I did not do so well on the USA Mystery Challenge, only ticking off two books in 2014. I WILL finish it this year. Only have six more states to read, and I have books for all. You cannot believe how difficult it is to find books set in some states. I did much better with the classics. I had a goal of 12, and read 20. I am also participating in a World Trip challenge and the 2015 Ultimate Challenge, as well as monthly mini-challenges in the Cozy Mysteries group.
READ THE USA MYSTERY CHALLENGE
I have only
Alabama
Delaware She'll Never Know by Hunter Morgan
Hawaii: Tangled Lies by Anne Stuart
Nebraska
Tennessee
Utah
Read my complete list
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CLASSICS
Goal: 18 / 12
01. Elusive Isabel by Jacques Futrelle
02. The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
03. Lady Susan by Jane Austen
04. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
05. The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart
06. R. Holmes & Co by John Kendrick Bangs
07. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
08. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
09. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
10. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
11. The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair
12. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
13. The Waves by Virginia Woolf
14. The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells
15. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
16. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
17. Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence
18. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
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NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS
01. Helen Fielding
02. Jacques Futrelle
03. Algernon Blackwood
04. John Green
05. Rebecca Kent
06. John Kendrick Bangs
07. Krista Davis
08. Colleen McCullough
09. Karen White
10. Bailey Cates
11. Tony Hillerman
12. Upton Sinclair
13. Elaine Viets
14. Barbara Ross
15. Miranda James
16. Hunter Morgan
17. Jasper Fforde
18. Kathleen Bacus
19. Dorothy Gilman
20. Sandy Raven
21. Ellen Crosby
22. Lisa Mondello
23. Angela Pepper
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BOOKS READ IN 2015
Goal: 100
001. The Lighthouse by PD James (Mystery;Adam Dalgliesh #13)
002. Free Fall by Jill Shalvis (Contemporary romance)
003. Button Holed by Kylie Logan (AKA Casey Daniels)(Cozy mystery; Button Box #1)
004. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (Chick Lit; Group read)
005. Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan (Cozy Mystery; League of Literary Ladies #1)
006. Elusive Isabel by Jacques Futrelle (Classic mystery novella)
007. The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood (Classic novella)
008. Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams (Cozy mystery; Books by the Bay #5)
009. The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even by Julie Kenner (YA; Beth Frasier #1)
010. Lady Susan by Jane Austen (Classic novella)
011. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster (Classic, group read)
012. The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Children's)
013. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA; Group read)
014. Tangled Lies by Anne Stuart (Romatic suspense)
015. Wicked Weaves by Joyce and Jim Lavene (cozy mystery; Renaissance Faire #1)
016. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (Ya fantasy adventure; Heroes of Olympus #4)
017. Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou (Nonfiction; essays)
018. Heart of a Warrior by Johanna Lindsey (Sci-fi Romance; Ly-San-Ter #3)
019. Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost (Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy; Night Prince #3)
020. Hostage by Kay Hooper (Paranormal thriller; Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #14)
021. A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle (Cozy mystery; Fixer-Upper #1)
022. High Marks for Murder by Rebecca Kent (Cozy mystery; Bellehaven House #1)
023. Finished Off by Rebecca Kent (Cozy mystery; Bellehaven House #2)
024. Murder Has No Class by Rebecca Kent (Cozy mystery; Bellehaven House #3)
025. The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart (Classic short mystery)
026. R. Holmes & Co. by John Kendrick Bangs (Classic short mystery)
027. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Classic short fiction)
028. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy (Fiction)
029. Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (Urban Fantasy; Alpha & Omega #4))
030. Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly (Cozy Mystery; County Cork #1)
031. Accused by Lisa Scottoline (Legal thriller; Rosato & Denunzio #1)
032. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (Classic)
033. Haunted by Kay Hooper (Paranormal Thriller; Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #15)
034. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis (Cozy mystery; Domestic Diva #1)
035. Claiming His Family by Ann Voss Peterson (Rom-suspense)
036. A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels (Cozy mystery; Pepper Martin #7)
037. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death #1)
