2014 Reading Challenges Update

2014

Reading challenges help me focus my reading, although some of them don't present much of a challenge because they simply indicate my reading interests.

Some of the challenges are external to this blog while others are hosted here or on a blog that I manage.

In practical terms I do allow some challenges to overlap, that is, most books will appear in more than one challenge.
In addition many of the challenges are simply continuations of challenges I took on last year, and are a reflection of my reading interests..

Last updated 29 December 2014

The reading challenges I've joined
Looking for some reading challenge ideas yourself? Check A Novel Challenge.

 A visual summary
Canadian Reading Challenge 2013-2014

Host is John Mutford at The Book Mine Set
13 books to be read -

Canadian Book Challenge 2013-2014
- 13 books to be read
  1. 4.7, NEVER SAW IT COMING, Linwood Barclay
  2. 4.0, THE RIVER, Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

This is one that I host.

I'm aiming for my next 12 titles - Completed
  1. 4.4, THIRD GIRL
  2. 4.4, ENDLESS NIGHT
  3. 4.5, BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS
  4. 4.4, MURDER IN THE MEWS
  5. A Selection of Short Stories by Agatha Christie 
  6. 4.5, HALLOWE'EN PARTY
  7. 2.0, PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT
  8. 4.4, NEMESIS
  9. 4.3, ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER
  10. 3.8, POSTERN OF FATE
  11. 4.6, CURTAIN: POIROT'S LAST CASE
  12. 4.7, SLEEPING MURDER: MISS MARPLE'S LAST CASE
2014 Global Reading Challenge
Expand Your Horizons

2014 Global Reading Challenge: 21/21
Completed

I have committed myself to reading 21 titles, all crime fiction, 3 titles each from 7 "continents". My 7th continent - historical crime fiction.
Blog site: 2014 Global Reading Challenge

Africa - completed
  1. 4.8, THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU, Michael Stanley Botswana
  2. 4.5, DETECTIVE KUBU INVESTIGATES, Michael Stanley: a collection of short stories
  3. 4.6, THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT BEAUTY SALON, Alexander McCall Smith - Botswana 
Asia - completed
  1. 4.5, INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: THE SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF VILLAINY, Shamini Flint- Singapore
  2. 4.3, HOTEL BOSPHORUS, Esmahan Aykol - Turkey
  3. 4.5, ARMS FOR ADONIS, Charlotte Jay - Lebanon
Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
I can count separate Australian states
Completed
  1.  4.3, THE NURSING HOME MURDER, Ngaio Marsh- New Zealand
  2. 3.9, HANK OF HAIR, Charlotte Jay- Australia
  3. 4.7, GETTING WARMER, Alan Carter - Australian author
Europe - completed
  1. 4.6, BLOOD FROM STONE, Frances Fyfield (UK) 
  2. 4.3, THE LATE MONSIEUR GALLET, Georges Simenon - France
  3. 4.4, THE GOLDEN CALF, Helene Tursten - Sweden 
North America - completed
  1. 4.0, THE RIVER, Cheryl Kaye Tardif - Canada
  2. 4.5, IRREPARABLE HARM, Melissa F. Miller
  3. 3.8, LIQUID FEAR, Scott Nicholson
South America - Completed
  1. 3.7, HOTEL BRASIL, Frei Betto - Brazil
  2. 4.5, HAPPINESS IS EASY, Edney Silvestre - Brazil
  3. 4.7, THE SOUND OF THINGS FALLING, Juan Gabriel Vasquez - Colombia 
7th Continent: Historical - completed
  1. 4.8, LIFE AFTER LIFE, Kate Atkinson - Britain
  2. 4.4, DEATH OF A SWAGMAN, Arthur Upfield - Australia 
  3. 4.4, THE SILVERSMITH'S WIFE, Sophia Tobin   - London 1792
USA Fiction Challenge 2014
USA Fiction Challenge 2014

 This is one I'm hosting on its own site.
I'm keeping my own set of records on a page on my blog.

So here I will just keep a summary of the number of states covered.

So far 18/51
2014 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen

In 2013 I read 137 books.
Aiming for 145.
So far this year: 136

This challenge has its own record page at 2014 Reviews.



