Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense discussion

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z of Characters

To complete this challenge, read a book in which a main character's first or last name begins with the corresponding letter. For the hard letters Q, X, and Z, you may use a name in which the letter appears somewhere in the main character's first or last name - it does not have to be the first letter. One book per letter - 26 books in total

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off

Remember, only choose books from the group's genres - CRIME, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE and THRILLER!

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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✅Anastasia
Anita
✅Brenda
Catherine
✅Catsalive
Clare
✅Jane
✅Janine
✅Jasmine's
Jenny
Jonquil
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✅Kylie H
✅Lorraine
✅Mari
Odette
Phrynne
Priya
✅Rhondda
✅Sarah
✅Snake
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✅Teresa
Trevor
✅Trish

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A Alex Cross - The House of Cross by James Patterson 4 stars 1/2/25
B Napoleon Bonaparte - Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 5 stars 10/3/25
C Cormac Reilly - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan 5 stars 28/3/25
D Sean Duffy - Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty 5 stars 30/3/25
E Eve Dallas - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
F Sally Fairburn - Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin 4 stars 27/1/25
G Armand Gamache - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25
H D.S.Harriet March - Murder at Raven's Hollow by Louise Marley 5 stars 3/1/25
I Ian Ludlow - True Fiction by Lee Goldberg
J John Robie - To Catch a Thief by David Dodge 4 stars 25/2/25
K D.I. Kim Stone - Lost Girls by Angela Marsons 5 stars 20/1/25
L Lou Thatcher - Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4 stars 10/1/25
M Lucy McNeil -Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates 4 stars 4/5/25
N Nikki Galena - Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars 5/1/25
O Callan O'Connor - Glenrock by Lee Christine 5 stars 8/9/25
P Mrs, Pollifax - Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 10/5/25
Q Alice Quentin - A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes 4 stars 23/2/25
R John Rebus - Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin 5 stars 11/1/25
S Shanti da Silva - Cold Case in Nuala by Harriet Steel 4 stars 26/8/25
T Tabitha Knight - A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge 3 stars 25/4/5
U Kitty Underhay -Murder on the Cornish Coast by Helena Dixon 5 stars 23/4/25
V Vera Stanhope - The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
W Wyatt - Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher 4 stars 26/1/25
X Alex Cross - Cross Kill by James Patterson 5 stars 7/11/25
Y Kay Hunter - A Fatal Silence by Rachel Amphlett 5 stars 26/11/25
Z Liz Moorland - Lest Bridges Burn by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5 stars 25/6/25

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A Phoebe Astin - The Fake Child by Helen Goltz 5★s 12/4/25
B Aunt Bessie - Aunt Bessie Believes by Diana Xarissa 4★s 25/2/25
C Alex Cross - Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson 5★s 4/4/25
D David Adams - Runaway Justice by Chad Zunker 5★s 27/2/25
E Eve Dallas - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5★s 23/3/25
F Freya - In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare 4★s 27/1/25
G Jolie Gentil - Jolie and Scoobie High School Misadventures by Elaine Orr 4★s 26/2/25
H Professor Heidi Miller - A Jug of Murder by Belinda J. Evaline 4★s 3/1/25
I Inez - Hold Still by Lisa Regan 4★s 7/5/25
J Jenn Dalton - Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 3/1/25
K Kolla (of Brock & Kolla) - Dark Mirror by Barry Maitland 4★s 10/2/25
L Lou Thatcher - Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 5★s 18/1/25
M Laurie Moran - It Had to Be You by Mary Higgins Clark 5★s 20/1/25
N Nikki Hunt - Little Child Gone by Stacy Green 5★s 24/5/25
O Roisín O'Byrne - Over the River by Annie Seaton 5★s 2/1/25
P DI Lauren Pengelly - Death at Porthcurno Cove by Sally Rigby 3★s 13/3/25
Q Josie Quinn - Husband Missing by Lisa Regan 5★s 12/3/25
R Jack Reacher - In Too Deep by Lee Child 4★s 24/2/25
S Detective Harland Stone - The Dastardly Debutante by Helen Goltz 5★s 10/5/25
T Detective Mark Turpin - The Eleventh Grave by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 28/5/25
U Kitty Underhay - Murder on the Cornish Coast by Helena Dixon 5★s 9/2/25
V Ellie Vanderwick - Downward Death by Stella Bixby 5★s 6/1/25
W Detective Chief Inspector Lilian Wyles - The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 4★s 8/3/25
X DS Max Craigie - The Devil You Know by Neil Lancaster 5★s 25/5/25
Y Yuki Castilano - 23 1/2 Lies by James Patterson 5★s 31/3/25
Z Zara Ellison - The Prospect by Fleur McDonald 4★s 22/5/25

I'm in!

