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2018 Cozy Mystery Challenge

The purpose of this cozy mystery challenge is for you to have fun, and find out about some new to you books and authors. You can read as many or as few categories you want. You may read one or one hundred books in a category. Enjoy and share with us what you are reading.  The challenge starts January 1, 2018

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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
  11. Make up your own category.

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

 



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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
    1. Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer done 1/4
    2. Cat Got your Diamonds by Julie Chase done July 1
    3. Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert done July 27th
    4. The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns done Aug 24th
    5. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes doen 11/29
    6. The Wicked Waffle by Carolyn Q Hunter done 11/29
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
    1. Comic Sans Murder by Paige Shelton (book 3) done 2/24
    2. Miss Frost Cracks a Caper by Kristen Painter  (Book 4) done 3/22
    3. Dial M for Mousse by Laura Bradford done 4/22
    4. Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison done 6/6
    5. Death in D Minor by Alexia Gordon done 11/19
    6. Haunt Coutures and Ghosts Galore by Rose Pressy 12/16
    7. Murder in an Irish churchyard by Carlene O'Connor done 12/20
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
    1. Killing at Kaldaire House by Kate Parker done 5/25
    2. Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen 8/20
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
    1. Americanos, Apple Pie and Art Thieves by Harper Lin done 2/15
    2. The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell done 6/19
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
    1. Body on Baker Street by Vicki Delany done 4/7
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
    1. Mardi Gras Muder by Ellen Byron done 11/14
    2. A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett done 12/12
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
    1. Lowcountry Bordello by Susan M Boyer done 4/8
    2. A Magical Match by Julet Backwell done 5/11
    3. Spell Disaster by Leighann Dobbs done 5/22
    4. Murder's A Witch by Danielle Garrett done 6/4
    5. Curse the Day by Annabel Chase done 7/15
    6. Witchn' USA by Amanda M Lee done 8/27
    7. Magick Runs Amok by Sharon Pape done 10/20
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
    1. The Quiche and the Dead by Kirsten Weiss done 2/18
    2. A Stay to Kill by Lynn Calhoon done 3/3
    3. Lowcountry Bonfire by Susan M. Boyer done 7/31
    4. Murder on Bank Street by Victoria Thompson done 8/21
    5. Scones and Scoundrels by Molly MacRae doen 12/8
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
    1. Death Overdue by Allison Brook done 1/20
    2. The Secret, Book &Scone Society Ellery Adams done 4/25
    3. Murder in the Locked Library b y Ellery Adams done 6/1
    4. Lowcountry Book Group by Susan M Boyer done 7/8
    5. Of Books and Bagpipes by Paige Shelton 7/15
    6. A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilber done 8/13
    7. Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 10/9
    8. Read and Dead by Allison Brook done 11/11
    9. Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M Boyer done 12/28
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
    1. The Question of the Missing Head by EJ Copperman done 1/12, New Jersery
    2. Asking for Truffles by Dorothy St. James
    3. Dead Man Walking by Jana DeLeon done 5/11
    4. Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly 7/9
  11. Make up your own category.  Cozies published in 2016 or earlier
    1. A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman done 5/17  (2015)
    2. Death Comes to London by Catherine Llyod done 6/24
    3. Death Comes to Kurland Hall by Catherine Lloyd done 7/4
    4. Murder wtih Macaroni and Cheese  by A.L. Herbert done 9/2

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  1. Who Moved my Goat Cheese by Lynn Cahoon done 3/28
  2. Flowers and Foul Play by Amanada flowers done 5/28
  3. Playing with Bonbon Fire by Dorothy St. James  done 9/3
  4. A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley done 10/31


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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
    The Plot is Murder Author: V. M. Burns
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
    # 8 - Death in the Stacks - A Library Lover's Mystery Author: Jenn McKinlay
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
    1987 - Death on Demand (Death on Demand, No 1) Author: Carolyn Hart
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
    Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes Author: Michelle M. Pillow
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
    The Uninvited Corpse Author: Debra Sennefelder
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
    Deja Moo (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery) Author: Kirsten Weiss
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
    Fatal Fortune (Psychic Eye, Bk 12) Author: Victoria Laurie
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
    Assaulted Caramel - Amish Candy Shop, Bk 1 Author: Amanda Flower
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
    The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (Haunted Bookshop, Bk 6) by Cleo Coyle
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
    East CoastDeath at First Sight - Bay Island Psychic, Bk 1 Author: Lena Gregory
  11. Make up your own category. - Read at least 3 books in a series.
    Pall in the Family (Family Fortune, Bk 1) by Dawn Eastman
    A Fright to the Death (Family Fortune, Bk 3) by Dawn Eastman
    An Unhappy Medium (Family Fortune, Bk 4) by Dawn Eastman