Golden Vintage - books written before 1960

 and Silver Vintage: books written 1960 - 1989


Vintage Mystery BINGO 2014: Silver & Gold Edition
Completed

This is hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block.


* All books must be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.).  The mystery/crime must be the primary feature of the book--ghost stories, paranormal, romance, humor, etc are all welcome as ingredients, but must not be the primary category under which these books would be labeled at the library or bookstore.




*Challengers may play either the Silver Age or Golden Age Card—or both.
*BINGOS may be claimed by completing all spaces in a row--horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  You may also claim a “Four Corner” BINGO by reading a book for each of the four corners plus two more spaces—any two.  A valid BINGO must have six complete spaces.

I have created a special post for this challenge and then update that when needed.
British Books Challenge 2014 hosted by Feeling Fictional

The aim is to read at least 12 books by British authors. This is really not much of a challenge for me as I read so much British crime fiction, so the challenge is really just a way of keeping my records.

Currently: 61/12- completed
  1. 4.6, BLOOD FROM STONE, Frances Fyfield
  2. 4.4, THIRD GIRL, Agatha Christie
  3. 4.6, THE FUNERAL OWL, Jim Kelly 
  4. 4.8, LIFE AFTER LIFE, Kate Atkinson
  5. 4.6, BLOODLAND, Alan Glynn 
  6. 4.1, THE DIVIDED CHILD, Ekaterine Nikas
  7. 4.5, DEATH SURGE, Pauline Rowson
  8. 4.4, NOWHERE TO GO, Iain Rowan
  9. 4.8, BITTER WATER, Gordon Ferris
  10. 4.5, BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS, Agatha Christie
  11. 4.4, ENDLESS NIGHT, Agatha Christie
  12. 4.4, MURDER IN THE MEWS, Agatha Christie
  13. 4.8, DYING FALL, Elly Griffiths - audio book
  14. 4.6, THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT BEAUTY SALON, Alexander McCall Smith
  15. 4.7, SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE, Ian Rankin 
  16. 4.4, THE GHOST RUNNER, Parker Bilal 
  17. 4.4, THE LABYRINTH MAKERS, Anthony Price 
  18. 4.9, A WHISPERED NAME, William Brodrick 
  19. 4.7, THE DISCOURTESY OF DEATH, William Brodrick
  20. 4.5, HALLOWE'EN PARTY, Agatha Christie
  21. 4.8, THE WHITE CORRIDOR, Christopher Fowler
  22. 4.3, THE STRANGLING ON THE STAGE, Simon Brett 
  23. 4.4, THE SILVERSMITH'S WIFE, Sophia Tobin 
  24. 4.5, THE DOCTOR OF THESSALY, Anne Zouroudi 
  25. 3.6, THE ALAMUT AMBUSH, Anthony Price 
  26. 4.5, GIDEON'S MONTH, J.J. Marric
  27. 4.5, THE AMBER FURY, Natalie Haynes
  28. 2.0, PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT, Agatha Christie 
  29. 4.5, BURIAL OF GHOSTS, Ann Cleeves
  30. 4.5, APPLE TREE YARD, Louise Doughty
  31. 4.5, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, Peter May 
  32. 4.1, GREY MASK, Patricia Wentworth 
  33. 4.3, GIDEON'S RIDE, J.J. Marric
  34. 4.7, ELIZABETH IS MISSING, Emma Healey 
  35. 4.2, MURDER IN THE MONASTERY, Lesley Cookman 
  36. 4.8, HOLY ORDERS, Benjamin Black 
  37. 4.6, THE CONFESSION, Charles Todd
  38. 4.2, THE CINDERELLA KILLER, Simon Brett 
  39. 4.5, CHRISTINE FALLS, Benjamin Black 
  40. 4.9, HARBOUR STREET, Ann Cleeves
  41. 4.4, NEMESIS, Agatha Christie
  42. 3.8, A BLUNT INSTRUMENT, Georgette Heyer 
  43. 3.9, THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Jack Bunyan
  44. 4.6, THE MURDER BAG, Tony Parsons
  45. 4.5, THE SILKWORM, Robert Galbraith
  46. 4.3, ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER, Agatha Christie
  47. 3.8, POSTERN OF FATE, Agatha Christie
  48. 4.5, THE CRITIC, Peter May
  49. 4.6, CURTAIN: POIROT'S LAST CASE, Agatha Christie
  50. 4.7, SLEEPING MURDER: MISS MARPLE'S LAST CASE, Agatha Christie
  51. 4.6, CURTAIN CALL, Anthony Quinn 
  52. 3.6, MURDER ON THE SECOND TEE, Ian Simpson
  53. 4.6, SHROUD OF EVIL, Pauline Rowson
  54. 4.4, AFTER THE SILENCE, Jake Woodhouse
  55. 4.5, THE TOMB IN TURKEY, Simon Brett
  56. 2.5, MOSCOW BOUND, Adrian Churchward
  57. 4.4, STAR FALL, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 
  58. 4.6, THE SOUL OF DISCRETION, Susan Hill 
  59. 4.5, THE ENGLISH LADY MURDERERS' SOCIETY, Jim Williams
  60. 4.8, A FEARSOME DOUBT, Charles Todd  
  61. 4.0, MURDER UNDERGROUND, Mavis Doriel Hay
  62. 4.4, THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON, Daphne du Maurier 
The Aussie Author Challenge 2014 is being hosted at Booklover Book Reviews

