. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn
      32. 4.5, BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY, Tony Medawar (edit)
      33. 4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland 
      34. 4.3, THE CELTIC STONE, Nick Hawkes
      35. 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan
      36. 4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris 
      37. 4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan
      38. 4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza 
      39. 4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 
      40. 4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott 
      41. 4.3, IN THE SHADOW OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Leslie S. Klinger
      42. 4.7, SCRUBLANDS, Chis Hammer
      43. 4.5, A SPARK OF LIGHT, Jodi Picoult 
      44. 4.0, MURDER IN MURLOO, Brigid George 
      45. 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios 
      46. 4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah
      47. 4.9. MAN AT THE WINDOW, Robert Jeffreys 
      48. 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge 
      49. 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
        1. 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl
        2. 4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl 
        3. 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville
        4. 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George
        5. 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green
        6. 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty 
        7. 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
        8. 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
        1.  4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo
        2. 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

        1.  
          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
          1. 4.4, MIDNIGHT SUN: BLOOD ON THE SNOW 2, Jo Nesbo (Norwegian)
          2. 4.0, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, David Lagercrantz (Swedish)
          3. 4.7, THE STRANGER, Melanie Raabe (German) 
          4. 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George (French) 
          5. 4.7, TIME IS A KILLER, Michel Bussi (French)
          Audio Books
          A Personal challenge/record  

          Currently: 22
          1.  4.5, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon
          2. 5.0, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, Roald Dahl 
          3. 4.7, MATILDA, Roald Dahl 
          4. 4.5, DEATH OF A LAKE, Arthur Upfield 
          5. 4.4, THE BONE IS POINTED, Arthur Upfield  
          6. 4.5, RUMPOLE: THE PENGE BUNGALOW MURDERS, John Mortimer
          7. 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
          8. 4.4, RECALLED TO LIFE, Reginald Hill
          9. 4.4, ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham
          10. 4.3, INSPECTOR MORSE: BBB Radio Collection, Colin Dexter
          11. 4.3, THE LAST PUZZLE, Cherringham 16, Matthew Costello  & Neil Richards 
          12. 4.2, SECRET SANTA, Cherringham 25, Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
          13. 4.7, THE GATEKEEPER, Charles Todd 
          14. 4.7, TELL TALE, Jeffrey Archer 
          15. 4.6, CAT O'NINE TALES, Jeffrey Archer 
          16. 4.5, TWELVE RED HERRINGS, Jeffrey Archer 
          17. 3.8, FINAL CUT (Cherringham #17), Matthew Costello, Neil Richards 
          18. 4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters
          19. 4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters 
          20. 4.6, MONK'S-HOOD, Ellis Peters
          21. 4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters 
          22. 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
            1. 4.5, SLEEP NO MORE, P. D. James
            2. 4.7, THE STRANGER, Melanie Raabe
            3. 4.3, THE WORD IS MURDER, Anthony Horowitz
            4. 4.4, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, Karen Dionne
            5. 4.0, BOOKSTORE CATS, Brandon Schultz
            6. 4.3, TALKING TO THE DEAD, Harry Bingham
            7. 5.0, THE WRITING BOOK, Kate Grenville
            8. 4.4, THE MALICE OF THE WAVES, Mark Douglas-Home
            9. 4.5, THE LITTLE BRETON BISTRO, Nina George
            10. 4.4, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, Sophie Green
            11. 5.0, ON THE JAVA RIDGE, Jock Serong
            12. 4.4, THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Kate Mosse
            13. 4.7, FRIDAY ON MY MIND, Nicci French
            14. 4.5, TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty
            15. 4.8, THE WILDLING SISTERS, Eve Chase
            16. 5.0, THE GIRL BEFORE, J P Delaney
            17. 4.3, THE DETECTION COLLECTION, by members of the Detection Club
            18. 4.4, FATTY O'LEARY'S DINNER PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
            19. 4.6, A SPOT OF FOLLY, Ruth Rendell
            20. 4.5, THE SWITCH, Joseph Finder
            21. 4.8, THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan
            22. 4.4, THE FIX, David Baldacci
            23. 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths
            24. 4.5, RUSH OF BLOOD, Mark Billingham
            25. 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton
            26. 4.6, THE SIXTH WINDOW, Rachel Abbott
            27. 4.3, THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES, Elizabeth George
            28. 4.4, LET ME LIE, Clare Mackintosh
            29. 4.4, THE LIAR IN THE LIBRARY, Simon Brett
            30. 2.2, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TRUE CRIME INSPIRATIONS, Mike Holgate
            31. 4.4, THE WITNESS, Nora Roberts
            32. 4.4, THE GUILTY WIFE, Elle Croft
            33. 4.7, REDEMPTION POINT, Candice Fox
            34. 4.4, TWIST OF FAITH, Ellen J. Green
            35. 4.5, KILL ME AGAIN, Rachel Abbott
            36. 4.8, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, Bill Clinton & James Patterson
            37. 4.3, BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL, Vikki Wakefield
            38. 4.4, DEAD LETTERS, Caite Dolan-Leach
            39. 4.4, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, Matthew Sullivan
            40. 4.4, THEN SHE WAS GONE, Lisa Jewell
            41. 4.5, THREE LITTLE LIES, Laura Marshall
            42. 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn
            43. 4.6, I FOUND YOU, Lisa Jewell
            44. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, A. J. Finn
            45. 4.8, CARELESS LOVE, Peter Robinson 
            46. 4.5, NEED TO KNOW, Karen Cleveland
            47. 4.4, THE PARIS SECRET, Karen Swan 
            48. 4.5, BRING ME BACK, B. A. Paris 
            49. 4.5, ODD CHILD OUT, Gilly Macmillan
            50. 4.6, DARK WATER, Robert Bryndza 
            51. 4.4, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
            52. 4.4, THE FRENCH GIRL, Lexie Elliott 
            53. 4.8, THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY, Ruth Ware
            54. 4.5. INTO THE LIGHT, Sarah Bailey 
            55. 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
            56. 4.4, THE MURDER WALL, Mari Hannah
            57. 4.8, THE GIRL IN THE ICE, Robert Bryndza 
            58. 4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong 
            59. 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge
            60. 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
            1. 4.4, THE TANGO SCHOOL MYSTERY, Peter Bartram (Britain 1964) 
            2. 4.7, DARKTOWN, Thomas Mullen (Atlanta, Georgia 1948)
            3. 4.5, DEATH AT THE DURBAR, Arjun Gaind
            4. 4.4, THE VANISHING BOX, Elly Griffiths (Britain 1953
            5. 4.3, THE SANS PAREIL MYSTERY, Karen Charlton
            6. 4.4, BANNERLESS, Carrie Vaughn (future USA)
            7. 4.4, THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse France 1562
            8. 4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES, Ellis Peters (England 1156)
            9. 4.6, A CORPSE TOO MANY, Ellis Peters
            10. 4.6, MONK'S-HOOD, Ellis Peters 
            11. 3.5, THE HONOURABLE THIEF, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Turkey 1955) 
            12. 4.4, THE LEPER OF SAINT GILES, Ellis Peters
            13. 4.8, PRESERVATION, Jock Serong Australia 1797
            14. 4.3, MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM, Jim Eldridge Cambridge 1894 
            15. 4.5, THE SHADOW SISTER, Lucinda Riley
            16. 4.5, THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER, Kayte Nunn 
            17. 4.4, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE, Ellis Peters 

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