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October 2025 - Manama Spell and Search
ParticipantsAngel ~ Done
Bev (baglady)
Book Concierge ~ Done x2
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie
Denise ~ Done
Ed ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mary
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth
Susan ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done x2
Trish ~ Done
My SpotManama Spell and Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
4/4
CHAI
C - Cloe from A History of Murder | Brook Peterson 10/8/25***
H - Search | Michelle Huneven 10/26/25****
A - The Spectre of Hawthorne Manor | Anna Elliott 10/6/25****
I - Iron Lake | William Kent Krueger 10/31/25*****
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Option One: Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
12/12 Completed. Finish
Museum
01.M:My Life in Shambles-Karina Halle 10/19/25
02.U:Under Locke-Mariana Zapata 10/13/25
03.S:Shadow's Loss-Mary Stone 10/02/25
04.E:Echoes in the Sand-Shannon Baker 10/08/25
05.U:Unforeseen-M.C. Decker 10/11/25
06.M:My Sister, the Serial Killer-Oyinkan Braithwaite 10/18/25
Places
07.P:Pina Colada Poison-Jasmine Webb 10/11/25
08.L:Lean Mean Thirteen-Janet Evanovich 10/02/25
09.A:All the Sinners Bleed-S.A. Cosby 10/06/25
10.C:Couple Killer-L.T. Vargus 10/10/25
11.E:Elise Hart Kipness-Dangerous Play 10/23/25
12.S:Sangria-Heidi McLaughlin 10/12/25
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 2025
10/10 DONE
P Play the Red Queen Juris Jurjevics 10/7
O Odd Job Annie Beth Riner 10/21
S Sinner's Gin Rhys Ford 10/11
T Texas Ranger James Patterson 10/16
M Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood 10/3
O Off the Air: A Mystery Christina Estes 10/8
D Dissolved Sara Blaedel 10/2
E Edam and Weep Linda Reilly 10/5
R Reunion and Revenge Karen Musser Nortman 10/4
N Next of Sin Lisa Gordon 10/10
Manama Spell October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
10 of 10 Complete
M - Moon Dance - J.R. Rain - 3.5 Stars - 10/4/25
I - Irish Thoroughbred - Nora Roberts - 3 Stars - 10/21/25
D - Paul Doherty - The Horus Killings - 4 Stars - 10/7/25
D - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax Pursued - 3 Stars - 10/5/25
L - The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 10/3/25
E - Elly Griffiths - The Frozen People - 4 Stars - 10/2/25
E - Emily Henry - Great Big Beautiful Life - 4 Stars - 10/11/25
A - Ann Patchett - Bel Canto - 4 Stars - 10/8/25
S - Storm - Carian Cole - 4 Stars - 10/6/25
T - Tan Twan Eng - The Garden of Evening Mists - 4.5 Stars - 10/6/25
Manama Spell and SearchDuration: 1/10/25 - 31/10/25
10/10
M
A
N
U
S
C
R
I
P
T
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
5/5
I- Ibrahim - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 7/10 4.5★
S- Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland 1/10 4★
L- The Little French Recipe Book by Jacky Durand 31/10 3★
A- Death of a Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield 24/10 3★
M- Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/10 3.5★
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Manama S*P*E*L*L Out
Fort
Forbidden Omega Jena Wade 10/04
Omega's Winter NightsSummer Chase 10/08
Reeling in RykerFel Fern10/08
TicktockDean Koontz 10/06
House
Hopping to His Omega Lorelei M. Hart 10/05
Omega, DeerAria Grace 10/21
Unexplained Book 3: 16 Baffling Unsolved MysteriesRobert Keller 10/07
The Same BreathGregory Ashe10/06
Ethan Fel Fern 10/02
Narrow
Nobody's HeroM.W. Craven 10/12
A Cold Day in ParadiseSteve Hamilton 10/13
Rescuing His OmegaLeyla Hunt 10/07
Rogue If You Want To: An mm mpreg shifter romanceLorelei M. Hart 10/06
The Omega Mix-upTrisha Linde 10/18
Winter of the Wolf MoonSteve Hamilton 10/14
Bustling
Boundary WatersWilliam Kent Krueger 10/20
Unforgettable FaithMichael Mandrake 10/19
Spellbound by YouFel Fern 10/11
To Love or Not to Love...D. Eastwick 10/10
Let it BurnSteve Hamilton 10/17
Iron LakeWilliam Kent Krueger 10/19
North of Nowhere Steve Hamilton 10/14
Getting Ghost Fel Fern 10/01
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MANAMA Word Search
Begins: 01Oct25 / Ends: 31Oct25
Deadlock James Byrne 10/07
Gulf
Handled most of the Gulf o’ Mexico cocaine trade for the Sinaloa Cartel. Indicted.
Byrne, James. Deadlock: A Thriller (Dez Limerick Book 2) (p. 146). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Million
Article says they made thirty dollars one April and thirty million the next April.
Byrne, James. Deadlock: A Thriller (Dez Limerick Book 2) (p. 91). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
FearlessM.W. Craven 10/12
Museum
...