I'm aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I will read many more than that.
- Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you;
- At least 6 fiction and at least 2 non-fiction, and at least 3 titles first published in 2013 or 2014.

Currently: 30- Completed.
  1. 4.4, DEATH OF A SWAGMAN, Arthur Upfield -M
  2. 3.9, HANK OF HAIR, Charlotte Jay -F
  3. 4.5, ARMS FOR ADONIS, Charlotte Jay -F
  4. 4.5, THE DYING BEACH, Angela Savage -F
  5. 4.5, THE DONOR, Helen Fitzgerald -F, 2013
  6. 4.3, THIN BLOOD, Vicki Tyley - F, N
  7. 4.7, I CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, Caroline Overington - F, 2013
  8. 4.7, GETTING WARMER, Alan Carter -M, 2014
  9. 4.4, DRIVE BY, Michael Duffy - M, N, 2013
  10. 4.8, FATAL IMPACT, Kathryn Fox - F, 2014
  11. 4.4, DEATH BY BEAUTY, Gabrielle Lord - F,
  12. 4.5, BLOOD SECRET, Jaye Ford - F, 2013
  13. 4.8, PRESENT DARKNESS, Malla Nunn - F, 2014
  14. 4.9, ST KILDA BLUES - Geoffrey McGeachin - M, 2014
  15. 4.5, SILENT KILL, Peter Corris - M, 2014
  16. 4.6, ELEMENTAL, Amanda Curtin - F, new to me, 2013 
  17. 4.6, FALLING GLASS, Adrian McKinty - M, 2011 
  18. 5.0, LIFE OR DEATH, Michael Robotham - M, 2014
  19. 3.5, THE CARTOGRAPHER, Peter Twohig - M, 2011
  20. 4.7, THE LOST GIRLS, Wendy James - F
  21. 4.4, DANGEROUS LIAISON, Vicki Tyley - F, 2014 
  22. 4.9, IN THE MORNING I'LL BE GONE, Adrian McKinty - M, 2014 
  23. 4.5, QUICK, Steve Worland - M, New-to-me, 2014 
  24. 4.7, ALREADY DEAD, Jaye Ford - F, 2014
  25. 4.5, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?, Caroline Overington - F, 2014
  26. 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett -F, 2014, non-fiction
  27. 4.7, THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH - Richard Flanagan - M, 2013, Not crime fiction
  28. 4.3, A FATAL TIDE, Steve Sailah 
  29. 4.4, COUNSEL OF CHOICE, Stuart Littlemore
  30. 4.5, ANTIDOTE TO MURDER, Felicity Young 

2014 Australian Women Writers Challenge

I will be aiming to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. They will also count for the Aussie Author Challenge (above)

