Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

B) Read two books from these sub-genres:

- Two from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.) 1) Out of the Dying Pan by Linda Reilly 2) A Frying Shame by Linda Reilly
- Two from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.) 1) The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis 2) Faux Paw by Sofie Kelly
- Two from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.) 1) A Finely Knit Murder by Sally Goldenbaum 2) Murder at Lambswool Farm by Sally Goldenbaum
- Two from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.) 1) A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 2) A Charming Cure by Tonya Kappes
- Two from cozy mysteries based outside the US 1) Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy 2) Paws For Murder by Scarlett English
- Two career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.) 1) Bound for Murder by Victoria Gilbert 2) A Mysterious Mix Up by J.C. Kenney
- Two holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.) 1) Trimmed With Murder by Sally Goldenbaum 2) Wreath Between the Lines by Daryl Wood Gerber
- Two travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.) 1) Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie 2) Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes
- Two historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present) 1) Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen 2) Murder in an English Village by Jessica Ellicott
- Two are your choice! (freebie!) 1) Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney 2) Dead Week by Kelly Brakenhoff

+20 more...

Here go again, Hil!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "+20 more..."

HA! That's a good one.

Didn't you complete this challenge and next year's (and maybe 2022's) already! :o)

Best of luck. I look forward to seeing your (loooooooong) list of books for 2020.

Karen wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "+20 more..."

HA! That's a good one.

Didn't you complete this challenge and next year's (and maybe 2022's) already! :o)

Best of luck. I look forward to se..."

Err yes but then I got a LOT more cozy mysteries to read!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Err yes but then I got a LOT more cozy mysteries to read!"

Me, too. The best position to be in -- more books than one can get read in a year -- though you do seem to make a huge dent in the list!

Karen wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Err yes but then I got a LOT more cozy mysteries to read!"

Me, too. The best position to be in -- more books than one can get read in a year -- though you d..."

I may make a dent but trust me it ain't that huge!

1st 20 extra

1. A Field Guide to Homicide by Lynn Cahoon
2. Bitter Alpine by Mary Daheim
3. A Crafter Quilts a Crime by Holly Quinn
4. Pressing the Issue by Daryl Wood Gerber
5. Of Spice and Men by Sarah Fox
6. Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz
7. Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly
8. A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly
9. Bonbon Voyage by Katherine H. Brown
10. The Cats Came Back by Sofie Kelly
11. A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly
12. Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney
13. Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney
14. Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle
15. Lavender Blue Murder by Laura Childs
16. Bonbon with the Wind by Dorothy St. James
17. Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico
18. Murder Wears Mittens by Sally Goldenbaum
19. Murder in the Balcony by Margaret Dumas
20. On the Lamb by Tina Kashian

Next 20

21. Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower
22. A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere
23. Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander
24. Pudding Up With Murder by Julia Buckley
25. The Body in the Apartment by Judi Lynn
26. Killer Colada: a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery by Elizabeth Ashby
27. Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs by Elizabeth Ashby
28. Lowcountry Boomerang by Susan M. Boyer
29. Seas the Day by Maggie Toussaint
30. Pastries, Pies, & Poison by Katherine H. Brown
31. A Cherry Sinister Murder by Nancy McGovern
32. A Bodkin for the Bride by Patrice Greenwood
33. Bake, Eat, & Be Buried by Katherine H. Brown
34. A Masquerade of Muertos by Patrice Greenwood
35. Intermezzo: Spirit Matters: A Wisteria Tearoom Interlude by Patrice Greenwood
36. As Red as Any Blood by Patrice Greenwood
37. Intermezzo: Family Matters: A Wisteria Tearoom Interlude by Patrice Greenwood
38. A Black Place and a White Place by Patrice Greenwood
39. Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly
40. Murder with Cinnamon Scones by Karen Rose Smith

3rd 20

41. Murder Ink by Lorraine Bartlett
42. Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries by Tonya Kappes
43. The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate
44. How to Knit a Murder by Sally Goldenbaum
45. Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon
46. A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron
47. Forests, Fishing, & Forgery by Tonya Kappes
48. Quiche of Death by Mary Lee Ashford
49. Dead End: A Cassandra Sato Short Story by Kelly Brakenhoff
50. Color Me Murder by Krista Davis
51. Cookies and Clairvoyance by Bailey Cates
52. Game of Scones by Mary Lee Ashford
53. Big Bunny Bump Off by Kathi Daley
54. Fatality in F by Alexia Gordon
55. Execution in E by Alexia Gordon
56. Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh
57. Silent Knit, Deadly Knit by Peggy Ehrhart
58. Death by Committee by Alexis Morgan
59. Who's Dead, Doc? by J.M. Griffin
60. Death by Jack-O'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "3rd 20]"

Congratulations on completing the minimum for 2020!!

Only 105 more to beat last year's total. Good luck!

Karen wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "3rd 20]"

Congratulations on completing the minimum for 2020!!

Only 105 more to beat last year's total. Good luck!"

Still have one more to get for historical before I can claim completion!