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  1. The Plot is Murder Author: V. M. Burns
  2. Total Eclipse of The Hunt Author: Mandy M. Roth
  3. Death in the Stacks - A Library Lover's Mystery Author: Jenn McKinlay
  4. A Room With a Brew - A Brewing Trouble Mystery Author: Joyce Tremel
  5. Assaulted Caramel - Amish Candy Shop, Bk 1 Author: Amanda Flower
  6. Dead Man Talking (Happily Everlasting, Bk 1) Author: Jana DeLeon
  7. Curses and Cupcakes: A Cozy Paranormal Mystery - The Happily Everlasting Series - Volume 6 Author: Michelle M. Pillow
  8. Paint the Town Dead - Silver Six, Bk 2 Author: Nancy Haddock
  9. A Crime of Poison - A Silver Six Mystery Author: Nancy Haddock
  10. No Farm, No Foul - Farmer's Daughter, Bk 1 Author: Peg Cochran
  11. Death at First Sight - Bay Island Psychic, Bk 1 Author: Lena Gregory
  12. Occult and Battery - A Bay Island Psychic Mystery Author: Lena Gregory
  13. Color Me Murder - Pen & Ink Author: Krista Davis
  14. Dial M for Mousse - An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Author: Laura Bradford
  15. Deja Moo (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery) Author: Kirsten Weiss
  16. Curses Boiled Again - Lobster Shack, Bk 1 Author: Shari Randall
  17. Survival of the Fritters (A Deputy Donut Mystery) Author: Ginger Bolton
  18. Honey-Baked Homicide - A Down South Cafe Mystery Author: Gayle Leeson
  19. Bleeding Tarts (A Pie Town Mystery) Author: Kirsten Weiss
  20. Death on Demand (Death on Demand, No 1) Author: Carolyn Hart
  21. Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes Author: Michelle M. Pillow
  22. Bad Neighbors (Agnes and Effie, Bk 2) Author: Maia Chance
  23. Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks, Bk 9) Author: Miranda James
  24. Pawprints & Predicaments - Lucky Paws Petsitting, Bk 3 Author: Bethany Blake
  25. Hotter Than Spell Author: Annabel Chase
  26. Spell on Earth Author: Leighann Dobbs
  27. Cat Got Your Diamonds - Kitty Couture, Bk 1 Author: Julie Chase
  28. Read Herring Hunt Author: V.M. Burns
  29. A Disguise to Die For - Costume Shop, Bk 1 Author: Diane Vallere
  30. Broom With a View - Sea Witch, Bk 1 Author: Morgana Best
  31. Dangling by a Thread - Mainely Needlepoint, Bk 4 Author: Lea Wait
  32. Who Moved My Goat Cheese? Author: Lynn Cahoon
  33. Not a Creature Was Purring (Paws & Claws, Bk 5) Author: Krista Davis
  34. Better Dead (A B&B Spirits Mystery) Author: Pamela Kopfler
  35. Depawsit Slip (Vanessa Abbot Cat Cozy Mystery Series) (Volume 1) Author: Nancy C. Davis
  36. An Everlasting Christmas (The Happily Everlasting Series) Author: Mandy M. Roth
  37. The Christmas Letter Author: Kathi Daley
  38. Asking for Truffle (Southern Chocolate Shop, Bk 1) Author: Dorothy St. James
  39. Six Cats a Slayin' - Cat in the Stacks, Bk 10 Author: Miranda James
  40. Spells and Stitches (Sugar Maple Chronicles, Bk 4) Author: Barbara Bretton
  41. Murder at the Mansion (Victorian Village, Bk 1) Author: Sheila Connolly
  42. Pall in the Family (Family Fortune, Bk 1) by Dawn Eastman
  43. The Uninvited Corpse Author: Debra Sennefelder
  44. A Fright to the Death (Family Fortune, Bk 3) by Dawn Eastman
  45. An Unhappy Medium (Family Fortune, Bk 4) by Dawn Eastman
  46. Tagged for Death (Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery, Bk 1) Author: Sherry Harris
  47. Better Off Read (Bookmobile Mystery, Bk 1) by Nora Page


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LecClier's 2018 Cozy Mystery Challenge:

  1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
    1. Death of a Domestic Diva, by Sharon Short (finished 1/25/18)
    2. BlueBuried Muffins (Black Cat Cafe, Book 1)  by Lyndsey Cole (finished 2/8/18)
    3. Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott (finished 3/6/18)
    4. Ill Met by Murder (Shakespeare in the Catskills, Book 2), by Elizabeth J. Duncan (finished 3/30/18)
    5. Flipped for Murder, by Maddie Day  (finished 6/29/18)
    6. Cake & Punishment  by Maymee Bell (finsihed 8/11/18)
    7. Two Birds with One Stone (A Marsden-Lacey Cozy Mystery) by Sigrid Vansandt (finished 9/6/18)
    8. Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day, Book 1) by Angela Pepper (finished 11/16/18)
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
    1. A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn, by Patrice Greenwood (Book 2 of the Wisteria Tea Room Series) (finished 3/8/18)
    2. To Fudge or Not to Fudge, by Nancy Coco (Book 2 of Candy-Coated Mysteries) finished 5/13/18
    3. Grilled for Murder, by Maddie Day (Book 2 of The Country Store Mysteries)  (finished 7/12/18)
    4. Read and Buried (Ashton Corners, Book 2) by Erika Chase (finished 8/4/18)
    5. A Dark and Twisting Path (Writer's Apprentice Book 3) by Julia Buckley (finished 10/13/18)
    6. Nightshade for Warning (Enchanted Garden, Book 2) by Bailey Cattrell (finished 11/30/18)
    7. Tapped Out, by Natalie M. Roberts (Jenny T. Partridge, Book 2)
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
    1.  Room with a Clue, by Kate Kingsbury  (published 1993)  , finished 4/23/18
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
    1. A Mew to a Kill, by Leign Ann Dobbs (finished 7/4/18)
    2. Magick & Mayhem (Abracadabra, Book 1), by Sharon Pape (finished 7/23/18)
    3. Spinning in Her Grave (Haunted Yarn Shop, Book 3)  by Molly McRae (finished 9/16/18)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
    1. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat (Magical Cats, Book 1) by Sofie Kelly (finished 1/22/18)
    2. The Cantaloupe Thief, by Deb Richardson
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
    1. Murder in the Locked Library, by Ellery Adams,  finished 5/27/18
    2. Sleight of Paw (Magical Cats, Book 2), by Sofie Kelly, finished 11/2/18
    3. The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco, by Laura DiSilverio
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
    1. Crust No One, by Winnie Archer (finished 1/10/18) (Set in California)
    2. Death on Tap, by Ellie Alexander (finished 2/13/18)  (Set in Washington State)
  11. Make up your own category.  MY CATEGORY:  Book has a Significant Character over the age of 70.
    1. The Plot is Murder, by V.M. Burns (finished 2/23/18) (MC is aided by a group of senior citizens)
    2. Topped Chef, by Lucy Burdette (finished 9/29/19) ( MC has a roommate Miss Gloria who aids in her investigation)

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  1.      Crust No One, by Winnie Archer (Ivy's pug is on the cover)
  2.      Curiosity Thrilled the Cat, by Sofie Kelly (Cats Owen and Hercules are on the cover)
  3.      BlueBuried Muffins by Lyndsey Cole (Annie has a black cat named Smokey)
  4.      The Plot is Murder, by V.M. Burns ( Toy poodles Snickers and Oreo are part of the story)
  5.      Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J. Duncan ( Our MC has a Corgi named Rupert)
  6.      Murder in the Locked Library, by Ellery Adams (Muffett the Cat is on the cover)
  7.      Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day ( Robbie adopts a cat named Birdie)
  8.     Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day (Birdy the cat is on the cover)
  9.     Magick & Mayhem (Abracadabra, Book 1), by Sharon Pape  (Black cat on the cover)
  10.    Two Birds with One Stone (A Marsden-Lacey Cozy Mystery) by Sigrid Vansandt (Amos the maltipoo is ont he cover))
  11. Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day, Book 1) by Angela Pepper (Jeffrey the Cat is a major character in the story)
  12.     The Anteater of Death, by Betty Webb (It's set in a zoo!)