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 Completed 24-AUG-2025

A : Amelia Peabody - Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters 10-JAN-2025 3*
B : John Bailey - State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA 09-AUG-2025 4*
C : Chester Newton - Syndicate by Felix Francis 02-FEB-2025 4*
D : Eve Dallas - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 07-JAN-2025 5*
E : Eve Dallas - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 05-FEB-2024 4*
F : Feeney - Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 04-JUL-2025 5*
G : Sandy Grace - They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story by Peter James 03-MAR-2025 3*
H : Angela Hannaford - All My Enemies by Barry Maitland AA 08-MAR-2025 4*
I : Ian McNab -Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 07-MAR-2025 5*
J : Jack Hawksworth - Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh 14-FEB-2025 5*
K : Kathy Kolla - The Marx Sistersby Barry Maitland AA 09-JAN-2025 4*
L : Luca Bruni - Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh 14-MAY-2025 4*
M : Matthew Bryant - Murder at the Wedding by Helena Dixon 15-MAY-2025 4*
N : Nora Kelly - Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston 02-JAN-2025 4*
O - Kate O'Hare : The Job by Janet Evanovich 16-JUN-2025 4*
P : Peabody - Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 06-MAY-2025 5*
Q : Isaac McQueen - New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 08-AUG-2025 5*
R : Rourke - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 14-APR-2025 5*
S : Sam Vines - Thud! by Terry Pratchett 11-MAR-2025 5*
T : Tess Atherton - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 16-JAN-2025 5*
U : Kitty Underhay : Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon 30-MAR-2025 4*
V : Victor Vanderstafen : Murder in the Belltowerby Helena Dixon 16-MAR-2025 4*
W : Walter Emerson : The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters 12-APR-20215 4*
X : Alex Delaware : Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman 12-AUG-2025 4*
Y: Yuki Castilano - 25 Alive by James Patterson 24-AUG-2025 4*
Z : Zana : One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 04-JAN-2025 5*

Should be fun.

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Count me in please

Annual A-Z CRIME Characters 2025
hard letters Q, X, and Z,
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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✅ A = Alison - Dead Memories - Angela Marsons - 26/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ B = Bruno - The Dying Season - Martin Walker- 28/6/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ C = Courreges - Fatal Pursuit - Martin Walker - 26/6/2025 - ★★★★
✅ D = Douglas, Andrew - The Danger - Dick Francis - 12/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ E = Eve - Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 23/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ F = Fiona - The Dead House - Harry Bingham - 13/9/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ G = Griffiths - The Deepest Grave - Harry Bingham - 3/11/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ H = Hugh - Rest Not in Peace - Melvin R. Starr - 8/6/2025 - ★★★★
✅ I = Ivan - The Valley - Chris Hammer - 10/5/2025 - ★★★★
✅ J = Jack - In Too Deep - Lee Child - 18/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ K = Karen - Past Lying - Val McDermid - 26/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ L = Lovett - The King’s Evil - Andrew Taylor - 19/10/2025 - ★★★★
✅ M = Marwood - The Fire Court - Andrew Taylor - 16/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ N = Nick - Doom Creek - Alan Carter - 28/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ O = Oldroyd - - The Body in the Dales - J.R. Ellis - 5/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ P = Paola - Transient Desires Donna Leon - 30/6/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Q = Quincy - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - - 2/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ R = Raffi - A Refiner’s Fire - Donna Leon - 20/10/2025 - ★★★★
✅ S = Sid - Under Orders - Dick Francis - 31/3/2025 - ★★★★
✅ T = Tomasetti - After the Storm - Linda Castillo - 30/8/2025 - ★★★★
✅ U = Undine - What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust - Alan Bradley - 8/9/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ V = Vianello - Give Unto Others - Donna Leon - 19/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ W = Wyatt - The Heat - Garry Disher - 28/10/2025 - ★★★★
✅ X = AleX Velesky - Burner - Mark Greaney - 13/9/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Y = Yveline Gerlache - The Resistance Man -Martin Walker - 8/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Z = Zorzi - So Shall You Reap - Donna Leon - 29/9/2025 - ★★★★

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Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A - Sloane Abbot - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare READ 24/4/24 4*
B - Detective Dave Burrows - Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald READ 14/1/25 4*
C - Cormac Reilly - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan READ 23/5/25 4*
D - Eve Dallas - Passions in Death by J.D. Robb READ 2/2/25 3*
E - Eliza - Gone by Glenna Thomson READ 14/2/25 3*
F - Sally Fairburn - Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin READ 3/5/25 3*
G - Grace - Sanctuary by Garry Disher READ 8/3/25 3*
H - Harvey Buck - High Wire by Candice Fox READ 12/5/25 4*
I - Ivan Lucic - The Valley by Chris Hammer READ 18/3/25 3*
J - Jack Reacher - In Too Deep by Lee Child READ 3/1/25 4*
K - DI Kim Stone - Blood Lines by Angela Marsons READ 6/1/25 3*
L -Lindsay Norris - A Merry Little Murder Plot by Jenn McKinlay READ 23/1/25 3*
M - Detective Kate Miles - The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie READ 22/2/25 4*
N - Nathan McBride - First to Kill by Andrew Peterson READ 21/4/25 3*
O - Callan O'Connor - Glenrock by Lee Christine READ 17/2/25 4*
P - Phin Bishop - Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose READ 27/5/25 3*
Q - Josie Quinn - Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan READ 4/4/25 5*
R - Gemma Rose - A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna READ 26/1/25 4*
S - Marty Singer - A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden READ 30/1/25 3*
T - Tomasetti - The Burning by Linda Castillo READ 17/1/25 4*
U - Kitty Underhay - Murder at the Country Club by Helena Dixon READ 24/1/25 3*
V - Val Sorensen - Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose READ 8/5/25 4*
W - Colt Wilder - Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley READ 13/1/25 4*
X - Alex Delaware - The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman READ 27/1/25 3*
Y - Tyrone Swift - The Lady Vanished by Gretta Mulrooney READ 17/4/25 3*
Z - Detective Zoe Mayer - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell READ 8/1/25 4*

