Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2020 LIST

*1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Fluke by James Herbert Finished 08/02/2020
*2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh Finished 12/01/2020
*3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
The Burglar in the Closet by Lawrence Block Finished 13/03/2020
*4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
On the Beach by Nevil Shute Finished 03/06/2020
*5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Hag's Nook by John Dickson Carr Finished 14/01/2020

*6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Zephyr Zodiac by Terry Ravenscroft Finished 08/07/2020
*7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood Finished 28/03/2020
*8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Hollow by Agatha Christie Finished 01/02/2020
*9. A book that can be read in a day
A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines Finished 18/01/2020

*10. A book that is between 400-600 pages Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Finished 08/02/2020

*11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
1951
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie Finished 28/04/2020
*12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Wings of Fire by Charles Todd Finished 18/08/2020
*13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books
challenge (Link) by The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson Finished 15/02/2020
*14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)
A Mind to Murder by P.D. James

*15. A book set in a global city
Bombsites and Lollipops: My 1950s East End Childhood by Jacky Hyams Finished 06/02/2020
*16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Zennor In Darkness by Helen Dunmore Finished 23/04/2020
*17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Finished 16/09/2020
*18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Arrest the Bishop? by Winifred Peck Finished 26/01/2020

*19. A fantasy book
Clovenhoof by Heide Goody and Iain Grant Finished 27/03/2020
*20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton Finished 16/01/2020
*21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
The Bones of Avalon by Phil Rickman Finished 18/03/2020
*22. A book with the major theme of survival
Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert Finished 25/02/2020

*23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Ashenden] by W. Somerset Maugham Finished 05/01/2020
*24. A book with an emotion in the title
Devices and Desires by P.D. James Finished 01/08/2020
*25. A book related to the arts
The Portrait by Iain Pears Finished 09/09/2020
*26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Lost Man by Jane Harper Finished 11/03/2020
*27. A history or historical fiction
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson Finished 09/01/2020

*28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood Finished 15/10.2020
*29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Abracadaver by Peter Lovesey Finished 11/07/2020
*30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore 18/05/2020
*31. A book inspired by a leading news story
I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt Finished 23/01/2020
*32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo Finished 26/08/2020
*33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Sundial by Shirley Jackson Finished 23/03/2020
*34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Nellie Bly Finished 14/06/2020
*35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
The Heresy of Dr Dee by Phil Rickman Finished 06/04/2020
*36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block Finished 15/11/2020

*37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh Finished 20/07/2020
*38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Darkside by Belinda Bauer Finished 17/07/2020
*39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro Finished 12.10.2020
*40. A book with a place name in the title
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Finished 21/03/2020
*41. A mystery
The Scandal at Bletchley by Jack Treby Finished 02/01/2020
*42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge Finished 21/08/2020
*43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Death of a Nag by M.C. Beaton Finished 19/02/2020
*44. A book related to witches
Witch Child by Celia Rees Finished 16/10/2020

*45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Over My Dead Body by Rex Stout Finished 19/10/2020
*46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Mexico Set by Len Deighton Finished 23/09/2020
*47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad Finished 02/01/2020
*48. A book published in 2020
The Catch by Mick Herron Finished 01/02/2020

*49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) (A Xenofiction) Poll 9
The Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis Finished 20/11/2020
*50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
A Cool Head by Ian Rankin Finished 07/11/2020
*51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson Finished 21/10/2020
*52. A book related to time
The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin Finished 12/02/2020

Have now read 11 , and it is only the first month. Hope I can keep it up!