Cozy Mysteries discussion

This challenge will last from June 20, 2016 to Sept 21, 2016


** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) listed below using one of two options:
1. Use only the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.

Example:

S =
U =
M = Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
M =
E =
R =

B =
E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
A =
C =
H =


Rules:

** Books DO NOT have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** Do as many words as you want/are able to do.

** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (such as the monthly mini challenges).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.


You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) — obviously some will be more challenging. Words in parentheses are optional.


Here is your word list:

Barbeque
Barefoot
Baseball
Bastille (Day)
Beach
Bicycles
Boats
Bonfire
Camping
Canada (Day)
Canoe
Carnival
Corn-on-the-Cob
Dog Days
Fair
Farmers’ (Market)
Fireworks
Fishing
Flip Flops
Frisbee
Garden
Heat wave
Hike
Hotdogs
Independence (Day)
Labor (Day)
Lemonade
Ocean
Outdoors
Picnic
Sand
Sandcastle
Sandals
Seashell
S’mores
Solstice
Summer
Sunburn
Sunflower
Sunglasses
Sunshine
Swim(ming)
Tent
Tourist
Travel
Vacation
Water
Waves
Zoo

I'll give this a shot. I'm going to try to use all mystery books (not just cozies), but I may have to fill in with other genres before all is said and done.


COZY MYSTERIES SUMMER CHALLENGE, 6/20 - 9/21
2/2 WORDS COMPLETE

S'MORES
S – author Susan Kiernan-Lewis – Murder on the Côte d'Azur (Maggie Newberry#1), finished 6/28 ★★.5
M – author Marie Astor – Catching the Bad Guy (Janet Maple #2), finished 7/5 ★★★
O – author Clare O'Donohue – A Drunkard's Path (Someday Quilts #2), finished 8/21 ★★★★
R – author Penny Richards – An Untimely Frost (Lilly Long #1), finished 6/25 ★★★★
E – author Elaine Viets – Dying in Style (Mystery Shopper #1), finished 6/22 ★★★
S – author Susan M. Boyer – Lowcountry Boil (Liz Talbot #1), finished 7/7 ★★★★

         


CANOE
C – Cockatiels at Seven (Meg Langslow #9), by Donna Andrews, finished 7/9 ★★★★
A – author Amy Stewart – Girl Waits With Gun (Kopp Sisters #1), finished 7/19 ★★★
N – author Leslie Nagel – The Book Club Murders (Oakwood #1), finished 9/13 ★★★★
O – Organized for Homicide (Organized #2), by Ritter Ames, finished 9/19 ★★★★
E – author Edmund Crispin – The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen #3), finished 7/20 ★★★

       


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/19 *****

I am in . Only doing these words for right now as they fit best with what is in my TBR pile. I have a lot of other books, but they do not make up words well, so I am going to just stick with these two for now. Wanna use the summer to get down some books before I start increasing again. (Who am I kidding, as soon as first Tuesday or a bookstore pops up, I will increase it. LOL) Other words may be added, but starting with these two.

9/9

W Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman
A Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death
T A Toxic Trousseau
EÉclair and Present Danger
R The Riesling Retribution

S Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden
N Nightmares Can Be Murder
D Dressed to Kilt

I'm in. :) I'll keep track in my individual thread as usual. So many choices this summer! Woo-hoo! :)

I'll start with Flip Flops (my favorite summer footwear...and sometimes in winter, too) and go from there. ;)

Am excited to participate. This is my tracking post:
2016 Summer Challenge
June 20, 2016 to Sept 21, 2016

Updated: Sept. 11
Progress: 12/12

S - The Body on the Beach by (S)imon Brett - finished Aug. 30
U - (U)kulele Murder by Leslie Langtry - finished Aug. 14
M - Threadbare by (M)onica Ferris - finished June 24
M - (M)int Chocolate Chip Murder by Penelope (M)anzone - finished July 4
E - Reading Up a Storm by (E)va Gates - finished July 15
R - Musseled Out by Barbara (R)oss - finished July 25

T - Black Jasmine by (T)oby Neal - finished July 3
R - Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan - finished Sept. 11
A - An (A)ppetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette - finished July 25
V - (V)anilla Beaned by Jenn McKinlay - finished Aug. 28
E - The Diary by (E)ileen Goudge - finished Aug. 1
L - COZY MYSTERY: Trail Mix Murder: A Cozy Mystery in the Mountains by (L)iz Turner - finished June 25

SUMMER CHALLENGE
I am going to start with a couple this time, okay 4 of them.
My goal this time is to try and use only Mysteries, they might not be cozies, but they will be mysteries.