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Completed 26th October

✔️ A - Adam Dalgliesh - Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James - 02/06 - 4★
✔️ B - Archie Blackfinch - Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan - 05/05 - 4★
✔️ C - Clifford - A Death in Venice by Verity Bright - 16/08 - 3.5★
✔️ D - Maisie Dobbs - To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear - 02/05 - 5★
✔️ E - Eve Dallas - Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb - 17/07 - 4★
✔️ F - Cressida Fawcett - Death on the Scotland Express by Fliss Chester - 08/06 - 3.5★
✔️ G - Georgina Lennox - The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey - 26/10 - 4.5★
✔️ H - Hazel - The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson - 15/08 - 4.5★
✔️ I - Ian Carter - Bricks and Mortality by Ann Granger - 28/02 - 4.5★
✔️ J - Jackson Brodie - Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson - 17/03 - 5★
✔️ K - Kate Wakeland - The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor - 27/03 - 4★
✔️ L - Luca Terracini - The Wreckage by Michael Robotham - 22/06 - 3★
✔️ M - Matthew Shardlake - Dissolution by C.J. Sansom - 12/10 - 5★
✔️ N - Lila Nash - The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens - 10/02 - 4.5★
✔️ O - Owen Pick - Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell - 21/04 - 3.5★
✔️ P - Lillian Pentecost - Fortune Favours the Dead by Stephen Spotswood - 20/07 - 5★
✔️ Q - Queenie - The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen - 15/06 - 4★
✔️ R - Susan Ryeland - Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 05/08 - 4★
✔️ S - Vera Stanhope - The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves - 08/04 - 4★
✔️ T - Edith Tywford - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett - 30/06 - 4★
✔️ U - Umiko Wada - The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard - 09/09 - 4★
✔️ V - Vera Stanhope - Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves - 20/01 - 4.5★
✔️ W - Felix Wilbraham - The Man in the Shadows by Alys Clare - 18/03 - 4★
✔️ X - Heathcliff Lennox - Murder at Ashton Steeple by Karen Baugh Menuhin - 17/04 - 5★
✔️ Y - Kay Hunter - Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett - 04/04 - 3.5★
✔️ Z - Zoe Boehm - Smoke and Whispers by Mick Herron - 28/01 - 4★

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A Amelia Peabody The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters read 14/02/2025 5 stars
B Jason Bourne The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum finished 12/02/2025 4 stars
C Sadie Coleman Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox read 24/05/2025 4 stars
D Adam Dalgliesh Cover Her Face by P.D. James finished 27/01/2025 3 stars
E Eve Dallas Passions in Death by J.D. Robb read 13/02/2025 5 stars
F Fortune Reading Swamp Spies by Jana Deleon finished 18/01/2025 4 stars
G Joe Goldberg You by Caroline Kepnes read 10/02/2025 2 stars
H Caitlin Hendrix UNSUB by Meg Gardiner read 12/01/2025 5 stars
I Ivy Culpepper Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer Read 22/07/2025 4 stars
J James Bond Moonraker by Ian Fleming read 01/01/2025 5 stars
K Kim Stone Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons finished 10/01/2025 5 stars
L Lucy Stone Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier finished 14/01/2025 5 stars
M Minnie Hamilton Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass finished 27/01/2025 4 stars
N Nikki Galena Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis read 03/03/2025 5 stars
O Delilah O'Leary Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley Read 17/05/2025 5 stars
P Stephanie Plum Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich read 05/04/2025 5 stars
Q Ellery Queen The Egyptian Cross Mystery by Ellery Queen Read 24/11/2025 4 stars
R Jack Reacher Without Fail by Lee Child read 07/01/2025 5 stars
S Lucy Stone Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier read 20/03/2025 5 stars
T Tempest Michaels Dead Pirates of Cawsand by Steve Higgs read 05/01/2025 5 stars
U Kitty Underhay Murder at the Wedding by Helena Dixon read 16/05/2025 4 stars
V Virgil Flowers Dark of the Moon by John Sandford read 04/05/2025 4 stars
W Fenella Woods Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa read 18/02/2025 4 stars
X Alex Delaware Self-Defense by Jonathan Kellerman read 06/02/1015 4 stars
Y Yuki Castilano 15th Affair by James Patterson Read 13/07/2025 4 stars
Z Dr. Zack Winston Dead Already by Mike Krentz read 02/02/2025 5 stars

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Alex evans the last to disappear jo Spain
Burrows kate Damaged BY Martina Cole
Charli Deep in the forest Erina Reddan
Dolly Rawlins widows Revenge Lynda la plante FINISHED 4
Eddie Flynn the accomplice Steve Cavanagh FINISHED 4
Faye Adelheim silver tears Camilla Läckberg
Gemma Woodstock Body of Lies bySarah Bailey AA
Hunter written in blood Chris carter FINISHED 5
IRENE KENNEDYThe Third Option BY Vince Flynn
Jac morgan in her blood Nikki Crutchley
Kit Mckittrick Cheater BYKaren Rose
Lucus walker nermesis Patricia wolf
MITCH RAPP Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn finished june 11 4*
NNina Borg,The Boy in the Suitcase byLene Kaaberbøl finished june8 4*
Oxana killing eve long shot
P Perez JIMMY White Nights BYAnn Cleeves
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Ryan Poison Garden byL.J. Ross
Samuel the hideout Camilla grebe
Temperance Brennan death du jour Kathy reichs
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Verity beresford Murder on the Marlow Belle byRobert Thorogood
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Zorbach alexander Playlist bySebastian Fitzek