Steadfast and proud, it looks more like a museum than dorms.
Craven, M. W.. Fearless: A Novel (Ben Koenig Book 1) (p. 95). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.
Graves
Shallow graves don’t remain shallow for long.
Craven, M. W.. Fearless: A Novel (Ben Koenig Book 1) (p. 56). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.
Fort...
Spencer Quinn and I were in a rented garage in Fort Stockton.
Craven, M. W.. Fearless: A Novel (Ben Koenig Book 1) (p. 272). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.
House...
“Dump her in a crack house or something like that?”
Craven, M. W.. Fearless: A Novel (Ben Koenig Book 1) (p. 277). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.
Pipes ...
Extraction fans with pipes leading into an industrial-sized ductless fume cupboard meant the cocaine factory was completely self-sufficient.
Craven, M. W.. Fearless: A Novel (Ben Koenig Book 1) (p. 351). Flatiron Books. Kindle Edition.
Misery BaySteve Hamilton 10/16
Bridge...
There were a million little lights sparkling on the bridge.
Hamilton, Steve. Misery Bay: An Alex McKnight Novel (p. 38). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
The Hunting Wind Steve Hamilton 10/14
Mound...
insanity. Which was totally appropriate, considering the side of the mound he threw from.
Hamilton, Steve. The Hunting Wind: An Alex McKnight Mystery (An Alex McKnight Novel Book 3) (p. 6). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
National...
them. I did a search on the national directory.
Hamilton, Steve. The Hunting Wind: An Alex McKnight Mystery (An Alex McKnight Novel Book 3) (p. 42). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Siren...
There was no siren, no lights.
Hamilton, Steve. The Hunting Wind: An Alex McKnight Mystery (An Alex McKnight Novel Book 3) (p. 198). St. Martin's Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Follow the Devil: A Danny Devlin ThrillerPatrick McNulty 10/09
Chai...
She wrapped her long fingers around the mug of Chai and took a sip.
McNulty, Patrick. Follow the Devil: A Danny Devlin Thriller (The Danny Devlin Thriller Series Book 1) (p. 97). The Ministry of Monsters Press. Kindle Edition.
Narrow...
The window was narrow, but she was confident she could get through it.
McNulty, Patrick. Follow the Devil: A Danny Devlin Thriller (The Danny Devlin Thriller Series Book 1) (p. 10). The Ministry of Monsters Press. Kindle Edition.
The Same BreathGregory Ashe10/06
Chains...
I’m just pointing out that we’re nothing but complex molecular chains that will eventually dissolve and be recycled into something else.
Ashe, Gregory. The Same Breath (The Lamb and the Lion Book 1) (p. 7). Hodgkin and Blount. Kindle Edition.
Worship....
On the north side of the street was Temple Square, the Mormon Mecca, which drew millions of visitors from across the world. Local Mormons also came to worship.
Ashe, Gregory. The Same Breath (The Lamb and the Lion Book 1) (p. 189). Hodgkin and Blount. Kindle Edition.
Diverse....
And know quickly so that he could understand and address problems in the state’s diverse ecosystem.
Ashe, Gregory. The Same Breath (The Lamb and the Lion Book 1) (p. 373). Hodgkin and Blount. Kindle Edition.
I'm in here, too, and spelling only. M = {M}olly and the Cat Cafe, Melissa Daley – 09/10/25
A = Towards Zero, {A}gatha Christie – 01/10/25
N = Crimson Peak, {N}ancy Holder – 21/10/25
A = Witch Upon a Star, {A}ngela M. Sanders – 04/10/25
M = The Excursion Train, Edward {M}arston – 05/10/25
A = A Clockwork Orange, {A}nthony Burgess – 07/10/25
P = {P}ortent in the Pages, Kathi Daley – 29/10/25
L = Dial M for Mousse, {L}aura Bradford – 10/10/25
A = Speaking from Among the Bones, {A}lan Bradley – 12/10/25
C = The {C}all of the Wild, Jack London – 03/10/25
E = Littered with Trouble, {E}ryn Scott – 14/10/25
S = A {S}hot of Scandal, Simone Stier – 08/10/25
I'm doing both spell and word searchManama S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Oct25 / Ends: 31Oct25
4 / 4 completed
Chai
C - Cliff Diver ✔ – 30Oct25
H - Honeymoon Cottage ✔ – 21Oct25
A - ALEX is mc in People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25
I - Ilona Andrews / Burn for Me ✔ – 30Oct25
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MANAMA Word Search
Begins: 01Oct25 / Ends: 31Oct25
(NB: I alphebetized the list)
16 / 15 words found
1 books read
Adviser
Ancient - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 94 - "…as ancient as they are…"
Bahrain
Bridge - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 226 - "…the bridge of his nose."
Bustling
Calligraphy
Causeway
Chai
Chains - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 171 - "…key chains and silver rings…"
City - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 15 - "Amsterdam's a spring city."