31/42

S - Second To Nun by Alice Loweecey 08/02/2016
U - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 09/08/2016
M -Julie Mulhern wrote Guaranteed to Bleed 06/23/2016
M - Maya Corrigan wrote Final Fondue07/30/2016
E - Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore 09/14/2016
R - W W Rowe wrote Jerry's Mystery 08/18/2016


C - Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses by Mary McHugh 08/11/2016
A - All You Need is Fudgeby Nancy CoCo 07/09/2016
N - No Bones by Annie Bassett 09/03/2016
A - Allyson K. Abbott wrote Murder with a Twist 08/01/2016
D - Kaitlyn Dunnett wrote Kilt at the Highland Games08/17/2016
A - Amanda Flower wrote The Final Tap 08/26/2016


D - Death by Diploma by Kelley Kaye 06/24/2016
A - Address to Die For by Mary Feliz 09/06/2016
Y - You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by Kevin O'Brien 09/16/2016


B - A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch 07/28/2016
A - Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein 06/30/2016
S - Shawn Reilly Simmons wrote Murder on the Half Shell 06/28/2016
E - Elizabeth Perona wrote Murder Under the Covered Bridge 07/13/2016
B - By Cook or by Crook by Maya Corrigan 09/04/2016
A - Audrey Penn wrote Mystery at Blackbeard's Cove 07/17/2016
L - Lea Wait wrote Thread and Gone06/21/2016
L - Lynn Cahoon wrote Tea Cups and Carnage 08/22/5016


V - Diane Vallere wrote Suede to Rest07/04/2016
A - Alice Loweecey wrote Nun Too Soon 07/22/2016
C - Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon 08/13/2016
A - Alice Loweecey wrote Changing Habits: A Short Story 06/24/2016
T - Wendy Tyson wrote A Muddied Murder 06/22/2016
I - Iris Johansen wrote Night and Day 07/21/2016
O - Oliver Twisted by Cindy Brown 08/20/2016
N - Nun But The Brave by Alice Loweecey 09/10/2016


S - Susan M. Boyer wrote Lowcountry Boil 07/14/2016
W - The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham 08/09/2016
I - Insidious by Catherine Coulter 08/16/2016
M - Mary McHugh wrote Flamenco, Flan, and Fatalities 08/23/2016


S - Shawn Reilly Simmons wrote Murder on a Designer Diet 07/03/2016
E - E.J. Copperman wrote Written Off: A Mysterious Detective Mystery 09/12/2016
A - Avery Aames wrote Lost and Fondue 08/01/2016
S - Lisa Scottoline wrote Damaged 08/20/2016
H - H.Y. Hanna wrote All-Butter ShortDead 08/10/2016
E - Ellie Alexander wrote A Batter of Life and Death 08/27/2016
L - Lost Under a Ladder by Linda O. Johnston 08/04/2016
L - Lee Hollis wrote Death of a Bacon Heiress 07/074/2016

I am in!

Updated - 8/27/16

B - Gone with the Witch - Heather Blake (read)
E - Eggsecutive Order - Julie Hyzy (read)
A - The Quick and the Thread - Amanda Lee (read)
C - The Lies that Bind - Kate Carlisle (read)
H - Buffalo West Wing - Julie Hyzy


S - Sense of Deception - Victoria Laurie (read)
W - Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich (read)
I - I Scream, You Scream - Wendy Lyn Watson (read)
M - Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay (read)

Okay, I'm game

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V - Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier
A - A Red Herring with out Mustard by Alan Bradley
C - Eggs Benedict Arnold - Laura Childs
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T - Town in a Cinnamon Toast - BB Haywood
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Cozy Mysteries