038. The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough (Fiction)
039. The Sound of Glass by Karen White (Women's Fiction)
040. Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams (Cozy mystery; Books by the Bay # )
041. The Liar by Nora Roberts (Rom-suspense)
042. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (Children's Classic)
043. Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (Cozy Mystery; Magical Bakery #1)
044. Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter (YA; Gallagher Girls #5)
045. Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline (Legal thriller; Rosato & DiNunzio Series #2)
046. Curses! by Aaron Elkins (Cozy Mystery; Gideon Oliver #5)
047. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Homes #3)
048. The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman (Mystery; Joe Leaphorn #1)
049. Swim by Jennifer Weiner (Short story)
050. The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair (Children's classic)
051. Keeping Mum by Alyse Carlson (Cozy Mystery; Garden Society #3)
052. What She Really Wants by Barbara Delinsky (Short story)
053. Icy Clutches by Aaron Elkins (Cozy Mystery; Gideon Oliver #6)
054. A Deadly Web by Kay Hooper (Paranormal thriller; Bishop Files #2)
055. Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets (Cozy Mystery; Dead-End Jobs #1)
056. The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney (Cozy mystery; Cats in Trouble #6)
057. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (YA Fantasy/adventure; Heroes of Olympus #5)
058. Cross Stitch Before Dying by Amanda Lee (Cozy mystery; Embroidered Mystery #6)
059. Inferno by Dan Brown (Thriller; Robert Langdon #4)
060. Riding High by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Contemporary Romance; Sons of Chance #14)
061. Riding Hard by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Contemporary Romance; Sons of Chance #15)
062. Riding Home by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Contemporary Romance; Sons of Chance #16)
063. Clammed Up by Barbara Ross (Cozy Mystery; Maine Clambake #1)
064. Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton (Cozy Mystery; Hamish MacBeth #1)
065. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (Children's Classic)
066. Calamity Jayne by Kathleen Bacus (Mystery; Calamity Jayne #1)
067. The Killing Game by Iris Johansen (Suspense; Eve Duncan #2)
068. Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams (Cozy mystery; Charmed Pie Shoppe #2)
069. Murder Past Due by Miranda James (Cozy Mystery; Cat in the Stacks #1)
070. The Waves by Virginia Woolf (Classic group read)
071. She'll Never Know by Hunter Morgan (Rom suspense; Albany Beach #2)
072. Death in the Air by Agatha Christie (Classic mystery)
073. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (YA fantasy; Mortal Instruments #3)
074. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (Classic Mystery)
075. Fruit of All Evil by Paige Shelton (Cozy Mystery; Farmers' Market #2)
076. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (Classic play)
077. Crops and Robbers by Paige Shelton (Cozy Mystery; Farmers' Market #3)
078. The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells (Classic group read)
079. Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts (Romance; Gallaghers #3)
080. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Mystery; Thursday Next #1)
081. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Classic, reread)
082. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman (Mystery; first in series)
083. Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton (Mystery; Aunt Dimity #11)
084. Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (Mystery; Southern Sewing Circle #2)
085. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Classic group read)
086. Bitter Harvest by Sheila Connolly (Cozy mystery; Orchard #5)
087. The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle (Cozy mystery; Bibliophile #3)
088. Miss Amelia Lands a Duke by Sandy Raven (Short romance)
089. Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence (Classic group read)
090. Scandal in Skibbereen by Sheila Connolly (Cozy Mystery; County Cork #2)
091. A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman (Mystery)
092. Wild, Wild Death by Casey Daniels
093. Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg (Mystery; Mr. Monk #1)
094. Villette by Charlotte Bronte (Classic group read)
095. A Touch of Gold by Joyce and Jim Lavene (Cozy Mystery; Missing Pieces #2)
096. Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair (Cozy Mystery; Vintage Magic #5)
097. The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby (Cozy mystery; Wine Country #1)
198. All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello (Christmas romance)
199. Pecan Pies and Homicides by Ellery Adams (Cozy mystery; Charmed Pie Shoppe #3)
100. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore (Children's Christmas Classic)
101. Called Home by Sheila Connolly (Mystery Short)
102. Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper (Cozy Mystery; Stormy Day #1)
000. Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Classic group read, did not finish)
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