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Wanderlust Challenge: 2023 Travel Journal
23 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1. New Hampshire - Her Hometown Man Shannon Stacey 1/28/2023
2. Minnesota - Two for Interference Lasairiona E McMaster 1/30/2023
3. Ohio - Wounded Abby Brooks 2/9/2023
4. Massachusetts - Bayside Desires Melissa Foster 2/12/2023
5. Colorado - Meet Dare D.E.Haggerty 2/14/2023
6. Montana - Always Leeanna Morgan 2/24/2023
7. Texas - Redeeming Lottie Melissa Ellen 2/25/2023
8. Idaho- All The Things We Lost Kayla Tirrell 3/9/2023
9. New York - Guarding His Best Friend's Sister Taryn Quinn 3/19/2023
10. Washington - Shutout Jami Davenport 3/20/2023
11. California - The Girl in the Love Song Emma Scott 4/15/2023
12. Florida - In Between Them Jeanmarie Anaya 4/18/2023
13. Georgia - Every Wrong You Right J.E. Parker 4/23/2023
14. Vermont - Heartland Sarina Bowen 4/24/2023
15. Iowa - Jock Rule Sara Ney 4/28/2023
16. Kentucky - All Your Fault Kristin Lee 4/30/2023
17. Hawaii - Breaking Through the Waves E.L. Todd 5/6/2023
18. Connecticut - Mess With Me Kylie Gilmore 5/10/2023
19. Pennsylvania - The Captain Josie Blake 5/28/2023
20. Virginia - Second Chance Spring Delancey Stewart 6/7/2023
21. North Carolina - When the Rain Ends Mary Ellen Taylor 6/12/2023
22. New Jersey - Going Rogue Janet Evanovich 6/24/2023
23. Wyoming - Keep on Loving You Erika Kelly 7/21/2023
23 Different Cities in 2023
1. Chicago - Sex, Lies and the CEO Barbara Dunlop 3/13/2023
2. New Orleans - The Upside to Being Single Emma Hart 3/14/2023
3. Toronto - Jules Ellie Penn 4/17/2023
4. London - Unwrapping Her Perfect Match Kat Latham 4/26/2023
5. Dallas - Stealing Home Tara Wyatt 4/29/2023
6. Philadelphia - Take The Shot Danica Flynn 5/8/2023
7. Castle Falls - A Love Story for Christmas Jamie Knight 5/13/2023
8. Denver - Rock Chick Renegade Kristen Ashley 6/1/2023
9. Hopewell - The Cowboy and the Pastry Princess Elle Rush 6/10/2023
10. San Diego - 25: Angels and Assists Mignon Mykel 6/13/2023
11. Mudville - Kissing Books Cat Johnson 6/23/2023
12. Hollywood - Very Twisted Things Ilsa Madden-Mills 6/26/2023
13. New York City - Tempting Teacher Crystal Kaswell 6/30/2023
14. Windsor Canada - Rule Number Five Jessa Wilder 7/2/2023
15. Manningsport - The Perfect Match Kristan Higgins 7/8/2023
16. Los Angeles - Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon 7/20/2023
17.Vancouver - Behind the Net Stephanie Archer 7/27/2023
18. Seattle - Bending the Rules Mariah Dietz 8/1/2023
19. Bluebonnet - Kiss Me First Anna B. Doe 8/6/2023
20. Heston Lake - Iced Out Veronica Eden 8/14/2023
21. Washington DC - Desire or Defense Leah Brunner 8/16/2023
22. South Bay, California - The Devil You Know Veronica Eden 8/16/2023
23. Roca Springs, Texas - Bella and the New Guy Amy Sparling 8/18/2023
2023 Travel JournalCountries
1. Antarctica Dr. Do-or-Die Lara Lacombe 1/19
2. Austro-Hungarian Empire European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman Theodora Goss 11/2
3. Australia The Fallout Garry Disher 1/6
4. Canada Unreasonable Doubt Vicki Delany 3/6
5. China Year of the Tiger by Lisa Brackman Lisa Brackmann 6/2
6. Egypt Out of the Black Land Kerry Greenwood 10/30
7. England Untrue Blue Emma Jameson 1/8
8. Faroe Islands The Killing Bay Chris Ould 6/24
9. France Crime Fraiche Alexander Campion 1/7
10. Greece Fields' Guide to Smuggling Julie Mulhern 2/2
11. U.S. Virgin Islands Lowcountry Getaway Susan M. Boyer 3/2
12. India The Bangalore Detectives Club Harini Nagendra 4/9
13. Ireland The Lost Witch Paige Crutcher 1/7
14. Isle of Man Zephyrs and Zombies Diana Xarissa 11/28
15. Italy Good Blood Aaron Elkins 11/9
16. Mexico Shady Lady Ann Aguirre 11/5
17. Morocco Straight from the Horse's Mouth Meryem Alaoui 11/5
18. Norway The House by the Fjord Rosalind Laker 2/12
19. Scotland Fateful Words Paige Shelton 6/7
20. Solomon Islands One Blood Graeme Kent 1/13
21. South Korea Ping-Pong Heart Martin Limón 1/10
22. Uruguay Crocodile Tears Mercedes Rosende 1/10
23. Wales The Summer of the Danes Ellis Peters 6/14
States/Provinces
1. Alabama The Darling Dahlias And The Voodoo Lily Susan Wittig Albert 2/23
2. Alaska Death and the Language of Happiness John Straley 2/25
3. Arizona Pretty Crooked Elisa Ludwig 4/4
4. California The Hollywood Spy Susan Elia MacNeal 2/15
5. Colorado Shadow Ridge M.E. Browning 1/9
6. Florida Dexter's Final Cut Jeff Lindsay 11/3
7. Georgia Unseen Karin Slaughter 1/3
8. Indiana Code Name Cassandra Jenny Carroll 6/11
9. Iowa Quiche of Death Mary Lee Ashford 1/3
10. Kansas Big Shot Julie Mulhern 8/6
11. Kentucky A Charming Crime Tonya Kappes 6/18
12. Maine Sea Glass Summer Dorothy Cannell 2/20
13. Minnesota Never Run Blake Pierce 1/3
14. Montana North of Nowhere Allison Brennan 9/8
15. New Hampshire Ring in the Year with Murder Auralee Wallace 1/2
16. New Jersey Killing Time Suzanne M. Trauth 1/11
17. New York Last Licks Cynthia Baxter 1/6
18. North Dakota Murder on the Red River Marcie R. Rendon 3/9
19. Ohio The Other Half of the Grave Jeaniene Frost 6/19
20. Rhode Island Scandal at the Salty Dog Josh Lanyon 6/8
21. Tennessee Hickory Smoked Homicide Riley Adams 9/26
22. West Virginia Fast Falls the Night Julia Keller 1/1
23. Wisconsin Wolf Hollow Victoria Houston 2/7
2023 Travel JournalFictional Places
1.Balsam Dell, VT Cheddar Late Than Dead Linda Reilly 3/10
2. Benedict, AK Winter's End Paige Shelton 1/5
3. Bliss, GA Eyelet Witness Julie Anne Lindsey 2/2
4. Blue Plum, TN Knot the Usual Suspects Molly MacRae 1/6
5. Collinstown, Maryland It Came Upon a Midnight Shear Allie Pleiter 1/20
6. Edindale, IL Yuletide Homicide Jennifer David Hesse 1/2
7. Ferry, CT Killing Time Brenna Ehrlich 9/19
8. Getaway Bay Death at the Dog Show Grace York 2/1
9. Hullsport,TN Kinflicks Lisa Alther 5/23
10. Loon Lake, WI Wolf Hollow Victoria Houston 2/7
11. Lighthouse Cove, CA Dressed to Drill Kate Carlisle 6/6
12. Miracle Springs, NC Paper Cuts Ellery Adams 5/25
13. Orchard, MA Just Killing Time Julianne Holmes 6/5
14. Oz Dorothy Must Die Danielle Paige 2/11 Bethany Blake
15 Peridale Cheesecake and Confusion Agatha Frost 5/29
16. Quincy’s Gap The Battered Body Ellery Adams 2/1
17. Quindicott, RI The Ghost and the Stolen Tears Cleo Coyle 9/11
18. Shenandoah Springs, VA Goodnight Moo Mollie Cox Bryan 6/1
19. Six Gun, Texas Dead Man Talking T.M. Simmons 9/20
20. Snowberry Creek, WA Cheddar Late Than Dead Linda Reilly 3/10
21. Sylvan Creek Pawprints & Predicaments 2/7
22. Tempest Island, FL Adrift Jana Deleon 1/4
23. Upper Chumley-on-Stoke Peril on the Page Margaret Loudon 9/19
Cities
1. Adelaide The Crime and the Crystal Elizabeth Ferrars 6/13
2. Beijing Year of the Tiger Lisa Brackmann 6/2
3. Charlotte, NC All Fall Down Erica Spindler 1/20
4. Cleveland, OH Killer Kung Pao Vivien Chien 5/24
5. Deer Lake, Minnesota Night Sins Tami Hoag 9/10
6. Des Moines Mythic Melee Murder Leslie Langtry 9/7
7.Edinburgh The Book of Souls James Oswald 9/22
8. Harrogate A Medal for Murder by Frances Brody 1/8
9. Kansas City, KS Big Shot Julie Mulhern 9/6
10. London Threadneedle Cari Thomas 1/5
11. Los Angeles Grave on Grand Avenue Naomi Hirahara 1/21
12. Nashville TN Primer and Punishment Diane Kelly 3/17
13. New Orleans Wined and Died in New Orleans Ellen Byron 3/10
14. NYC, NY Exit Strategy Jen J. Danna 1/3
15. Oslo Norway Police Jo Nesbø 9/10
16. Oxford A Scone to Die For H.Y. Hanna 1/1
17. Paris Crossing the Line Frédérique Molay 1/22
18. San Diego Black's Beach Shuffle: A Rolly Waters Mystery Corey Fayman 1/4
19. San Francisco I Buried a Witch Josh Lanyon 1/2
20. Santa Cruz Dying for a Taste Leslie Karst 1/8
21. Savannah Snuffed Out Valona Jones 2/3
22. Sedona, AZ Secrets in the Stacks Lynn Cahoon 3/8
23. Winthrop WA On Spine of Death Tamara Berry 1/2
2023 TRAVEL JOURNAL, 1/1 - 12/31/2323 DIFFERENT STATES / PROVINCES
1. Vermont : Cheddar Late Than Dead (Grilled Cheese #3), by Linda Reilly, finished 1/3 ★★★★
2. Illinois : Sentenced to Death (Writer for Hire #4), by Betty Hechtman, finished 1/5 ★★★.5
3. Massachusetts : Americanos, Apple Pies & Art Thieves (Cape Bay Café #5), by Harper Lin, finished 1/11 ★★★.5
4. Florida : Flash (Dogleg Island #1), by Donna Ball, finished 1/13 ★★★★
5. Texas : Fatal Frost (Dewberry Farm #2), by Karen MacInerney, finished 1/14 ★★★.5
6. Connecticut Murder in the First Edition (Beyond the Page Bookstore #3), by Lauren Elliott, finished 1/18 ★★★.5
7. North Carolina : Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton #1), by Donna Ball, finished 1/20 ★★★.5
8. Maryland : Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger, by Beth Harbison, finished 1/22 ★★★
9. California : The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase #2), by Gigi Pandian, finished 1/25 ★★★★
10. New Mexico : Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon #6), by Nevada Barr, finished 1/29 ★★★★
11. Pennsylvania : Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea (Daisy’s Tea Garden #7), by Karen Rose Smith, finished 2/2 ★★★.5