 

 

 



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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
  11. Make up your own category.
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My goal: 5 in each category, then maybe more in some categories.

Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those)

  1. Invitation to Murder (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 1) :: Elizabeth Bright (not a new author, but a new name for an author! I didn't know till after I read it)
  2. Lament For A Lounge Lizard (Fiona Silk, Bk 1) :: Mary Jane Maffini 
  3. Mai Tai One On :: Jill Marie Landis  (also orange cover)
  4. Irish Creme Killer: Book 1 in The INNcredibly Sweet Series (Volume 1) :: Summer Prescott
  5. Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop, Bk 1) :: Sammi Carter
  6. Strawberry Cream Murder: A Donut Hole Cozy Mystery - Book 1 :: Susan Gillard
  7. The Hydrogen Murder (Periodic Table, Bk 1) :: Camille Minichino

Time to catch up on our favorite series (a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)

  1. Shooting at Loons (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 3) :: Margaret Maron (also East Coast?)
  2. Up Jumps the Devil (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 4) :: Margaret Maron
  3. Killer Market (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 5) :: Margaret Maron
  4. Home Fires (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 6) :: Margaret Maron
  5. Storm Track (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 7) :: Margaret Maron
  6. Uncommon Clay (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 8) :: Margaret Maron
  7. Slow Dollar (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk. 9) :: Margaret Maron
  8. High Country Fall (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 10) :: Margaret Maron
  9. Death's Half Acre (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 14) :: Margaret Maron
  10. Sand Sharks (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 15) :: Margaret Maron
  11. Three-Day Town (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 17) :: Margaret Maron
  12. The Buzzard Table (Deborah Knott, Bk 18) :: Margaret Maron
  13. Designated Daughters :: Margaret Maron
  14. Long Upon the Land (Deborah Knott, Bk 20) :: Margaret Maron
  15. Mixed Malice: Donut Mystery #28 (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 28) :: Jessica Beck
  16. Tasty Trials: Donut Mystery #29 (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 29) :: Jessica Beck

20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

  1. Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) :: Margaret Maron
  2. Thrones, Dominations :: Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh
  3. The Attenbury Emeralds :: Jill Paton Walsh
  4. A Presumption of Death: A New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery :: Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
  5. Busman's honeymoon: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Eagle Large Print) :: Dorothy L. Sayers
  6. Bloody Kin :: Margaret Maron
  7. Snobbery with Violence (Edwardian Murder, Bk 1) :: Marion Chesney

Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.

  1. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (Miss Julia, Bk 1) :: Ann B. Ross
  2. Boston Cream Bribery (Donut Shop, Bk 32) :: Jessica Beck
  3. The Christmas Riddle :: Susan Sleeman

Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

  1. The Late Scholar: Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Investigate (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane) :: Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
  2. Organize Your Corpses (Charlotte Adams, Bk 1) :: Mary Jane Maffini
  3. The Lithium Murder (Periodic Table, Bk 3) :: Camille Minichino
  4. A Corpse in the Soup :: Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner
  5. The Cluttered Corpse (Charlotte Adams, Bk 2) :: Mary Jane Maffini

Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season

  1. Rituals of the Season (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 11) :: Margaret Maron (Christmas)
  2. Christmas Mourning (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 16) :: Margaret Maron   (Christmas)
  3. I Will Fear No Evil (Psalm 23, Bk 10) :: Debbie Viguie (Halloween)
  4. Thou Art With Me (Psalm 23 Mysteries) (Volume 11) :: Debbie Viguié (Valentine's Day)
  5. Thy Rod and Thy Staff (Psalm 23 Mysteries) (Volume 12) :: Debbie Viguié  (Purim)

Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, witch, vampire, werewolf etc)

  1. Midnight Paws (Ghost Cat, Bk 1) :: Jessica Beck
  2. Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity, Bk 1) :: Nancy Atherton
  3. The Cats that Surfed the Web (Cats that . . ., Bk 1) :: Karen Anne Golden

Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.

  1. Two To Mango :: Jill Marie Landis
  2. In the Paths of Righteousness (Psalm 23, Bk 6) :: Debbie Viguie
  3. For His Name's Sake (Psalm 23 Mysteries) (Volume 7) :: Debbie Viguié
  4. Walk Through the Valley (Psalm 23, Bk 8) :: Debbie Viguie
  5. The Shadow of Death (Psalm 23 Mysteries) (Volume 9) :: Debbie Viguié
  6. Pumpkin Pleas (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 26) :: Jessica Beck
     

Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

  1. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (Miss Zukas, Bk 1) :: Jo Dereske
  2. Baked Books (Donut Shop, Bk 30) :: Jessica Beck
  3. Killer Librarian (Karen Nash, Bk 1) :: Mary Lou Kirwin
  4. The Body in the Library (Miss Marple Series, Book 3) :: Agatha Christie

Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.