Currently :17
  1. 3.9, HANK OF HAIR, Charlotte Jay
  2. 4.5, ARMS FOR ADONIS, Charlotte Jay
  3. 4.5, THE DYING BEACH, Angela Savage 
  4. 4.5, THE DONOR, Helen Fitzgerald
  5. 4.3, THIN BLOOD, Vicki Tyley
  6. 4.7, I CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, Caroline Overington
  7. 4.8, FATAL IMPACT, Kathryn Fox 
  8. 4.4, DEATH BY BEAUTY, Gabrielle Lord 
  9. 4.5, BLOOD SECRET, Jaye Ford 
  10. 4.8, PRESENT DARKNESS, Malla Nunn
  11. 4.6, ELEMENTAL, Amanda Curtin 
  12. 4.7, THE LOST GIRLS, Wendy James 
  13. 4.4, DANGEROUS LIAISON, Vicki Tyley  
  14. 4.7, ALREADY DEAD, Jaye Ford
  15. 4.5, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?, Caroline Overington 
  16. 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett 
  17. 4.5, ANTIDOTE TO MURDER, Felicity Young

2014 Ebook Reading Challenge

Here is another that is probably not much of a challenge for me as I read so much on my Kindle.

Levels:
  1. Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
  2. CD – 10 ebooks
  3. DVD – 25 ebooks
  4. Memory stick – 50 ebooks
  5. Hard drive – 75 ebooks
  6. Server – 100 ebooks
  7. Human brain – 150 ebooks
Currently: 72
  1. 4.6, BLOOD FROM STONE, Frances Fyfield
  2. 4.4, THIRD GIRL, Agatha Christie 
  3. 4.8, THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU, Michael Stanley 
  4. 4.3, THE LATE MONSIEUR GALLET, Georges Simenon
  5. 4.5, INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: THE SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF VILLAINY, Shamini Flint
  6. 4.6, THE FUNERAL OWL, Jim Kelly 
  7. 4.3, HOTEL BOSPHORUS, Esmahan Aykol 
  8. 4.8, LIFE AFTER LIFE, Kate Atkinson 
  9. 4.4, THE GOLDEN CALF, Helene Tursten
  10. 4.4, WITNESS THE NIGHT, Kishwar Desai 
  11. 4.5, THE DYING BEACH, Angela Savage 
  12. 4.5, THE DONOR, Helen Fitzgerald 
  13. 4.1, THE DIVIDED CHILD, Ekaterine Nikas
  14. 4.5, DEATH SURGE, Pauline Rowson 
  15. 3.8, LIQUID FEAR, Scott Nicholson
  16. 4.3, THIN BLOOD, Vicki Tyley
  17. 4.5, IRREPARABLE HARM, Melissa F. Miller
  18. 4.4, NOWHERE TO GO, Iain Rowan 
  19. 4.4, ENDLESS NIGHT, Agatha Christie 
  20. 4.8, BITTER WATER, Gordon Ferris
  21. 4.7, I CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, Caroline Overington
  22. 4.5, BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS, Agatha Christie
  23. 4.4, MURDER IN THE MEWS, Agatha Christie 
  24. 4.7, GETTING WARMER, Alan Carter
  25. A Selection of Short Stories by Agatha Christie 
  26. 4.5, DETECTIVE KUBU INVESTIGATES, Michael Stanley: a collection of short stories
  27. 4.4, DRIVE BY, Michael Duffy 
  28. 4.6, VISITATION STREET, Ivy Pochoda
  29. 4.5, HALLOWE'EN PARTY, Agatha Christie
  30. 4.5, THE DOCTOR OF THESSALY, Anne Zouroudi 
  31. 4.8, PRESENT DARKNESS, Malla Nunn  
  32. 4.9, ST KILDA BLUES - Geoffrey McGeachin
  33. 4.5, THE AMBER FURY, Natalie Haynes 
  34. 4.5, APPLE TREE YARD, Louise Doughty
  35. 4.5, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, Peter May 
  36. 4.7, I WILL HAVE VENGEANCE, Maurizio de Giovanni 
  37. 4.3, FINAL CURTAIN, Ed Ifkovic 
  38. 5.0, LIFE OR DEATH, Michael Robotham
  39. 4.0, DEATH-WATCH, John Dickson-Carr
  40. 3.9, THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE, Mary Roberts Rinehart 
  41. 3.7, THE FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING, Clayton Rawson
  42. 4.7, THE LOST GIRLS, Wendy James
  43. 3.8, A BLUNT INSTRUMENT, Georgette Heyer  
  44. 3.9, THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Jack Bunyan
  45. 4.5, QUICK, Steve Worland
  46. 4.7, ALREADY DEAD, Jaye Ford
  47. 4.5, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?, Caroline Overington 
  48. 4.3, ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER, Agatha Christie
  49. 3.8, POSTERN OF FATE, Agatha Christie
  50. 4.6, CURTAIN: POIROT'S LAST CASE, Agatha Christie
  51. 4.7, SLEEPING MURDER: MISS MARPLE'S LAST CASE, Agatha Christie 
  52. 4.6, CURTAIN CALL, Anthony Quinn
  53. 3.7, HOTEL BRASIL, Frei Betto 
  54. 4.5, HAPPINESS IS EASY, Edney Silvestre 
  55. 4.7, THE SOUND OF THINGS FALLING, Juan Gabriel Vasquez
  56. 3.6, MURDER ON THE SECOND TEE, Ian Simpson
  57. 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett
  58. 4.6, SHROUD OF EVIL, Pauline Rowson
  59. 4.1, THE CROSSWORD MURDER, Nero Blanc
  60. 4.4, AFTER THE SILENCE, Jake Woodhouse
  61. 4.3, A FATAL TIDE, Steve Sailah
  62. 4.5, THE TOMB IN TURKEY, Simon Brett 
  63. 2.5, MOSCOW BOUND, Adrian Churchward
  64. 5.0, THE SON, Jo Nesbo
  65. 4.4, STAR FALL, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
  66. 4.6, THE SOUL OF DISCRETION, Susan Hill 
  67. 4.3, THE SHADOW WOMAN, Ake Edwardson  
  68. 4.5, THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS, Sara Blaedel
  69. 4.4, NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH, James Hadley Chase
  70. 4.0, MURDER UNDERGROUND, Mavis Doriel Hay  
  71. 4.4, THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON, Daphne du Maurier
  72. 4.4, A TIME TO KILL, John Grisham 
This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.