12. Michigan : Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley, finished 2/3 ★★★★
13. Virginia : Bound for Murder (Blue Ridge Library #4), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 2/5 ★★★.5
14. Colorado : Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi #1), by Mildred Abbott, finished 2/6 ★★★.5
15. New York : In a Gilded Cage (Molly Murphy #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 2/8 ★★★★
16. Wisconsin : The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go, by Amy E. Reichert, finished 2/10 ★★★★
17. Alabama : He Needed Killing (Needed Killing #1), by Bill Fitts, finished 2/13 ★★★★
18. Minnesota : A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft #5), by Monica Ferris, finished 2/19 ★★★.5
19. Wyoming : The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5), by Craig Johnson, finished 2/20 ★★★★
20. Oregon : Just in Time, by Marie Bostwick, finished 2/21/23 ★★★.5
21. Louisiana : The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie #6), by Spencer Quinn, finished 2/22 ★★★★
22. Indiana : Death with a Dark Red Rose (Writer’s Apprentice #5), by Julia Buckley, finished 2/25 ★★★.5
23. New Jersey : The Hostess with the Ghostess (Haunted Guesthouse #9), by E.J. Copperman, finished 4/12 ★★★★
23 DIFFERENT CITIES x2
1. New Orleans : Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook #2), by Ellen Byron, finished 1/7 ★★★★
2. Pelican LA : A Cajun Christmas Killing (Cajun Country #3), by Ellen Byron, finished 1/10 ★★★★
3. Colwestern NY : Tastes Like Murder (Cookies & Chance #1), by Catherine Bruns, finished 1/12 ★★★.
4. Cherry Glen : In Farm’s Way (Farm to Table #3), by Amanda Flower, finished 1/22 ★★★.5
5. Sinfujl LA : Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune #7), by Jana Deleon, finished 1/26 ★★★★
6. Book Creek NC : Life After Perfect (Boot Creek #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 1/27 ★★★.5
7. Oak Peak CA : News and Nectarines (Tri-Town #1), by Carly Winter, finished 1/28 ★★★.5
8. New York City : Nemesis (FBI #19), by Catherine Coulter, finished 2/4 ★★★★
9. Washington DC : Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, by Carol Leonnig, finished 2/7 ★★★.5
10. Mackinac Island : Forever Fudge (Candy Coated #6), by Nancy Coco, finished 2/9 ★★★.5
11. St. Roch, LA : Woof (Bowser & Birdie #1), by Spencer Quinn, finished 2/13 ★★★.5
12. High Point NC : Killer Market (Deborah Knott #5), by Margaret Maron, finished 2/16 ★★★★
13. Eastport ME : Unhinged (Home Repair is Homicide #6), by Sarah Graves, finished 2/17 ★★★★
14. Santa Fe NM : Serpent Gate (Kevin Kerney #3), by Michael McGarrity, finished 2/18 ★★★★
15. Harrington NY : Dead-End Detective (Piper & Porter #1), by Amanda Flower, finished 2/19 ★★★.5
16. Cedar Valley WA : In the Nib of Time (Hand Lettering #2), by Daisy Robyns, finished 2/23 ★★★★
17. San Francisco CA : Leave a Message for Willie (Sharon McCone #5), by Marcia Muller, finished 2/26 ★★★.5
18. Bar Harbor ME : Death of a Coupon Clipper (Hayley Powell #3), by Lee Hollis, finished 2/28 ★★★.5
19. Carmel-by-the-Sea CA : A Flicker of a Doubt (Fairy Garden #4), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 3/5 ★★★★
20. Nilson’s Bay WI : The Second Sister, by Marie Bostwick, finished 3/8 ★★★★
21. Washington : In the Nib of Time (Hand Lettering #2), by Daisy Robyns, finished 2/23 ★★★★ (Cedar Valley)
22. Milwaukee WI : A Toast to Murder (Mack’s Bar #5), by Allyson K. Abbott, finished 3/13 ★★★★
23. Cascade Springs NY : Prose and Cons (Magical Bookshop #2), by Amanda Flower, finished 3/13 ★★★★
24. Sweet Mountain GA : Reading Between the Crimes (Jane Doe Book Club #2), by Kate Young, finished 3/18 ★★★.5
25. Stoneham NH : A Questionable Character (Booktown #17), by Lorna Barrett, finished 3/19 ★★★.5
26. New Bison MI : Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street #2), by Valerie Burns, finished 3/20 ★★★★
27. Normal KY : Deserts, Driving & Derelicts (Campers & Criminals #2), by Tonya Kappes, finished 3/22 ★★★.5
28.Minneapolis MN : The Ambitious Card (Eli Marks #1), by John Gaspard, finished 3/23 ★★★.5
29. Quindicott RI : The Ghost Goes to the Dogs (Haunted Bookshop #9), by Cleo Coyle, finished 3/26 ★★★★
30. Cleveland OH : Dim Sum of all Fears (Noodle Shop #2), by Vivien Chien, finished 3/26 ★★★★
31. Oceanview OR : A Matter of Hive and Death (Oregon Honeycomb #2), by Nancy Coco, finished 3/27 ★★★.5
32. Bisbee AZ : Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady #4), by J.A. Jance, finished 3/29 ★★★★
33. Miracle Springs NC : Paper Cuts (Secret, Book & Scone Society #6), by Ellery Adams, finished 4/4 ★★★★
34. Las Vegas NV : The Good Thief’s Guide to Vegas (Good Thief’s Guide #3), by Chris Ewan, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
35. Aurora MN : Iron Lake (Cork O’Connor #1), by William Kent Krueger, finished 4/6 ★★★★
36. Cranberry Island ME : Whale of a Crime (Gray Whale Inn #7), by Karen MacInerney, finished 4/10 ★★★★
37. Lake Elizabeth VT : Unbelievable (Cassie Baxter #1), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 4/12 ★★.5
38. Bliss GA : Burden of Poof (Bonnie & Clyde #1), by Julie Anne Lindsey, finished 4/14 ★★★★
39. Kansas City MO : Clouds in My Coffee (Country Club Murders #3), by Julie Mulhern, finished 4/14 ★★★★
40. Jefferson CT : The Uninvited Corpse (Food Blogger #1), by Debra Sennefelder, finished 4/20 ★★★.5
41. Cape Cod MA : Murder on Cape Cod (Cozy Capers Book Group #1), by Maddie Day, finished 4/21 ★★★★
42. Spirit Canyon SD : Open for Murder (Happy Camper #1), by Mary Angela, finished 4/22 ★★★.5
43. Ranchero TX : Liver Let Die (Clueless Cook/Jordan McAllister #1), by Liz Lipperman, finished 4/23 ★★★
44. Catfish Cove NH : Very Buried Cheesecake (Black Cat Café #4), by Lyndsey Cole, finished 4/24 ★★★.5
45. Leavenworth WA : Beyond a Reasonable Stout (Sloan Krause #3), by Ellie Alexander, finished 4/24 ★★★★
46. Lake Potawatomi WI : Deadly Delights (Bookish Baker #2), by Laura Jensen Walker, finished 4/25 ★★★.5
23 DIFFERENT CITIES OUTSIDE THE USA
1. London England : The September Society (Charles Lenox #2), by Charles Finch, finished 1/2 ★★★★
2. Quebec Canada: The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8), by Louise Penny, finished 1/16 ★★★★
3. Norfolk England: The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway #15), by Elly Griffiths, finished 1/21 ★★★★.5
4. Edinburgh Scotland : Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton #3), by Carole Lawrence, finished 2/11 ★★★★
5. St. Petersburg Russia : The Metronome (Counterpoint Trilogy #1), by D.R. Bell, finished 2/12 ★★★
6. Paris France : The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4), by Sherry Thomas, finished 2/15 ★★★★
7. St. Denis France : Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1), by Martin Walker, finished 2/23 ★★★.5
8. Luxor Egypt : The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody #7), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 2/27 ★★★★
9. Llanelen, Wales : Slated for Death (Penny Brannigan #6), by Elizabeth J. Duncan, finished 3/14 ★★★★
10. Shetland Island Scotland : White Nights (Shetland Island #2), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/14 ★★★★
11. Cambridge England : Fall of Angels (Inspector Redfyre #1), by Barbara Cleverly, finished 3/15 ★★★.5
12. L’airelle France : Murder is a Monkey’s Game (Madigan Amos #3), by Ruby Loren, finished 3/16 ★★★.5
13. Northumberland England : Hidden Depths (Vera Stanhope #3), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/24 ★★★.5
14. Whisper Island Ireland : Dial P for Poison (Movie Club #1), by Zara Keane, finished 4/2 ★★★.5
15. Dedham England : Death at Gallows Green (Kathryn Ardleigh #2), by Robin Paige, finished 4/7 ★★★★
16. Shrewsbury England : St. Peter’s Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #4), by Ellis Peters, finished 4/19 ★★★★
17. Bexford England : A Staged Death (Brock & Poole #2), by A.G. Barnett, finished 4/23 ★★★.5
18. Vik Island Scotland : Losers Club (Losers Club #1), by Yvonne Vincent, finished 4/25 ★★★.5
19. Cotswalds England : Dastardly Deeds at St. Bride’s (Gemma Lamb #1), by Debbie Young, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
20. Clare Valley Australia : Lola’s Secret, by Monica McInerney, finished 4/30 ★★★.5
21. Galway Ireland : Murder in Galway (Home to Ireland #1), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 5/3 ★★★.5
22. Saint-Malo France : All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, finished 5/6 ★★★
23. Birch Hill England : Murder at the Abbey (Redmond & Haze #2), by Irina Shapiro, finished 5/7 ★★★★
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/7/23 *****
Travel JournalJanuary 01 - December 2023
23 Countries
1. Japan - The Nakano Thrift Shop, Hiromi Kawakami 01/06
2. England - Murder on the Sea Witch, Irina Shapiro 01/09
3. France - Perestroika in Paris, Jane Smiley 01/11
4. U.S. Virgin Islands - Lowcountry Getaway, Susan M. Boyer 01/14
