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For those doing countries, I can give you two from South Africa:-) Deon Meyer "Trackers", "7 days" and others. 2nd author is Margie Orford "Gallows Hill" Blood Rose"

Sandra wrote: "For those doing countries, I can give you two from South Africa:-) Deon Meyer "Trackers", "7 days" and others. 2nd author is Margie Orford "Gallows Hill" Blood Rose""

Thanks Sandra

Please take a look at this site: it is awesome. http://www.librarything.com/topic/123240

Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia Hyland, Adrian BelarusMoonlight Downs
Belgium Baantjer, A.C.DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain
Bolivia
Botswana Alexander McCall The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Brazil
Canada
Canada Territories
Chile
China See, Lisa Flower Net
China Territories
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech ? The Fifth Servant
Denmark
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
France Black, Cara Murder in the Marais Death from the Woods Aubert, Brigitte
France Territories etc. French Guinea Papillon
Ghana, Quartey, Kwei Wife of the Gods
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
India The Case of the Missing Servant
Iran (Islamic Rep of)
Iraq
Italy Saylor, Steven Roman BloodalsoRatkingThe Shape of WaterBooks|138686]different authors
Ireland Sansom,Ian The Case of the Missing
Japan [book:Rain Fall also Laura Joh Rowland and Dale Furutani have series
Laos The Coroner's LunchCurse Of The Pogo Stick
Lebanon
Liberia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Morrocco Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Netherlands
Netherlands Territories
New Zealand
New Zealand Territories etc.
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain Shadow of the Wind(5/5)See review!
Sweden
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Turkey
UK (GB and N. Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
UK territories etc.
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia Mrs. Pollifax on Safari

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Wendy, Sorry but have you checked out the author you selected for Ireland. I'm from Ireland and I have never even heard of him. Try Tana French or Gerard O'Donovan. At least they write books

Ian Sansom's from England. But the book is based in Ireland and I thought the challenge was about where the book is based.

So it's all good Wendy!!!

An Awesome series too
I grew tired of the series after maybe #3

Scrolling through the posts, it appears that mystery/thrillers set in Nebraska are hard to find. Hope I'm not overstepping to suggest-
Little Man

I've 2 for NH set in the Seacoast.

Dead Sand: A Lewis Cole Mystery Hardcover

by Brendan Dubois And book 2 in the series Black Tide. Now I think I want to try all 50 states.

I have been on Johnston Atoll. It was for 24 hours in the early 1980s. It was just military and contractors there. I thought it was a very strange place. It reminded me of the movie Outland, partly because of the rent-a-cop security. One of our party ended up in a cell for the night. Because of its isolation, it would actually be a good setting for a mystery if you could find someone who was really familiar with it. Wikipedia says it was closed in 2004.

As I have to wait inpatiently for another book to come out. (May) I begin again my UN Challenge.
My UN Challenge is to read as many books from as many countries, their territories as possible. I acknowledge is is unlikely this challenge will be ever completed because of all the mutiple political unrest, and conservative counties out there.
Also, I have to mostly limit myself to books from the library due to limited space and an addictive book habit. Unless I win the lottery, then skies the limit.

Wendy wrote: "It actually took about two years, but I am done with the US Challenge. Included are: DC, American Solomon Islands ..."

Do you mean American Samoa? I don't think the Solomon Islands have ever been US territory although there was fighting in them during World War II.

yes, spelling error. lol

Jamaica, The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks: A Novel Gillian Royes This had a very very minor mystery. I am not counting this under my World Countries Challenge. It brings up Jamaica's very serious prejudices against homosexuality.

Turkey: Songs My Mother Never Taught Me Selçuk Altun Again, not including under Countries challenge SNORE.

The Safe Word by Karen Long (Urm by me) Toronto based crime fiction.
Canada Ontario.

Will be concentrating on Canadian mysteries later. Thanks.

I'm going to use your list of countries, Wendy! Sorry I didn't comment earlier, but I've been away on vacation.

I made up my own list because I recognized that the original list was too limited. As with the US, Canada, Australia and the UK are too diverse to dedicate to one book. The challenge for me is parts of Africa Mid-East have no mystery/suspense books at all. Also,I am not really into reading about warlike conflicts which can limit my search.

I am updating my challenge via above list because when you cut and paste you lose the touchstones. I am not going to touchstone each and every time I cut and paste.