Colorful - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 129 - "…it's colorful hand-carved…"
Conqueror
Corner - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 63 - "…around the corner from the…"
Diverse
Empire - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 13 - "…the Rest & Relaxation empire."
Fort
Glitters
Gold - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 178 - "…waving purple, gold and green…"
Graves - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 176 - "…some graves - the ones…"
Gulf
House - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 103 - "…out of the house, past…"
Islam
Manama
Manuscript
Middle East
Million
Miniature - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 99 - "…low-rent miniature Burning Man."
Monarchy
Mound
Museum - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 172 - "…six hours in an art museum."
Narrow - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 9 - "…down our narrow palm-tree…"
National - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 237 - "…a specific national park…"
Nightlife
Pipes
Places - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 173 - "Half the places we've gone…"
Pocketbook
Polished - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 179 - "…a polished mahogany desk."
Postmodern
Quran
Script
Siren
Souq(k)
Western - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 177 - "…go to that country-western bar…"
Worship
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
12/12 Spell Option
Graves
Guy Goode mc The Kindergarten Coven Edgar Fitz 10/5/25
Rusty mc Pumpkins and Pixels Sue Hollowell 10/17/25
Abbott, Cara mc Beach Brawl Kathryn Mykel 10/7/25
Valona Flamed Out Valona Jones 10/15/25
Eugene mc The Rise of Flynn Rider Jen Calonita 10/17/25
Sterling The Hound Heist Kit Sterling 10/2/25
Script
Suzette Truffles, Treachery and Trouble Kathleen Suzette 10/12/25
Calee Killer Investment Calee Claiborne 10/3/25
Rumbelow, Tammy an mc Podcasts, Pretenders & Pumpkins Fran Heap 10/21/25
Ivy Kiss the Bride, Kill the Chef Ivy Miller 11/10/25
P The Poison Pen Courtney McFarlin 10/6/25
T Truffles, Treachery and Trouble Kathleen Suzette 10/12/25
FINISHEDManama Spell and Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen. 10.1.25
National - "a devastating revelation to our national treasure" p. 35
Museum - "affiliated with one of our museums." p. 32
Bridge - "the train rounds a bridge" p. 130
Ancient - "knock an ancient statue off the mantel" p. 85
Polished - "I cleaned and polished the wood floor" p. 29
Empire - "he had no empire" p. 234
Narrow - "walked along the narrow stone ledge" p. 20
Corner - "as a car rounds a corner" p. 19
Pipes - "crude holes around pipes and wires" p. 11
Gold - "as if painted gold fools anyone" p. 29
City - "Isn't that city grander?" p. 64
Siren - "When an air raid siren went off." p 149
Chains - "smell of oysters and rusted chains" p. 89
House - "the old stone house" p. 97
Script - "this script of his was a betrayal of himself" p.197
Miniature - "the self-portrait drawn in miniature" p.361
Places - "Sometimes I think we've switched places." p.60
Colorful - "He has a colorful grasp on the English language" p.145
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich
10.3.25
Western - "combatants are needed for the Western Road" p.175
Graves - "there are graves and monuments everywhere" p. 100
Mound - "there was just a little mound" p. 60
Manuscript - "the manuscript has been lying on the desk for a long time" p. 27
Diverse - "the most diverse addresses" p.116
Million - "about a million women fought in the Soviet army" p. 7
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
Fort "a closet as secure as Fort Knox" p. 145
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 10.4.25
Glitters "air shimmers and the road glitters in the heat" p. 19
Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 9.5.25
Bustling - "snow monster on the bustling town streets." p. 116
Pocketbook -"reaching into my pocketbook to see. how much money I had on me" p. 194
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
Gulf: "burned across the fifty year gulf between then and now" p. 190
Adviser: "become a salvage adviser" p. 94
worship: "my nightly worship of Debbie Harry" p. 68
Death Overdue by Allison Brook 10.11.25
Middle East - "the fighting in the Middle East" p. 135
Calligraphy - "written on cards in lovely calligraphy" p. 295
Words to Choose From:
Manama
Monarchy
Causeway
Nightlife
Postmodern
Souk (q)
Chai
Quran
Islam
Conqueror
Manama Spell OutOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 - Completed
B - Behind Closed Doors - 10/4/25
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 10/14/25
I - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 10/27/25
D - Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey - 10/22/25
G - The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer - 10/9/25
E - Enid (one of the MC) - The Corrections by Jonathan Frazer - 10/6/25
October 1 -31Option Two: Word Search - Please Read Below Note
Completion 33/15
Book 1: The One | John Marrs | 10.02
🎃Western | "His description counted for almost half the men in the Western world." p. 35
🎃National | "...., into allowing you access to records from the National DNA database." p. 308
🎃Bridge | "But, they would cross that bridge when they came to it." p. 265
🎃Polished | ...., everything looked surprisingly clean and polished." p. 66
🎃Empire | "In my spare time I question how the Galactic Empire..." p. 172
