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Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z Authors
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A- Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
B- Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
C- Killjoy by Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★
D- The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
E- The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams 20/8 3★
F- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 3/8 2.5★
G- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 7/2 3.5★
H- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 18/2 3.5★
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K- Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood 9/6 5★
L- Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey 29/8 3.5★
M- The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser 14/1 4★
N- Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
O- The Impossible Fortune, Richard Osman
P- Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 19/1 3★
Q- The Briar Club, Kate Quinn
R- Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 8/2 4★
S- Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
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V- Last Dance in Salzburg by Vivian Conroy 26/5 3★
W- Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth 13/1 4★
X- The 22 Murders of Madison May by MaX Barry 2/1 3★
Y- The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
Z- Whisky from Small Glasses by DenZil Meyrick 22/8 4★
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A The Compound by Aisling Rawle fin 15/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B Eden by Mark Brandi fin 25/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C Lyrebird by Jane Caro fin 22/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan fin 1/5/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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G Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood fin 28/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith fin 3/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I We Spread by Iain Reid fin 11/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins fin 8/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert fin 29/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux fin 31/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M Voices in the Dark by Fleur McDonald fin 8/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N The Palazzo by Kayte Nunn fin 25/7/25 ⭐️⭐️
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S The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner fin 19/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan fin 30/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A Guilty Mothers by Angela Marsons finished 10/01/2025 5 stars
B Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely read 15/01/2025 3 stars
C Without Fail by Lee Child read 07/01/2025 5 stars
D Swamp Spies by Jana Deleon finished 18/01/2025 4 stars
E Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis finished 03/03/2025 5 stars
F The Night Bird by Brian Freeman finished 17/03/2025 5 stars
G Goodbye Cruller World by Ginger Bolton read 10/03/2025 4 stars
H Old Habits: Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 1 by Steve Higgs read 16/02/2025 5 stars
I Moonraker by Ian Fleming read 01/01/2025 5 stars
J Rules of Prey by John Sandford read 24/02/2025 5 stars
K Hidden by Kendra Elliot read 24/03/2025 4 stars
L Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier read 12/03/2025 4 stars
M The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen read 02/04/2025 5 stars
N Mermaid in Troubled Water by Nikki Haverstock
O Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter read 25/03/2025 3 stars
P A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny read 17/02/2025 3 stars
Q Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley finished 17/05/2025 5 stars
R The Obsession by Nora Roberts read 10/03/2025 5 stars
S Spiteful Spectres: Blue Moon Australia Book 1 by S.C. Stokes finished 30/01/2025 5 stars
T Lady Justice and the Candidate by Robert Thornhill read 03/04/2025 5 stars
U Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield Read 11/07/2025 5 stars
V Hidden in Snow by Viveca Sten read 16/03/2025 5 stars
W Frost at Christmas by R.D. Wingfield read 21/02/2024 5 stars
X Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa finished 18/02/2025 4 stars
Y Meddling and Murder by Ovidia Yu Read 12/05/2025 5 stars
Z Dead Already by Mike Krentz read 02/02/2025 5 stars