  1. Death by Sudoku (Sudoku, Bk 1) :: Kaye Morgan   (West coast; also first in series, new author)
  2. Murder by Numbers (Sudoku, Bk 2) :: Kaye Morgan (West coast, also orange and yellow on cover)
  3. Sinister Sudoku (Sudoku, Bk 3) :: Kaye Morgan (West coast)
  4. Killer Sudoku (Sudoku, Bk 4) :: Kaye Morgan (West Coast)
  5. Ghost Sudoku (Sudoku, Bk 5) :: Kaye Morgan (West Coast)
  6. The Helium Murder (Periodic Table, Bk 2) :: Camille Minichino (East Coast)

Make up your own category - Creative MC. (They make something; crossword puzzles, doughnuts, scrapbooks, something)

  1. Fugitive Filling (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 24) :: Jessica Beck  (MC makes donuts)
  2. Deadly Greetings (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 2) :: Elizabeth Bright (MC makes Cards)
  3. Devil's Food Defense (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 25) :: Jessica Beck (MC makes donuts)
  4. Wedding Cake Crumble (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 10) :: Jenn McKinlay (MC makes cupcakes)
  5. Floured Felonies (The Donut Mysteries) (Volume 27) :: Jessica Beck (MC makes donuts)
  6. Sweets and a Stabbing (The Pink Cupcake Mysteries) (Volume 1) :: Harper Lin (MC makes cupcakes)
  7. A Deadly Bridal Shower (The Pink Cupcake Mysteries) (Volume 2) :: Harper Lin (MC makes cupcakes)

Bonus Category -We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book. (Will not repeat from above)

  1. Murder and Salutations (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 3) :: Elizabeth Bright (mc's cats are very present in story)
  2. Southern Discomfort (Judge Deborah Knott, Bk 2) :: Margaret Maron (submystery about disappearing animals)

Well, I didn't quite make it, but I got at least 3 in each category, and I certainly have an average of over 5 per category! On to 2019...



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Connie's books:

  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
    1. A Grave Issue #1 (Funeral Parlor Mystery Series) by Lillian Bell --- 4/11/18
    2. Class Reunions are Murder #1 (Poppy McAllister Mystery Series) by Libby Klein --- 4/21/18
    3. Merit Badge Murder #1 (Merry Wrath Mystery Series) by Leslie Langtry --- 6/12/18
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
    1. Hark the Herald Angels Slay #3 (Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series) by Vicki Delany--- 1/14/18
    2. All You Need is Fudge #4 (Candy-Coated Mystery Series) by Nancy Coco --- 1/21/18
    3. Lord of the Pies #2 (Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series) by Neil Hampton --- 5/14/18
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
    1. Back to School Murder #4 (Lucy Stone Mystery Series) by Leslie Meier --- 5/5/18
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
    1. A Skeleton in the Family #1 (Family Skeleton Mystery Series) by Leigh Perry --- 5/27/18
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
    1.Wrong Side of the Paw #6 (Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series) by Laurie Cass (yellow & orange)--- 2/28/18
    2. Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes #1 (Daisy Tea Garden Mystery Series) by Karen Rose Smith (yellow) --- 3/25/18
    3. Here Today, Gone Tamale #1 (Taste of Texas Mystery Series) by Rebecca Adler (yellow & orange) --- 6/7/18
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
    1.Cat With a Clue #5 (Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series) by Laurie Cass  --- 2/07/18
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
    1. Natural Thorn Killer #1 (Rose City Mystery Series) by Kate Dyer-Seeley (West Coast-Oregon) --- 4/02/18

    2. Curses, Boiled Again! #1 (Lobster Shack Mystery Series) by Shari Randall (East Coast-Maine) --- 5/09/18
  11. Make up your own category. Has the word Die, Dead, Death, Dying etc. in the title of the book.
    1. Dying for Strawberries #1 (Berry Basket Mystery Series) by Sharon Farrow --- 6/27/18

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

Oh, Fudge #5 (Candy-Coated Mystery Series) by Nancy Coco (dog-Mal and cat-Mella) --- 1/28/18
Who Moved My Goat Cheese? #1 (Farm-to-Fork Mystery Series) by Lynn Cahoon (goat-Precious) --- 5/31/18

 



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Kathy's Kozies

  1. Nice to Meet You- The Vanishing Thief by Kate Parker (3-12-18)
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series - The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian (2-21-18)                                                               
  3. 20th Century Mystery - Heirs and Assigns by Marjorie Eccles (11/20/18)
  4. Murderless Mystery- The Curse of the Spellman's by Lisa Lutz (date completed)
  5. Bodies and Corpses - Decaffeinated Crpse by Cleo Coyle (date completed) 
                                        
    The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney (date completed)
  6. Holiday Mystery-  The Humbug Murders by L.J. Oliver (1/18/18)
  7. Read a paranormal cozy - The Ghost and Mrs McClure by Alice Kimberly (2/10/18)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover. - Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney (11/16/18)
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title - Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington (date completed)
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA - Brush with Death by Karen MacInerney (date completed)
  11. Read a book set in another country - Still Life by Louise Penny (5/21/18)

Bonus Category

Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book - 
 The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio (date completed)



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Una's list:

  1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).                                                                                                                                                                                                   Booked 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball Mystery): J.C. Eaton                                                                                                                                 Address to Die For (Maggie McDonald, Bk 1): Mary Feliz                                                                                                                             Arsenic with Austen (Crime with the Classics): Katherine Bolger Hyde                                                                                                         Cat Got Your Diamonds: A Kitty Couture Mystery: Julie Chase                                                                                                                      Basket Case (Silver Six, Bk 1): Nancy Haddock
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)                                     Mama Gets Hitched (Mace Bauer, Bk 3): Deborah Sharp                                                                                                                            Grave Errors (Witch City, Bk 5): Carol J. Perry                                                                                                                                             French Fried (An Ethnic Eats Mystery): Kylie Logan                                                                                                                                    Addressed to Kill (Postmistress, Bk 3): Jean Flowers                                                                                                                                 Death & the Gravedigger's Angel (An Auction Block Mystery): Loretta Ross
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)                                                                                             The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady (Darling Dahlias, Bk 6): Susan Wittig Albert
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.                                                                                                             Damsel Under Stress (Katie Chandler, Bk 3): Shanna Swendson                                                                                                                    Paws and Effect (Mystic Notch, Bk 4): Leighann Dobbs
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover                             Body on Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop, Bk 2): Vicki Delany
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season                                                                                                                     Deadly Brew (Dewberry Farm, Bk 3): Karen MacInerney  (Halloween)                                                                                                         Yuletide Homicide (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery): Jennifer David Hesse
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)                                                                                   Ghost to the Rescue (Bailey Ruth, Bk 6): Carolyn Hart                                                                                                                                Ghost Times Two (A Bailey Ruth Ghost Novel: Carolyn Hart                                                                                                                     Murder on the Sugarland Express (Southern Ghost Hunter) (Volume 6): Angie Fox                                                                                               It Takes a Coven (Witch City, Bk 6): Carol J. Perry
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.                                                                                                                                       A Deadly Eclair (French Bistro,, Bk 1): Daryl Wood Gerber                                                                                                                          Death & the Brewmaster's Widow (Auction Block, Bk 2): Loretta Ross                                                                                                      Sweet Tea and Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter): Angie Fox                                                                                                                       Cancelled by Murder (Postmistress, Bk 2): Jean Flowers
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.                                                                    The Secret, Book & Scone Society: Ellery Adams                                                                                                                                        Bloodstains with Bronte: A Crime with the Classics Mystery: Katherine Bolger Hyde                                                                                       Bell, Book and Candlemas (Wiccan Wheel, Bk 2): Jennifer David Hesse                                                                                                     Lowcountry Book Club: Susan M. Boyer
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.                                                                                                               A Fatal Collection (Keepsake Cove, Bk 1): Mary Ellen Hughes  (Maryland's Eastern Shore)                                                                                A Room With a Brew (A Brewing Trouble Mystery): Joyce Tremel  (Pittsburgh)                                                                                            Purr M for Murder: A Cat Rescue Mystery: T. C. LoTempio  (North Carolina)                                                                                                Doom with a View: A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery: Kate Kingsbury  (Oregon coast)
  11. Read a book that takes place in another country.                                                                                                                                             The Cracked Spine (Scottish Bookshop, Bk 1): Paige Shelton                                                                                                                          Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop, Bk 2): Paige Shelton                                                                                                               Under an English Heaven (Ellie Kent, Bk 1): Alice K. Boatwright                                                                                                                       The Skeletons of Scarborough House: An absolutely hilarious cozy mystery (The Chapelwick Mysteries) (Volume 1): Kitty French                       Two Birds with One Stone (A Marsden-Lacey Cozy Mystery) (Volume 1): Sigrid Vansandt                                                                                       Many a Twist: A County Cork Mysery: Sheila Connolly

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

Scene of the Grind (A Killer Coffee Mystery) (Volume 1): Tonya Kappes



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Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

  • Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes by Karen Rose Smith......1/9/18
  • Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson.....1/25/18
  • Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton......2/16/18
  • Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton.....2/18/18
  • Death of a Toy Soldier by Barbara Early......2/19/18
  • Curses, Boiled Again by Shari Randall......
  • Eclairs and Executions by Carole Fowkes......2/21/18
  • Mayhem and Mass by Olivia Matthews......2/23/18
  • Class Reunions are Murder by Libby Kelin.....3/1/18
  • Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian......3/22/18
  • Brewing up Murder by Neila Young.......4/2/18
  • Curses, Boiled Again by Shari Randall........4/7/18
  • An Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder.......4/8/18
  • Bickering Birds by Mildred Abbott......4/16/18
  • Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory......4/23/18
  • Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper by Amy Lillard....4/25/18
  • Fiction Can be Murder by Becky Clark.......5/6/18
  • A Flair for Chardonnay by Deborah Garner......5/14/18
  • Unholy Matrimony by  Peg Cochran.......6/5/18
  • Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien.......6/12/18
  • The Sweet Tea Quilting Bee by Glenda C. Manus.......6/16/18
  • Murder in Stonehill Manor by Jane O'Brien.....6/21/18
  • A Christmas Peril by J.A. Hennrikus.......6/24/18
  • A Grave Issue by Lillian Bell....7/4/18
  • The Cryptic Crossword Caper by Russell Atkinson........7/10/18
  • A Motive for Murder by Gallagher Gray......7/24/18
  • Better Off Dead by Nora Page.....7/28/18
  • Death Plays a Part by Vivian Conroy......8/29/18
  • Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances Evesham.......9/1/18
  • Schooled for Murder by Cindy Muir.......9/2/18
  • Inn Over Her Head by Dixie Davis......9/21/18
  • Murder at Hawthorne Cottage by Betty Rowlands......9/23/18
  • Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge.....10/6/18
  • Long in the Sleuth by Carol Novis.......10/30/18
  • Shadow of Death by Jane Willan.....12/15/18

Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started).......

  • Comic Sans Murder by Paige Shelton.....1/1/18
  • Doom with a View by Kate Kingsbury......1/3/19
  • Tightening the Threads by Lea Waite....1/16/18
  • And Death Goes To....by Laura Bradford.....1/24/18
  • Edited Out by E.J. Copperman.....1/29/18
  • Dial M for Mousse by Laura Bradford.......2/3/18
  • Murder is for Keeps by Elizabeth J. Duncan.....2/7/18
  • Much Ado by Monica Knightley.......2/8/18
  • Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly.....2/15/18
  • The Baffling Burglaries of Bath by Leighann Dobbs........2/21/18
  • Death in D Minor by Alexia Gordon.......2/23/18
  • Death of an Honest Man by M.C Beaton......2/26/18
  • The Case of the Unsuitable  Suitor by Cathy Ace......3/5/18
  • Gold Web by Vicki Delany.......3/10/18
  • Hometown Hero by Libby Howard.........3/13/18
  • Lions, Tigers and Murder, Oh My by Denise Swanson........3/19/18
  • Creme Brulee to Slay by CeeCee James......3/24/18
  • Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon......4/12/18
  • Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor.....4/15/18
  • An Orkney Murder by Alanna Knight.......4/28/18
  • Plain Missing by Emma Miller.....5/5/18
  • Evil Under the Stars by C.A. Larimer......5/19/18
  • A Room with a Brew by Joyce Tremel......5/31/18
  • Grounds for Remorse by Misty Simon.......6/7/18
  • Mud Run Murder by Leslie Lantry.....7/23/18
  • Against the Claw by Shari Randall......9/18/18
  •  