🎃Narrow | "...which makes it hard to narrow down where he might strike next." p. 104
🎃Bustling | "She walked confidently through the bustling dining room, ..." p. 403
🎃Corner | "..., then looked at the clock in the corner..." p. 3
🎃Gold | "She kept Tim's ring on a gold chain around her neck." p. 251
🎃City | "....she worked for a large company in the city." p. 93
🎃House | :,,,and once their house was sold,..." p. 22
🎃Diverse | "...taking in the city's diverse skyline." p. 302
🎃Places | ...and he had been to places she'd only ever seen on TV or in films." p. 2
🎃Worship | "It was unlike any other house of worship Jade had ever visited." p. 225
🎃Colorful | "A horsepipe lay next to a row of colorful flowers." p. 66
🎃Million | "Your DNA is going to break up around three million marriages." p. 13
Book 2 | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02
🎃Graves | "I pointed two graves over." Loc 252
🎃Fort | "This is a public library, not Fort Knox..." Loc 375
🎃Mound | "...just as the machine skirted the mound." Loc 882
🎃Siren | "The sound of a siren rose in the distance." Loc 1106
Book 3 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04
🎃museum | ".....I'm sitting in the middle of a museum..." p. 14
A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 10.04
🎃Quran | "He had taught her to read the Quran....." p. 27
🎃Script | " He taught her to read the Quran in Arabic Script" p. 27
🎃Islam | " ...that it was only in Islam that a man could find...." p. 70
🎃manuscript | " He said he had found the manuscript in a secondhand bookstore." p. 111
🎃chains | "She could not escape the chains of her past,...." p. 370
Pocketbook | "He tossed the pocketbook onto the table..." p. 70
🎃Calligraphy | "He taught her to read the Quran in Arabic calligraphy.." p. 27
🎃Miniature | " There was a miniature painting of a woman in a red dress...." p. 79
🎃Conqueror | "He was a man who had once been a conqueror, ...." p. 81
🎃Monarchy | "Anyway, Afghanistan is no longer a monarchy, Mariam." p. 23
🎃Ancient | "The ancient city of Herat...." p. 27
Pipes | "The pipes are old." p. 70
🎃Adviser | ".....who had once been the king's cousin and adviser,..." p. 24
🎃Chai | "He poured her a cup of chai and sat down." p. 25
Bahrain
Manama
Middle East
Gulf
Causeway
Nightlife
Postmodern
Souq(k)
Glitters
Manama SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Option Two: Word Search - Please Read Below Note
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word. Good Luck!
15/15-task completed
21/43- continuing to search for full card
Words to Choose From:
Manama
✔ Western- Kindle loc 986- The Last Harem-"...marriage of oil, Islam, and Western materialism..." 10/14/25
Middle East
✔ Gulf-p.867-Dombey and Son-"...over the black gulf of the irrevocable past." 10/7/25
✔ National-P.374-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...home to the Scottish National Gallery..." 10/3/25
✔ Museum-p.95-Broken-"I almost went to a museum." 10/1/25
✔ Monarchy-p.377-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"Once a private playground for the monarchy, Holyrood Park..." 10/8/25
Causeway
✔ Bridge-p.772-Dombey and Son-"...of bridges, crosses, churches, postyards, new horses being put in..." 10/3/25
✔ Nightlife-p.380-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...the rollicking epicenter for Dublin nightlife..." 10/17/25
Postmodern
✔ Ancient-p.181-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"His masterpiece, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is an enduring myth..." 10/1/25
✔ Graves-p.133-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"Newer graves displayed chrysanthemums..." 10/7/25
✔ Polished-p.180-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"They rejected the polished phrases of the eighteenth-century poets..." 10/1/25
✔ Fort-Kindle loc.1258-The Sun Also Rises-"...we went up past the old fort..." 11/8/25
✔ Mound-p.122-Mysterious Skin-"...home plate and the pitcher's mound..." 11/4/25
✔ Empire-Kindle loc 2290-The Last Harem-"After the Balinese escaped the control of the Sumatran SrivRobina Empire..." 11/5/25
Souq(k)
✔ Narrow-p.855-Dombey and Son-"...or other narrow turning which appeared favourable for flight, she..." 10/7/25
Bustling
✔ Corner-p.750-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know="...look at the dark corners of the room..." 10/1/25
✔ Pipes-p.788-Dombey and Son-"...he smoked four pipes successively..." 10/3/25
Adviser
Chai
✔ Gold-p.291-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...Stone that turns lead into gold..." 10/1/25
✔ City-p.375-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...before returning to the city center." 10/3/25
Glitters
✔ Siren-Kindle loc 1095-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...when we heard the siren." 10/8/25
Pocketbook
Chains
✔ House-p.740-Dombey and Son-"...she has taken what has happened in our House so much to heart..." 10/1/25
Quran
Script
✔ Islam-Kindle loc 986- The Last Harem-"...marriage of oil, Islam, and Western materialism..." 10/14/25
Manuscript
✔ Calligraphy-p.139-Broken-"...dragged his ass in long calligraphy- esque smears..." 11/25/25
✔ Miniature-p.130-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...Cameron's Titanic in miniature..." 10/2/25
Diverse
Places
✔ Worship-p.2-Unprotected: A Memoir-"...women should cover their heads during worship..." 10/15/25
✔ Colorful-Kindle loc 1995-The Last Harem-"...long hours in colorful crowd formations..." 11/3/25
✔ Conqueror-p.156-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...survivors joined up with the conquerors." 11/2/25
