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2026 A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge.

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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A Alex Cross - Return of the Spider by James Patterson
B Detective Napoleon Boneparte - The Sands of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield
C Alex Cross - The House of Cross by James Patterson
D Professor Dylan Reinhart - Steal by James Patterson
E Edward 'Teddy' Tate - The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz
F Fen Maguire - Murder On The Brazos by Bruce Hammack
G Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
H Detective Harper Lewis - King Tide by Luke Johnson
I Detective Ian McNab - Framed In Death by J.D. Robb
J Lieutenant Jonathan Stride - The Burying Place by Brian Freeman
K Kaj - The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk
L Detective Dan Lockhart - Knock Knock by Chris Merritt
M Alfred Mendl - The One Man by Andrew Gross
N Detective Napoleon Boneparte - Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield
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S Detective Declan Shaw - The Imperfect Murder by James Patterson
T Detective Mark Turpin - The Hollow Man by Rachel Amphlett
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W DS Lucas Walker - Nemesis by Patricia Wolf
X Max Galbraith - The Missing by Fleur McDonald
Y Terry Rourke - Beach Murder by Michael Ledwidge
Z Detective Zach Jordan - NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority by Marshall Karp

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