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Autumn/Fall Challenge - Read the Season
Sept 23 (First day of Autumn) - Dec 20, 2010

For this challenge, you will need to read a book whose author (first or last name) starts with a letter in the word autumn, or whose book title starts with that letter. ("A", "An", and "The" don't count).

Bonus: The word "Autumn" or "Fall" in the title.

Good luck and remember, no reading until Sept 23rd for this challenge although you may post your lists early.

This one may be tough to come up with titles and authors!

Looks like it could be fun.

OK, this will be my first challenge to try. Here's my edited list.

Looks like I won't be able to complete this one in time, but will still work on it.

A - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
U - Unnatural Causes by P. D. James
T - Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
U - Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers DONE
M - Morning Mist of Blood by Eric Wilder DONE
N - Night of the living Deed by E. J. Copperman DONE

Bonus - Snow Falling on Cedars
Finished

Are they supposed to be cozies? I can always adjust my list! :-)
I have Snow Falling on Cedars on my tbr list so I might change to that. Thanks for listing it, Kari ... I never even thought about it.

Took a bit of searching and a couple of PBS credits..but I think I've got my challenge books!

A The Alibi Man

U Unplugged 9/27

T Trouble in Mudbug

U Unscrewed

M Murder by the Glass

N Notoriously Neat

Count me in again!

0/6 Done

A: Alt, Madelyn - A Charmed Death
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin
T: Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy Anthology
M: Michele Scott - Death Reins In
N: Never Buried by Edie Claire

Melodie wrote: "This one may be tough to come up with titles and authors!"

Yes, all those "U"s.

Martha wrote: "OK, this will be my first challenge to try. Here's my list.

A - Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
U - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
T - [book:Blood and Thun..."

Martha, the title must start with a U, or the authors first or last name starts with a U. Your titles have a U in them, but it isn't the first word.

Martha wrote: "Are they supposed to be cozies? I can always adjust my list! :-)
I have Snow Falling on Cedars on my tbr list so I might change to that. Thanks for listing it, Kari ... I never even thought about..."

They don't have to all be cozies, although it's encouraged. However, we all read other books as well and sometimes for difficult letters, it's easier to look for something else.

My favorite Season, I'm in!

My list
4/6

A: Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke 12/2
U: Underdog by Laurien Berenson 12/11
T: Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier 10/25
U: Unlucky by Jana DeLeon 12/21
M: Murder, She Wrote: A Fatal Feast by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain 11/11
N: Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Cooperman 11/3

I will try this again.

0/7

A: Albert, Susan Wittig - Thyme of Death
U: Unlucky by Jana Deleon
T: The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
U: Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron
M: Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott
N: The Northbury Papers by Joanne Dobson

Bonus Knight Fall by Mary Monica Pulver

Well, count me on , I'll go filling gaps:

0/7

A: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig (A)lbert
U: Unplugged by Lois Greiman (This comes with a trick ;): I'm reading the Spanish version: "Terapia peligrosa")
T: (T)hyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: The (U)nseen: A Chase Dagger Mystery by Lee Driver
M: Something with murder or similar in its title (I think I have some options :D )
N: (N)ight of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman

Bonus: Another Thing to (Fall) by Laura Lippman

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Martha wrote: "Are they supposed to be cozies? I can always adjust my list! :-)
I have Snow Falling on Cedars on my tbr list so I might change to that. Thanks for listing it, Kari ... I never eve..."

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Martha wrote: "OK, this will be my first challenge to try. Here's my list.

A - Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
U - Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
T - [book..."

I knew I might have to do some adjusting!! :-) Thanks for the help!! I'll work on the list some more.

I'm in.
A: Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
U: The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur Upfield
T: Tourists Are for Trapping by Marian Babson
U: The Widows of Broome by Arthur Upfield
M: Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy
N: Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton

I still need to find a mystery to fit the bonus.

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Melodie wrote: "This one may be tough to come up with titles and authors!"

Yes, all those "U"s."


How about
:) happy reading!