5. Italy - The Venice Sketchbook, Rhys Bowen 01/13
6. Egypt - The Hippopotamus Pool, Elizabeth Peters 01/19
7. Scotland - Death of an Honest Man, M.C. Beaton 02/01
8. Ireland - Some Like It Shot, Zara Keane 02/22
9. Canada - Evidence in the Echinacea, Dale Mayer 02/27
10. Botswana - The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith 03/16
11. Sweden - Britt-Marie Was Here, Frederik Backman 03/22
12. Isle of Man - Aunt Bessie Knows, Diana Xarissa 03/30
13. Australia - Death Down Under, Samantha Silver 04/03
14. Switzerland - A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax, Dorothy Gilman 04/22
15. Corfu - Stars of Fortune, Nora Roberts 05/19
16. Wales - Evans to Betsy, Rhys Bowen 05/19
17. India - The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star, Vaseem Kahn 05/30
18. New Zealand - Knitted and Knifed, Tracey Drew 07/02
19. Germany - Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Elizabeth von Arnim 07/03
20. Norway - Norway to Hide, Maddy Hunter 07/04
21. Iceland - Death by Puffin, Jennifer J. Alderson 07/05
22. Zambia - Mrs. Pollifax on Safari 09/05
23. China - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 09/06
23 States/Provinces
1. Maine - Christmas Card Murder, Leslie Meier et al 01/01
2. Michigan - Lights, Cameras, Witches, Amanda M. Lee 01/01
3. Connecticut - The Bark Before Christmas, Laurien Berenson 01/02
4. Vermont -Up to No Gouda, Linda Reilly 01/04
5. Idaho - One Potato, Two Potato, Dead, Lynn Cahoon 01/04
6. New Jersey - Restaurant Weeks Are Murder, Libby Klein 01/05
7. Georgia - Murder at Mabel’s Motel, G.A. McKevett 01/08
8. Texas - Sweet Revenge, Karen MacInerney 01/15
9. Oregon - A Cop and a Coop, Hillary Avis 02/03
10. California - Sleep No More, Jayne Ann Krentz 02/07
11. Ohio - Murder, Simply Stitched, Isabella Alan 02/06
12. Illinois - Death of a Wandering Wolf, Julia Buckley 02/09
13. Florida - Murder Mystery Book Club, Danielle Collins 02/10
14. Wisconsin - Stiff Competition, Annelise Ryan 02/11
15. Pennsylvania - Grand Theft Retro, Diane Vallere 02/15
16. Hawaii - A Down to Earth Murder, Kay Hadashi 02/18
17. Arizona - Red Velvet Revenge, Jenn McKinlay 02/18
18. Iowa - Mud Run Murder, Leslie Langtry 03/17
19. New Mexico - A Hard Day for a Hangover, Darynda Jones 03/18
20. Mississippi - Classified as Murder, Miranda James 03/21
21. Missouri - Killer Queen, Julie Mulhern 03/23
22. New York - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg 03/30
23. Massachusetts - Sell Low, Sweet Harriet, Sherry Harris 04/09
23 Cities
1. Tucson - Thereby Hangs a Tail,Spencer Quinn 01/03
2. London - The Girl in the Gallery, Alice Castle 01/07
3. Trenton - Going Rogue, Janet Evanovich 01/10
4.Paris - Peril in Paris, Rhys Bowen 01/12
5. Boston - The Family Vault, Charlotte MacLeod 01/14
6. Los Angeles - Deadly Bond, Gemma Halliday 01/17
7. Oakland - Just Add Water, Jinx Schwartz 02/04
8. Edinburgh - Edinburgh Dusk, Carole Lawrence 02/21
9. Hilo - The Hilo Hustle, Tom Bradley Jr. 03/15
10. St. Petersburg - Shards of Murder, Cheryl Hollon 03/16
11. Atlanta - 12 Bodies and a Wedding, Stephanie Bond 03/19
12. Key West - Death on the Menu, Lucy Burdette 03/24
13. Luxor - Seeing a Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters 03/27
14. Florence - Tricky Death, Beate Boeker 04/13
15. New York City - Leverage in Death, J.D. Robb 04/18
16. Oakwood, OH - The Codebook Murders, Leslie Nagel 04/30
17. Nashville - Primer and Punishment, Diane Kelly 05/13
18. Cambridge - Chapter and Curse, Elizabeth Penney 05/20
19. Boise - Deep Fried Revenge, Lynn Cahoon 05/23
20. Sun City West - Dressed Up 4 Murder, J.C. Eaton 06/08
21. Venice - Acqua Alta, Donna Leon 06/13
22. Kansas City - Lyin' Eyes, Julie Mulhern 07/18
23. Las Vegas - Green Eyes in Las Vegas 07/21
23 Fictional Places
1. Littleton Cotterell An Act of Foul Play, T.E. Kinsey 01/22
2. Summer Shoals Collard Greens and Catfishing, Nancy Naigle & Kelsey Browning 02/14
3. Shady Palms Blackmail and Bibingka, Mia P. Manansala 03/01
4. Walmsley Parva Murder Through the English Post, Jessica Ellicott 03/06
5. Salt Lick TX Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash, Dixie Cash 03/10
6. Danger Cove Sinister Snickerdoodles, Janel Gradowski 03/10
7. South Cove Wedding Bell Blues, Lynn Cahoon 03/11
8. Little Beffenden Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders, Tessa Arlen 03/28
9. Salt Lick IN Batter Off Dead, Maddie Day 04/05
10. Westham Murder on Cape Cod, Maddie Day 04/10
11. Harvest Matchmaking Can Be Murder, Amanda Flower 04/20
12. Sinful Flame and Fortune, Jana Deleon 04/24
13. Tarpon Cove Theft in Paradise, Deborah Brown 04/25
14. Wicklow Midnight at the Blackbird Café, Heather Webber 05/01
15. Ribbon Pearls Gone Wild, Diane Vallere 05/04
16. Dunmullach Killing in C Sharp, Alexia Gordon 05/05
17. McGill Murder Most Grave, G.A. McKevett 05/09
18. Santa Sofia Crust No One, Winnie Archer 05/16
19. Sowell Bay Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt 05/17
20. Lower Diddleton Murder on the Village Green, Rosie Hunt 06/06
21. Maggody Much Ado in Maggody, Joan Hess 06/12
22. Broward’s Rock Engaged to Die, Carolyn Hart 06/15
23. Lighthouse Cove Eaves of Destruction, Kate Carlisle
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1. Alabama ~ Midnight at the Blackbird Café ~ 1.2.23
2. Tennessee ~ Hang the Moon ~ 1.18.23
COUNTRIES
1. China ~ Pavilion of Women ~ 1.4.23
2. United States ~ Demon Copperhead ~ 1.7.23
3. Germany ~ The Ragged Edge of Night ~ 1.14.23
CITIES
1. Seattle, WA ~ Where'd You Go, Bernadette ~ 1.5.23
2. Monterey, CA ~ A Dangerous Business ~ 1.9.23
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2023 Travel JournalJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
23 Different Countries in 2023
1. Ecuador - The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells 1.2.23
2. England - Union Street by Pat Barker 1.3.23
3. Scotland - Garnethill by Denise Mina 1.7.23
4. New Zealand - Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh 1.6.23
5. United States - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 2.20.23
6. Iceland Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson 1.16.23
7. Ireland 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution by Morgan Llywelyn 1.20.23
8. Israel Tel Aviv Noir ed. Etgar Keret 1.26.23
9. Wales A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd 1.27.23
10. Sweden The Return by Hakan Nesser 2.8.23
11. Ukraine Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith 2.14.23
12. Mexico Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico by Stuart B. Schwartz 2.26.23
13. Australia The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.17.23
14. Poland The War Girls by V.S. Alexander 3.19.23
15. Denmark The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.24.23
16. China A Single Pebble by John Hersey 3.27.23
17. Russia On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev 3.29.23
18. Portugal Fodor's Essential Portugal 3.31.23
19. Germany - The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton 4.7.23
20. Canada - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 4.10.23
21. France Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories by Carolyn Moncel 4.16.23
22. Egypt - Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters 4.23.23
23. Botswana - Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 5.2.23
23 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1. Hawaii The Rough Cut by Douglas Corleone 1.17.23
2. New York Lightning by Ed McBain 1.29.23
3. Berkshire, England The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel 2.9.23
4. Norfolk, England The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths 2.16.23
5. Ohio Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 3.2.23
6.Essex, England A Game of Fear by Charles Todd 3.6.23
7. Delaware The History Teacher by Susan Bacon 3.22.23
8. Somerset, England A Death in the Small Hours by Charles Finch 3.29.23
9. Minnesota, U.S. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger 4.2.23
10. Yorkshire, England Rutherford Park by Elizabeth Cooke 4.14.23
11. Washington Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 4.17.23
12. Kentucky The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardsom 4.28.23
13. California Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 5.17.23
14. Sussex, England The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch 5.20.23
15. Massachusetts The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 5.22.23
16. North Carolina The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 5.25.23
17. Warwickshire, England book:Human Croquet|41688] by Kate Atkinson 5.27.23
18. Virginia, The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk 6.2.23
19. East Sussex, England The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths 6.6.23
20. Province of Leinster, Ireland Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson 6.8.23