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Challenge complete 😊 Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z Authors
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A - Richard Armitage - The Cut (audible, 10 hours 13 minutes long) ✅ 4* (8/2)
B - David Barbur - The Valley of Lost Children ✅ 4* (21/4)
C - Chris Hammer - Scrublands ✅ 4* (11/4)
D - Dean Koontz - Watchers ✅ 4* (10/3)
E - Ed McBain - Jigsaw ✅ 3* (28/6)
F - Felix Francis - Syndicate ✅ 3* (4/2)
G - Robert Galbraith - The Ink Black Heart ✅ 4* (13/1)
H - Mo Hayder - Bonehead ✅ 3* (10/3)
I - Ambrose Ibsen - The Haunting of Winslow Manor ✅ 3* (10/5)
J - Jess Lourey - Salem's Cipher ✅ 2* (22/1)
K - Alex Kava - Hidden Creed ✅ 4* (5/4)
L - Leigh Bardugo - Ninth House ✅ 2* (18/2)
M - Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall ✅ 4* (8/1)
N - Nicola Moriarty - The Ex Girlfriend ✅ 3* (1/2)
O - Olivia Isaac-Henry - Someone You Know ✅ 4* (6/8)
P - James Patterson - Texas Ranger ✅ 3* (15/2)
Q - Stella Quinn - Down the Track ✅ 2* (21/4)
R - Ryan David Jahn - The Dispatcher ✅ 2* (12/3)
S - Simon Rowell - The Good Dog ✅ 3* (4/1)
T - C.J. Tudor - The Gathering ✅ 4* (24/1)
U - Lisa Unger - Christmas Presents ✅ 2* (3/4)
V - Val McDermid - The Torment Of Others ✅ 3* (19/3)
W - Fiona Walker - The Art of Murder ✅ 2* (25/3)
X - Alex Kava - Hidden Creed ✅ 4* (1/4)
Y - Yomi Adegoke - The List ✅ 28 (16/1)
Z - Roz Nay - The Offing ✅ 4* (8/2)
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A - Forsaken Country by Allen Eskens
✔️ B - Ripper by Shelley Burr - 01/02 - 4★
✔️ C - The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves - 14/02 - 4.5★
✔️ D - Sanctuary by Garry Disher 09/03 - 4★
✔️ E - The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis - 23/08 - 4★
F - What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
✔️ G - Death at Larch Bridge by Gretta Mulrooney - 24/03 - 4.5★
✔️ H - One Dark Night by Hannah Richell 12/04 - 4★
✔️ I - A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw - 14/05 - 4.5★
✔️ J - An Aura of Mystery by Joy Ellis - 07/03 - 3.5★
✔️ K - Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson - 17/03 - 5★
✔️ L - The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon - 03/08 - 4.5★
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✔️ P - Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi - 27/06 - 4★
✔️ Q - In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear - 03/03 - 4★
✔️ R - Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham - 26/07 - 4★
S - Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
✔️ T - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera - 30/04 - 3★
U - The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor
✔️ V - A Death in Venice by Verity Bright -16/08 - 3.5★
✔️ W - The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear - 20/08 - 5★
✔️ X - A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixon - 04/04 - 3.5★
✔️ Y - The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji - 09/01 - 3.5★
✔️ Z - Death of a Penniless Poet by Zoe Markham - 21/01 - 4★
Include me please, why not eh?Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z Authors
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Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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✅ A = Atkinson - Death at the Sign of the Rook - Kate Atkinson - 1/4/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ B = Bingham - This Thing of Darkness - Harry Bingham - 17/2/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ C = Carter - Doom Creek - Alan Carter - 28/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ D = Disher - Port Vila Blues - Garry Disher A.A - 1/8/2025 - ★★★★
✅ E = Ellis - The Body in the Dales - J.R. Ellis - 5/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ F = Francis - The Danger - Dick Francis - 12/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ G = Gardner - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - 2/1/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ H = Hallett - The Appeal - Janice Hallett - 6/1/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ I = Iona A Killer in King's Cove - Iona Whishaw - 16/8/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ J = JR - The Quartet Murders - J.R. Ellis - 10/6/2025 - ★★☆
✅ K = Kinsey - The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds - T.E. Kinsey - 14/6/2025 - ★★★★
✅ L = Leon - Trace Elements - Donna Leon - 2/3/2025 - ★★★★
✅ M = Marsons - Dead Memories - Angela Marsons - 26/2/2025 - ★★★★
N = Nicholls - Missing - Adam Nicholls