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Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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✔️A: Lou Alcott - Woman, Missing by Sherryl Clark....3.5* 09/06/25
✔️B: Martha Ballard - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon....5* 10/02/25
✔️C: Ernest Cunningham - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson....3.5* 06/05/25
✔️D: Dan Taylor - Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett....3.5* 31/10/25
✔️E: Frankie Elkin - Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner....3.5* 26/06/25
✔️F: Phryne Fisher - The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood....4* 07/01/25
✔️G: Armand Gamache - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny....4.5* 16/05/25
✔️H: Kay Hunter - Will to Live by Rachel Amphlett....4* 27/08/25
✔️I: Ivan Lucic - Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer....4* 25/4/25
✔️J: Jackson Brodie - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson....4* 29/03/25
✔️K: Samantha Kincaid - Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke....3.5* 05/06/25
✔️L: Lucas Walker - Paradise by Patricia Wolf....3.5* 23/01/25
✔️M: Hamish Macbeth - Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton....3* 22/03/25
✔️N: Nikki Galena - Stalker on the Fens by Joy Ellis....4* 14/04/25
✔️O: Celine Osbourne - The Chase by Candice Fox....3.5* 17/05/25
✔️P: Lottie Parker - The Lost Child by Patricia Gibney....4.5* 23/3/25
✔️Q: Josie Quinn - Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan....4.5* 27/11/25
✔️R: Jack Reacher - The Hard Way by Lee Child....4* 10/11/25
✔️S: Kim Stone - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons....4* 19/01/25
✔️T: Tom Witter - Wild Place by Christian White....3.5* 28/01/25
✔️U. Kitty Underhay - Murder at the Playhouseby Helena Dixon....3.5* 13/02/25
✔️V: Vera Stanhope - Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves....4* 17/08/25
✔️W: Steve and Amy Wheeler - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman....4* 03/04/25
✔️X: Lexi Winter - Retribution by Sarah Barrie....4* 23/11/25
✔️Y: Marshall York & Tom Floyd - The Fear of Winter by S.C. Sterling....3.5* 07/11/25
✔️Z: Zoe Mayer - The Long Game by Simon Rowell....4* 03/08/25

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A - Dunia Ahmed - Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar 24/1/25 3*
B - Sabine Brouillette - The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra 28/3/25 3*
C - Caitlyn Le Fey - Salted Caramel Sorcery by H.Y. Hanna 8/1/25 4*
D - Eve Dallas - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 10/1/25 4*
E - Evan Evans - Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 12/1/25 5*
F - Mary Fawcett - The Village Healer’s Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts 16/3/25 5*
G - Gemma - All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna 2/1/25 4*
H - Emily Hardcastle - Rotten to the Core by T.E. Kinsey 25/1/25 4*
I - Ivan Lucic - Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer 19/1/25 5*
J - Jennifer Ashby - Between Husbands and Wives by Susannah Glenn 7/4/25 3*
K - Stella Knox - Killer Style by Mary Stone 10/5/25 5*
L - Lucas Walker - Outback by Patricia Wolf 18/5/25 5*
M - Matt Ballard - Five Bloody Hearts by Joy Ellis 28/2/25 3*
N - Nell Buchanan - The Seven by Chris Hammer 11/6/25 5*
O - Devlin O'Connor - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna 8/3/25 4*
P - Phryne Fisher - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 21/4/25 4*
Q - Joe Quinn - Dark Paradise by Catherine Lee 26/1/25 4*
R - Bill Robinson - The Murder Inn by James Patterson 14/2/25 3*
S - Eleanor Swift - A Witness to Murder by Verity Bright 19/1/25 4*
T - Tig Costello - The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie 28/3/25 4*
U - Kitty Underhay - Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon 14/3/25 4*
V - Nick Vada - The Storm: Australian Crime Mystery by Jason Summers 9/5/25 5*
W - Gemma Woodstock - Into the Night by Sarah Bailey 1/5/25 4*
X - Alex Cross - Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 19/3/25 5*
Y - Rory Yates - Texas Ranger by James Patterson 24/5/25 4*
Z - Caleb Zelic - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic 31/1/25 4*

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A- Anna - Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
B- Benedik - The Rynox Murder by Philip MacDonald 9/2 3★
C- Compton - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 18/2 3.5★
D- Dallas - Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 8/2 4★
E- Eve - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 11/1 3★
F- Felicity - The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 2/1 3★
G- Garrett - The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser 14/1 4★
H- Harlow - Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
I- Iris - The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair 4/6 4.5★
J- Jane - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 7/2 3.5★
K- Kennedy - Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
L- Lelclerc - All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/6 3.5★
M- Maud - Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth 26/2 3★
N- Eric Northman - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/5 4★
O- Joe O'Connell - Asylum by Jack Adams 11/6 4★
P- Peabody - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★
Q- Quinn - Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris 24/5 3★
R- Ramsey - Killjoy by Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★
S- Silver - Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth 13/1 4★
T- Tailchaser - Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 19/2 3★
U- Umiko Wada - The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard 31/8 4.5★
V- Veronica - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★
W- Harper Ward - Unwanted by Mia Sheridan 27/4 4★
X- Alex Cross - Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 19/1 3★
Y- BonY - Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield 8/8 4★
Z- Zaslavsky - Every Spy a Traitor by Alex Gerlis 24/6 4★

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge everyone 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