21. Province of West Flanders in Belgium, where Ypres is located - The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell 6.10.23
22. Maine Pall Bearers and Pepperoni by Patti Benning 6.11.23
23. In Russia, an oblast is a state government. Tver Oblast is where most of Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith 6.16.23 takes place.
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23 Different Cities in 20231. London, England The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams 1.14.23
2. Siglufjordur (Iceland) Blackout by Ragnar Jonasson 1.23.23
3. Bath, England Persuasion by Jane Austen 2.24.23
4. Ely, England Hunting Shadowsby Charles Todd 2.10.23
5. Carricklea, Ireland Normal People by
Sally Rooney 2.22.23
6. Holyrood (Edinburgh), Scotland Death's Dark Valley by Paul Doherty 2.25.23
7. New York City The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 3.4.23
8. Tunbridge Wells, England This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing: A Memoir by Jacqueline Winspear 3.10.23
9. Glasgow, Scotland Exile by Denise Mina 3.13.23
10. Bath, England Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 3.16.23
11. Tel Aviv, Israel Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret 3.20.23
12. Goteborg, Sweden An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 4.4.23
13 Dublin, Ireland book:The Secret Place|52263433] by Tana French 4.8.23
14. Hamm, Germany Diary of a Dead Man on Leave by David Downing 4.12.23
15. Washington, D. C. Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosphy and Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein 4.18.23
16. Exmouth, England But For The Grace by Peter Grainger 4.22.23
17. Moscow, Russia Sonechka and Other Stories. by Lyudmila Ulitskaya 4.25.23
18. Reykjavik, Iceland The Absolution by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 5.4.23
19. Arshalsk, Russia Two Leaps Across a Chasm: A Russian Mystery by Nikolai Aleksandrov 5.6.23
20. Norwich, England The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths 5.11.23
21. Bankgok, Thailand Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson5.21.23
22. Stockholm, Sweden Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime by Leif G.W. Persson 5.23.23
23. Hedinsfjordur, Iceland Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson 6.1.23
11. Different Fictional Places in 2023
1. St. Mary Mead The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 2.3.23
2. Isola Ice by Ed McBain 1.11.23
3.Kingsmarkham A Sleeping Life by Ruth Rendell 2.17.23
4. Calm Point book:Eight Black Horses|37951] by Ed McBain 3.5.23
5. Upham Market, England An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger 3.23.23
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23 Different Cities in 2023
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2 san Diego The Chef, the Wolf, and their Platypus Omega finished 13/1
23 Different Fictional Places in 2023
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1. Japan- You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming-1/5/23
2.-USA- Old School by Jeff Kinney-1/30/23
3.-Australia- Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood-3/13/23-
4. Sri Lanka- Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel- 3/20/23
5.-Jamaica- Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming-7/24/23
6-Mexico- The Forgotten Village - John Steinbeck by John Steinbeck-7/29/23
7-UK- Of Mortgages and Things by Dermot O'Hanlon-10/6/23 -
8-Ecuador- The Donkey Inside by Ludwig Bemelmans-10/16/23
9-Tanzania- King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard-10/17/23
10-Antigua & Barbuda- Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid-11/20/23-
11-France- The Prisoner by Marcel Proust-12/5/23
12-Greece- Colonel Sun by Robert Markham-12/20/23
13-New Zealand- -Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood-1/24/24
14-Laos- The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill-2/29/24
15-Congo- The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets / Tintin in the Congo
16-Burma- Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux-4/10/24
17-Thailand- Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman-5/22/24
18-Turkey- A Traveller on Horseback by Christina Dodwell-5/25/24
19-Azerbaijan- The Colonel's Mistake by Dan Mayland-5/27/24
20-Haiti- All Souls' Rising by Madison Smartt Bell- 8/26/24
21-Italy- Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna by Mario Giordano-11/14/24-
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1-England, United Kingdom- Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones-1/10/23
2-California- The Long Valley by John Steinbeck-1/28/22
3-Indiana- A Cut Above by Judi Lynn-4/1/23
4-New York- In September, the Light Changes by Andrew Holleran-6/6/23
5-Florida- Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey-7/21/23
6-Alaska- -Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George-7/27/23
7-Victoria, Australia- The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood-9/14/23-
8-Sicily, Italy- Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano-9/21/23
9-Alaska- Selfish and Perverse by Bob Smith-10/24/23
10- Kashmir, India- Secrets of the Kashmir Valley by Farhana Qazi-2/14/24
11-Scotland, UK- Guy Mannering by Walter Scott-2/18/24-
12- Utah, USA- Riders of the Purple Sage Zane Grey-5/15/24
13-West Virginia, USA- No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert-5/15/24
14-Arizona- Marshmallow Muscles, Banana Brainstorms by Karen T. Taha-6/11/24-
15-Illinois- Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts by Rick Karlin-6/16/24
16-Trinidad & Tobago- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey- 6/25/24-
17-Quebec, Canada- Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs-10/1/24
18-New Mexico, USA- Santa Fe Mourning bAmanda Allen- 10/22/24-
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1. Buenos Aires, Argentina- Who Is Vera Kelly?- by Rosalie Knecht-1/2/23-
2-San Diego- Double by Marcia Muller-2/8/23
3-Dublin- The Insurrection In Dublin: An Eyewitness Account of the Easter Rising, 1916-2/12/23
4=London- Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles-3/2/23
5-Evesham, England- Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton-3/14/23
6-Venice, Italy- Territorial Rights by Muriel Spark-3/15/23
7-Hong Kong- -Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman-3/19/23
8-Chicago- If This World Were Mine by E. Lynn Harris- 5/26/23
9-Windsor, England- The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare-8/9/23
10-Paris, France- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick-8/27/23
11-Las Vegas- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson-9/18/23
12-El Paso, Texas- Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz-
13-Melbourne, Australia- -Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood-12/7/23 -
14-New York City- Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein-2/15/24
15-Havana, Cuba- The Reader's Companion to Cuba by Alan Ryan-3/21/24
16-Miami, Florida- Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey-5/20/24
17-Luxembourg- The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey
18-Tripoli, Libya- Tea in Tripoli by Bernadette Nason-5/30/24
19- Battambang, Cambodia- Battambang by Ron Poulton-3/21/25-
20- Boise, Idaho- Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees by Kid Boise-5/29/25
21- Trieste, Italy- Zeno's Conscience by Italo Svevo- 8/28/25
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13 Different Countries in 2023
1 Chile The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende 12/3
2 England Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie 1/6
3 Wales The Unexpected Guest by Charles Osborne 12/10
4 The Netherlands The End of the Rainbow by Betty Neels 1/14
5 Austria Magic in Vienna by Betty Neels 1/29
6 Scotland The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan 2/12
7 New Zealand Death on the Air and Other Stories by Ngaio Marsh 2/15
8 Greece Death in Cyprus by M.M. Kaye 3/3
9 Zanzabar, Tanzania Death in Zanzibar by M.M. Kaye 3/13
10 Spain The Wedding Journey by Carla Kelly 4/8
11 Italy Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert 4/10
12 Germany Elizabeth & Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim 4/13
13 Albania The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/8
10 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1 Oregon On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 1/10
2 Maryland Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter 1/14
3 British Columbia, Canada Destination Murder by Jessica Fletcher 2/27
4 California The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley 3/18
5 New Mexico Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 3/19
6 Prince Edward Island, Canada Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery 4/9
7 Texas Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews 4/18
