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Spring Challenge 2026 - Book Fair
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Brenda
Carolyn
Catherine
Catsalive
Frankie
Gabriela
Jackmeister
Jane
Janine
Jenny
Jonquil
Kerri_M
✅Kylie
Kylie H
Lindy-Lane
Lorraine
Mari
Phrynne
✅Rhondda
Rhondda Part 2
Sally906
Sarah
Teresa
Trish
Vicky
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Level: I Live For Books!
7/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
Murder at the Manor House by Katie Gayle2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
The Voices of the Dead by Nicola Upson3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter from your name.
So Long by Blake Pierce🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
The New Shoe by Arthur W. Upfield2. Read a book set in another country
In a Dry Season by Peter Robinso n3. Read a book with food on the cover.
Death by Red Velvet Latte by Alex Erickson🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover
Murder on Thin Ice by Laurie Cass2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
A Field Guide to Death and Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
Fury in Death by J.D. Robb2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
Death by the Sea by Hannah Ellis3. Read a mystery of your choice.
The Mark of Moriarty by Jack Anderson
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Level: I Live For Books!
10/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter from your name.
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
2. Read a book set in another country
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
Death Is On The Menu by Libby Howard🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
Murder & Moonlight Tea by Murat Kır cat2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
The Shadows of Kensington Gore by Ross Montgomery3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level:
Level
3. I live for books. Read 3 books from each section. 12 books
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
2. Read a book set in another country
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 3. I live for books.
0/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series -- The River Seine Killings by Simon McCleave
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors. -- Blackfleet Broad by David Blake
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name. -- Dead in the Water by Ed James
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live -- The Missing by Fleur McDonald
2. Read a book set in another country -- Starvation Lake by John Carson
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover) --Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover) -- By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order) -- Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order) -- The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author -- The Hollow Man by Rachel Amphlett
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING -- Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
3. Read a mystery of your choice. -- Left for Dead by David J. Gatward
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: I live for books!
10/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series :
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors :
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name:
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live :
2. Read a book set in another country :
3. Read a book with food on the cover :
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover : True Betrayals by Nora Roberts
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title : Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title :
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author:
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING :
3. Read a mystery of your choice :
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 2. I can never resist a new book. Read two books from each section. 8 books
6/8
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series.
Nowhere To Run by C.J. Box
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
Snow by Ronald Malfi ✅ 3* (18/9)
✅🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live.
The Other People by C.J. Tudor ✅ 2* (4/10)
2. Read a book set in another country.
Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald ✅ 3* (27/9)
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✅🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover).
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas ✅ 3.5* (11/10)
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order).
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney ✅ 4* (5/10)
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✅🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING.
Nicholas Evans - The Loop
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
The Toll House by Carly Reagon ✅ 4* (7/9)
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Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
✅1. Read a book from a series
Ghost Month by Ed Lin Read 01/09/2026 3 stars✅2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman Read 12/09/2026 5 stars✅3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena Read 25/09/2026 3 stars🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
✅1. Read a book set in the country where you live
Opal by Patricia Wolf Read 21/09/2026 5 stars✅2. Read a book set in another country
Murder in the Garden by Faith Martin Read 04/09/2026 5 stars✅3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien Read 05/09/2026 4 stars🐶 Another table has books about animals.
✅1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
Essence of Foul Play by Daryl Wood Gerber Read 13/09/2026 4 stars✅2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams Read 27/09/2026 4 stars✅3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett Read 16/09/2026 5 stars🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
✅1. Read a book by a very popular author
The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver Read 16/09/2026 5 stars✅2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz Read 23/09/2026 5 stars✅3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye Read 06/09/2026 5 stars
Spring Challenge1/9-30/11/26
Level: 3. I live for books
9/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series - In Death #54
Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb 6/10 3.5★
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child 27/9 4★
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name - C
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 14/9 4★
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
Bony and the Mouse by Arthur W. Upfield 11/9 4★
2. Read a book set in another country
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 20/9 4★
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover
Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart 26/2 3★
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 10/9 4★
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 7/9 4.5★
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Safe Enough by Lee Child 2/10 3.5★
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 3. I live for books. Read 3 books from each section.
8/12 ★
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
A Very Elegant Murder by Karen Baugh Menuhin (#4 Miss Busby) - 02/10 - 3.5★
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
Deadly Company by Ann Granger
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
Murder Road by Simone St. James
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
Vanish by Shelley Burr (Australia) - 06/09 - 4★
2. Read a book set in another country
Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan (England) - 08/09 - 3★
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien - 22/09 - 3.5★
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee - 27/09 - 5★
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn - 10/10 - 5★
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author.