✔ Million-p.757-Dombey and Son-"A million pardons! No!" 10/2/25
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
SPELL OUT:
M MacInnes Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes 10/4
A Ashley Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart 10/23
N Nancy The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene 10/9
A Agatha The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 10/23
M Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman 10/10
A A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 10/24
WORD SEARCH: 32/15
Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes 10/4
Western "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Gulf "All the sympathy in the world doesn't quite bridge that gulf." location 389
National "men who would use revolution for their own cynical extension of national power." location 1406
Museum "This whole place was one vast stretch of museum pieces and unexpected doorways." location 201
Ancient "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Empire "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Conqueror "Alexander, the conqueror of Greece, the invader from the North..." location 1058
Chains "A man who even kept memories was a man forging his own chains." location 1445
Bustling "The bustling tugs hauled and pushed and prodded the towering ship..." location 1866
Script "and a small note in hotel script telling him..." location 415
Miniature "by a small church with its cluster of miniature domes." location 1508
Million "destroy other human beings by the million..." location 819
Bridge "Near Thalos there is a bridge, a path that lead past my house..." location 1235
House "Near Thalos there is a bridge, a path that lead past my house..." location 1235
City "The bare, yellow hills behind the city were blotted out." location 402
Causeway "the high spring tide sending its surging waves across a causeway that led to the little island..." location 149
Graves "so despairing and lost and hopeless, tight into their own graves?" location 1725
Polished "But Elias was standing in front of a tobacconist's highly polished window." location 1009
Mound "Mounds of lime were all that greeted them." location 814
Narrow "through the darkness toward the narrow gap between Europe and Africa." location 105
Corner "just around the corner from here?" location 319
Gold "turned the high windows of the tall buildings into flaming gold." location 62
Siren "The siren gave a last and triumphant blast..." location 57
Places "Places where we can have Greek music and ouzo." location 658
Right on the Money by Emma Lathen 10/6
Fort "In the sunshine of Fort Lauderdale..." location 587
Pipes "Tubing, pipes, and well-digging equipment..." location 731
Advisers "had concerned the two financial advisors." location 638
Colorful "with a commentary on the colorful career and personality of Conrad Ecker." location 671
Pocketbook "there is always someone whose nose - or pocketbook - is put out of joint." location 192
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman 10/10
Middle East "The Middle East again, this time Syria" location 24
Islam "could be taken over by Islamic radicals..." location 31
Soul "According to our friend in Damascus in the souk..." location 259
Manama SpellOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
0/6
B Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
R Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
I I Still Dream About You
D The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates, 10/23/25
G The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
E The Wedding People by Alison Espach
October 1 -31Completed 10.06.2025
Option Two: Word Search - Please Read Below Note
Completion 33/15
Book 1: The One | John Marrs | 10.02
🎃Western | "His description counted for almost half the men in the Western world." p. 35
🎃National | "...., into allowing you access to records from the National DNA database." p. 308
🎃Bridge | "But, they would cross that bridge when they came to it." p. 265
🎃Polished | ...., everything looked surprisingly clean and polished." p. 66
🎃Empire | "In my spare time I question how the Galactic Empire..." p. 172
🎃Narrow | "...which makes it hard to narrow down where he might strike next." p. 104
🎃Bustling | "She walked confidently through the bustling dining room, ..." p. 403
🎃Corner | "..., then looked at the clock in the corner..." p. 3
🎃Gold | "She kept Tim's ring on a gold chain around her neck." p. 251
🎃City | "....she worked for a large company in the city." p. 93
🎃House | :,,,and once their house was sold,..." p. 22
🎃Diverse | "...taking in the city's diverse skyline." p. 302
🎃Places | ...and he had been to places she'd only ever seen on TV or in films." p. 2
🎃Worship | "It was unlike any other house of worship Jade had ever visited." p. 225
🎃Colorful | "A horsepipe lay next to a row of colorful flowers." p. 66
🎃Million | "Your DNA is going to break up around three million marriages." p. 13
Book 2 | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02
🎃Graves | "I pointed two graves over." Loc 252
🎃Fort | "This is a public library, not Fort Knox..." Loc 375
🎃Mound | "...just as the machine skirted the mound." Loc 882
🎃Siren | "The sound of a siren rose in the distance." Loc 1106
Book 3 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04
🎃museum | ".....I'm sitting in the middle of a museum..." p. 14
A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 10.04
🎃Quran | "He had taught her to read the Quran....." p. 27