8 Massachusetts Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 4/24
9 Idaho Cover of Night by Linda Howard 5/20
10 Delaware Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews 6/17
23 Different Cities in 2023
1 Little Bourton, England Murder Most Festive by Ada Moncrieff 12/7
2 London, England The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 1/8
3 Shrewsbury, England One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 1/10
4 Bath, England Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer 1/15
5 Charlotte, North Caroline Larceny and Old Lace by Tamar Myers 1/17
6 Nashville, Tennessee A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 1/23
7 Scarnsea, England Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 2/4
8 Woodleigh, England Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie 2/7
9 Woolton, England The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 2/9
10 Handcross, England The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer 3/5
11 Moscow, Russia Murder in Moscow by Jessica Fletcher 3/21
12 Edinburgh, Scotland The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 4/1
13 Algiers, Algeria The First Wave by James R. Benn 4/20
14 Rome, Italy Death and Restoration by Iain Pears 4/22
15 Franeker, Netherlands Tempestuous April by Betty Neels 4/28
16 Wilmington, Delaware Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews 5/7
17 Melbourne, Australia Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood 5/23
18 Sofia, Bulgaria The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/29
19 Venice, Italy The Titian Committee by Iain Pears 6/6
20 Boston, Massachusettes Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick 7/6
21 Constantinople, Turkey Red Classics Greenmantle by John Buchan 8/26
22 Houston, Texas Hello Stranger by Katherine Center 9/5
23 Kilmihil, Ireland Born in Fire by Nora Roberts 9/21
23 Different Fictional Places in 2023
1 Smuggler's Island Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 12/7
2 Sittaford, England The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie 1/24
3 Chippingwood, England Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 1/27
4 Oxgodby, England A Month In The Country by J.L. Carr 1/30
5 Chipping Minster, England Death of a Blue Blood by Jessica Fletcher 2/14
6 Milton, England North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 2/19
7 Wychwood, England Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie 2/26
8 Middlemarch, England Middlemarch by George Eliot 3/3
9 Brokenwell, England Fate Takes a Hand by Betty Neels 3/10
10 Fairacre, England Emily Davis by Miss Read 3/11
11 Discworld I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett 3/16
12 Forest of Arden As You Like It by William Shakespeare 3/17
13 Barsetshire, England Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope 3/20
14 Warmsley Vale, England Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie 3/22
15 Lymstock, England The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie 3/25
16 The Hundred Acre Woods Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne 4/8
17 Middle Earth The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 4/14
18 Hollowquay, England Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 4/15
19 Duncombe, England Mr. Harrison's Confessions by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/17
20 Isola, USA Romance by Ed McBain 4/22
21 St. Honore, West Indies A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie 4/26
22 Lymstock, England El caso de los anónimos by Agatha Christie 4/27
23 Tanria The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen 5/1
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23 Different Countries in 2023
1. England Salt Bride by Lucinda Brant 1-2-2023
2. U.S. Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 1-6-2023
3. Australia The Upside Down Christmas by Kate Forster 1-20-2023
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2. Island of Guernsey The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 1-4-2023
3. Montana Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 1-18-2023
4. Washington Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 1-20-2023
5. Connecticut A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 1-29-2023
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2. NYC The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 1-8-2023
3. Atlanta Triptych by Karin Slaughter 1-21-2023
4. Kent The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 1-22-2023
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23 Different Cities in 2023
1. Dallas - Rafferty's Rules by W. Glenn Duncan 13/1/23
2. Stockholm - In Bad Company by Viveca Sten 29/1/23
3. Saigon - The Quiet American by Graham Greene 18/4/23
4. Edinburgh - Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith
5. Bermondsey - Judge Walden: Back in Session by Peter Murphy
6. Westminster - First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer
7. Melbourne - Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher 26/4/23
8. Baltimore - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 25/4/23
9. Brisbane - Zigzag Street by Nick Earls 28/4/23
10. London - Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer 24/4/23
11. Oxford - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin Dexter 30/4/23
12. Stockwell - Dark Rooms by Lynda La Plante 8/5/23
13. Munich - Munich by Robert Harris 7/5/23
14. Eisenhuttenstadt - A Darker State by David Young 14/5/23
15. Cardiff - The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed 15/5/23
16. Paris - Diva by Delacorta 21/5/23
17. Manila - The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd 4/8/23
18. New York - Hotel de Dream by Edmund White 21/8/23
19. Birmingham - Turning Forty by Mike Gayle - 9/9/23
20. Huntsville - The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer 14/7/23
21. Oakland - There There by Tommy Orange 22/7/23
22. Venice - Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon 17/6/23
23. Malmo - The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf by Alexander McCall Smith 24/9/23
23 Different Fictional Places in 2023
1. Kimmerston - The Seagull by Ann Cleeves 17/1/23
2. Brink Island - The Brink by Holden Sheppard 6/2/23
3. Azania - Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh
4. Beartown - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
5. Pride - Pride High : Book 1 - Red by Jay Bell
6. Lochdubh - Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton 30/4/23
7. Croughton - One Across Two Down by Ruth Rendell 2/5/23
8. Cnothan - Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton 8/5/23
9. Wild-Oat Patch - The Fringe Dwellers: Text Classics by Nene Gare 12/5/23
10. Highbury - Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith 20/5/23
11. Ambossa - Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo 22/5/23
12. Glenfarach - The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride 10/6/23
13. Kingsmarkham - Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell 11/6/23
14. Tiverton - Hell to Pay by Garry Disher 24/6/23
15. Vigata - August Heat by Andrea Camilleri 5/9/23
16. Krishnapur - The Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell - 4/11/23
17. Green borough - Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis 19/11/23
18. Aconleigh - The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford 18/12/23
19. Bellevue - Mystery in Provence by Vivian Conroy - 7/10/23
20. Greystone - The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves 3/11/23
21. Waterloo - The Dragon Man by Garry Disher 7/11/23
22. Borg - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman 11/11/23
23. Muck Island - Catholics by Brian Moore 1/12/23
Finished20 Different Countries in 2023
1, Sweden An Elderly Lady Must Not Be CrossedHelene Tursten 1/5
2. Japan Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata 1/8
3. Ireland Foster Claire Keegan 1/9
4. Ceylon/Sri Lanka The Tea Planter's Wife Dinah Jefferies 1/15
5. Egypt Death Comes as the End Agatha Christie 1/29
6. Chile How to Turn Into a Bird María José Ferrada 2/6
7. United States Black Cake Charmaine Wilkerson 2/4
8. England A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael Ellis Peters 3/12
9. Cameroon The Impatient Djaïli Amadou Amal 3/8
10. Canada How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 3/27
11. Kenya Beryl MarkhamWest with the Night4/5
12. New Zealand The Rehearsal Eleanor Catton 4/23
13. Iceland Death by Puffin: A Bachelorette Party Murder in Reykjavik Jennifer S. Alderson 4/16
14. Scotland Death of a Traitor M.C. Beaton4/20
15. Botswana A Song of Comfortable ChairsAlexander McCall Smith 5/28
16. Austria Moonlight on the Magic Flute Mary Pope Osborne 8/21
17. IranReading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Azar Nafisi 8/03
18. Italy So Shall You Reap Donna Leon 6/23