NOTE: Easy enough to do, but the challenge title still says 2024 ;)

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

A - Abby Mullen - A Deadly Influence by Mike Omer 6/10/25 4★
B - Jackson Brodie - One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson 13/8/25 4★
C - Clyde - Gone to Darkness by Barbara Nickless 20/1/25 4★
D - Dan - A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni 28/7/25 4★
E - Ericka Falck - The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 14/1/25 4★
F - Phryne Fisher - Murder on a Midsummer Night by Kerry Greenwood 25/5/25 4★
G - Armande Gamache - The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny 24/2/25 4★
H - Harry Nelson - A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths 8/5/25 4★
I - Irene Kennedy - The Third Option by Vince Flynn 9/2/25 4★
J - Jack Shepherd - Laundry Man by Jake Needham 13/11/25 3★
K - Kase - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland 11/3/25 4★
L - Adam Lawson - Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland 14/4/25 4★
M - Mariko - Old Soul by Susan Barker 4/3/25 2★
N - Ned Woods -The Sculthorpe Murder by Karen Charlton 12/4/25 4★
O - Joe O'Loughlin - Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham 25/11/25 4★
P - Stephanie Plum - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 20/7/25 4★
Q - Josie Quinn - The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan 5/5/25/25 4★
R - Rowan Caswell -The Silk House by Kayte Nunn 22/1/25 4★
S - Rowland Sinclair - Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill 14/7/25 4★
T - Thomas Lynley - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George 30/5/25/25 4★
U - Kitty Underhay - Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon 11/6/25/25 4★
V - Ulf Varg - The Talented Mr. Varg by Alexander McCall Smith 21/3/25 3★
W - Lilian Wyles -The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 26/3/25 4★
X - Aloysius XL Pendergast - Verses for the Dead by Douglas Preston 8/1/25 4★
Y - Morgan Young -Let Me In by Adam Nicholls 6/6/25 2★
Z - Alistair Fitzjohn - Once Upon a Lie by Jill Paterson 9/3/25 4★

Kylie H wrote: "NOTE: Easy enough to do, but the challenge title still says 2024 ;)"

Thanks Kylie. If that is the only mistake I have made it will be a miracle.

It amazes me how much we check them, and still the odd one sneaks through :) Good to have eagle eyed participants!

LOL - there would be heaps more errors if I was putting it together.

Sign me up please, Phrynne!

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 26/26

A: Alice Ables (With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA (30/1) 4.5*)
B: Ava Bonney (Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney (8/3) 4.5*)
C: Phillip "Cato" Kwong (Prime Cut by Alan Carter AA (25/1) 5*)
D: D.I. Kate Daniels (The Longest Goodbye by Mari Hannah (30/3) 5*)
E: Erin Locke (Roberts) (Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman (23/1) 3.5*)
F: Florence Granger (The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé (9/2) 4*)
G: D.I. Nikki Galena (Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis (22/1) 4*)
H: D.I. Angelica Henley (The Kill List by Nadine Matheson (28/1) 5*)
I: Ivy Rose (Cold Query by Ivanka Fear (15/6) 4*)
J: Inspector John Rebus (Tooth and Nail (Rebus #3) by Ian Rankin (15/4) 5*)
K: D.I. Kay Hunter (A Lethal Deception by Rachel Amphlett AA (6/1) 4*)
L: Lane Holland (Vanish by Shelley Burr (23/5) 4.5*)
M: Molly Gray (The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose (28/3) 3*)
N: Nora Breen (Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (13/3) 5*)
O: Olivia Easton (One Dark Night by Hannah Richell AA (13/4) 5*)
P: Percy (Eye of the Moon by Ivan Obolensky (28/5) 4.5*)
Q: Quinn Durand (The Rush by Michelle Prak AA (24/2) 4*)
R: Cormac Reilly (The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA (6/5) 4.5*)
S: Mrs. Sidhu (Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone by Suk Pannu (12/1) 4.5*)
T: Theresa "Trey" Reddy (The Hunter by Tana French (19/6) 4.5*)
U: Kitty Underhay (Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon (31/1) 4*)
V: Alice Vega (The Janes by Louisa Luna (21/1) 4*)
W: Elin Warner (The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse (22/2) 4*)
X: Alex Tang (Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger (13/9) 4*)
Y: Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte (Bony and the Mouse: Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield AA (20/9) 4*)
Z: Ezra Day (Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle (9/3) 4*)

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge Sarah and Kylie!🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

I want to join

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

A Augusta Colebrook
✔ The Ladies' Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman Read 3/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

B Birdie
✔ The House of Quiet by Kiersten White Read 5/11. 5★

C Audrey Covington
✔ The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso Read 8/4. 3★

D Drusilla Pounds
✔ Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito Read 10/8. 3★

E Elle, Fred, Chrystal, Laila
✔ A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin Read 8/8. 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Ernest Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

F Fanny Bertram
✔ The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray Read 20/10. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

G Jonah Griggs
✔ On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Read 16/11. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Greer
Hemlock House by Katie Cotugno

H Hallie
✔ What's Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness Read 15/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I Itsuka
✔ The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa Read 28/9. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

J Jules Green
✔ This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney Read 28/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

K Kathleen O'Mara
✔ Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo Read 13/11. 5★

L Liza Mclean
What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak

M Matteo or Aster Ives
✔ The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore Read 5/9. 4★

N Lady Newington
✔ Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Read 24/1. 4★