The ExpatsChris Pavone
Invisible CountryAnnamaria Alfieri
Bahamarama Bob Morris
Budapest Noir: A Novel Vilmos Kondor
The Moche Warrior Lyn Hamilton
Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist Dorothy Gilman

Wendy wrote: "I am updating my challenge via above list because when you cut and paste you lose the touchstones. I am not going to touchstone each and every time I cut and paste.

The Expats[aut..."

I LOVED Budapest Noir. That was an awesome book.

Finland, Lapland: James Thompson Snow Angels 4/5 Very sexual explicit, violent, brutal murder with racism. Excellent book. Reviewed.

Scotland: (inc. a touch of Orkeys)Bonnie of Evidence Maddy Hunter

Burkina Faso: Outlaw Stephen Davies

Who woulda thunk it! A book set in Burkina Faso
How was it?

Wendy wrote: "I am updating my challenge via above list because when you cut and paste you lose the touchstones. ."


if you hit "edit", you can then copy what is in the box.
You can then cancel the edit, and then paste in a new message and you keep all of the tags and stuff.

Burkina Faso -- seriously I have no clue where that is without going to look it up. Kudos! I'm going to get that one.

Hayes wrote: "Who woulda thunk it! A book set in Burkina Faso
How was it?"

Wrote a review. It is a YA book, so fast read and PG.

Wendy wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Who woulda thunk it! A book set in Burkina Faso
How was it?"

Wrote a review. It is a YA book, so fast read and PG."

Well, that lets me out! Just not a YA person.

Wendy wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Who woulda thunk it! A book set in Burkina Faso
How was it?"

Wrote a review. It is a YA book, so fast read and PG."
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

IT WORKED!! YIPPEE

:-)

I have began a new series, and hope it is a good one. Shamini Flint writes the Inspector Singh series. He is first in Malaysia with the first book then Bali (2nd) and Singapore (3rd). There are a couple others based in Asia, Cambodia, China and India). I am praying these are good because each one will knock off a Country for my Country Challenge.
I had one other series where the main character went all over the world and the books are hit and miss. I loved one and could not finish the other.(Lyn Hamilton Another series was rather dated and almost the character tends to be unrealistic. (Mrs. Pollifax, Dorothy Gilman I am beginning to like Mrs. P., though she ain't Bond or Ms Marple.

You've lost me. Can anyone add to "Wendy's" list or is this just Wendy's? It says Group on the top. I realize it started in 2014 but this is the first I've seen this.

It is my personal challenge list for anyone to read, comment or suggest on. Go to this Group's Group Challenges. Some of us created our own "Challenge Topic". A Long time ago, the Moderators brought up the suggestion of a USA State Challenge and an UN Challenge. We were to read a mystery, suspense, thriller book based in each US State or Country from the original UN. I expanded MY challenge by trying to hit every World Country I can. These specific challenges have not had many "hits" lately, but I keep plugging along!

Harriet, go to the Group Challenges and scroll down to find the original post regarding these US and UN challenges. There are hundreds of book suggestions.

Harriet wrote: "You've lost me. Can anyone add to "Wendy's" list or is this just Wendy's? It says Group on the top. I realize it started in 2014 but this is the first I've seen this."

Harriet, did you read my answer to you?

I am slowly plugging along. I Added three more. I just finished an excellent novel, Raven Black Ann Cleeves