Currently: 44
  1. 4.3, HOTEL BOSPHORUS, Esmahan Aykol
  2. 4.4, WITNESS THE NIGHT, Kishwar Desai 
  3. 4.1, THE DIVIDED CHILD, Ekaterine Nikas
  4. 4.4, DRIVE BY, Michael Duffy  
  5. 4.6, VISITATION STREET, Ivy Pochoda
  6. 4.4, THE LABYRINTH MAKERS, Anthony Price 
  7. 4.9, A WHISPERED NAME, William Brodrick
  8. 4.5, THE INSPECTOR BARLACH MYSTERIES, Friedrich Durrenmatt
  9. 4.4, THE SILVERSMITH'S WIFE, Sophia Tobin
  10. 4.5, THE AMBER FURY, Natalie Haynes  
  11. 4.6, ELEMENTAL, Amanda Curtin
  12. 4.7, THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE, Carin Gerhardsen  
  13. 4.1, GREY MASK, Patricia Wentworth
  14. 4.7, I WILL HAVE VENGEANCE, Maurizio de Giovanni
  15. 4.3, FINAL CURTAIN, Ed Ifkovic
  16. 4.0, DEATH-WATCH, John Dickson-Carr
  17. 3.9, THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE, Mary Roberts Rinehart
  18. 3.7, THE FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING, Clayton Rawson 
  19. 4.7, ELIZABETH IS MISSING, Emma Healey
  20. 4.2, MURDER IN THE MONASTERY, Lesley Cookman 
  21. 4.8, HOLY ORDERS, Benjamin Black 
  22. 3.5, THE CARTOGRAPHER, Peter Twohig 
  23. 4.4, BUNDORI, Laura Joh Rowland 
  24. 3.8, A BLUNT INSTRUMENT, Georgette Heyer 
  25. 3.9, THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Jack Bunyan
  26. 4.6, THE MURDER BAG, Tony Parsons 
  27. 4.5, QUICK, Steve Worland
  28. 4.6, CURTAIN CALL, Anthony Quinn
  29. 3.7, HOTEL BRASIL, Frei Betto 
  30. 4.5, HAPPINESS IS EASY, Edney Silvestre  
  31. 4.7, THE SOUND OF THINGS FALLING, Juan Gabriel Vasquez
  32. 3.6, MURDER ON THE SECOND TEE, Ian Simpson
  33. 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett
  34. 4.1, THE CROSSWORD MURDER, Nero Blanc
  35. 4.4, AFTER THE SILENCE, Jake Woodhouse 
  36. 4.7, THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH - Richard Flanagan
  37. 4.3, A FATAL TIDE, Steve Sailah 
  38. 2.5, MOSCOW BOUND, Adrian Churchward
  39. 4.4, STAR FALL, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
  40. 4.4, COUNSEL OF CHOICE, Stuart Littlemore  
  41. 4.5, THE ENGLISH LADY MURDERERS' SOCIETY, Jim Williams
  42. 4.5, THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS, Sara Blaedel
  43. 4.4, NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH, James Hadley Chase
  44. 4.0, MURDER UNDERGROUND, Mavis Doriel Hay 
  45. 4.4, A TIME TO KILL, John Grisham  
Not crime fiction
Not crime fiction