The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams - 13/10 - 4★
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
The Yacht by Kayte Nunn - 05/10 - 4★
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Revelation by C.J. Sansom
i'm in.Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026
Level: I Can Never Resist!
0/8
FICTION A-Z
* Read a book from a series
Christmas Caramel Murder: Joanne Fluke* Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
Murder in Chelsea: Victoria ThompsonTABLE OF COOKERY BOOKS
*Read a book set in the country where you live
USA
A Walk Among the Tombstones :Lawrence Block*Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
Christmas Cupcake Murder :Joanne FlukeTABLE ABOUT ANIMALS
*Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Through a Glass, Darkly :Donna Leon*Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
About Face :Donna LeonTABLE OF MYSTERIES
*Read a book by a very popular author
Hell's Corner :David Baldacci*Read a mystery of your choice.
The Burglar on the Prowl :Lawrence Block
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Booktown Spring Book Fair
Level: I live for books
6/12 books
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
Her Last Kiss by Lisa Regan
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
✔ We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman (read 4 Sept) 4★
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
The Castle in the Glen by Rhys Bowen
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
✔ Cold River by Margaret Hickey (read 14 Sept) 4★
2. Read a book set in another country
✔ Silent Bones by Val McDermid (Scotland) (read 19 Sept) 4★
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (gingerbread man)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
A Field Guide to Death and Deceit (bird on cover)
✔ 2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Murder on Devil’s Ridge by Irina Shapiro (read 14 Sept) 4★
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
✔ The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter (read 12 Sept) 4★
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
✔ The Oxford Detective Society by Faith Martin (read 3 Sept) 4★
👀Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level:3 "Live for Books!"
10/12-🍎1 more
Remember that every book you choose must be from our genres of Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
NemesisbyPatricia Wolf(DS Walker #4)
⭐✔8/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
A Dying FallbyElly Griffiths(Ruth Galloway #5)
⭐✔3/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
The Valley of FearbyArthur Conan Doyle
⭐✔4/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
A Room Full of BonesbyElly Griffiths(Ruth Galloway #4)
⭐✔1/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book set in another country
The Secrets Below: The Whispering Sea Mysteries, Book 1byCamilla Sten
⭐✔14/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
byHisashi Kashiwai🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
byArthur Conan Doyle(Dog on cover)⭐✔9/10/26★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
The Ghost FieldsbyElly Griffiths
⭐✔26/9/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
The Outcast DeadbyElly Griffiths(Ruth Galloway #6)
⭐✔16/9/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
The Dead of Jericho: The Fifth Case in the Classic Inspector Morse SeriesbyColin Dexter
⭐✔21/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
The Chalk PitbyElly Griffiths
(Ruth Galloway #9)⭐✔13/10/26★ ★ ★ ★
3. Read a mystery of your choice
Once There Were WolvesbyCharlotte McConaghy
⭐✔14/9/26★ ★ ★ ★
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Not quite what I visualised when I set the task Lorraine but I guess since people do eat buffalo then go for it!!!
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Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 2
7/8
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors
Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox READ 5/9/26 4*
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
The Running Club by Ali Lowe READ 11/9/26 2*
2. Read a book set in another country
Christmas at the Convent by A.M. Stuart READ 15/9/26 5*
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Glass Dolls by D. E. White READ 14/9/26 3*
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
The Last Trace by Petronella McGovern READ 2/10/26 3*
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter READ 21/9/26 4*
3. Read a mystery of your choice
The Body in the Ice House by Kate Hardy READ 6/9/26 4*
Phrynne wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I hope my The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is acceptable as food on the cover? 😬"Not quite what I visualised when I set the task Lorraine but I guess since people do ea..."
Haha!! That’s what I thought but hoped you’d allow it!