O Ethan Oswald
✔ Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz Read 13/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

P Mrs Price
✔ Pet by Catherine Chidgey Read 26/11. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Q Kat Quinn
✔ Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Read 19/2. 4★

R Ruth
✔ My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery Read 23/1. 4★

S Mr Satterthwaite
✔ The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie Read 24/5. 3★

T Thea
✔ The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Read 21/9. 4★

U Ute
✔ The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence Read 28/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

V Violet Claybourne
✔ The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley Read 21/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

W Will
✔ Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody Read 20/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

X Vex
Mix Cellini
✔ Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell Read 18/4. 5★

Y Hyeon
✔ The Red Palace by Jean Hur Read 5/12. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z Zooey Kimrean
✔ This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero Read 3/10. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge Clare🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

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

A Alex Cross Jack & Jill James Patterson 4* 11/02/25
B Brianna Stone Double Cross James Patterson 3* 01/12/25
C Ernest Cunningham Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Benjamin Stevenson 4* 12/02/25
D Damon Vaughn Retribution Sarah Barrie 4* 01/05/25
E Eden Archer Hades Candice Fox 5* 30/01/25
F Freddie Jones Wild Card Simon Rowell AA 4* 18/02/25
G Armand Garmache A Fatal Grace Louise Penny 3* 30/01/25
H Harriet Gordon Terror in Topaz A.M. Stuart 4* 01/09/25
I Ivan Lucic The Valley Chris Hammer 4* 14/04/25
J Joseph Easter Graves on the Fens Joy Ellis 4* 03/03/25
K Kylie Gillingham Just Between Us Adele Parks 4* 28/07/25
L Kimberly Leamy The Nowhere Child Christian White 5* 21/11/25
M Maddie Bosch The Waiting Michael Connelly 5* 26/01/25
N Nikki Galena Fear on the Fens Joy Ellis 4* 01/02/25
O Indiana O'Meara Bloodtree River Sarah Barrie 4* 10/03/25
P Peter Greenburg The Atonement Kiersten Modglin 3* 23/02/25
Q Michael Quinn Faceoff Lee Child 01/06/25
R Jack Reacher In Too Deep Lee Child 4* 16/01/25
S John Sampson Four Blind Mice James Patterson 4* 04/07/25
T Cindy Thomas 17th Suspect James Patterson 4* 31/05/25
U Kitty Underhay Murder at the Dolphin Hotel Helena Dixon 4* 12/06/25
V Nicole Vance The Innocent David Baldacci 5* 23/01/25
W Will Abel Hunter Ross Greenwood 3* 27/09/25
X Xan Lyppiatt The Children of Men P.D. James 3* 28/09/25
Y Rory Yates Texas Ranger James Patterson 4* 09/05/25
Z Zoe Mayer The Good Dog Simon Rowell 4* 09/03/25 AA

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to the challenge Jasmine:)🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

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

A: She Says She's My Daughter by Lauren North✔️

B: Brenda- The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey✔️

C: Ariel Cafferty- The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen✔️

D: Dinah- A Happy Marriage by A.R. Torre✔️

E: Eve- Glory in Death by J.D. Robb✔️

F: Fawley- The Whole Truth by Cara Hunter✔️

G: Goffman- Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay✔️

H: Hugh- Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris✔️

I: Ian- The Ex-Wives Club by Sally Hepworth✔️

J: John Samson- Jack & Jill by James Patterson✔️

K: Kaleel- Take It Back by Kia Abdullah✔️

L: Rosie Lachlan- Cross My Heart by Megan Collins✔️

M: Meghan- Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli✔️

N: Noone- The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave✔️

O: Olivia- The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark✔️

P: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb✔️

Q: Kara Quinn- See How They Hide by Allison Brennan✔️

R: Roarke- Naked in Death by J.D. Robb✔️

S: Gary Soneji- Cat & Mouse by James Patterson✔️

T: Tracy: A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni✔️

U: Unger- Someone Knows by Vi Keeland✔️

V: Vito- Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb✔️

W: Weenie- The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy✔️

X: Alex: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson✔️

Y: Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah✔️

Z: Zara Kaleel: Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah✔️

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

A: Alison Walsh - The Good Teacher by Petronella McGovern - Read 5 Jan - 4*
B: Blake Harknell - Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett - Read 12 Jun - 4.5*
C: Cherry (the death lady) - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - Read 6 Mar - 4*
D: Daniel Lindkskog (Detective Inspector) - Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten - Read 4 Feb - 4.5*
E: DS Nick Evans - The Lake Vyrnwy Killings by Simon McCleave - Read 28 Apr - 4*
F: Dr Laura Fleming - Black Lies by Mercedes Mercier - 26 May - 4*
G: Ruth Galloway - A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths - Read 26 Feb - 4*
H: Jess Hadley - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley - Read 22 Mar - 4*
I: Indiana (Indy) O'Meara (Inspector) - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie - Read 12 Jan - 2.5*
J: Jo (Joanna) Wilding - The House of Lost Secrets by Anstey Harris - Read 8 Jan - 5*
K: Kate Sweeney - Red River Road by Anna Downes - Read 7 Jun - 5*
L: Nora Linde - In the Shadow of Power by Viveca Sten - Read 31 Mar - 4*
M: Joy Moody - Joy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne - Read 26 Jan - 4.5*
N: DCI Harry Nelson - The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths - Read 9 Mar - 4*
O: CID Detective Devlin O'Connor - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna - Read 25 Feb - 4*
P: Lauren Pengelly - Murder at Land's End by Sally Rigby - Read 7 Mar - 4*
Q: Josie Quinn - The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan - Read 21 Oct - 4*
R: Ruth Hunter (Detective Inspector) - The River Seine Killings by Simon McCleave - Read 23 Jan - 3.5*
S: Sabine Kelly: To the River by Vikki Wakefield - Read 11 Jan - 3.5*
T: Thaniel Steapleton - The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - Read 3 Jan - 4*
U: Kitty Underhay - Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon - Read 1 Jul - 3.5*
V: Vera Stanhope - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
W: Jenny Williams - Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr - Read 23 Jun - 4*
X: Lei Texeira - Torch Ginger by Toby Neal - Read 6 Jun - 4*
Y: Rory Yates - Texas Ranger by James Patterson - Read 10 Jul - 4*
Z: Liz Moorland - Lest Bridges Burn by Phillipa Nefri Clark - - Read 23 May - 3*