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I need occasionally to read outside the crime fiction genre.

Currently: 4
  1. 4.8, LIFE AFTER LIFE, Kate Atkinson
  2. 4.6, VISITATION STREET, Ivy Pochoda
  3. 4.5, MOTHERS WHO MURDER, Xanthe Mallett 
  4. 4.7, THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH - Richard Flanagan
Nordic Reading challenge

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on Nordic/Scandinavian crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

Currently: 9
  1. 4.4, THE GOLDEN CALF, Helene Tursten
  2. 4.5, THE FIRE DANCE, Helene Tursten
  3. 4.5, REDEMPTION, Jussi Adler-Olsen
  4. 4.7, THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE, Carin Gerhardsen  
  5. 4.8, CINDERELLA GIRL, Carin Gerhardsen
  6. 4.6. STRANGE SHORES, Arnaldur Indridason 
  7. 5.0, THE SON, Jo Nesbo 
  8. 4.3, THE SHADOW WOMAN, Ake Edwardson  
  9. 4.5, THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS, Sara Blaedel
New Zealand authors
New Zealand Reading challenge

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on New Zealand crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

Currently: 2
  1. 4.3, THE NURSING HOME MURDER, Ngaio Marsh
  2. 5.0, SWIMMING IN THE DARK, Paddy Richardson
Translated crime fiction

This will overlap with a number of the other challenges and is really just a record of translated titles that I've read this year.

Currently: 18
  1. 4.3, THE LATE MONSIEUR GALLET, Georges Simenon- French
  2. 4.3, HOTEL BOSPHORUS, Esmahan Aykol- Turkish 
  3. 4.4, THE GOLDEN CALF, Helene Tursten - Swedish
  4. 4.5, THE INSPECTOR BARLACH MYSTERIES, Friedrich Durrenmatt
  5. 4.5, THE FIRE DANCE, Helene Tursten - Swedish
  6. 4.5, REDEMPTION, Jussi Adler-Olsen - Danish 
  7. 4.7, THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE, Carin Gerhardsen - Swedish
  8. 4.8, CINDERELLA GIRL, Carin Gerhardsen   - Swedish
  9. 4.7, I WILL HAVE VENGEANCE, Maurizio de Giovanni - Italian
  10. 4.6. STRANGE SHORES, Arnaldur Indridason - Icelandic 
  11. 4.4, DOG WILL HAVE HIS DAY, Fred Vargas - French
  12. 3.7, HOTEL BRASIL, Frei Betto - Brazilian Portuguese
  13. 4.5, HAPPINESS IS EASY, Edney Silvestre - Brazilian Portuguese
  14. 4.7, THE SOUND OF THINGS FALLING, Juan Gabriel Vasquez -Spanish
  15. 5.0, THE SON, Jo Nesbo - Swedish
  16. 4.3, THE SHADOW WOMAN, Ake Edwardson - Swedish
  17. 4.5, THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS, Sara Blaedel - Danish 
  18. 4.4, THE RULES OF THE GAME, Georges Simenon - French?

It is really is a bit of a variant of the Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge that I have run for the last few years (and I may well do that again some time in 2014)

The A-Z Mystery Challenge is being run at Red Headed Book Child for the calendar year of 2014.

My "official" record page is here.

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