20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

  • Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn.......1/11/18
  • Teetotaled by Mia Chance......1/12/18
  • Murder at the Mortuary by Lee Strauss.....1/30/18
  • A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell......2/24/18
  • A Clerical Error by J. New........3/4/18
  • The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley........3/6/18
  • Come Hell or Highball by Mia Chance......3/14/18
  • Murder at the Manor House by Bianca Blythe......3/15/18
  • Room Seven by Alice Simpson.........4/6/18
  • Murder at Kensington Gardens by Lee Strauss.......4/12/18
  • Deadly Wedding by Kate Parker......4/24/18
  • The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honingford......4/26/18
  • The Woman in the Camphor Trunk by Jennifer Kincheloe....6/15/18
  • A Proposal to Die For by Liss Young......8/23/18
  • Murder and the Heir by Beth Byers.....10/12/18

Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.

  • Ghosted by Patricia Rockwell........2/10/18
  • Genteel Spirits by Alice Duncan.......3/18/18
  • The Butterfly Caper by Donna McLean......
  • Peril at the Pink Lotus by Alice Simpson.......3/31/18
  • Plain as Day by Laura Bradford........8/10/18

Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

  • The Body in the Casket by Katherine Hall Page......1/8/18
  • Southern Discomfort by Caroline Fardig......3/16/18
  •  

Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season

  • How the Finch Stole Christmas by J.R. Ripley.......1/5/18
  • A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron......
  • Mistletoe Murder by Karen MacInerney.....2/12/18
  • Strawburied in Chocolate by Lyndsey Cole.....2/2/18...Valentines Day
  • Easter Buried Eggs by Lyndsey Cole......3/27/18
  • Homicide for the Holidays by Cheryl Honigford......4/26/18
  • Pumpkin Pie Waffle by Carolyn Q. Hunter.......5/12/18
  • Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa......6/1/18....Thanksgiving
  • Death of a Cookbook Author by Lee Hollis.....6/11/18

Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)

  • If the Haunting Fits, Wear It by Rose Pressey.......2/12/18
  • Friends and Frauds by Diana Xarissa......3/23/18
  • Dead Man Talking by Jana DeLeon.....3/26/18
  • Homecoming by the Sea by Kathi Daley.......4/18/18
  • A Literary Scandal by Libby Howard.....5/27/18
  • Dark, Witch & Creamy by H.Y. Hanna.......6/8/18
  • A Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon.....10/7/18
  • Death in Room 7 by K.J. Emrick......10/14/18
  • Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler.....12/7/18

Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.....

  • Live and Let Fly by Clover Tate......1/6/18
  • Deadly Brew by Karen MacInernay....2/6/18
  • Stowed Away by Barbara Ross......2/16/18
  • Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves......2/17/18
  • Beewitched by Hannah Reed.....3/20/18
  • Scones and Scoundrels by Molly MacRae.....4/3/18
  • Killer Review by M.K. Scott.......4/10/16
  • Plain Confession by Emma Miller.......5/1/18
  • The Quiche and the Dead by Kirsten Weiss.......5/7/18
  • Bad Neighbor by Maia Chance......5/13/18
  • Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower.......5/22/18

Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

  • A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert......1/27/18
  • Murder by the Book by Debbie Young.....5/18/18
  • Read Herring Hunt by V.M. Burns......5/25/18
  • Murder in the Locked LIbrary by Ellery Adams.....5/27/18
  • A Literary Scandal by Libby Howard......5/27/18
  • Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton......6/3/18
  • Lethal Literature by Kym Roberts....10/18/18
  • The Ghost and the Bogus Bookseller by Cleo Coyle.....10/24/18

Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.

  • The Lady Doth Protest by Monica Knightley.......1/4/18
  • Of Mice and Men by Lynn Cahoon......1/7/18
  • Cherry Pie of Die by CeeCee James.....1/22/18
  • Cookies and Scream by CeeCee James......1/26/18
  • Mixed Malice by Jessica Beck.....2/7/18
  • Another One Bites the Crust by Ellie Alexander......2/14/18
  • The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany......3/13/18
  • Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke......3/25/18
  • Escape Claws by Linda Reilly....3/29/18
  • The Skeleton Wore Diamonds by M.K. Scott......5/6/18
  • Tart of Darkness by Denise Swanson.......5/11/18
  • Something Borrowed, Something Blue by Lorena McCourtney.......6/30/18

Make up your own category.......Cozies that been on my Kindle too long: 

  • Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper.....1/31/18
  • Carrots by Colleen Helme......2/1/18
  • Lucy Pinkston and the Centennial Case by Cheryl St. James.....2/2/18
  • Dune Dock and a Dead Man by Carolyn L. Dean......2/5/18
  • Hungry Spirits by Alice Duncan.....3/16/18
  • Death by Malice by Abigail Keam.....3/21/18
  • First Hit of the Season by Jane Dentinger.....4/4/18
  • A Devious Lot by Ellery Adams......5/4/18
  • Death at the Manor by Celina Grace.....7/13/18
  • Death Mask by Jane Dentinger......8/4/18
  • Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances Evesham......8/31/18
  • Schooled for Murder by Cincy Muir........9/2/18
  • A Draw of Death by Gin Jones.....11/19/18

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  • Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney.....1/13/18....dog
  • Hot Chocolate and Homicide by Cindy Bell........ 2/15/18 .....cow, pigs, cat
  • Bloodstains and Bronte by Katherine Bolger Hyde......2/23/18......cat
  • Christmas Chocolates and Crime by Cindy Bell......2/25/18...pig and cat
  • Ditched 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton......2/28/17.....dog
  • A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron.....3/8/18.....dog
  • Movie Night Murder by Leslie Langtry.....3/9/18.....dog
  • Telling Tails by Sofie Ryan......3/29/18.....cat
  • Another One Bites the Crust by H.Y. Hanna......4/5/18........cat
  • Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna.......4/17/18.....cat
  • Assault and Buttery by Kristi Abbott......515/18....dog
  • Farewell My Cuckoo by Marty Wingate.....5/27/18...bird
  • Who Moved my Goat Cheese by Lynn Cahoon.....8/7/18......goat


