With so many wonderful activity themes to try, I’m generating requisite sign-up commitments in fewer posts. That’s a trend I’d like hosts to do different, as well as diversifying a January start. I have time for one blog and it isn’t solely for books. This blog is where I share many passions, so the sooner we get the presently dominating theme settled; the sooner I can share other topics with my subscribers. Fortunately there are multiple groups by the same hostesses. Here are three by our New Yorker, Yvonne ‘Socrates’.
SIX WITH ANY OF THESE:
There is an animal in the title.
There is an animal on the cover.
An animal plays a major role.
A main character is an animal.
I’ll blow this out of the water because a great deal of my literature involves cats and I love all walks and flights of life!
“The Foundling Fox” Irina Korschunow 1982
“The Case Of The Cat’s Meow” Crosby Newell Bonsall 1965
“Ghost Town Treasure” Clyde Robert Bulla 1957
“Forward, Shakespeare!” Jean Little 2005
“Red Fox And His Canoe” Nathaniel Benchley 1964
“Time For The White Egret” Natalie Savage Carlson 1978
“Jacob Two-2 Meets The Hooded Fang” Mordecai Richler 1975
“Jacob Two-Two & The Dinosaur” Mordecei Richler 1987
“The Secret Of Shadow Ranch” Mildred A. Wirt 1931
“Stuart Little” E.B. White 1945
“In A Witch’s Wardrobe” Juliet Blackwell 2012
“Defending Angels” Mary Stanton 2008
“Mew Is For Murder” Clea Simon 2005
“Pretty Poison” Joyce, Jim Lavene 2005
“Fer-De-Lance” Rex Stout 1934
“Angel’s Advocate” Mary Stanton 2009
**** CHALLENGE CONQUERED! ****
** “CRUISING THE COZIES” **
LEVEL 1 Snoop 06
LEVEL 2 Investigator 7 – 12
LEVEL 3 Super Sleuth 13 +
I detest calling a genre ‘cozy’ but the poorly-named heading applies to countless series I enjoy. Pencil me in for level ‘Sleuth‘ again and watch for my selections. :)
“Rest You Merry” Charlotte MacLeod 1978
“The Luck Runs Out” Charlotte MacLeod 1979
“Wrack And Ruin” Charlotte MacLeod 1982
“In A Witch’s Wardrobe” Juliet Blackwell 2012
“Homicide In Hardcover” Kate Carlisle 2009
“If Books Could Kill” Kate Carlisle 2010
“Night Of The Living Deed” E.J. Copperman 2010
“Defending Angels” Mary Stanton 2008
“Demons Are A Ghoul’s Best Friend” Victoria Laurie 2008
“Who Do Voodoo” Rochelle Staab 2010
“A Killer Read” Erika Chase 2012
“Death Dines Out” Claudia Bishop 1997
“Pretty Poison” Joyce, Jim Lavene 2005
“Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed” Nancy Atherton 1994
“The Ghost & Mrs. McClure” Alice Kimberly 2004
“Room With A Clue” Kate Kingsbury 1993
**** CHALLENGE CONQUERED! ****
The following don’t fit categorization as ‘cozy mysteries’. The cute title “Mew Is For Murder” is about blunter reality in dark tones. Especially, heavy plotters Agatha and Rex created real, classic mysteries that shouldn’t be called light material. However since the other peers in this group are generalizing all of these mysteries, it wouldn’t do for me to subtract the points.
“Mew Is For Murder” Clea Simon 2005
“The Secret Adversary” Agatha Christie 1922
“Murder On The Links” Agatha Christie 1923
“Fer-De-Lance” Rex Stout 1934
“Angel’s Advocate” Mary Stanton 2009
Level 1 Complete 1 series.
Level 2 Complete 2 series.
Level 3 Complete 3+ series
This is the first time I’m doing this one but I’ve blogged about how there are more series than standalone works nowadays. I’m enchanted with enough of them to topple this challenge tenfold. I’ll take level 3.
“Dancing Feathers” Christel Kleitsch 1985
“A Time To Be Brave” Christel Kleitsch 1985
“Mystery At Black Rock Island” Robert Sutherland 1983
“The Ghost Of Ramshaw Castle” Robert Sutherland 1989
“The Loon Lake Murders” Robert Sutherland 1987
“Death Island” Robert Sutherland 1994
“If Two Are Dead” Robert Sutherland 1997
“In A Witch’s Wardrobe” Juliet Blackwell 2012
“Night Of The Living Deed” E.J. Copperman 2010
“Defending Angels” Mary Stanton 2008
“Homicide In Hardcover” Kate Carlisle 2009
“If Books Could Kill” Kate Carlisle 2010
“Demons Are A Ghoul’s Best Friend” Victoria Laurie 2008
“Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed” Nancy Atherton 1994
“The Ghost & Mrs. McClure” Alice Kimberly 2004
“Pretty Poison” Joyce, Jim Lavene 2005
“Room With A Clue” Kate Kingsbury 1993
“Mew Is For Murder” Clea Simon 2005
“Angel’s Advocate” Mary Stanton 2009
Thanks for joining the challenges! I hope you read many good books this year!
You had a great year! Congrats!