🎃Script | " He taught her to read the Quran in Arabic Script" p. 27
🎃Islam | " ...that it was only in Islam that a man could find...." p. 70
🎃manuscript | " He said he had found the manuscript in a secondhand bookstore." p. 111
🎃chains | "She could not escape the chains of her past,...." p. 370
Pocketbook | "He tossed the pocketbook onto the table..." p. 70
🎃Calligraphy | "He taught her to read the Quran in Arabic calligraphy.." p. 27
🎃Miniature | " There was a miniature painting of a woman in a red dress...." p. 79
🎃Conqueror | "He was a man who had once been a conqueror, ...." p. 81
🎃Monarchy | "Anyway, Afghanistan is no longer a monarchy, Mariam." p. 23
🎃Ancient | "The ancient city of Herat...." p. 27
Pipes | "The pipes are old." p. 70
🎃Adviser | ".....who had once been the king's cousin and adviser,..." p. 24
🎃Chai | "He poured her a cup of chai and sat down." p. 25
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
B - Bash-Wild Card Elsie Silver - 10/17/25
A - Alpha's Prize Renee Rose - 10/4/25
H - Unbreakable Melanie Harlow - 10/13/25
R - Runaway Road Devney Perry - 10/29/25
A - Killer on Fire Alexis Abbott - 10/8/25
I - Untouchable Ivy Smoak - 10/9/25
N - Seth & Amber: 3 in 1 Edition Nathan L. Flamank - 10/27/25
M - Misadventures with a Speed Demon Chelle Bliss - 10/3/25
A - Zeus Anna Castor - 10/11/25
N - Nora-Angel Anna Castor - 11/1/25
A - Demon Anna Castor - 10/16/25
M - Someone to Love Marie Force - 10/24/25
A - Annalise-We Shouldn't Vi Keeland - 10/19/25
*****COMPLETED (10/14/25) the search for 15 words... but will continue to search for the rest as well*****Manama Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Option Two: Word Search - Please Read Below Note
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word. Good Luck!
15/15-task completed
15/43- continuing to search for full card
Words to Choose From:
Manama
✔ Western- Kindle loc 986- The Last Harem-"...marriage of oil, Islam, and Western materialism..." 10/14/25
Middle East
✔ Gulf-p.867-Dombey and Son-"...over the black gulf of the irrevocable past." 10/7/25
✔ National-P.374-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...home to the Scottish National Gallery..." 10/3/25
✔ Museum-p.95-Broken-"I almost went to a museum." 10/1/25
✔ Monarchy-p.377-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"Once a private playground for the monarchy, Holyrood Park..." 10/8/25
Causeway
✔ Bridge-p.772-Dombey and Son-"...of bridges, crosses, churches, postyards, new horses being put in..." 10/3/25
Nightlife
Postmodern
✔ Ancient-p.181-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"His masterpiece, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is an enduring myth..." 10/1/25
✔ Graves-p.133-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"Newer graves displayed chrysanthemums..." 10/7/25
✔ Polished-p.180-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"They rejected the polished phrases of the eighteenth-century poets..." 10/1/25
Fort
Mound
Empire
Souq(k)
✔ Narrow-p.855-Dombey and Son-"...or other narrow turning which appeared favourable for flight, she..." 10/7/25
Bustling
✔ Corner-p.750-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know="...look at the dark corners of the room..." 10/1/25
✔ Pipes-p.788-Dombey and Son-"...he smoked four pipes successively..." 10/3/25
Adviser
Chai
✔ Gold-p.291-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...Stone that turns lead into gold..." 10/1/25
✔ City-p.375-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...before returning to the city center." 10/3/25
Glitters
✔ Siren-Kindle loc 1095-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...when we heard the siren." 10/8/25
Pocketbook
Chains
✔ House-p.740-Dombey and Son-"...she has taken what has happened in our House so much to heart..." 10/1/25
Quran
Script
✔ Islam-Kindle loc 986- The Last Harem-"...marriage of oil, Islam, and Western materialism..." 10/14/25
Manuscript
Calligraphy
✔ Miniature-p.130-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...Cameron's Titanic in miniature..." 10/2/25
Diverse
Places
Worship
Colorful
Conqueror
✔ Million-p.757-Dombey and Son-"A million pardons! No!" 10/2/25
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 2025
10/10 DONE
P Play the Red Queen Juris Jurjevics 10/7
O Odd Job Annie Beth Riner 10/21
S Sinner's Gin Rhys Ford 10/11
T Texas Ranger James Patterson 10/16
M Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood 10/3
O Off the Air: A Mystery Christina Estes 10/8
D Dissolved Sara Blaedel 10/2
E Edam and Weep Linda Reilly 10/5
R Reunion and Revenge Karen Musser Nortman 10/4
N Next of Sin Lisa Gordon 10/10
~~~ Complete ~~~Manama Spell
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
10 of 10 Complete
M - Moon Dance - J.R. Rain - 3.5 Stars - 10/4/25
I - Irish Thoroughbred - Nora Roberts - 3 Stars - 10/21/25
D - Paul Doherty - The Horus Killings - 4 Stars - 10/7/25
D - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax Pursued - 3 Stars - 10/5/25
L - The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 10/3/25
E - Elly Griffiths - The Frozen People - 4 Stars - 10/2/25
E - Emily Henry - Great Big Beautiful Life - 4 Stars - 10/11/25
A - Ann Patchett - Bel Canto - 4 Stars - 10/8/25
S - Storm - Carian Cole - 4 Stars - 10/6/25
T - Tan Twan Eng - The Garden of Evening Mists - 4.5 Stars - 10/6/25
Manama Spell and SearchOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Option One: Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
12/12 Completed. Finish
Museum
01.M:My Life in Shambles-Karina Halle 10/19/25