✅ O = Osman - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 4/10/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ P = Penny - The Grey Wolf - Louise Penny - 5/4/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ Q** = Heart of Barkness - Spencer Quinn - 14/8/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ R = - Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 23/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ S = Starr - A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel - Melvin R. Starr - 4/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ T = Taylor - The Fire Court - Andrew Taylor - - 16/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ U = Utt - Her Deepest Fear - Kelly Utt - 23/8/2025 - ★★
✅ V = Val - Still Life - Val McDermid - 28/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ W = Walker - The Resistance Man * Martin Walker - 8/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ X** = AleXander - The Great Hippopotamus Hotel - Alexander McCall Smith 25/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ Y = Young - An Easeful Death - Felicity Young - A.A - - 28/3/2025 - ★★★
✅ Z**= DenZil - The Rat Stone Serenade - Denzil Meyrick - 20/9/2025 - ★★★
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A - Andrew Peterson First to Kill READ 21/4/25 3*
B - Beth Prentice Dangerous Deeds READ27/3/25 2*
C - Chris Hammer The Valley READ 18/3/25 3*
D - Kathi Daley Boxes in the Basement READ 13/1/25 4*
E - Belinda J. Evaline A Sip of Murder READ 19/1/25 3*
F - Fleur McDonald Out in Nowhere READ 14/1/25 4*
G - Garry Disher Sanctuary READ 8/3/25 3*
H - H.Y. Hanna A Scone to Die For READ 26/1/25 4*
I - Matthew Iden A Reason to Live READ 30/1/25 3*
J - J.D. Robb Passions in Death READ 2/2/25 3*
K - Jonathan Kellerman The Ghost Orchid READ 27/1/25 3*
L - Lee Child In Too Deep READ 3/1/25 4*
M - Angela Marsons Blood Lines READ 6/1/25 3*
N - Charity Norman Remember Me READ 25/4/25 4*
O - Elaine Orr Appraisal for Murder READ 28/2/25 2*
P - J.P. Pomare 17 Years Later READ 24/4/25 4*
Q - Kate Quinn The Briar Club READ 19/5/25 4*
R - Simon Rowell The Good Dog READ 8/1/25 4*
S - Sally-Anne Martyn The Beauty Queen READ 12/2/25 2*
T - Glenna Thomson Gone READ 14/2/25 3*
U - Lisa Unger Confessions on the 7:45 READ 29/1/25 3*
V - Vicki Delany Elementary, She Read READ 18/1/25 3*
W - Christian White The Ledge READ 22/1/25 3*
X - Helena Dixon Murder at the Country Club READ 24/1/25 3*
Y - Samara Yew Murder by the Seashore READ 5/3/25 2*
Z - Dinuka McKenzie The Torrent READ 22/2/25 4*
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BB.M. CarrollOne of Us is MissingAA finished 13th april 4*
Charlotte Bigland The Confessionfinished1*
DDarcy Tindale Burning Mountain AA finished april 25 5*
EElly GriffithsThe Postscript Murders finished april12 4*
FFreida McFadden The Coworker finished april 13 5*
GGreg Buchanan Sixteen Horses
HHelen Callaghan Everything Is Lies FINISHED 3*
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KKate Furnivall The Betrayal
LLynda La Plante Accused: A Trial & Retribution thriller Finished march 30 5*
MMichael Connelly The Wrong Side of Goodbye
N Nicola MoriartyYou Need to KnowAA
OOlivia Isaac-HenrySorrow Spring
PPeter JamesStop Them Deadfinished 3*
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SSarah Bailey; Body of Lies AA finished 4*
TTess Gerritsen I Know a Secret
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A Alexandra Andrews with Who Is Maud Dixon? 4🌟 15/02/25
B Sarah Barrie with Endgame 4🌟 8/2/25 AA
C Catherine Cowles with All the Missing Pieces 4🌟 4/2/25
D Dervla McTiernan with The Unquiet Grave 4🌟 28/4/25
E Emily Critchley with The Undoing of Violet Claybourne 4 🌟 5/1/25
F Freida McFadden with The Crash 4🌟 2/2/25
G Sarah Goodwin with Stranded
H Fiona Hardy with Unbury the Dead 4🌟 24/4/25 AA
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K Josh Kemp with Jasper Cliff AA 4 🌟 13/1/25
L Laura McCluskey with The Wolf Tree 4🌟 26/2/25 AA Debut
M Vanessa McCausland with The Last Illusion of Paige White AA
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S Danielle Stewart with Three Little Lies 4🌟 12/1/25
T Darcy Tindale with Burning Mountain 4.5🌟 22/4/25 AA
U Lisa Unger with The New Couple in 5B 3🌟 11/3/25
V Vanessa McCausland with The Last Illusion of Paige White 4.5🌟 7/3/25 AA
W Loreth Anne White with The Maid's Diary 4🌟 3/1/25
X Candice Fox with High Wire 4🌟 27/1/25 AA
Y Lyn Yeowart with The Silent Listener 4🌟 6/2/25 AA
Z Jacqueline Bublitz with Leave the Girls Behind 3.5🌟 28/1/25
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Completely agree Jane - I have some waiting for me to have time to choose as well!!