Reading Challenges > 2016 Summer Challenge

June 20, 2016 to Sept 21, 2016

Completed 2/13

L Lily Pond Murder: Ophelia Osborne Adventures by Joan Dahr Lambert
E Everything the Bible Says about Heaven by Linda Washington
M Meow for the Money by Patricia Fry
O Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
N Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service by Devin Leonard
A Adventures in Funeral Crashing by Milda Harris
D Dolled Up For Murder by Deb Baker
E Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood




B Black Cat's Legacy by Elaine Faber
E Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
A Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
√ C Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long READ 6/20/2016
√ H Hired Bride by Noelle Adams READ 8/2/2016

I'm in. Not sure which words, but will commit in a few days.

I'm in.

B-Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates Finished 7/8/16
A- Murder in the Queen's Garden by Amanda Carmack Finished 7/5/16
S- Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay Finished 6/30/16
E- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Finished 6/28/16
B- Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter Finished 7/19/16
A- Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz Finished 7/24/16
L- The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell Finished 7/12/16
L- The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens Finished 7/29/16

8/8 Completed

I'm in.

B-- by Heather Blake
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and

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D-- ***finished 7/9***
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A-- by Arthur T. Vanderbilt II *****finished 7/3*****
S -- *****finished 7/2*****
T -- by Gayle Trent ****finished 7/8****
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We'll see how this goes... :-)

I am bound and determined to finish the challenge this time!!!

06/20/16-09/21/16

3/6 Completed

S-Granny Hooks a Crook by Julie (S)eedorf-finished 6/28
U- (U)nlucky 13 by James Patterson-finished 7/25
M-Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn (M)cKinlay-finished 7/6
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Hey everyone!! Sorry I've been MIA for awhile but I've had a lot going on. Look like I checked in just in time for a great new challenge. I'll start with flip flops as I'm a person who hates shoes so they're the next best thing.

06/20/16-09/21/16

0/9 Completed

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I'm in, although I probably won't pick my words until after I have read some books in this timeframe because I have no idea what I'll read.

2016 Summer Challenge

6/20 - 9/21

√Shelton, Paige wrote A Killer Maize 6/28/16 3 stars
√Undead and Undermined by Mary Janice Davidson 7/3/16 3 stars
√My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman 6/22/16 3 stars
√Margaret Atwood wrote Oryx and Crake 6/23/16 3 1/2 stars
√Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea 7/10/16 3 1/2 stars
√Roald Dahl wrote The BFG 8/16/16 4 stars

I am in. 6/20/16 - 9/21/16

S - The Silence in the Library - Miranda James
U- Underdog - Laurien Berenson
M - Mrs. Jeffries Wins The Prize - Emily Brightwell
M - The Mangle Street Murders - MRC Kasasian
E - Eviction by Death - Dorian Yeager
R - Razing the Dead - Sheila Connolly

L - Lie of the Needle - Cate Price
E - Elegy for Eddie - Jacqueline Winspear
M - Murder at Dolphin Bay - Kathi Daley
O - One Bad Apple - Sheila Connolly
N - Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles
A - Americanah - Chimamanda N. Adichie
D - Dial Me For Murder - Amanda Matesky
E - The Enchantress Returns - Chris Colfer

S - Strategic Moves - Stuart Woods
W - The Wright Brothers
I - Inherit the Past - Susan Finlay
M - Murder at Morningside Heights - Victoria Thompson

Z - The Zero Trap - Paula Gosling
O - Orphan No. 8 - Kim Von Alkemade
O - Off the Books - Lucy Arlington

I'm in but I'll do as always. I read at my pace and I create a crossword at the end :D

My 2016 Summer Challenge:
6/20/2016 to 9/21/2016

13/15 Complete

P - Irish Creme Killer by Summer (P)rescott 7/19/16
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C - A (C)atered Murder by Isis Crawford 6/20/16
N - The (N)ext Always by Nora Roberts 9/9/16
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C - (C)lammed Up by Barbara Ross 6/28/16