02.U:Under Locke-Mariana Zapata 10/13/25
03.S:Shadow's Loss-Mary Stone 10/02/25
04.E:Echoes in the Sand-Shannon Baker 10/08/25
05.U:Unforeseen-M.C. Decker 10/11/25
06.M:My Sister, the Serial Killer-Oyinkan Braithwaite 10/18/25
Places
07.P:Pina Colada Poison-Jasmine Webb 10/11/25
08.L:Lean Mean Thirteen-Janet Evanovich 10/02/25
09.A:All the Sinners Bleed-S.A. Cosby 10/06/25
10.C:Couple Killer-L.T. Vargus 10/10/25
11.E:Elise Hart Kipness-Dangerous Play 10/23/25
12.S:Sangria-Heidi McLaughlin 10/12/25
Finished :)Manama Spell and Search
Duration: 1/10/25 - 31/10/25
10/10
M
A
N
U
S
C
R
I
P
T
I've definitely got one. M = {M}olly and the Cat Cafe, Melissa Daley – 09/10/25
A = Towards Zero, {A}gatha Christie – 01/10/25
N = Crimson Peak, {N}ancy Holder – 21/10/25
A = Witch Upon a Star, {A}ngela M. Sanders – 04/10/25
M = The Excursion Train, Edward {M}arston – 05/10/25
A = A Clockwork Orange, {A}nthony Burgess – 07/10/25
From my other books this month, I feel I ought to be able to do a second, but I'll see.
Managed to get in a second word.P = {P}ortent in the Pages, Kathi Daley – 29/10/25
L = Dial M for Mousse, {L}aura Bradford – 10/10/25
A = Speaking from Among the Bones, {A}lan Bradley – 12/10/25
C = The {C}all of the Wild, Jack London – 03/10/25
E = Littered with Trouble, {E}ryn Scott – 14/10/25
S = A {S}hot of Scandal, Simone Stier – 08/10/25
Manama Spell OutOctober 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 - Completed!
B - Behind Closed Doors - 10/4/25
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 10/14/25
I - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 10/27/25
D - Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey - 10/22/25
G - The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer - 10/9/25
E - Enid (one of the MC) - The Corrections by Jonathan Frazer - 10/6/25
FINISHEDManama Spell and Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen. 10.1.25
National - "a devastating revelation to our national treasure" p. 35
Museum - "affiliated with one of our museums." p. 32
Bridge - "the train rounds a bridge" p. 130
Ancient - "knock an ancient statue off the mantel" p. 85
Polished - "I cleaned and polished the wood floor" p. 29
Empire - "he had no empire" p. 234
Narrow - "walked along the narrow stone ledge" p. 20
Corner - "as a car rounds a corner" p. 19
Pipes - "crude holes around pipes and wires" p. 11
Gold - "as if painted gold fools anyone" p. 29
City - "Isn't that city grander?" p. 64
Siren - "When an air raid siren went off." p 149
Chains - "smell of oysters and rusted chains" p. 89
House - "the old stone house" p. 97
Script - "this script of his was a betrayal of himself" p.197
Miniature - "the self-portrait drawn in miniature" p.361
Places - "Sometimes I think we've switched places." p.60
Colorful - "He has a colorful grasp on the English language" p.145
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich
10.3.25
Western - "combatants are needed for the Western Road" p.175
Graves - "there are graves and monuments everywhere" p. 100
Mound - "there was just a little mound" p. 60
Manuscript - "the manuscript has been lying on the desk for a long time" p. 27
Diverse - "the most diverse addresses" p.116
Million - "about a million women fought in the Soviet army" p. 7
Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
Fort "a closet as secure as Fort Knox" p. 145
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 10.4.25
Glitters "air shimmers and the road glitters in the heat" p. 19
Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 9.5.25
Bustling - "snow monster on the bustling town streets." p. 116
Pocketbook -"reaching into my pocketbook to see. how much money I had on me" p. 194
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
Gulf: "burned across the fifty year gulf between then and now" p. 190
Adviser: "become a salvage adviser" p. 94
worship: "my nightly worship of Debbie Harry" p. 68
Death Overdue by Allison Brook 10.11.25
Middle East - "the fighting in the Middle East" p. 135
Calligraphy - "written on cards in lovely calligraphy" p. 295
Words to Choose From:
Manama
Monarchy
Causeway
Nightlife
Postmodern
Souk (q)
Chai
Quran
Islam
Conqueror
I'm finished. I didn't read a lot this month, but I enjoyed what I did get to. Manama Spell and Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
SPELL OUT:
M MacInnes Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes 10/4
A Ashley Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart 10/23
N Nancy The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene 10/9
A Agatha The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 10/23
M Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman 10/10
A A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 10/24
WORD SEARCH: 32/15
Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes 10/4
Western "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Gulf "All the sympathy in the world doesn't quite bridge that gulf." location 389
National "men who would use revolution for their own cynical extension of national power." location 1406
Museum "This whole place was one vast stretch of museum pieces and unexpected doorways." location 201
Ancient "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Empire "to visit the ruins of ancient Greece and its western empire..." location 18
Conqueror "Alexander, the conqueror of Greece, the invader from the North..." location 1058
Chains "A man who even kept memories was a man forging his own chains." location 1445
Bustling "The bustling tugs hauled and pushed and prodded the towering ship..." location 1866