19. Australia Death at Victoria Dock Kerry Greenwood 8/22
20. FranceMurder in Belleville Murder in Belleville 8/17
13 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1. Pennsylvania The-School: for Good Mothers A Novel Jeanette Hoppe 1/2 Pennsylvania 1/2
2. Nova ScotiaDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands Kate Beaton Nova Scotia 1/22
3. Quebec The Beautiful Mystery Louise Penny 3/7
4. Yukon Murder at Haven's Rock Kelley Armstrong 3/22
5.Wyoming Storm Watch C.J. Box 4/9
6. Texas Witches' Bane Susan Wittig Albert 4/14
7. Florida Blue Asylum Kathy Hepinstall 4/23
8. Vermont The Golden Spoon Jessa Maxwell 4/26
9. California High Country Nevada Barr 5/20
10. Kent, England A Duty to the Dead Charles Todd 6/6
11. Warwickshire A Test of Wills Charles Todd 6/15
12.. Illinois Burn MarksSara Paretsky 6/5
13.Michigan A Summer Adventure Robert A. Lytle 7/2
20 Different Cities in 2023
1. Paris Sarah's Key Tatiana de Rosnay1/15
2. Nag's Head North Carolina A Death Long OverdueEva Gates 2/6
3. East St. Louis, Illinois The Love You Save: A MemoirGoldie Taylor 2/8
4. Berlin A Truth to Lie for Anne Perry 2/2
5. Chicago Hyde Park Houses: An Informal History, 1856-1910 Jean F. Block1/14
6. Shrewsbury England The Heretic's Apprentice Ellis Peters 1/18
7. Window Rock AZ The Shape Shifter Tony Hillerman 2/24
8. London Lady Clementine Marie Benedict 3/3
9. Key West Fatal ReservationsLucy Burdette3/24
10. Montreal Déjà Dead Kathy Reichs 4/24
11. Venice Acqua Alta Donna Leon 4/19
12. King's Lynn The Last Remains Elly Griffiths 5/5
13. Eastport Maine Repair to Her Grave Sarah Graves 5/12
14. Shackleshurst England The White Lady Jacqueline Winspear 5/13
15. Winchester England A Single Thread Tracy Chevalier 5/16
16. San Francisco Stacey Lee Outrun the Moon 5/4
17. Detroit Let the Dead Bury the Dead David Carlson
18. Boston The Woman in the Library Sulari Gentill 6/17
19. Washington D. C. Cody Keenan Grace: President Obama 6/14
20. MilwaukeeA Toast to Murder Allyson K. Abbott 7/28
10 Different Fictional Places in 2023
1. Little Bourton England Murder Most Festive Ada Moncrieff1/22
2. River Heights Stop the Clock Carolyn Keene 2/2
3. Treasure Island Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 1/10
4. LIghthouse Cove Absence of Mallets Kate Carlisle 2/19
5. New Jessop, Alabama Moonrise Over New Jessup Jamila Minnicks 2/28
6. Pecan Springs, TX Thyme of Death Susan Wittig Albert 3/10
7. Briar Creek Connecticut The Plot and the Pendulum Jenn McKinlay 3/12
8. Carsley Devil’s Delight M.C. Beaton 4/7
9. St Mary Mead 4:50 from Paddington Agatha Christie 4/28
10. Lochdubh Death of a TraitorM.C. Beaton 4/20
11. Oyster Bay North Carolina A Deadly Cliché Ellery Adams 5/24
12. Sowell Bay Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 7/21
13. Marsyas/Marsyas Island The House in the Cerulean SeaT.J. Klune 8/23
23 Different Countries1. France: A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories 01/05
2. England: Murder at the Vicarage 01/23
3. Italy: Portrait of an Unknown Woman 04/15
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2. Montana: A Christmas Candy Killing 01/10
3. Kentucky: Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries 01/17
4. Florida: Sanibel Dreams 02/14
5. Illinois: Death in a Budapest Butterfly 03/03
6 North Carolina: No Good Tea Goes Unpunished 03/17
7 New York: A Riesling to Die 03/19
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2023 Travel JournalJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: 50/69 books
11 Different Countries in 2023
1. Scotland - Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore (01/31/23)
2. England - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas (03/24/23)
3. United States - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (03/31/23)
4. Norway - Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood (04/30/23)
5. India - Life of Pi by Yann Martel (7/10/23)
6. Singapore - The Fraud Squad by Kyla Zhao (07/10/23)
7. Canada - The Push by Ashley Audrain (08/28/23)
8. France - The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary (10/01/23)
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23 Different States in 2023
1. Kansas - Layla by Colleen Hoover (01/26/23)
2. New York - Princess and the Player by Ilsa Madden-Mills (02/16/23)
3. Virginia - Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score (02/26/23)
4. Colorado - Midnight Lily by Mia Sheridan (02/28/23)
5. Minnesota - Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone (03/03/23)
6. California - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
7. Georgia - Resolution by Adriana Locke (04/07/23)
8. Texas - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (04/29/23)
9. Maryland - Twisted Love by Ana Huang (06/10/23)
10. Illinois - Neanderthal Seeks (Extra) Yarns by Penny Reid (07/18/23)
11. Alaska - A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting (09/07/23)
12. North Carolina - Fighting For Our Forever by Heidi McLaughlin (09/30/23)
13. Tennessee - Swing by Adriana Locke (11/04/23)
14. Washington - End of Story by Kylie Scott (11/05/23)
15. Florida - The Fine Print by Lauren Asher (11/11/23)
16. Ohio - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (11/25/23)
17. Iowa - Ninja At First Sight by Penny Reid (12/02/23)
18. Oregon - Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (12/30/23)
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1. Chicago - Dating-ish by Penny Reid (01/10/23)
2. Portland - Pause by Kylie Scott (01/14/23)
3. San Francisco - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (01/16/23)
4. New York City - Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth (01/20/23)
5. Boston - Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)
6. Philadelphia - Bad Reputation by Krista & Becca Ritchie (02/28/23)
7. San Diego - Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren (03/17/23)
8. Los Angeles - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (04/30/23)
9. Vancouver - Those Three Little Words by Meghan Quinn (08/19/23)
10. Savannah - Restraint by Adriana Locke (09/09/23)
11. London - Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater (10/27/23)
12. Todos Santos - Ruckus by L.J. Shen (11/12/23)
13. Oxford - The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore (12/22/23)
14. Port Jefferson - Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey (12/30/23)
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1. Olympus - Neon Gods by Katee Robert (01/06/23)
2. Sundara - Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan (02/10/23)
3. Prythian - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (02/24/23)
4. North Hampton - Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz (02/27/23)
5. Beaumont - Give Me Forever by Heidi McLaughlin (03/30/23)
6. Mount Washington - The List by Siobhan Vivian (07/21/23)
7. Shady Palms - Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala (07/27/23)
8. Eldorra - Twisted Games by Ana Huang (08/26/23)
9. Knockemout - Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score (09/02/23)
10. Gatlon City - Archenemies by Marisssa Meyer (10/21/23)
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1x13: countries
1x10: states/provinces
1x23: cities
13 Different Countries in 2023
1. Chile Violeta by Isabel Allende Feb 2/23
2. USA Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber Feb 7/23
3. Italy The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Feb 8/23
4. Canada Framed in Fire by Iona Whishaw Feb 20/23
5. Scotland The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley July 6/23
6. Ireland - The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan Nov. 5/23
7. Soviet Union - The Soviet Sisters by Anika Scott June 12/23
8. England The Troubadour's Tale by Ann Swinfen Mar. 22/23
9. France The French Executioner by C.C. Humphreys Sept 24/23
10. Australia Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Dec. 26/23
11. Laos The Second Biggest Nothing by Colin Cotterill Dec 5/23
12. Kenya Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen Dec 19/23
13. India Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra Dec 22/23
10 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1. Arizona A Match Made for Murder by Iona Whishaw Jan 22/23
2. California Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell Jan. 23/23
3. Alabama Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler Jan 19/23
4. British Columbia A Lethal Lesson by Iona Whishaw Feb 2/23
5. Ontario The Underpainter by Jane Urquhart Mar 22/23
6. Maine Happy Place by Emily Henry August 30/23
7. Washington - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Jan. 30/23
8. Colorado - Silver Lies by Ann Parker Dec 4/23
9. New York - Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily J. Edwards Dec 9/23
10. Missouri- The Deep End by Julie Mulhern Dec.28/23
23 Different Cities in 2023
1. Berlin Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum Jan. 16/23