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria James R. Benn - First Wave (Billy Boyle WWII Bk 2)
Andorra
Angola
Antigua & Deps
Argentina
Armenia
Australia Moonlight Downs
Australia Adrian Hyland
Australia the bat Jo Nesbo
Australia Arthur Upfield
Australia Kerry Greenwood Phryne Fisher#1 Cocaine blues :
Australia Tasmania,New S Wales,Queensland, Victoria,
Australia NAshmore,Cartier,Christmas,Cocos Norfolk Australia Keeling, Coral Sea Jervis Bay, McDonald.
Austria Loot Aaron Elkins
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain A.C. Baantjer
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Collection Alexander McCall Smith Botswana: Michael Stanley - A Carrion Death : Detective Kubu
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso: Outlaw Stephen Davies
Burundi
Cambodia A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree Shamini Flint
Cameroon
Canada (Provinces) Brit Columbia Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland Labrador Nova Scotia, Ontario Prince Edward Isl Québec Saskatchewan
Canada Terr: Northwest Terr, Nunavut Yukon
Canada: Alberta Gil AdamsonThe Outlander Fall from GraceWayne Arthurson 4/5
Cape Verde
Central African Rep
Chad
Chile
China Flower Net Lisa See
China: Hong Kong Barry Eisler - 3Rain Storm John Rain
China: Hong Kong Dorothy Gilman Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha7
China: Macau Barry Eisler - 3Rain Storm John Rain
China: Macau Hamilton, Ian The Red Pole of Macau (Ava Lee, #4)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo {Democratic Rep}
Costa Rica
Cuba: Peggy BlairBeggar's Opera,The
Cyprus
Czech Repub Prague,1592 The Fifth Servant Kenneth Wishnia
Denmark Jussi Adler-Olsen Keeper of Lost Causes (Dept Q, #1)
Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland
Djibouti DjiboutiElmore Leonard- not really based on Djibouti
Dominican Rep
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
Egypt-ancient: Elizabeth Peters - Amelia Peabody Mysteries
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland Lapland James Thompson Snow Angels
Finland
France Murder in the Marais Cara Black Death from the Woods Brigitte Aubert
France: Rhys Bowen - Naughty in Nice (Royal Spyness Mys Bk 5)
France Corsica Guadeloupe Guiana Saint Martin New Caledonia Réunion
France French West Indies St Barts Martinique
France Tahiti Twenty Blue DevilsAaron Elkins
France Fr Guinea PapillonHenri Charrière
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
GermanyStraight into Darkness Faye Kellerman
Ghana Kwei Quartey Wife of the Gods: A Novel
Greece: Murder in Mykonos (Andreas Kaldis1) 3Prey on Patmos Siger, Jeffrey The Taint of Midas The Messenger of Athens Zouroudi, Anne
Grenada
Guatemala Grave Secrets Kathy Reichs
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary: Budapest Noir: A NovelVilmos Kondor
Iceland
India The Case of the Missing Servant Tarquin Hall
IndonesiaShamini FlintA Bali Conspiracy Most Foul
Iran
Iraq
Ireland {Republic} In the Woods Tana French
Israel: D A Mishani Missing File Liad Shoham - Lineup
Italy Roman Blood Steven Saylor
Italy The Shape of WaterAndrea Camilleri
Italy Sardinia book:Ratking|715939] Michael Dibdin (Aurelio Zen #1)
Italy Sicily Andrea Camilleri - Inspector Montalbano
Ivory Coast
Jamaica Bob Morris Jamaica Me Dead
Japan Rain Fall Barry EislerRecc entire series
Japan The Concubine's Tattoo The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria Laura Joh Rowland
Japan The Toyotomi BladesDale Furutani
Jordan Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist author:Dorothy Gilman|61934]The Moses ExpeditionJuan Gomez-Jurado
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea North A Corpse in the Koryo James Church
Korea South Patrick A. Davis The Commander (2002)
Jordan Jurado, Juan Moses Expedition
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos Cotterill ColinCurse Of The Pogo Stick The Coroner's Lunch
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg The Expats Chris Pavone
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia A Most Peculiar Malaysian MurderShamini Flint
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico Skull Duggery
Mexico Cozumel
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish Dorothy Gilman#9)Shadow of the RockThomas Mogford
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands A.C. Baantjer
Netherlands Aruba, Curaçao,Sint Maarten.
New Zealand
New Zealand, Cook Islands Niue,Tokelau
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Norway Jan Mayen (Isl) Svalbard (Isl)
Oman
Pakistan Cheryl Benard - Moghul Buffet
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay Invisible Country Annamaria Alfieri 4/5
Peru The Moche WarriorLyn Hamilton
Peru: Annamaria Alfieri - City of Silver (set in Peru, 1650)
Philippines Philippine Fever Bruce Cook
Poland
Portugal
Portugal Azores Madeira
Qatar
Russia Loot Aaron Elkins
Romania: Rhys Bowen - Royal Blood (Royal Spyness Bk 4)
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia Finding Nouf Zoë Ferraris
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore Shamini FlintThe Singapore School of Villainy: Inspector Singh Investigates
Slovakia Siren of the Waters Michael Genelin
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa: The October KillingsWessel Ebersohn
South Sudan
Spain The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spain Balearic Islds Canary Islands
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden Detective Inspector Huss Helene Tursten
Sweden Lapland
Switzerland
Syria Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled Dorothy Gilman
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
ThailandMrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle Dorothy Gilman
Thailand (Jimm Juree #1) Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
Thailand Bangkok 8 John Burdett
Tibet
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey: Barbara Nadel Insp Çetin İkmen
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
UK (England)
UK: BahamasBahamarama Bob Morris
UK: Bermuda Bob Morris Bermuda Schwartz
UK: British Solomon Islands Devil-Devil Graeme Kent
UK: British Virgin Islands
UK: Cayman's
UK: Channels
UK: Falklands Little Black Lies Bolton, Sharon
UK: Gibralter Uneasy RelationsAaron Elkins Shadow of the Rock Thomas Mogford
UK: Isle of Mann
UK Northern IrelandThe Case of the Missing Books Ian Sansom
UK Scotland: Bonnie of Evidence Maddy Hunter
UK Scotland Shetland Islands Raven Black
UK Scotland Isle of Lewis The Blackhouse Peter May Ann Cleeves
UK Scotland Hebrides, Isle of Arran, Orkney Islands
UK Wales The Cold Light of MourningElizabeth J. Duncan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
USA USA Challenge
United Arab Emirates Layover in Dubai Dan Fesperman
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican CityThe Moses Expedition Juan Gomez-Jurado
Venezuela
Vietnam Finding Moon Tony Hillerman
Yemen
Zambia Mrs. Pollifax on Safari Dorothy Gilman
Zimbabwe