I'm in. Not sure of all of these yet

A:Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
U: Unnatural Causes by P.D. James
T: Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson 9/25
U:
M: Mistletoe Man by Susan Wittig Albert
N:

Bonus:

Autumn Challenge

6/6 Done

A: Albert, Susan Wittig - Witches' Bane - 10/14/10
U: An Uplifting Murder by Elaine Viets - 12/9/10
T: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert - 10/22/10
U: The Unkindest Cut: A Bridge Club Mystery by Honor Hartman - 10/26/10
M: Mistletoe Murder byLeslie Meier - 12/5/10
N: Nevada Barr - A Superior Death -12-17-10

Count me in. I'll fill in the missing ones as I go!


A: Albert, Susan Wittig - The Tale of Hill Top Farm (10/22)
U:
T: Tressed to Kill by Lila Dare (10/6)
U:
M: Maddy Hunter- Alpine for You (12/1)
N:

I'm in, though I still have to sort out which books I'll read. In a twist, I have my U's sorted! Lol. I have a series written by Julie Kaewert sitting in my TBR pile that all start with U: Unprintable, Unsolicited, Unsigned, etc. They're about a small publishing company in London. This will be the motivation I need to get through some of them, as I keep putting them off - newer books keep grabbing my attention, I guess :)

My list, as of now (some of these are on order, so assuming they arrive):


A = Arsenic and Old Paint by Hailey Lind
U = Unbound by Julie Kaewert
T = Third Degree by Maggie Barbieri
U = Unprintable by Julie Kaewert
M = Murder at Longbourn: A Mystery by Tracy Kiely
N = Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter

Bonus: Fall of a Philanderer by Carola Dunn

Here's my list for now.
I'm excited for some ghost mysteries in October!

A: Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter
U: The Unkindest Cut: A Bridge Club Mystery by Honor Hartman
T: The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
U: Unlucky by Jana Deleon
M: Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott
N: Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Cooperman I LOVED this book and am said that I have to wait for the next one in the series.

Updated: 11/07/10

Always eager for a new challenge.

1/7 DONE; UPDATED: 12.15.10

A= Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton

U= Under Orders by Dick Francis

T= Too Rich and Too Dead by Cynthia Baxter

u = Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron

M = McNally's Risk by Lawrence Sanders12.14

N = Nocturne by Ed McBain

Bonus : High Country Fall by Margaret Maron


FINISHED:

I'm in!
9/23/10 - 12/20/10

A Angel's Advocate by Mary Stanton
U Unplugged by Lois Greiman
T A Timely Vision by Jim and Joyce Lavene
U TBD
M The Missing Ink by Karen E. Olson
N Nemesis by Agatha Christie

I enjoyed the Summer challenge and I'm glad we are doing Autumn now.

I'm in! Maybe I'll redeem myself for not finishing the Summer Challenge.


A - Albert, Susan Wittig - Wormwood
U - Unger, Lisa - Black Out
T - Tutu Deadly by Natalie Roberts
U - Unknown by Mari Jungstedt
M - Motion to Suppress by Perri O'Shaunessay
N - Nabb, Magdalena - Death of an Englishman: A Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation

Bonus: Early Autumn

I only have a few picked out for the AUTUMN challenge. More to follow:

A-
U-
T- A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene
U-
M- Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott
N- Notoriously Neat by Suzanne Price

A: Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
U: The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur Upfield
T: Tourists Are for Trapping by Marian Babson
U: The Widows of Broome by Arthur Upfield
M: Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy
N: Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton

1/7

A = Arsenic and Old Paint by Hailey Lind
U = Unbound by Julie Kaewert
T = Third Degree by Maggie Barbieri
U = Unprintable by Julie Kaewert
M = Murder at Longbourn: A Mystery by Tracy Kiely
N = Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter

Bonus: Fall of a Philanderer by Carola Dunn

A - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton
U - Undone by Karin Slaughter
T - Ten Big Ones -Janet Evanovich
U - Under Suspicion - Helen Mulgray
M - Moon Called - Patricia Briggs
N - Night of the Living Deed

Bonus: Fallen

I've begun changing titles LOL

1/7

A: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig (A)lbert
U: Unplugged by Lois Greiman (This comes with a trick ;): I'm reading the Spanish version: "Terapia peligrosa")
T: (T)hyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: Unspeakable by Laura Griffin (10/02 - ***)
M: Something with murder or similar in its title (I think I have some options :D )
N: (N)ight of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman

Bonus: Another Thing to (Fall) by Laura Lippman

Marisa wrote: "I've begun changing titles LOL

1/7

A: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig (A)lbert
U: Unplugged by Lois Greiman (This comes with ..."