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I - Janice Ivy with Taking Out the Trailer Trash
J - Jason Summers with Warranilla
N - Wendy Neugent with Murder Takes a Bow
P - Paul Doiron with Pitch Dark
X - Diana Xarissa with The Armstrong Assignment
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B Alan Bradley The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
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A Armstrong, Kelley Cold as Hell Kelley Armstrong 4/11
B Brooks, Kathleen Forever Lasting Kathleen Brooks 3/18
C Clark, Phillipa Nefri Lest Bridges Burn Phillipa Nefri Clark 2/13
D Driscoll, Sara Summit’s Edge Sara Driscoll 1/18
E Ellis, Joy Shadow Over the Fens Joy Ellis 3/15
F Force, Marie How Much I Feel Marie Force 4/8
G Goltz, Helen Murder at the Carnival Helen Goltz 1/9
H Hudson, Eva Open Water: An FBI International Thriller Eva Hudson 1/19
J Jance, J.A. OverKill J.A. Jance 5/17
K Kelly, Diane Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 5/6
L Lee, Catherine * Dark Edges Catherine Lee 1/10
M Mulhern, Julie Tight Rope: Julie Mulhern 4/16
N Neal, Toby Coconut Wireless Toby Neal 1/27
O Offutt, Chris The Reluctant Sheriff Chris Offutt 5/30
P Painter, Sarah The Silver Mark Sarah Painter 6/8[
Q Quinn, Fiona [book:Missing Lynx|72867292] Fiona Quinn 1/6
R Rief, Matthew Turbulent Wake Matthew Rief 1/5
S Stoker, Susan Searching for Bristol Susan Stoker 5/5
T Thompson, Theresa Waiting On the Cowgirl Theresa Thompson 7/10
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A ✔ The Ladies' Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman Read 3/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
B Dial Em for Murder by Marni Bates
C Hemlock House by Katie Cotugno
✔ The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley Read 21/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
D What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak AA
E ✔ My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery Read 23/1. 4★
All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney AA
F Very Bad People by Kit Frick
G The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray
H ✔ The Sirens by Emilia Hart Read 24/9. 4★
The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
I ✔ The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso Read 8/4. 3★
Hearts & Other Body Parts by Ira Bloom
J ✔ A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin Read 8/8. 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
K ✔ Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Read 19/2. 4★
L One By One They Disappear by Mike Lucas AA
M ✔ What's Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness Read 15/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This Stays Between Us by Margot McGovern
N ✔ We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix Read 29/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
O The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes
P ✔ Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved Murders by Phillip Roope Read 6/9. 4★
Darkly by Marisha Pessl
Q ✔ Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz Read 13/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
R ✔ The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore Read 5/9. 4★
✔ A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell Read 25/1. 2★
S ✔ This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney Read 28/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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T ✔ The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Read 21/9. 4★
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W Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson AA
X ✔ Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Read 24/1. 4★
Y A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
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Joining in..I think this is my last 2025 annual challenge I have yet to join. 🤞I haven't missed any!Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z Authors
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✔️A: Ariel Lawhon - The Frozen River....5* 10/02/25
✔️B: Alafair Burke - Judgment Calls....3.5* 05/06/25
✔️C: Christian White - Wild Place....3.5* 28/01/25
✔️D: Garry Disher - Under the Cold Bright Lights....3.5* 20/03/25
✔️E: Joy Ellis - Stalker on the Fens....4* 14/04/25
✔️F: Lucy Foley - The Midnight Feast....3.5* 13/03/25
✔️G: Kerry Greenwood - Ruddy Gore....3.5* 07/03/25
✔️H: Chris Hammer - Treasure & Dirt....4* 25/04/25
✔️I: Greg Iles - Dead Sleep....3.5* 21/07/25
✔️J: James Patterson - Juror #3....3* 21/07/25
✔️K: Kylie Orr - The Eleventh Floor....3.5* 08/03/25
✔️L: Lauren North - I'm Her Mother....3.5* 05/02/25
✔️M: Angela Marsons - Silent Scream....4* 19/01/25
✔️N: Nicole Trope - The Foster Family....3.5* 27/04/25
✔️O: Richard Osman - We Solve Murders....4* 03/04/25
✔️P: Louise Penny - How The Light Gets In....4.5* 16/05/25
Q: Aaron Quinn - The Ex-Husband: An addictive and gripping psychological thriller
✔️R: Michael Robotham - The Secrets She Keeps....4* 20/02/25
S: Sarah Barrie - Retribution
✔️T: Tana French - In the Woods....4* 30/05/25
✔️U: Kelly Utt - Her Deepest Fear....2* 16/07/25
✔️V: Vanessa McCausland - The Last Illusion of Paige White....4* 04/07/25
✔️W: Patricia Wolf - Paradise....3.5* 23/01/25
X: Diana Xarissa - The Body in the Annex
✔️Y: Melissa Yi - Code Blues: When Medicine Becomes Murder....2* 17/06/25
Z: Chad Zunker - All He Has Left
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Trish! Glad you're joining us in all of them :)"Looking forward to another year of wonderful reading which the challenges make so much more diverse..thank you 😊
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Sign me up please, Brenda!Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z Authors
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome Sarah :)"Thanks Brenda!
