Jackmeister’s Comments (group member since Nov 14, 2012)

Jackmeister’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Challenge complete! 🥳📚

Last two were P and U.

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A - A Secret Staircase by Eryn Scott - 4⭐️ - 25/2/25
B - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐️ - 9/2/25
C - The Creeper by Margaret Hickey AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 5/3/25
D - Daintree by Annie Seaton AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 8/4/25
E - Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 11/8/25
F - Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 9/1/25
G - The Glitter Game by Judy Nunn AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 14/11/25
H - Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 2/2/25
I - Iced by Felix Francis - 4⭐️ - 10/3/25
J - Judgement Prey by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 5/6/25
K - Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark - 4⭐️ - 22/7/25
L - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 25/10/25
M - Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/3/25
N - No Plan B by Lee Child - 4⭐️ - 3/1/25
O - Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton AA🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 26/8/25
P - Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron - 5⭐️ - 17/11/25
Q - Antiques, Artifacts & Alibis by Sally Bayless - 4⭐️ - 20/4/25
R - Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly - 4⭐️ - 23/2/25
S - Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/11/25
T - Tall, Dark and Troll by Alyn Troy - 4⭐️ - 18/2/25
U - Undara by Annie Seaton AA🇦🇺 - 5⭐️ - 20/11/25
V - A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder by Fiona Grace - 4⭐️ - 28/8/25
W - The Washington Club by Peter Corris AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/1/25
X - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 19/3/25
Y - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 20/2/25
Z - Death at Hazel House by Betty Rowlands - 4⭐️ - 13/3/25

December's Featured Author - Arthur W. Upfield
Duration: 1/12/25 - 31/12/25
Level: EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
0/4

TASKS

#1. Arthur W. Upfield (1 September 1890 – 13 February 1964) was an Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ('Bony') of the Queensland Police Force, a half-caste Aborigine.
**Read a detective fiction book
The Detective by Matthew Reilly AA🇦🇺

#2. Born in England, Upfield moved to Australia in 1910 and fought with the Australian military during the First World War.
**Read a book set in England
Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown

#3. Following his war service, he travelled extensively throughout Australia, obtaining a knowledge of Australian Aboriginal culture that would later be used greatly in his written works.
**Read a book set in Australia
The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace AA🇦🇺

#4. Upfield was also a member of the Australian Geological Society and was involved in numerous scientific expeditions. Upfield's works remained popular after his death, and in the 1970s were the basis for an Australian television series entitled "Boney"
**Read a book which has been made into a tv show or a movie
Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood AA🇦🇺

**Summer Challenge - Mini Bingo**
Duration: 1/12/25 - 28/2/26
Level: Easy
0/10

#3 Down
a) Male MC - (Lucas Davenport) - Toxic Prey by John Sandford
b) Male author - Into The Flames: Australian Crime Mystery - Nick Vada Book 2 by Jason Summers AA🇦🇺
c) One word title - Wake by Shelley Burr AA🇦🇺
d) Novella (125+) - (191) - Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest by Jennifer S. Alderson
e) Female author - Sweet Dreams by Beth Dolgner



#4 Down
a) Aussie Author - The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace AA🇦🇺
b) Red cover - The Detective by Matthew Reilly AA🇦🇺
c) Published in 2016 - Deadly Wipeout by Beth Prentice
d) Set in another country - USA - Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
e) Beach on cover - Body in the Books by Heather Huffman

Challenge complete! 🥳📚

Last two reads were #9 and #12.

Spring Challenge - Read a Rainbow**
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Hard
12/12 - 4 AA

Part A:

Read a Rainbow - It's the colour on the cover that counts! (Minimum 50% colour coverage essential!) If you're uncertain if your cover has enough of the specified colour in it, check here - https://labs.tineye.com/color/

#1. Yellow - Murder With a Side of Bacon: An Ivy Clark Mystery by Kristy T. Dixon - 4⭐️ - 2/10/25
#2. Orange - The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio by Sophie Love - 4⭐️ - 30/9/25
#3. Red - Taking Out the Trailer Trash by Janice Ivy - 4⭐️ - 29/10/25
#4. Green - A Corpse at the Castle by R.B. Marshall - 4⭐️ - 6/10/25
#5. Blue - Dark Streets by Phillip Strang AA🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 20/10/25
#6. Purple - Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 29/9/25

Part B:

#7. Title: Read a book that has any of these spring themed words in the title; Spring/Blossom/New/Birds/Flowers
Fatal Flowers by Enes Smith - 4⭐️ - 31/10/25

#8. Title: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in SPRING
Nemesis by Patricia Wolf AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 16/9/25

#9. Author: Read a book where both the author's initials fit into RAINBOW
Murder Takes a Bow by Wendy Neugent - 4⭐️ - 27/10/25

#10. Cover: Read a book which depicts SPRING on the cover (show cover)
Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy - 4⭐️ - 4/9/25

#11. Winter is over!: Read a book which makes you happy - a favourite author, or one you've been waiting for to be released!
Mischance Creek by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25

#12. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Glitter Game by Judy Nunn AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 14/11/25

Finished my November book. 📕

November - The Glitter Game by Judy Nunn AA🇦🇺 4⭐️ - 14/11/25

Finished another two, G and S. 📚

G - The Glitter Game by Judy Nunn AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 14/11/25

S - Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/11/25

Challenge complete! 🥳📚

November's Featured Author is Lee Child
Duration: 1/11/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. Lee Child is a British thriller writer who was born in 1954. His real name is James Dover Grant
**Read a book which has been written under a pen name
Framed In Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) - 5⭐️ - 3/11/25

#2. Lee is best known for his Jack Reacher series , the first of which was Killing Floor published in 1997
**Read a book from a series.
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 8/11/25

#3. Lee Child was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to Literature.
**Read a book set in England
The House at Magpie Cove by Kennedy Kerr - 4⭐️ - 12/11/25

#4. Lee worked for 18 years for Granada television in England. When his job was phased out he decided to try writing fiction. As his Jack Reacher novels gained popularity he moved to the USA.
**Read a book set in the USA
Rafferty's Rules by W. Glenn Duncan AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 6/11/25

Finished my first two. 📚

#1. Read a book which has been written under a pen name
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) - 5⭐️ - 3/11/25

#4. Read a book set in the USA
Rafferty's Rules by W. Glenn Duncan AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 6/11/25

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Jackie!"

Brenda wrote: "Great work Jackie!"

Thank you! 😃📚

Finished two more. 📚

#1 Across

c. Published in 2025 - Mischance Creek by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25
e. One word title - Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4/11/25

Challenge complete! 🥳📚

Annual Australian Authors Challenge 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level: One
12/12

Male Authors
1. The Washington Club by Peter Corris - 4⭐️ - 7/1/25
2. Sanctuary by Garry Disher - 4⭐️ 4/11/25
3. The Mahogany Ship by Christopher Cartwright - 4⭐️ - 30/5/25



Female Authors
1.Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood - 4⭐️ - 7/3/25
2. The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett - 4⭐️ - 13/1/25
3. The Creeper by Margaret Hickey - 4⭐️ - 5/3/25



2025 New Releases
1. Blood and Gold by Michael Trant (January 21) - 5⭐️ - 16/2/25
2. Mischance Creek by Garry Disher - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25
3. Nemesis by Patricia Wolf - 4⭐️ - 16/9/25



Favourite Genre
1. Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr - 4⭐️ - 2/2/25
2. Warranilla by Jason Summers - 4⭐️ - 22/9/25
3. Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna - 4⭐️ - 5/2/25

Finished another two. 📚

#3. Red
Taking Out the Trailer Trash by Janice Ivy - 4⭐️ - 29/10/25

#7. Title: Read a book that has any of these spring themed words in the title; Spring/Blossom/New/Birds/Flowers
Fatal Flowers by Enes Smith- 4⭐️ - 31/10/25

Challenge complete! 🥳📚

October Featured Author - Kelly Rimmer
Duration: 1/10/25 - 31/10/25
Level: Easy
5/5

TASKS

#1. **Read a book where both the author's initials fit into KINDERGARTEN
Murder With a Side of Bacon: An Ivy Clark Mystery by Kristy T. Dixon - 4⭐️ - 2/10/25

#2. **Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into "THE MIDNIGHT ESTATE" (minimum 2 word title)
Dark Streets by Phillip Strang AA🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 20/10/25

#3. **Read a book set in the USA
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 25/10/25

#4. **Read a book with a dog on the cover
A Corpse at the Castle by R.B. Marshall - 4⭐️ - 6/10/25

BONUS
**Read a book by Kelly Rimmer AA🇦🇺
Truths I Never Told You - 4⭐️ - 12/10/25

Finished another two, J and R. 📚

J - Jersey - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 25/10/25

R - Redruth - Mischance Creek by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25

Finished two more, L and V. 📚

L - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 25/10/25

V - A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder by Fiona Grace - 4⭐️ - 28/8/25

Finished another two. 📚

#5. Blue
Dark Streets by Phillip Strang AA🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 20/10/25

#11. Winter is over!: Read a book which makes you happy - a favourite author, or one you've been waiting for to be released!
Mischance Creek by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25

November's Featured Author is Lee Child
Duration: 1/11/25 - 30/11/25
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. Lee Child is a British thriller writer who was born in 1954. His real name is James Dover Grant
**Read a book which has been written under a pen name
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) - 5⭐️ - 3/11/25

#2. Lee is best known for his Jack Reacher series , the first of which was Killing Floor published in 1997
**Read a book from a series.
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 8/11/25

#3. Lee Child was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to Literature.
**Read a book set in England
The House at Magpie Cove by Kennedy Kerr - 4⭐️ - 12/11/25

#4. Lee worked for 18 years for Granada television in England. When his job was phased out he decided to try writing fiction. As his Jack Reacher novels gained popularity he moved to the USA.
**Read a book set in the USA
Rafferty's Rules by W. Glenn Duncan AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 6/11/25

Finished another two, one to go. 📚

#2. **Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into "THE MIDNIGHT ESTATE" (minimum 2 word title)
Dark Streets by Phillip Strang AA🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 20/10/25

BONUS
**Read a book by Kelly Rimmer AA🇦🇺
Truths I Never Told You - 4⭐️ - 12/10/25

Finished my October book. 📕

October - Eat, Drink, and Be Scary by Olivia Jaymes - 4⭐️ - 9/10/25

Finished my first two. 📚

#1. **Read a book where both the author's initials fit into KINDERGARTEN
Murder With a Side of Bacon: An Ivy Clark Mystery by Kristy T. Dixon - 4⭐️ - 2/10/25

#4. **Read a book with a dog on the cover
A Corpse at the Castle by R.B. Marshall - 4⭐️ - 6/10/25