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Soda and Odette🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Phrynne wrote: "🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Soda and Odette🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️"

Thanks!

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26
A✔️ - Annie Murray The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander 13/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
B✔️ - Brodie Hendren Sanctuary by Garry Disher 03/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
C✔️ - Catherine ('Cat') Tregowyn Murder at Tregowyn Manor by G.G. Vandagriff 15/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
D✔️ - Darrel Sanderson Her Final Hour by Carla Kovach 27/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
E✔️ - Edna Davies Murder by Arrangement by Suzanne Young 04/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
F✔️ - Frank Malloy Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson 25/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
G✔️- Gina Hart The Next Girl by Carla Kovach 04/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
H✔️- Hugh Lawrence The Quality of Mercy by Malia Zaidi 07/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
I✔️- Ian Loughton (DC) The Suspects by Jodie Lawrance 18/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
J✔️- Juan Manuel The Maid by Nita Prose 06/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
K✔️- Kitty Lane Covert in Cairo by Kelly Oliver 09/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
L✔️- Louise Blackwell The Descent by Matt Brolly 10/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
M✔️- Megan West/i> Murder Under the Mistletoe by Liz Fielding 19/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
N✔️- Nora Sommer Stolen Sommer by Nicholas Harvey 13/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
O✔️- Osla Kendall The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 08/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
P✔️- - Peter Corkill Aunt Bessie Considers by Diana Xarissa 01/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Q✔️- - Quinn, Josie The Bones She Buried by Lisa Regan 23/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
R✔️ - Rosa Reed Murder at High Tide by Lee Strauss 28/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
S✔️- - Sally Trent The Cardiff Killings by Gaynor Torrance 15/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
T✔️- - Thomas Keen, Dr. Murder at the Fitzwilliam by Jim Eldridge 17/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
U✔️- - Underhay, Kitty Murder on Board by Helena Dixon 29/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
V✔️- Vivienne Tyrell Murder of a Lover by Faith Martin 21/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
W✔️- Will Beale The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear 31/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
X✔️ - Xavier Stayton, Mrs Murder Most Haunting by Robert Colton 14/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Y✔️- Yuki Castellano The 24th Hour by James Patterson 01/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Z✔️- Zoe Mayer The Good Dog (Detective Zoe Mayer #3) by Simon Rowell 15/02 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Rhondda🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Annual A-Z Characters 2025

0/26

A Aggie Underhill A Prickly Situation Michelle Ann Hollstein 8/26 ★★★
B Benoît (Bruno) Courrèges The Dark Vineyard Martin Walker 4/9 ★★★★
C Cash Blackbear Broken Fields Marcie R. Rendon 9/5 ★★★★
D Doreen Montgomery Dagger in the Dahlias Dale Mayer 3/2 ★★★★
E Eve Dallas Thankless in Death J.D. Robb 8/12 ★★★★
F Flavia de Luce A Red Herring Without Mustard Alan Bradley 8/19 ★★★
G Gunnhilder Cold Comfort Quentin Bates 1/7 ★★★
H Hannah Nightingale The Toy Breaker Roy Chester 8/21 ★★★★
I Irene Rivers Burned Bridges John Gilstrap 9/2 ★★★★★
J Joe Pickett Breaking Point C.J. Box 9/8 ★★★★
K Katharine Wright Not They Who Soar Amanda Flower 9/1 ★★★★
L Lana Lee Peking Duck and Cover Vivien Chien 9/6 ★★★
M Myrtle Hardcastle In Myrtle Peril Elizabeth C. Bunce 7/14 ★★★
N Nikki Hunt The Girls in the Snow Stacy Green 7/6 ★★★★
O October Daye A Local Habitation Seanan McGuire 1/16 ★★★★
P Phryne Fisher Away with the Fairies Kerry Greenwood 9/10 ★★★★
Q Queen, Ellery The Adventures of Ellery Queen Ellery Queen 8/18 ★★★★
R Rip Lane New York Strip W.J. Costello 8/31 ★★★★
S Scott Finn Innocence David Hosp 9/7 ★★★
T Tom Tyler Beware This Boy Maureen Jennings 2/2 ★★★
U Urquhart, Francis -- House of Cards Michael Dobbs
V Veronica Speedwell An Impossible Impostor Deanna Raybourn 8/14 ★★★★
W William Warwick Hidden in Plain Sight Jeffrey Archer 8/9 ★★★★
X
Y Yates, Rory Texas Ranger James Patterson
Z Zack Tolliver Under Desert Sand R. Lawson Gamble 6/14 ★★★★