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 3
2/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series - The Dark Lake Sarah Bailey
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.- The Ladies' Lounge - Graham Brack
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name. [M] - The Murdered Molls - Graham Brack
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live - -Into the Night - Sarah Bailey
2. Read a book set in another country - Joy Moody is Out of Time - Kerryn Mayne
✅ 3. Read a book with food on the cover. (pumpkin) - Hallowe'en Party - Agatha Christie - 3/10/26 - ★★★★
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (seagulls) - Where the Dead Go #3 - Sarah Bailey
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order) - Death of a Foreign Gentleman - Steven Carroll
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order) - A Chateau Under Siege - Martin Walker
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
✅ 1. Read a book by a very popular author - Karin Slaughter - Fallen - 5/09/26 - ★★★★★☆
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING - Karin Slaughter - Criminal
3. Read a mystery of your choice. -Body of Lies - Sarah Bailey
Ooooh... count me in please, Phrynne!Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Spring 2026 Challenge - Book Fair
Duration: 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026
Level: 3. I live for books. Read 3 books from each section. (12 books)
Progress: 0/12
Fiction A-Z
1. Read a book from a series
The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson (Josephine Tey #9)
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors
The Reckoning by Vikki Petraitis
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name (S)
Springtime: A Ghost Story by Michelle de Kretser
Cookery Books
1. Read a book set in the country where you live (Australia)
Kill Your Boss by Jack Heath
2. Read a book set in another country
The Yacht by Kayte Nunn (set in Spain)
3. Read a book with food on the cover (show cover)
Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials by Ovidia Yu
Books about Animals
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
The Case of the Christmas Card by Elly Griffiths
Mysteries
1. Read a book by a very popular author
The Heights by Ian Rankin
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
The Last to Drown by Noelle W. Ihli
3. Read a mystery of your choice
Until Midnight by Luanne Rice
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Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level 3. I live for books.
9/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
2. Read a book set in another country
3. Read a book with food on the cover
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice
Phrynne wrote: "📚🍰🐶🕵️ Welcome to the challenge Catherine, Janine, Sarah, and Kerri"Thanks Phrynne!
I would like to join. Is there a minimum number of Australian authors for the Easy section?Level 1.
✔️1. Read a book from a series
Asylum (AA) Comp: 6/9/26. 4⭐
✔️2. Read a book set in the country where you live
Southern Aurora (AA) Comp: 10/9/26. 4⭐
✔️3. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
Ragdoll Comp: 25/09/26. 4⭐
✔️4. Read a mystery of your choice.
The Quaker Comp: 3/9/26. 3⭐
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Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 3 I live for books.
7/12
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name -
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
2. Read a book set in another country The Spiral by Rosanne Limoncelli
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order) Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood
3. Read a mystery of your choice
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Spring Challenge 9/1 -11/30Level 3: I Live For Books!
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📚 Fiction A-Z
1. from a series Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #5 The Queen Who Came in From the Cold S.J. Bennett 9/8 ★★★★
2. by one of your favorite authors No Bones About It Julie Moffett 9/15 ★★★★★
3. title begins with J Just Add Salt Jinx Schwartz 9/3 ★★★★
🍰 Beautiful cookery books from around the world
1. set in USA
2. set in another country Australia Murder Town Shelley Burr
3. food on cover Velvet Cake and Murder Amber Crewes 9/14 ★★★★
🐶 Books about animals
1. animal pictured on cover Something Whiskered Miranda James 9/15 ★★★
2. D-O-G in title A Killer in the Cordgrass Brian Thiem 9/14 ★★★★
3. C-A-T in title Laws of Witchcraft C.J. Archer 9/6 ★★★
🕵🏻♀️ MYSTERIES
1. by a very popular author Desperation in Death J.D. Robb 9/7 ★★★★
2. author's initials in STEPHEN KING Eleven Little Piggies Elizabeth Gunn 9/5 ★★★★
3. mystery of your choice Seven Ancient Wonders Matthew Reilly
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Phrynne wrote: "📚🍰🐶🕵️ Welcome to the challenge everyone. Your names are linked"Thank you, Phrynne!
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026Level: 2. I can never resist a new book. Read two books from each section. 8 books
4/8
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
Jammed by Deany Ray🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live (Australia)
Wake by Shelley Burr2. Read a book set in another country
Cookie Crumble and Murder by K.E. O'Connor🐶 Another table has books about animals.
News and Nectarines by Carly Winter
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
Fury in Death by J.D. Robb
Dark September by Inger Wolf
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Always fun attending a book fair! 🤗Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026
Level: I Live For Books!
Progress: 8/12
📚The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
📚1. Read a book from a series
Murder in the Garden by Faith Martin....4.5* 08/09/26
📚2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny....4* 15/10/×6
📚3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson....3.5* 29/09/26
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
📚1. Read a book set in the country where you live
Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath....3.5* 17/09/26
2. Read a book set in another country (USA)
Her Final Confession
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
📚1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
Barking Mad by Leigh Russell....3* 24/09/262. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis
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🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
📚1. Read a book by a very popular author
Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves....4* 04/09/26
📚2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor....3.5* 03/09/26
📚3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister....3.5* 09/09/26
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Phrynne wrote: "📚🍰🐶🕵️ Welcome to the challenge Trish:)"Thank you, Phrynne, still planning for the fair 😉
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.1. Read a book from a series
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
Jantar Secreto by Raphael Montes2. Read a book set in another country
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallSpring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026
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I would like to join the Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026 pleaseLevel 3. I live for books. Read 3 books from each section. 12 books (titles to follow
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📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z.