2. San Francisco - If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell Ja, 16/23
3. New York - Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan Jan. 21/23
4. Moscow - The Rat Catchers' Olympics by Colin Cotterill Feb 7/23
5. London - Murder on the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose Feb 20/23
6. Vientiane - Don't Eat Me by Colin Cotterill Feb. 24/23
7. New Orleans - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Mar 8/23
8. Palm Springs - The Guncle by Steven Rowley Apr. 2/23
9. Leeds - Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane Apr 18/23
10. Oakland - A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell Apr 30/23
11. Portland, Oregon - The Undead Mr. Tenpenny by Tammie Painter May 29/23
12. Calcutta - Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan Sept. 24/23
13. Boston - The Vanished Child by Sarah Smith Oct. 25/23
14. Kuala Lumpur - Terror in Topaz by A.M. Stuart Oct 31/23
15. Paris - Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge Jan. 19/23
16. Marlow, UK - The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood Mar. 26/23
17. Vancouver The Dead of False Creek by Sarah M. Stephen Nov 28/23
18. Istanbul Intrigue in Istanbul by Erica Ruth Neubauer Nov 28/23
19. Bangkok The Motion Picture Teller by Colin Cotterill Dec 6/23
20. Edinburgh A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong Dec 8/23
21. Bangalore The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra Dec 19/23
22. Chiang Mai The Missing Guests of the Magic Grove Hotel by David Casarett Dec. 25/23
23. Tokyo The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard Nov 29/23
Calling this one done. Too bad I couldn't actually travel to all these places :)2023 TRAVEL JOURNAL, 1/1 - 12/31/23
23 DIFFERENT STATES / PROVINCES
1. Vermont : Cheddar Late Than Dead (Grilled Cheese #3), by Linda Reilly, finished 1/3 ★★★★
2. Illinois : Sentenced to Death (Writer for Hire #4), by Betty Hechtman, finished 1/5 ★★★.5
3. Massachusetts : Americanos, Apple Pies & Art Thieves (Cape Bay Café #5), by Harper Lin, finished 1/11 ★★★.5
4. Florida : Flash (Dogleg Island #1), by Donna Ball, finished 1/13 ★★★★
5. Texas : Fatal Frost (Dewberry Farm #2), by Karen MacInerney, finished 1/14 ★★★.5
6. Connecticut Murder in the First Edition (Beyond the Page Bookstore #3), by Lauren Elliott, finished 1/18 ★★★.5
7. North Carolina : Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton #1), by Donna Ball, finished 1/20 ★★★.5
8. Maryland : Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger, by Beth Harbison, finished 1/22 ★★★
9. California : The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase #2), by Gigi Pandian, finished 1/25 ★★★★
10. New Mexico : Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon #6), by Nevada Barr, finished 1/29 ★★★★
11. Pennsylvania : Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea (Daisy’s Tea Garden #7), by Karen Rose Smith, finished 2/2 ★★★.5
12. Michigan : Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley, finished 2/3 ★★★★
13. Virginia : Bound for Murder (Blue Ridge Library #4), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 2/5 ★★★.5
14. Colorado : Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi #1), by Mildred Abbott, finished 2/6 ★★★.5
15. New York : In a Gilded Cage (Molly Murphy #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 2/8 ★★★★
16. Wisconsin : The Optimist’s Guide to Letting Go, by Amy E. Reichert, finished 2/10 ★★★★
17. Alabama : He Needed Killing (Needed Killing #1), by Bill Fitts, finished 2/13 ★★★★
18. Minnesota : A Murderous Yarn (Needlecraft #5), by Monica Ferris, finished 2/19 ★★★.5
19. Wyoming : The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5), by Craig Johnson, finished 2/20 ★★★★
20. Oregon : Just in Time, by Marie Bostwick, finished 2/21/23 ★★★.5
21. Louisiana : The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie #6), by Spencer Quinn, finished 2/22 ★★★★
22. Indiana : Death with a Dark Red Rose (Writer’s Apprentice #5), by Julia Buckley, finished 2/25 ★★★.5
23. New Jersey : The Hostess with the Ghostess (Haunted Guesthouse #9), by E.J. Copperman, finished 4/12 ★★★★
23 DIFFERENT CITIES x2
1. New Orleans : Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook #2), by Ellen Byron, finished 1/7 ★★★★
2. Pelican LA : A Cajun Christmas Killing (Cajun Country #3), by Ellen Byron, finished 1/10 ★★★★
3. Colwestern NY : Tastes Like Murder (Cookies & Chance #1), by Catherine Bruns, finished 1/12 ★★★.
4. Cherry Glen : In Farm’s Way (Farm to Table #3), by Amanda Flower, finished 1/22 ★★★.5
5. Sinfujl LA : Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune #7), by Jana Deleon, finished 1/26 ★★★★
6. Book Creek NC : Life After Perfect (Boot Creek #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 1/27 ★★★.5
7. Oak Peak CA : News and Nectarines (Tri-Town #1), by Carly Winter, finished 1/28 ★★★.5
8. New York City : Nemesis (FBI #19), by Catherine Coulter, finished 2/4 ★★★★
9. Washington DC : Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, by Carol Leonnig, finished 2/7 ★★★.5
10. Mackinac Island : Forever Fudge (Candy Coated #6), by Nancy Coco, finished 2/9 ★★★.5
11. St. Roch, LA : Woof (Bowser & Birdie #1), by Spencer Quinn, finished 2/13 ★★★.5
12. High Point NC : Killer Market (Deborah Knott #5), by Margaret Maron, finished 2/16 ★★★★
13. Eastport ME : Unhinged (Home Repair is Homicide #6), by Sarah Graves, finished 2/17 ★★★★
14. Santa Fe NM : Serpent Gate (Kevin Kerney #3), by Michael McGarrity, finished 2/18 ★★★★
15. Harrington NY : Dead-End Detective (Piper & Porter #1), by Amanda Flower, finished 2/19 ★★★.5
16. Cedar Valley WA : In the Nib of Time (Hand Lettering #2), by Daisy Robyns, finished 2/23 ★★★★
17. San Francisco CA : Leave a Message for Willie (Sharon McCone #5), by Marcia Muller, finished 2/26 ★★★.5
18. Bar Harbor ME : Death of a Coupon Clipper (Hayley Powell #3), by Lee Hollis, finished 2/28 ★★★.5
19. Carmel-by-the-Sea CA : A Flicker of a Doubt (Fairy Garden #4), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 3/5 ★★★★
20. Nilson’s Bay WI : The Second Sister, by Marie Bostwick, finished 3/8 ★★★★
21. Washington : In the Nib of Time (Hand Lettering #2), by Daisy Robyns, finished 2/23 ★★★★ (Cedar Valley)
22. Milwaukee WI : A Toast to Murder (Mack’s Bar #5), by Allyson K. Abbott, finished 3/13 ★★★★
23. Cascade Springs NY : Prose and Cons (Magical Bookshop #2), by Amanda Flower, finished 3/13 ★★★★
24. Sweet Mountain GA : Reading Between the Crimes (Jane Doe Book Club #2), by Kate Young, finished 3/18 ★★★.5
25. Stoneham NH : A Questionable Character (Booktown #17), by Lorna Barrett, finished 3/19 ★★★.5
26. New Bison MI : Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street #2), by Valerie Burns, finished 3/20 ★★★★
27. Normal KY : Deserts, Driving & Derelicts (Campers & Criminals #2), by Tonya Kappes, finished 3/22 ★★★.5
28.Minneapolis MN : The Ambitious Card (Eli Marks #1), by John Gaspard, finished 3/23 ★★★.5
29. Quindicott RI : The Ghost Goes to the Dogs (Haunted Bookshop #9), by Cleo Coyle, finished 3/26 ★★★★
30. Cleveland OH : Dim Sum of all Fears (Noodle Shop #2), by Vivien Chien, finished 3/26 ★★★★
31. Oceanview OR : A Matter of Hive and Death (Oregon Honeycomb #2), by Nancy Coco, finished 3/27 ★★★.5
32. Bisbee AZ : Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady #4), by J.A. Jance, finished 3/29 ★★★★
33. Miracle Springs NC : Paper Cuts (Secret, Book & Scone Society #6), by Ellery Adams, finished 4/4 ★★★★
34. Las Vegas NV : The Good Thief’s Guide to Vegas (Good Thief’s Guide #3), by Chris Ewan, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
35. Aurora MN : Iron Lake (Cork O’Connor #1), by William Kent Krueger, finished 4/6 ★★★★
36. Cranberry Island ME : Whale of a Crime (Gray Whale Inn #7), by Karen MacInerney, finished 4/10 ★★★★
37. Lake Elizabeth VT : Unbelievable (Cassie Baxter #1), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 4/12 ★★.5
38. Bliss GA : Burden of Poof (Bonnie & Clyde #1), by Julie Anne Lindsey, finished 4/14 ★★★★
39. Kansas City MO : Clouds in My Coffee (Country Club Murders #3), by Julie Mulhern, finished 4/14 ★★★★
40. Jefferson CT : The Uninvited Corpse (Food Blogger #1), by Debra Sennefelder, finished 4/20 ★★★.5
41. Cape Cod MA : Murder on Cape Cod (Cozy Capers Book Group #1), by Maddie Day, finished 4/21 ★★★★
42. Spirit Canyon SD : Open for Murder (Happy Camper #1), by Mary Angela, finished 4/22 ★★★.5
43. Ranchero TX : Liver Let Die (Clueless Cook/Jordan McAllister #1), by Liz Lipperman, finished 4/23 ★★★
44. Catfish Cove NH : Very Buried Cheesecake (Black Cat Café #4), by Lyndsey Cole, finished 4/24 ★★★.5
45. Leavenworth WA : Beyond a Reasonable Stout (Sloan Krause #3), by Ellie Alexander, finished 4/24 ★★★★
46. Lake Potawatomi WI : Deadly Delights (Bookish Baker #2), by Laura Jensen Walker, finished 4/25 ★★★.5
23 DIFFERENT CITIES OUTSIDE THE USA