Script "and a small note in hotel script telling him..." location 415
Miniature "by a small church with its cluster of miniature domes." location 1508
Million "destroy other human beings by the million..." location 819
Bridge "Near Thalos there is a bridge, a path that lead past my house..." location 1235
House "Near Thalos there is a bridge, a path that lead past my house..." location 1235
City "The bare, yellow hills behind the city were blotted out." location 402
Causeway "the high spring tide sending its surging waves across a causeway that led to the little island..." location 149
Graves "so despairing and lost and hopeless, tight into their own graves?" location 1725
Polished "But Elias was standing in front of a tobacconist's highly polished window." location 1009
Mound "Mounds of lime were all that greeted them." location 814
Narrow "through the darkness toward the narrow gap between Europe and Africa." location 105
Corner "just around the corner from here?" location 319
Gold "turned the high windows of the tall buildings into flaming gold." location 62
Siren "The siren gave a last and triumphant blast..." location 57
Places "Places where we can have Greek music and ouzo." location 658
Right on the Money by Emma Lathen 10/6
Fort "In the sunshine of Fort Lauderdale..." location 587
Pipes "Tubing, pipes, and well-digging equipment..." location 731
Advisers "had concerned the two financial advisors." location 638
Colorful "with a commentary on the colorful career and personality of Conrad Ecker." location 671
Pocketbook "there is always someone whose nose - or pocketbook - is put out of joint." location 192
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman 10/10
Middle East "The Middle East again, this time Syria" location 24
Islam "could be taken over by Islamic radicals..." location 31
Soul "According to our friend in Damascus in the souk..." location 259
Update message 11 - Challenge completed - both SPELL & Word search - ✔ – 30Oct25Manama S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Oct25 / Ends: 31Oct25
4 / 4 completed
Chai
C - Cliff Diver ✔ – 30Oct25
H - Honeymoon Cottage ✔ – 21Oct25
A - ALEX is mc in People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25
I - Ilona Andrews / Burn for Me ✔ – 30Oct25
======================================
MANAMA Word Search
Begins: 01Oct25 / Ends: 31Oct25
(NB: I alphebetized the list)
16 / 15 words found
1 books read
Adviser
Ancient - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 94 - "…as ancient as they are…"
Bahrain
Bridge - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 226 - "…the bridge of his nose."
Bustling
Calligraphy
Causeway
Chai
Chains - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 171 - "…key chains and silver rings…"
City - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 15 - "Amsterdam's a spring city."
Colorful - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 129 - "…it's colorful hand-carved…"
Conqueror
Corner - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 63 - "…around the corner from the…"
Diverse
Empire - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 13 - "…the Rest & Relaxation empire."
Fort
Glitters
Gold - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 178 - "…waving purple, gold and green…"
Graves - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 176 - "…some graves - the ones…"
Gulf
House - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 103 - "…out of the house, past…"
Islam
Manama
Manuscript
Middle East
Million
Miniature - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 99 - "…low-rent miniature Burning Man."
Monarchy
Mound
Museum - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 172 - "…six hours in an art museum."
Narrow - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 9 - "…down our narrow palm-tree…"
National - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 237 - "…a specific national park…"
Nightlife
Pipes
Places - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 173 - "Half the places we've gone…"
Pocketbook
Polished - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 179 - "…a polished mahogany desk."
Postmodern
Quran
Script
Siren
Souq(k)
Western - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 177 - "…go to that country-western bar…"
Worship
DoneManama Spell and Search
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
5/5
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S- Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland 1/10 4★
L- The Little French Recipe Book by Jacky Durand 31/10 3★
A- Death of a Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield 24/10 3★
M- Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/10 3.5★
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October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Choose one of the options or do both!
Option One: Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
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 finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Words to Choose From:
Bahrain
Manama
Western
Middle East
Gulf
National
Museum
Monarchy
Causeway
Bridge
Nightlife
Postmodern
Ancient
Graves
Polished
Fort
Mound
Empire
Souq(k)
Narrow
Bustling
Corner
Pipes
Adviser
Chai
Gold
City
Glitters
Siren
Pocketbook
Chains
House
Quran
Script
Islam
Manuscript
Calligraphy
Miniature
Diverse
Places
Worship
Colorful
Conqueror
Million
Option Two: Word Search - Please Read Below Note
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word. Good Luck!