F - (F)udge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 9/21/16
L - (L)emon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 8/2/16
I - A Catered Wedding by (I)sis Crawford 8/25/16
P - Berry the Hatchet by (P)eg Cochran 9/8/16

F - Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne (F)luke 7/8/16
L - The Cat Who Sang for the Birds by (L)ilian Jackson Braun 7/21/16
O - (O)nce Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck 8/8/16
P - Berried Secrets by (P)eg Cochran 7/15/16
S - The Choice by Nicholas (S)parks 7/26/16

Happy Solstice, everyone -- let the Summer Challenge begin! '-D

I think my goal is carnival based on some books I have that I want to read and then hopefully I'll do the crossword method for another word.

Happy First Day of Summer! The time when I get the most reading done. My favorite thing to do is to sit outside and read!!


C - Carola Dunn - Dead in the Water DONE
A - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. BeatonDONE
M - M.C. Beaton - Death of a Policeman DONE
P - The Pink Panther Gets Lucky - Marc Cerasini DONE
I - The Invisible Intruder by Carolyn Keene DONE
N - Nancy Martin - How to Murder a Millionaire DONE
G - Going to cheat cause I don't have a book involving a G...Stash Spots a Murder by Ron Peters DONE


B - Donald Bain - Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch DONE!!!
E - Ellery Adams - Murder in the Mystery Suite DONE
A - Agatha Christie - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd DONE
C - Carola Dunn - The Winter Garden Mystery DONE
H - Huckleberry Finished by Livia J. Washburn DONE

WOOO...A FEW DAYS LATE BUT I'M DONE!

June 20, 2016 to Sept 21, 2016

B Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell 07.12.16
E Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library08.29.16
A Airel 08.27.16
C Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic 07.06.16
H Pasta Imperfect by Maddy Hunter 07.13.16

I'm in!


H- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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D- The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
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G-The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
S-Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

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This sounds like fun!

First word:
Iced - Carol Higgins Clark
Nine Lives to Die - Rita Mae Brown
Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson
Elegy for Eddie - Jacqueline Winspear
Purl up and Die - Maggie Sefton
Elvis and the Grateful Dead - Peggy Webb
Night of the Living Dandelion - Kate Collins
Death at Whitechapel - Robin Paige
Embroidered Truths - Monica Ferris
New Song - Jan Karon
Case of the Roasted Onion - Claudia Bishop
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle

Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs
Armed and Glamourous - Ellen Byrrum
You Better Knot Die - Betty Hechtman

Just for the fun of it (and not on here :)), I think I am going to try to do ALL the words, with different titles, though I may allow myself to have more than one title per author. A fun summer challenge!

Would love to read .

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S-The Starlite Drive-In Completed 6/23/16
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I'm in - I'll start with three words

19/19

F - Jean (F)lowers - Death Takes Priority - Finished 6/24/16
L - (L)yndsey Cole - BlackBuried Pie - Finished 6/25/16
I - Innocent in Las Vegas - Finished 6/26/16
P - Summer (P)rescott - Key Lime Die - Finished 7/3/16
F - Fat Cat Takes the Cake - Finished 8/5/16
L - (L)ee Hollis - Death of a Pumpkin Carver - Finished 7/10/16
O - Olive and Let Die - Finished 7/17/16
P - Presumed Puzzled - Finished 7/4/16
S - Sour Apples - Finished 7/6/16



W - Auralee (W)allace - Pumpkin Picking with Murder - Finished 8/5/16
A - All You Need is Fudge - Finished 6/24/16
V - (V)ickie Fee - It's Your Party, Die If You Want To - Finished 8/21/16
E - (E)lizabeth Spann Craig - Progressive Dinner Deadly - Finished 7/9/16
S - Strung Out to Die - Finished 7/2/16



B - Basket Case - Finished 7/16/16
E - Éclair and Present Danger - Finished 8/11/16
A - (A)lex Erickson - Death By Pumpkin Spice - Finished 9/12/16
C - Lynn (C)ahoon - A Story to Kill - Finished 7/28/16
H - Nancy (H)addock - Paint the Town Dead - Finished 7/27/16

I am in. Words are below. Let's see how it goes.

S Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets.
U Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson.
M Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson.
M Death Of A Cozy Writer by GM Malliet.
E Murder Unleashed by Elaine Viets.
R Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith.

S Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah.
O Missing Ink by Karen Olson
L Pumpkin Muffin Murder by Livia Washburn.
S Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly.
T Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson.
I Illegally Iced by Jessica Beck.
C. Callander Square by Anne Perry.
E Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander.

Summer Challenge

B - Beasts and Children by Amy Parker currently reading
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I have just finished Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

Sounds like fun. Let's see if I can make it work. Ocean Waves

O-]Over Troubled Water: A Hunter Jones Mystery by Charlotte Moore
C- Christmas Crumble by M.C. Beaton
E- Éclair Case Of Murder
A- The Art & Craft of Murder Cozy Mysteries: The Art & Craft of Murder
N- Never Buried Never Buried

W- A Whisker of Trouble
A-Alas, She Drowned
V- Vanilla Beaned
E-Escape Route
S- Sharpe Edge (Maycroft Mystery Series) by Lisa B. Thomas (7/7/2016)



I finally finished!

Caren wrote: "Sounds like fun. Let's see if I can make it work.

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Good luck.

Thanks Pushpa. I will do my best.

Caren wrote: "Thanks Pushpa. I will do my best."

Hi Caren, I just found out that you are a writer as well. WOW.

Pushpa wrote: "Caren wrote: "Thanks Pushpa. I will do my best."

Hi Caren, I just found out that you are a writer as well. WOW."

What do you write?

A salute to Detroit's neighbors to the South

C The Luck Runs Out by (C)harlotte MacLeod
A The (A)ccidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
N All Fudged Up by (N)ancy CoCo
A (A)ssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
D The (D)iva Runs Out of Thyme by Nancy Davis
A (A)maretto Amber by Traci Andreghetti

Karen wrote: I like this idea for summer

G-A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomer
A-After a Fashion by Jen Turano
R-Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew - A Tannie Maria Mystery
D-A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere first in new series
E-Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington
N-Not One Clue by Lois Greiman

S-A Season for Tending by Cindy Woodsmall -Amish Vines and Orchards #1
U-Unraveled by Maggie Sefton -A Knitting Mystery
N-North by Northanger by Carrie Bebris - A Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mystery
F-Florist Grump by Katie Collins - Flower Shop Mystery
L-Laughed Til He Died by Carolyn Hart - A Death On Demand Mystery
O-One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett - Victoria Square Mystery
W-Walleye Junction by Karin Salvggio - mystery
E-Evil Eclairs by Jessica Beck - A Donut Shop Mystery
R-Reining In Murder by Leigh Hearon - A Carson Stable Mystery

Finished CANADA

One word done! I'm hoping to complete another (am 3/6 on a second one), but we'll see how the next month goes.


B = Boiled Over by Barbara Ross
O = O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
A = The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
T = Third Girl by Agatha Christie
S = Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly

That's kind of how I am Heather. I've got 1 word done, I'm 7/8 done with word 2 and I'm hoping that one of my 8 choices I've come up with for the letter I need to complete a third word will fit one of the September challenges.

Nice job Heather! :)

Congrats, Heather!

Thanks, Marisa and Kimberly!

The one word I've managed to finish so far:

L - Shiv Crew by (L)aken Cane
E - Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series One by (E)mily Dickinson
M - Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by (M)eghan Ciana Doidge
O - (O)pen Season by C.J. Box
N - (N)o Game For a Dame by M. Ruth Myers
A - Southern Spirits by (A)ngie Fox
D - Trace of Magic by (D)iana Pharaoh Francis
E - The (E)mperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker

Good job Lacey, Heather and Gary.

I switched to just use mysteries this season and it is a lot harder. I have not finished a word yet. Lots of parial ones though.

Way to go Lacey!

Congrats, Lacey!

Congratulations Lacey! :)

I finished my two words for the 2016 Summer Reading Challenge which were Garden Sunflower today. This was an interesting idea to try different types of mysteries. I am ready for the fall challenge!