I'm impressed. If I took this on, is there a time limit? Can I count some books that I have already read?

Thomas, it is a personal challenge with no time limit.

Thomas, if you go to this Group's Challenges, you will see the Original Challenge where readers read books about each original UN member. Some, like me, created their own Post to keep track. I have been "working" on ghis challenge for a long long time. It would be refreshing to see more active members on the challenge.

Evidently I must start a new thread. How do I do this?

Stay in Group Challenges. Find "add new topic"- call it Thomas's UN Challenge or whatever you want. I cut and pasted the Countries listed in the original challenge onto that new topic. Oh, I included nioks I had previously read.

Thomas, this is your Challenge. You can do it whatever you want. it helped me by cruising through other people's challenges and adding them onto my to read list.. My page is huge.

Wendy wrote: "Thomas, this is your Challenge. You can do it whatever you want. it helped me by cruising through other people's challenges and adding them onto my to read list.. My page is huge."

Thanks Wendy. I have posted and added a few countries to the 50 where I read books

THIS IS A RE-POST FROM WHEN I FINISHED THIS CHALLENGE. I HAVE ADDED THE TOUCHSTONES. I STILL HAVE FOUND BOOKS ON THE TERRITORIES MENTIONED BELOW. I HAVE ALSO DELETED REPETITIVE THREADS IN BOTH THE US AND UN LISTS AS THEY ONLY SUITED MY PERSONAL NEEDS.
It actually took about two years, but I am done with the US Challenge. No book available for Northern Mariana Islands, though there is one in my TBR. Still nada on Guam. MANY HAVE REVIEWS