There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
✔1.
The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett 03/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔2.
Damien Boyd. Seeing Red 18/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔3.
Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen 14/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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2.
3.
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
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Warranilla by Jason Summers 12/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔
White Gold by Rachel Amphlett 08/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Sconed to Death by Betty Hechtman 11/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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2,
3,
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
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Saddled with Murder: An Edwardian Cozy Mystery by Philippa Lee Mors 12/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔2.
A Body in the Garden by P.F. Ford 04/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Portchester Castle Murders by Pauline Rowson 06/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES.
All the best-known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
✔1.
Richard Osman - We Chase Shadows 16/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Murder on the Prince Regent by Irina Shapiro 08/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Making Up Amanda by Rozzi Bazzani 19/09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Spring Challenge - Book Fair - COMPLETED Duration: September 1 - November 30
Level 2: Read two books from each section. 8 books
The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z
Read a book from a series - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Murder by Jacqueline Frost - 28/09/26 - 5★s
Read a book by one of your favourite authors - Enshrined Evil by Penelope Cress - 23/09/26 - 4★s
There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world
Read a book set in another country - Murder at Merisham Lodge by Celina Grace - 10/10/26 - 3★s
Read a book with food on the cover - A Killer Cupcake by Fiona Grace - 11/10/26 - 2★s
Another table has books about animals
Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title - The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi Kuttner - 23/09/26 - 4★s
Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title - The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio by Sophie Love
- 15/10/26 - 2★sThere's another table labelled MYSTERIES
Read a book by a very popular author - The Castle in the Glen by Rhys Bowen - 23/09/26 - 4★s
Read a mystery of your choice - Better than Hex by Annabel Chase - 03/09/26 - 5★s
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Phrynne wrote: "📚🍰🐶🕵️ Welcome to the challenge Kylie H:)"Hi Phrynne, could you please relink me to this challenge - I fixed my entry and I think I broke something in the process - thank you :)
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Hi Phrynne, could you please relink me to this challenge - I fixed my entry and I think I broke something in the process - thank you :)"
All fixed Kylie:)
Finished my first two. 📚1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
News and Nectarines by Carly Winter - 4⭐ - 4/9/263. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐2/9/26
Completed:✔
The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett 03/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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A Body in the Garden by P.F. Ford 04/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Phrynne wrote: "Kylie H wrote: "Hi Phrynne, could you please relink me to this challenge - I fixed my entry and I think I broke something in the process - thank you :)"
All fixed Kylie:)"
Thank you :)
Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Books mentioned in this topic
The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (other topics)Murder at Merisham Lodge (other topics)
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Murder (other topics)
A Killer Cupcake (other topics)
Enshrined Evil (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Naomi Kuttner (other topics)Penelope Cress (other topics)
Annabel Chase (other topics)
Jacqueline Frost (other topics)
Fiona Grace (other topics)
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Welcome to the annual Booktown Spring Book Fair. There are hundreds of preloved books for sale at very good prices. How many will you buy?
Level
1. I have too many books already. Read one book from each section. 4 books
2. I can never resist a new book. Read two books from each section. 8 books
3. I live for books. Read 3 books from each section. 12 books
Remember that every book you choose must be from our genres of Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense
📚 The biggest selection of titles is labelled Fiction A-Z. There are books from series you are reading and books from your favourite authors.
1. Read a book from a series
2. Read a book by one of your favourite authors.
3. Read a book whose title begins with the first letter of your name.
🍰 There is a big table displaying beautiful cookery books from around the world.
1. Read a book set in the country where you live
2. Read a book set in another country
3. Read a book with food on the cover. (show cover)
🐶 Another table has books about animals.
1. Read a book with any animal pictured on the cover (show cover)
2. Read a book with the letters D-O-G in the title (any order)
3. Read a book with the letters C-A-T in the title (any order)
🕵🏻♀️Have you run out of money yet? There's another table labelled MYSTERIES . All the best known mystery writers are represented as well as many lesser known.
1. Read a book by a very popular author
2. Read a book where the author's initials are in STEPHEN KING
3. Read a mystery of your choice.
Spring Challenge 1st September 2026 - 30th November 2026
Level:
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