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Janice’s List

  1. Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those). Dead Eye (Tiger's Eye, Bk 1) by Alyssa Day 3/5/18
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started) & Some Like It Witchy (Wishcraft, Bk 5) by Heather Blake 4/30/18 & The Skeleton in the Closet (Southern Ghost Hunter, Bk 2) by Angie Fox 11/6/18
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder. Private Eye (Tiger's Eye, Bk 2) by Alyssa Day 3/26/18
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover & Cappuccinos, Cupcakes and a Corpse by Harper Lin 4/3/18
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season. Ring In the Year with Murder (Otter Lake, Bk 4) by Auralee Wallace 2/18/18 & Twelve Slays of Christmas (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery. Bk 1) by Jacqueline Frost 11/29/18
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, witch, vampire, werewolf etc). Miss Frost Saves The Sandman: A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost) (Volume 3) by Kristen Painter 1/11/18 &  A Ghostly Secret (Ghostly Southern, Bk 7) by Tonya Kappes 5/27/18
  8. Read a book that has color yellow or orange on the cover. What the Bishop Saw (The Amish Bishop Mysteries) by Vannetta Chapman 5/11/18 & Southern Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter, Bk 1) by Angie Fox 10/24/18
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  10. Read a mystery set on either coast  the East Coast or West Coast of USA.Dead Man Talking (Happily Everlasting, Bk 1) by Jana DeLeon 7/19/18
  11. Make up your own category. On the water. Swamp Team 3 (Miss Fortune, Bk 4) by Jana DeLeon 11/17/18

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

Mocha and Murder (A Killer Coffee Mystery) (Volume 2) by Tonya Kappes 5/30/18 & Miss Frost Braves The Blizzard: A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost) by Kristen Painter 8/29/18



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Bugg's Spot:

Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

  • Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
  •                1. A Toast To Murder by Allyson K. Abbott (4/2)
  • 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  • Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  • Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  • Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  •                1.  A Catered Fourth of July by Isis Crawford  (1/12)
  • .              2.  A Catered Tea Party by Isis Crawford (5/1)
  • Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
  • Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
  •                1. A Catered Mother's Day by Isis Crawford (2/8)
  • Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  • Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of US
  •      
  •                1. Hark the Herald Angels Slay by Vicki Delany (3/6) 
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  • Make up your own category.  (Cooking/Baking)
  • Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

 



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Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those)

  1. Rosemary and Crime (Spice Shop, Bk 1) Gail Oust  
  2. Dying for Strawberries (BerryBasket, Bk 1) Sharon Farrow   
  3. Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Year Round Christmas, Bk 1) Vicki Delaney

Time to catch up on our favorite series (a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)

  1. Chance of a Ghost (Haunted Guesthouse, Bk 4) E. J. Copperman   
  2. Banana Cream Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 21) Joanne Fluke
  3. Butter Off Dead (Food Lovers Village, Bk 3) Leslie Ann Budewitz
  4. Dead Men Don't Crochet (Crochet Mysteries, Bk 2) Betty Hechtman
  5. Deep Fried Homicide (Donut Mysteries, Bk 13) Jessica Beck

20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

  1. Move Your Blooming Corpse (Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins, Bk 2) D. E. Ireland  

Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.

  1. Miss Julia to the Rescue (Miss Julia, Bk 13) Ann B. Ross
  2. The Wedding Soup Murder (Italian Kitchen, Bk 2) Rosie Genova
  3. Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mystery, Bk 16) Cleo Coyle

Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

  1.  The Cat, The Quilt, and The Corpse (Cats in Trouble, Bk 1) Leann Sweeney
  2. The Corpse for Yew (Peggy Lee, Bk 5) Joyce Laverne, Jim Laverne
  3. Chef's Deadly Dish (Cozy Crumb, Bk 3) Lisa Harris

Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season 

  1. Rebel Without a Cake (Piece of Cake, Bk 5) Jacklyn Brady  Halloween  
  2. Soldiers of Fortune (Miss Fortune, Bk 6) Jana DeLeon     July 4
  3. Premediated Peppermint (Amish Candy Store, Bk 3) Amanda Flower    Christmas

Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)

  1. Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft, Bk 1) Juliett Blackwell   
  2. The Thrill of the Haunt (Haunted Guesthouse, Bk 5) E. J. Copperman
  3. Spouse on Haunted Hill (Haunted Guesthouse, Bk 8) E. J. Copperman

Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.

  1.     Tying the Knot (Southern Quilting, Bk 5) Elizabeth Craig 
  2.    Hooked on Murder (Crochet Mystery, Bk 1) Betty Hechtman
  3. Lemon Larceny (Donut Mysteries, Bk 15) Jessica Beck

Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

  1. Mayhem at the Orient Express (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 1) Kylie Logan
  2. A Tale of Two Biddies (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 2) Kylie Logan
  3. Better Late Than Never (Library Lover , Bk 7) Jenn McKinlay

Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.

  1. Death of a Bacon Heiress (Hayley Powell Food & Drink, Bk 7) Lee Hollis    
  2. Old Haunts (Haunted Guesthouse, Bk 3) E. J. Copperman                          
  3. Murder at Lambswool Farm (A Seaside Knitters Mystery)  Sally Goldenbaum

Make up your own category - Read the last book of a series (last one that has been published and released)

  1. A Churn for the Worse, (Amish, Bk 5) Laura Bradford 
  2. A Dish Best Served Cold (Italian Kitchen, Bk 3) Rosie Genova
  3. The Cake of Monte Cristo (Piece of Cake, Bk 6) Jacklyn Brady