Finished my first two, L and M.L - Lee Child with No Plan B - 4⭐️ - 3/1/25
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Annual 2025 Crime Group Challenge A-Z AuthorsDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A Daniel Aleman - I Might Be in Trouble
➕ Agnes Ravatn - The Guests
➕➕Alice Arisugawa - The Moai Island Puzzle
➕➕Amina Akhtar - Almost Surely Dead
➕➕Arvin Ahmadi - Girl Gone Viral
B Christopher Bollen - Havoc
➕Brad Parks - The Boundaries We Cross
➕➕Blair Braverman - Small Game
➕➕Belinda Bauer - The Impossible Thing
C Kaitlyn Cavalancia - Mystery Royale
➕ Carter Wilson - Tell Me What You Did
➕➕Christoffer Carlsson - Under the Storm
➕➕Christa Carmen - Beneath the Poet’s House
➕➕Colleen Coble - I Think I Was Murdered
✅D Robyn Delvey - The Seven 12/01/2025 ⭐
➕Daniel G. Miller - The Orphanage By The Lake
➕➕Delilah S. Dawson - The Violence
E J.T. Ellison - A Very Bad Thing
➕Emily Critchley - The Undoing of Violet Claybourne
➕➕Emilia Emerson - A Pack for Autumn
➕➕Elisabeth Eaves - The Outlier
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➕Freida McFadden - The Crash
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➕➕Gigi Griffis - We Are the Beasts
H Jean Hanff Korelitz - The Sequel
➕Holly Jackson - Not Quite Dead Yet
➕➕Holly Hepburn - The Missing Maid
I Noelle W. Ihli - Gray After Dark
➕Ilaria Tuti - Flowers Over the Inferno
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➕➕Jack Jordan - Do No Harm
➕➕Joanna Jenkins - The Bluff
K Stephen King - Never Flinch
➕Katie Williams - My Murder
➕➕Kristin Koval - Penitence
➕➕Kody Keplinger - That's Not What Happened
➕➕Kitty Kildare - Death at the Fireside Inn: A 1920s Historical Mystery
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➕➕Lisa Lutz - The Swallows
➕➕Liz Lawson - Murder Between Friends
➕➕Laura Lippman - Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel
➕➕Laura Leffler - Tell Them You Lied
✅M Gillian McAllister - Famous Last Words
➕Matt Brolly - The Alliance 15/02/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
➕➕Melina Marchetta - On the Jellicoe Road
➕➕Milana Marsenich - Shed Girl
➕➕Margaret Millar - A Stranger In My Grave
➕➕Margarita Montimore - The Dollhouse Academy
➕➕Megan Miranda - You Belong Here
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➕➕Rob Rinder - The Trial
S Peter Swanson - Kill Your Darlings
➕Sue Hincenbergs - The Retirement Plan
➕➕Sharon Short - Trouble Island
➕➕Sophie Stava - Count My Lies
➕➕Saratoga Schaefer - Serial Killer Support Group
➕➕Siena Sterling - Tell Us No Secrets
T Marie Tierney - Deadly Animals
➕Tamara L. Miller - Into the Fall
➕➕Tiffany Tsao - The Majesties
✅U Lisa Unger - Close Your Eyes and Count to 10
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➕➕Wendy Walker - American Girl
X Qiu Xiaolong - Death of a Red Heroine
➕Xiao Bai - French Concession
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✅Z Liann Zhang - Julie Chan Is Dead
➕Zijin Chen - Bad Kids 25/01/2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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So many authors!
For each letter, I'm going to allow myself one first name, one last name and as many doubles as I can get my hands on. Will consider the challenge done if I read at least one book/letter.
Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Books mentioned in this topic
Murder by Yew (other topics)Die For Me (other topics)
Shadow Over the Fens (other topics)
Opal (other topics)
Lines of Inquiry (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Suzanne Young (other topics)Patricia Wolf (other topics)
Doug Sinclair (other topics)
Emilia Hart (other topics)
Claudia Gray (other topics)
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For each letter A through Z, read a book where the author's first or last name begins with that letter. You may ignore a, an, the. For the hard letters Q, X, and Z, you may use a book in which the letter is found anywhere in the author's name.
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