Woo Hoo - all complete :D now just to keep adding books to the general list :D

4th 20

61. Dior or Die by Angela M. Sanders
62. Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day
63. Wreath of Deception by Mary Ellen Hughes
64. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower
65. Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
66. Theater Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein
67. Blue Water Hues by Vicki Delany
68. I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
69. Seaside Death by Beate Boeker
70. Classic Death by Beate Boeker
71. Elegant Death by Beate Boeker
72. In the Nib of Time by Daisy Robyns
73. Penne Dreadful by Catherine Bruns
74. It Cannoli Be Murder by Catherine Bruns
75. The Walking Bread by Winnie Archer
76. Flour in the Attic by Winnie Archer
77. Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay
78. Dough or Die by Winnie Archer
79. Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton
80. Goodbye Cruller World by Ginger Bolton

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Woo Hoo - all complete :D now just to keep adding books to the general list :D"

Congratulations, Hilary!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "4th 20

61. Dior or Die by Angela M. Sanders
62. Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day [bookcover:Na..."

WoW! Way to go! 👍
Nacho Average Murder! That is a hilarious title!

Karen wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Woo Hoo - all complete :D now just to keep adding books to the general list :D"

Congratulations, Hilary!"

Thank you Karen!

Katherine wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "4th 20

61. Dior or Die by Angela M. Sanders
62. Nacho Average Murder by [au..."

If you haven't read the Robbie Jordan books ([book:Nacho Average Murder|45427798] is the latest) then I fully recommend them!

5th 20

81. Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
82. Miss Spelled by Morgana Best
83. Knit to Be Tied by Maggie Sefton
84. Flower Power by Barbara Barrett
85. Only Skein Deep by Maggie Sefton
86. Dyeing Up Loose Ends by Maggie Sefton
87. Jokers Wild by Barbara Barrett
88. Organized for Masked Motives by Ritter Ames
89. The Reluctant Bride by Lorraine Bartlett
90. Tea'd Off by Lorraine Bartlett
91. Organized for S'more Death by Ritter Ames
92. Organized for Picnic Panic by Ritter Ames
93. The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio
94. A Plain Death by Amanda Flower
95. Have a Deadly New Year by Lynn Cahoon
96. Scrapbooking Slaying by Brianna Bates
97. Tea Room Toxin by Brianna Bates
98. Exercise Expired by Brianna Bates
99. Deep Fried Revenge by Lynn Cahoon
100. A Plain Death by Amanda Flower

6th 20

101. Plain Missing by Emma Miller
102. Plain Confession by Emma Miller
103. A Clue in the Stew by Connie Archer
104. Penned In by Lynn Cahoon
105. Jealousy Filled Donuts by Ginger Bolton
106. Forever Fudge by Nancy CoCo
107. Fudge Bites by Nancy CoCo
108. Deck the Halls with Fudge by Nancy CoCo
109. Berried at Sea by Peg Cochran
110. Berried in the Past by Peg Cochran
111. Bought the Farm by Peg Cochran
112. Pancakes & Pandemonium by Janel Gradowski
113. Dead Wrong by Vannetta Chapman
114. The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies: A German Cozy Mystery by Adriana Licio
115. A Murderous Tangle by Sally Goldenbaum
116. Death said the Gypsy Queen: A Lily Gayle Lambert Mystery Book 4 by Susan Boles
117. Cat About Town by Cate Conte
118. Thread and Buried by Lea Wait
119. 15 Minutes of Flame by Christin Brecher
120. A Case of Cat and Mouse by Sofie Kelly

7th 20

121. Al Dente's Inferno by Stephanie Cole
122. Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien
123. Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien
124. Gunpowder Chowder by Lyndsey Cole
125. Murder in Waiting by Lynn Cahoon
126. Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait
127. Snuffed Out by Tim Myers
128. Thread and Dead by Elizabeth Penney
129. Whack The Mole by Maria Geraci
130. A Novel Death: a Danger Cove Bookshop Mystery by Elizabeth Ashby
131. Robbing Peter to Kill Paul by Elizabeth Ashby
132. The Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
133. With a Kiss I Die by J.A. Hennrikus
134. A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley
135. The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden
136. A Fatal Yarn by Peggy Ehrhart
137. Cherry Buried Cake by Lyndsey Cole
138. Yeast of Eden by Sarah Fox
139. Crêpe Expectations by Sarah Fox
140. Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley

I want to be you when I grow up! :o)

If I'm lucky, I'll end the year at half your number of cozies. Of course, if I didn't "waste" time reading other things...

As usual, I have added more to my TBR from your reads than I have actually read. Love it!!

Karen wrote: "I want to be you when I grow up! :o)

If I'm lucky, I'll end the year at half your number of cozies. Of course, if I didn't "waste" time reading other things...

As usual, I have added more to m..."

err should I be apologizing?

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "err should I be apologizing?"

Not at all!!! I have found some great reads on your lists. Keep it up! :o)

I posted on another board a word I learned watching a game show, tsundoku. Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them. I am a master at Tsundoku -- though I do read some of what I acquire. Adding to my ever-growing TBR from your lists (and others) ensures that I will never want for something good to read. So, thank you!!

Ye Gods! 8th 20 :D

141. Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly
142. Tied Up with A Bow by Sheila Connolly
143. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
144. Death at the Café by Alison Golden
145. Murder at the Mansion by Alison Golden
146. Body in the Woods by Alison Golden
147. Grave in the Garage by Alison Golden
148. Horror in the Highlands by Alison Golden
149. Killer at the Cult by Alison Golden
150. The Case of the Hidden Flame by Alison Golden
151. The Case of the Fallen Hero by Alison Golden
152. Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell
153. Six Cats a Slayin' by Miranda James