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  1. Shear Trouble (Southern Quilting, Bk 4) Elizabeth Craig
  2. That Old Flame of Mine (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade, Bk 1) J. J. Cook
  3. A Cast-Off Coven (Witchcraft, Bk 2) Juliet Blackwell   
  4. Berry The Hatchet (Cranberry Cove, Bk 2) Peg Cochran
  5. Murder, Handcrafted (Amish Quilt Shop, Bk 5) Isabella Alan  
  6. Steamed to Death (Gourmet De-Lite, Bk 2) Peg Cochran
  7. Flipped for Murder (Country Store, Bk 1) Maddie Day
  8. When the Grits Hit the Fan (Country Store, Bk 3) Maddie Day
  9. One Foot in the Grove (Olive Grove, Bk 1) Kelly Lane
  10. Dead Men Don't Eat Cookies (Cookie Cutter Shop, Bk 6) Virginia Lowell 
  11. Death of a Lobster Lover (Hayley Powell Food & Drink, Bk 9) Lee Hollis
  12. Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune, Bk 7) Jana DeLeon
  13. Death of a Chocoholic (Hayley Powell Food & Drink, Bk 4) Lee Hollis
  14. Dead and Berried (Cranberry Cove, Bk 3) Peg Cochran
  15. Dial M for Mousse (Emergency Dessert Squad, Bk 3) Laura Bradford
  16. A Stitch in Crime (Crochet Mystery, Bk 4) Betty Hechtman
  17. Booked for Trouble (Lighthouse Library, Bk 2) Eva Gates
  18. You Better Knot Die (Crochet Mystery, Bk 5) Betty Hechtman
  19. If Hooks Could Kill (Crochet Mystery, Bk 7) Betty Hechtman
  20. A Tale of Two Biddies (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 2) Kylie Logan
  21. Floral Depravity (Bridal Bouquet Shop, Bk 3) Beverly Allen
  22. The Legend of Sleepy Harlow (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 3) Kylie Logan
  23. And Then There Were Nuns (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 4) Kylie Logan
  24. Gone with the Twins (League of Literary Ladies, Bk 5) Kylie Logan
  25. Murders on Elderberry Road (Queen Bees Quilt, Bk 1) Sally Goldenbaum
  26. Assaulted Caramel (Amish Candy Shop, Bk 1)  Amanda Flower
  27. Lethal Licorice (Amish Candy Shop, Bk 2) Amanda Flower
  28. Grilled for Murder (Country Store, Bk 2) Maddie Day

 



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Sounds fun

  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author PLAID AND PLAGIARISM.....JANUARY 5th
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started) SLEIGHT OF PAW #2...January 20th
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover. COPYCAT KILLING
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
  11. Make up your own category.

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.



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Fun! Sarah's list

Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author-

  • Playing with Bonbon Fire by Dorothy St. James (5/18)
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Time to catch up on our favorite series-

  • Pinned for Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/2/18)

  • Deadly Notions by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/7/18)

  • Reap What You Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/17/18)

  • Taken In by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (2/1/18)

20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

Murderless Mystery-

  • Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/1/18)

Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

Holiday Mystery-

  • Murder in Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams (1/3/18)
  • Let it Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/23/18)

Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)

  • Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon (5/21/18)

Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.

  • Dangerous Alterations by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/15/18)
  • Remnants of Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (1/26/18)
  • Needle and Dread by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (2/23/18)
  • Patterned After Death by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (2/25/18)
  • Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolloy

Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

  • Death By Coffee by Alex Erickson (4/18)
  • Murder In the Locked Library by Ellery Adams (5/18)
  • Button Holed by Kylie Logan (5/18)

 

Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA-

  • Death by a Whisker by T.C. LoTempio (3/12/18)

Make up your own category. Based on a University Campus-

  • Deadly Disguise by Cherie O'Boyle (2/18/18)

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.

  • Murder in the Secret Garden by Ellery Adams (1/4/18)
  • Wedding Duress by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (2/2/18)
  • Claws for Concern by Miranda James (4/14/18)
  • Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (5/18)


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2018 Reading Challenge (Link)

 

1.  Nice to Meet You- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

2.  Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)

3.  20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

4.  Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.

5.  Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

6.  Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season

7.  Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)

8.  Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.

9.  Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.

11. Make up your own category.

 

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.



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Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).

Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
Sleep Like a Baby - Charlaine Harris

20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)

Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard - Kristen Painter

Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover

Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season

Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
A Ghostly Secret - Tonya Kappes

Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.

Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.

Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.

Make up your own category.

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with any type of animal on cover, title or part of the book.
Mocha and Murder - Tonya Kappes



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Series Challenge 2018

My goal is 25 series brought up to date

Cozy Mystery Challenge 2018

My goal is 3 in each catergory

Nice to Meet you (Read a Cozy by a new to you Authur)

Time to catch up on a series (book 2 and up)

20th Century (set or published in 20th Century)

Murderless Mystery

Body and Corpsus (Words in the title or pictured on the cover)

Holiday Mystery

Paranormal Mystery

Yellow or Orange Cover

Books with the words Library or Book in the title, Or pictured on the cover

Location West or East Coast

Choose Your Own Catergory

Bonus Category

Animal on Cover, Title or part of the Book



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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started)
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Between the Living and the Dead - Bill Crider.  Finished 2/24/18.*****
  8. The Toll Gate - Georgette Heyer.  Finished 1/23/18.*****
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
  11. Make up your own category.

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.



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  1. Nice to Meet Your- Read a cozy by a new to you author (many cozy authors write under several names and that is okay to use one of those).
  2. Time to catch up on our favorite series ( a book from book 2 or higher in a series that you have already started) The Withdrawing Room by Charlotte MacLeod - 5.22.18
  3. 20th Century.  Read a book either published or set in 20th century (1900-1999)
  4. Murderless Mystery- Read a mystery that does not involve a murder.
  5. Bodies and Corpses- Read a book that has in the title the word Bod(ies) or Corpse(s) or a body/corpse on the cover
  6. Holiday Mystery- read a mystery set during any holiday season
  7. Read a paranormal cozy (may include ghost, pyschic, with, vampire, werewolf etc)
  8. Read a book that has yellow or orange on the cover.
  9. Read a mystery that has the word book or library in the title or a picture of one on the cover.
  10. Read a mystery set on either the East Coast or West Coast of USA.
  11. Make up your own category.

Bonus Category

-We love our animals. Read as many cozies as you can with anytype of animal on cover, title or part of the book.



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Moving this up!