Alaska Sue Henry Murder on the Iditarod Trail 5/5
Alabama A Killer Read Erika Chase
American Virgin Islands Adrift on St. John Adrift on St. John Rebecca M. Hale *Review*
American Solomon Islands Pago Pago Tango John Enright2/3
Arizona Crow in Stolen Colors Marcia Simpson 2/5
Arizona Desert Noir Betty Webb 5/5
Arizona Dog on It Spencer Quinn 5/5
Arkansas Shakespeare's Landlord Charlaine Harris 4/5
California Katwalk#1 Karen Kijewski 5/5 ALL Good *Review*
California Faye Kellermanmost 4-5/5 *Review*
Colorado Catering to Nobody Diane Mott Davidson 5/5
Colorado John Dunning Booked To Die 2/5
Connecticut Fear the Worst Linwood Barclay 5/5
Delaware Hooked Up Joyce and Jim Lavene 3/5 *Review*
Delaware Katy Munger Angel Among Us
District of Columbia State of the Onion Julie Hyzy 3/5
Florida Contents Under Pressure#1 Edna Buchanan (5/5) (Entire series is good)
Georgia Endangered Species Pigeon#5 Nevada Barr 5/5
Georgia Pies and Prejudice Ellery Adams *Review*
Georgia Chiefs Stuart Woods *Review*
Georgia (a Georgia island) Endangered SpeciesNevada Barr
Hawaii One Man's Paradise Douglas Corleone 4/5
Idaho Blue Heaven C.J. Box4/5,
Idaho Patrick F. McManus 3/5
Illinois Jim Butcher Storm Front (3/5)
Illinois Whiskey Sour J.A. Konrath 4/5
Indiana The Trouble With Magic Madelyn Alt 3/5
Iowa Donald Harstad Eleven Days 4/5
Kansas The Scent of Rain and LighteningNancy Pickard 2/5
Kentucky Pet Peeves Taylor McCafferty 4/5
Louisiana New Orleans Mourning Julie Smith 4/5
Maine Kilt Dead Kaitlyn Dunnett 3/5,
Maine The Poacher's Son Paul Doiron 4/5
Maryland Baltimore Blues Laura Lippman 4/5
Massachusetts Shutter Island Dennis Lehane 3/5
Massachusetts A Trouble of Fools Linda Barnes 3/5
Michigan A Cold Day in Paradise Steve Hamilton 5/5
Minnesota Clean Cut Theresa Monsouri 27873 4/5
Mississippi Them Bones Carolyn Haines 5/5
Missouri Shake Down Joel Goldman 4/5
Montana The Royal Wulff Murders Keith McCafferty 4/5 *Review*
Montana Blood Lure Nevada Barr 5/5
Nebraska Perfect Evil Alex Kava
Nevada High Hand Gary Phillips 2/5
Nevada: Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon #6) Nevada Barr
New Hampshire Murder is Binding Lorna Barrett
New Jersey Some Like It Hot-ButteredJeffrey Cohen 3/5
New Jersey Night of the Living Deed E.J. Copperman 3/5
New Mexico Cart Of Death Mari Privette Ulmer
New YorkBurning Time Leslie Glass Woo#1) 5/5
North Carolina A Killer Plot Ellery Adams 5/5 *Review* (Recc)
North Carolina A Timely Vision Joyce Lavene 2/5
North Dakota Home Front Joel Rosenberg 3/5
Ohio Trace Evidence Elizabeth Becka 4/5
Oklahoma Ravenmocker Jean Hager 2/5
Oklahoma Death Down Home Eve K. Sandstrom 3/5
Oregon Judgment Calls Alafair Burke (Samantha Kincaid #1) ] 3/5
Pennsylvania Gillian Roberts Caught Dead in Philadelphia 5/5
Puerto Rico Precinct Puerto Rico Steven Torres
Rhode Island The Ghost and Mrs. McClureAlice Kimberly 4/5
South Carolina Death On Demand Carolyn Hart 3/5
South Dakota 61 Hours Lee Child 4/5
South Dakota Death Along the Spirit RoadC.M. Wendelboe
Tennessee A Dangerous Road Kris Nelscott 3/5
Texas Track of the Cat(A Pigeon #1)Nevada Barr 5/5
Utah Endangered Pamela Beason
Vermont (VT)Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade
VirginiaPostmortem Patricia Cornwell 5/5
Washington Witchling Legend of the Jade Dragon Yasmine Galenorn 4/5
West Virginia Zero Day David Baldacci
Wisconsin Old World MurderKathleen Ernst 2/5
Wyoming Open Season C.J. Box 4/5

Wendy, there is a murder mystery ebook available for free at NetGalley.com It takes place in Mali.
White Leopard by Laurent Guillaume
I haven't read it--just downloaded it today. You must register w. NetGalley to be eligible. Publisher is Le French book. You will be expected to post a review.

Thomas, I do not have An E-device.. hoping to receive one for a gift...

I would lend it to you if you had an ereader, but NetGalley encrypts free ebooks, so I can't.

Thanks.

Algeria: The First Wave James R. Benn Well, I am going to include this in my UN Challenge. I learned a lot about WW2 and the politics involved in Algeria. What a tangled mess that was!
This is the second Billy Boyle book. Billy's war experiences are already changing him. The US has been in WW2 barely a year and he has already becoming much less naive and much, much more jaded and ruthless.

I'm pleased that you are still working on your challenge, as am I. I sent you a pm about a kindle sale.