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I participated in this challenge a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it since I love reading mysteries. I like that this challenge allows any type of mystery.
My Goal: Read 26-35 books – Inspector
Mysteries read and linked to blog when reviewed:
- The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch (reviewed April 19)
- A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
- Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen
- A Matter of Loyalty by Anselm Audley & Elizabeth Edmondson (reviewed February 23)
- Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz (reviewed March 19)
- White Nights by Ann Cleeves
- Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (reviewed March 16)
- Rivers of London: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel (reviewed April 19)
- A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
- Too Late to Die by Bill Crider
- The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffith
- Shotgun Saturday Night by Bill Crider
- A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
- Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
- This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
- Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
- The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
- Dry Bones by Peter May
- The Darkest Thread by Jen Blood
- Inside the Echo by Jen Blood
- Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
- Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes
- Dead Water by Anne Cleaves
- Silent City by Carrie Smith
- The Sinister Pig by Tony Hillerman
- Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman
- Modern Crimes by Chris Nickson
- The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
- Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
- Blood Hollow by William Kent Kreuger
- Gun Shy by Donna Ball
- Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf
- Body on Baker Street by Vicki Delany
- Black Velvet by Steven Henry
- Shadow Dancing by Julie Mulhern
- Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel
- The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman
- The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez
- A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier
- Head On by John Scalzi
- Omens by Kelley Armstrong
- What the Dog Ate by Jackie Bouchard
- Bitter Rain by Shannon Baker
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
- The Dark Side of the Road by Simon R. Green
- Dangling by a Thread by Lea Wait
- Single Malt Murder by Melinda Mullett
- Tightening the Threads by Lea Wait
- Proof by Dick Francis
- The Clincher by Lisa Preston
- Thread the Halls by Lea Wait
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Challenge Rules:
- You can read any book that is from the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime genres. Any sub-genres are welcome as long as they incorporate one of these genres.
- You don’t need a blog to participate but you do need a place to post your reviews to link up. (blog, goodreads, booklikes, shelfari, etc.)
- Make a goal post and link it back here with your goal for this challenge.
- Books need to be novellas or novels, please no short stories. (At least 100 pages +)
- Crossovers into other challenges are fine.
- The Challenge will be from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. (Sign up ends April 15th)
There will be a monthly link up so that others can check out your progress and look at your reviews. At the halfway mark and at the end we will have a giveaway for those participating.
If you tweet about your progress or reviews please use the hashtag #CloakDaggerChal so others can see it.
Levels:
5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
16-25 books – Detective
26-35 books – Inspector
36 – 55 – Special agent
56+ books – Sherlock Holmes