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Jonquil🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Finished J James Bond Moonraker by Ian Fleming
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
18/26


A -- Alton -- Fallen Angel by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 15/02/2025
B -- Faith Bold -- So Normal by Blake Pierce -- 5★ -- 18/03/2025
C -- DCI Lesley Clarke -- The Blue Pool Murders by Rachel McLean -- 5★ -- 12/05/2025
D -- Detective Sergeant Matt Dinsdale -- Blood Fountain by David J. Gatward -- 5★ -- 11/01/2025
E -- DCI Evan Warlow -- The Last Throw by Rhys Dylan -- 5★ -- 15/08/2025
F -- Frank Phillip -- Cuthbert's Way by L.J. Ross -- 5★ -- 21/01/2025
G -- DI Nikki Galena -- Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis -- 5★ -- 11/07/2025
H -- Detective Kay Hunter -- Bridges to Burn by Rachel Amphlett 5★ -- 05/01/2025
I -- Detective Ian Wilson Nothing but Memories by Derek Fee
J -- DCI Jack Logan -- Where the Pieces Lie J.D. Kirk
K -- Keera Duggan -- Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni -- 5★ -- 03/05/2025
L -- DCI John Lomond -- The Bonnie Dead by Andrew Raymond -- 5★ -- 03/01/2025
M -- Inspector Torquil McKinnon -- The Gathering Murders by Keith Moray -- ★ -- 17/07/2025
N -- DI Mick Nash -- Dead or Alive by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 08/07/2025
O -- DCI Jim Oldroyd -- The Body in the Dales -- J.R. Ellis
P -- DI Kelly Porter --Deep Fear by Rachel Lynch -- 5★ --14/03/2025
Q -- Detective Josie Quinn -- The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan -- 5★ -- 26/03/2025
R -- Detective Ellie Reeves -- Wildflower Graves by Rita Herron
S -- DI Kim Stone -- Lost Girls -- Angela Marsons
T -- DI Tanner -- Stokesby Grave by David Blake -- 5★ -- 12/01/2025
U -- Francis Urquhart -- House of Cards by Michael Dobbs
V -- Detective Sergeant Nick Vada -- Murder In Secret: Australian Outback Crime Mystery by Jason Summers -- 5★ -- 12/04/2025
W -- Jenny Williams -- Her Scorched Bones by Fiona Tarr -- 5★ -- 25/05/2025
X -- Stella Knox -- Killer Smile by Mary Stone -- 5★ -- 30/03/2025
Y -- Texas Ranger Rory Yates -- Texas Outlaw by James Patterson
Z -- Zoe Bentley -- A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Jenny🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Finished my first

J - Jack Reacher - In Too Deep by Lee Child 4*

Completed #2
B✔️ - Brodie Hendren Sanctuary by Garry Disher 03/01 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Finished T Tempest Michaels Dead Pirates of Cawsand by Steve Higgs
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

K - Kim Stone - Blood Lines by Angela Marsons 3*

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Priya🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Finished R Jack Reacher Without Fail by Lee Child
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z - Zoe Mayer The Good Dog by Simon Rowell 4*

Annual A-Z Characters 2025
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
📚26/26
✅A - Alice Arisugawa - The Moai Island Puzzle by Alice Arisugawa 02/05/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅B - Francie Brady - The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe 24/11/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅C - Cassie Maddox - The Likeness by Tana French 07/06/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅D - Dee Ren Jie - The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee 06/01/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅E - Arvin Eugene Russell - The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock 24/11/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅F - Frank Friedmaier - The Snow Was Dirty by Georges Simenon 18/08/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅G - Bernie Gunther - Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr 15/11/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅H - Henry “call me Hank” Thompson - Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston 18/10/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅I - Icarus (Ike) Glass - The Alliance by Matt Brolly 15/02/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅J - Joe Denton - Small Crimes by Dave Zeltserman 04/08/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅K - detective Kosuke Kindaichi - The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo 23/09/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅L - Luo Wen - The Untouched Crime by Zijin Chen 22/01/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅M - Mark McPherson - Laura by Vera Caspary 25/08/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅N - Nick Corey - Pop.1280 by Jim Thompson 24/08/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅O - Olga - The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov 02/06/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅P - Dwight Paulson - THR3E by Matt Stanley 19/04/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Q - detective Quigley - In the Woods by Tana French 04/06/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅R - Raskolnikov - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 23/08/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅S - Cormoran Strike - The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith 15/09/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅T - Tom Ripley - Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19/08/2025

✅U - Nicholas Urfe - The Magus by John Fowles 06/06/2025 ⭐⭐⭐

✅V - Virginia - Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze 07/11/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅W - Detective Wanger - The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich 13/10/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅X - Dexter J. Theroux - Death Was the Other Woman by Linda L. Richards 10/09/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Y- Miyagaki Yōtarō - The Labyrinth House Murders byYukito Ayatsuji 01/10/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Z - Zhang Dongsheng - Bad Kids by Zijin Chen 25/01/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️Welcome to the challenge Snake🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Phrynne wrote: "Kylie H wrote: "NOTE: Easy enough to do, but the challenge title still says 2024 ;)"

Thanks Kylie. If that is the only mistake I have made it will be a miracle."

Could you please link me in at the top? Thank you :)

Finished K Kim Stone Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons
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