LOL..I've been thinking about changing some of mine too but haven't yet.

My lists are always provisional till I finish LOL

I found an interesting sounding series with the main character's last name beginning with N. Would that count?

A: Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
U: The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur Upfield
T: Tourists Are for Trapping by Marian Babson
U: The Widows of Broome by Arthur Upfield
M: Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy
N: Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton

2/7

A: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig (A)lbert (10/06 - ****)
U: Unplugged by Lois Greiman (This comes with a trick ;): I'm reading the Spanish version: "Terapia peligrosa")
T: (T)hyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: Unspeakable by Laura Griffin (10/02 - ***)
M: Something with murder or similar in its title (I think I have some options :D )
N: (N)ight of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman

Bonus: Another Thing to (Fall) by Laura Lippman

1/6 Done

A: Alt, Madelyn - A Charmed Death 10/6 ***
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin
T: Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy Anthology
M: Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry
N: Never Buried by Edie Claire

Read the Season Challange - Autumn
Duration 9-23-10 To 12-20-10

3/7

A: Albert, Susan Wittig - Thyme of Death 10/9/10 ****
U: Unlucky by Jana Deleon
T: The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard 10-13 ****
U: Up Jumps the Devil by Margaret Maron
M: Michele Scott - Death Reins In 10/3 ***
N: The Northbury Papers by Joanne Dobson

Bonus Knight Fall by Mary Monica Pulver

Read the Season Challenge - Autumn
Duration 9-23-10 To 12-20-10

3/7

A: The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig (A)lbert (10/06 - ****)
U: Unplugged by Lois Greiman (This comes with a trick ;): I'm reading the Spanish version: "Terapia peligrosa")
T: (T)hyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
U: Unspeakable by Laura Griffin (10/02 - ***)
M: Something with murder or similar in its title (I think I have some options :D )
N: (N)ight of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman (10/15 - ***)

Bonus: Another Thing to (Fall) by Laura Lippman

3/7

A = Arsenic and Old Paint by Hailey Lind
U = Unbound by Julie Kaewert
T = Third Degree by Maggie Barbieri
U = Unprintable by Julie Kaewert
M = Murder at Longbourn: A Mystery by Tracy Kiely
N = Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter

Bonus: Fall of a Philanderer by Carola Dunn

Autumn Challenge. Completed 10/22/10


A - Wormwood by Susan Wittig Albert 10/7/10
U - Rosa's Dilemma by Michael Underwood10/11/10
T - Hotel South Dakota by Kathleen Taylor 10/22/10
U - Black Out by Lisa Unger 10/13/10
M - Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 10/5/10
N - A Peach of a Murder by Livia J. Washburn (main character is Phyllis N ewsom)10/09/10

This a really clever challenge, sort of late to start it now I guess.

Katrina wrote: "This a really clever challenge, sort of late to start it now I guess."

You have until Dec 20th if you would like to try!

Wow, Miki!! That's awesome!!

3/6 Done

A: Alt, Madelyn - A Charmed Death 10/6 ***
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin
T: Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert 10/23 ****
U: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy Anthology 10/22 ***
M: Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry
N: Never Buried by Edie Claire

All Done!

Read the Season 2

Sept 23-Dec 20


A The Alibi Man 10/6

U Unplugged 9/27

T Trouble in Mudbug 10/17

U Unscrewed 9/30

M Murder by the Glass 10/1

N Notoriously Neat 10/24

Congrats, Leslie

Well done, Leslie. Now on to the next challenge.

Bravo Leslie!

Valorie wrote: "Katrina wrote: "This a really clever challenge, sort of late to start it now I guess."

You have until Dec 20th if you would like to try!"

Alas yes, but I already have my list of books figured out for the rest of the year and they don't fit the letters, one might but I thought it might be pushing it.