1. London England : The September Society (Charles Lenox #2), by Charles Finch, finished 1/2 ★★★★
2. Quebec Canada: The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8), by Louise Penny, finished 1/16 ★★★★
3. Norfolk England: The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway #15), by Elly Griffiths, finished 1/21 ★★★★.5
4. Edinburgh Scotland : Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton #3), by Carole Lawrence, finished 2/11 ★★★★
5. St. Petersburg Russia : The Metronome (Counterpoint Trilogy #1), by D.R. Bell, finished 2/12 ★★★
6. Paris France : The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4), by Sherry Thomas, finished 2/15 ★★★★
7. St. Denis France : Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1), by Martin Walker, finished 2/23 ★★★.5
8. Luxor Egypt : The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody #7), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 2/27 ★★★★
9. Llanelen, Wales : Slated for Death (Penny Brannigan #6), by Elizabeth J. Duncan, finished 3/14 ★★★★
10. Shetland Island Scotland : White Nights (Shetland Island #2), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/14 ★★★★
11. Cambridge England : Fall of Angels (Inspector Redfyre #1), by Barbara Cleverly, finished 3/15 ★★★.5
12. L’airelle France : Murder is a Monkey’s Game (Madigan Amos #3), by Ruby Loren, finished 3/16 ★★★.5
13. Northumberland England : Hidden Depths (Vera Stanhope #3), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/24 ★★★.5
14. Whisper Island Ireland : Dial P for Poison (Movie Club #1), by Zara Keane, finished 4/2 ★★★.5
15. Dedham England : Death at Gallows Green (Kathryn Ardleigh #2), by Robin Paige, finished 4/7 ★★★★
16. Shrewsbury England : St. Peter’s Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #4), by Ellis Peters, finished 4/19 ★★★★
17. Bexford England : A Staged Death (Brock & Poole #2), by A.G. Barnett, finished 4/23 ★★★.5
18. Vik Island Scotland : Losers Club (Losers Club #1), by Yvonne Vincent, finished 4/25 ★★★.5
19. Cotswalds England : Dastardly Deeds at St. Bride’s (Gemma Lamb #1), by Debbie Young, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
20. Clare Valley Australia : Lola’s Secret, by Monica McInerney, finished 4/30 ★★★.5
21. Galway Ireland : Murder in Galway (Home to Ireland #1), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 5/3 ★★★.5
22. Saint-Malo France : All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, finished 5/6 ★★★
23. Birch Hill England : Murder at the Abbey (Redmond & Haze #2), by Irina Shapiro, finished 5/7 ★★★★
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/7/23 *****
COMPLETED 2023 Travel Journal
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
23 Different Countries in 2023
1. Ecuador - The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells 1.2.23
2. England - Union Street by Pat Barker 1.3.23
3. Scotland - Garnethill by Denise Mina 1.7.23
4. New Zealand - Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh 1.6.23
5. United States - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb 2.20.23
6. Iceland Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson 1.16.23
7. Ireland 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution by Morgan Llywelyn 1.20.23
8. Israel Tel Aviv Noir ed. Etgar Keret 1.26.23
9. Wales A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd 1.27.23
10. Sweden The Return by Hakan Nesser 2.8.23
11. Ukraine Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith 2.14.23
12. Mexico Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico by Stuart B. Schwartz 2.26.23
13. Australia The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.17.23
14. Poland The War Girls by V.S. Alexander 3.19.23
15. Denmark The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.24.23
16. China A Single Pebble by John Hersey 3.27.23
17. Russia On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev 3.29.23
18. Portugal Fodor's Essential Portugal 3.31.23
19. Germany - The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton 4.7.23
20. Canada - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 4.10.23
21. France Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories by Carolyn Moncel 4.16.23
22. Egypt - Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters 4.23.23
23. Botswana - Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith 5.2.23
23 Different States/Provinces in 2023
1. Hawaii The Rough Cut by Douglas Corleone 1.17.23
2. New York Lightning by Ed McBain 1.29.23
3. Berkshire, England The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel 2.9.23
4. Norfolk, England The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths 2.16.23
5. Ohio Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 3.2.23
6.Essex, England A Game of Fear by Charles Todd 3.6.23
7. Delaware The History Teacher by Susan Bacon 3.22.23
8. Somerset, England A Death in the Small Hours by Charles Finch 3.29.23
9. Minnesota, U.S. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger 4.2.23
10. Yorkshire, England Rutherford Park by Elizabeth Cooke 4.14.23
11. Washington Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 4.17.23
12. Kentucky The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardsom 4.28.23
13. California Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 5.17.23
14. Sussex, England The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch 5.20.23
15. Massachusetts The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 5.22.23
16. North Carolina The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 5.25.23
17. Warwickshire, England book:Human Croquet|41688] by Kate Atkinson 5.27.23
18. Virginia, The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk 6.2.23
19. East Sussex, England The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths 6.6.23
20. Province of Leinster, Ireland Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson 6.8.23
21. Province of West Flanders in Belgium, where Ypres is located - The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell 6.10.23
22. Maine Pall Bearers and Pepperoni by Patti Benning 6.11.23
23. In Russia, an oblast is a state government. Tver Oblast is where most of Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith 6.16.23 takes place.
continued....COMPLETED23 Different Cities in 2023
1. London, England The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams 1.14.23
2. Siglufjordur (Iceland) Blackout by Ragnar Jonasson 1.23.23
3. Bath, England Persuasion by Jane Austen 2.24.23
4. Ely, England Hunting Shadowsby Charles Todd 2.10.23
5. Carricklea, Ireland Normal People by
Sally Rooney 2.22.23
6. Holyrood (Edinburgh), Scotland Death's Dark Valley by Paul Doherty 2.25.23
7. New York City The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 3.4.23
8. Tunbridge Wells, England This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing: A Memoir by Jacqueline Winspear 3.10.23
9. Glasgow, Scotland Exile by Denise Mina 3.13.23
10. Bath, England Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 3.16.23
11. Tel Aviv, Israel Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret 3.20.23
12. Goteborg, Sweden An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 4.4.23
13 Dublin, Ireland book:The Secret Place|52263433] by Tana French 4.8.23
14. Hamm, Germany Diary of a Dead Man on Leave by David Downing 4.12.23
15. Washington, D. C. Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosphy and Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein 4.18.23
16. Exmouth, England But For The Grace by Peter Grainger 4.22.23
17. Moscow, Russia Sonechka and Other Stories. by Lyudmila Ulitskaya 4.25.23
18. Reykjavik, Iceland The Absolution by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 5.4.23
19. Arshalsk, Russia Two Leaps Across a Chasm: A Russian Mystery by Nikolai Aleksandrov 5.6.23
20. Norwich, England The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths 5.11.23
21. Bankgok, Thailand Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson5.21.23
22. Stockholm, Sweden Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime by Leif G.W. Persson 5.23.23
23. Hedinsfjordur, Iceland Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson 6.1.23
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January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
It's time for a new travel journal. I can't wait to see where the year takes us!
There are four 2023 Travel Lists below. The first three are reserved for "real" places in the world. The fourth one is for the fictional places you visit.
There are a couple ways you can "work your journal".
✱ Complete one, two, three or four full lists of 23.
✱ Mix full lists and mini lists to equal sets of 23 to suit your reading goals.
Examples:
2X20 AND 2X13
2X23 AND 2X10
1X20 AND 1X13 AND 1X23
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Please note: You may only use a book once for this challenge.
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