Monday, January 1, 2024

Reading Challenge: Calendar of Crime 2024


I'm looking forward to another year participating in the Calendar of Crime challenge.  This is a different challenge as you only need to read 12 books, but they have to fit certain categories to represent the twelve months of the year.  Things like release month, setting month, author birthday, etc.  You can find the categories here (or if that doesn't work, there is a link at the first link I shared.

I'll be very curious to see what I wind up with as entries this year.  I'll fill them in, with the category, as I read them.

Feb. 6th update: I'm going to see if I can do this three times.  Yes, I might be crazy.


Round 1:

January - The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian (book set in month)
February - Once Upon a Murder by Samantha Larsen (Original release month)
March - In Sunshine or in Shadow by Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles (Original release month)
April - Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross (Easter holiday)
May - Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg (Title starts with M)
June - Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthew (set in month)
July - The Secrets We Keep by Liz Milliron (Takes place around the 4th of July)
August - Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell (book set in month)
September - DM Me for Murder by Sarah E. Burr (book set in month)
October - The Bootlegger's Daughter by Nadine Nettmann (book set in month)
November - Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings (book set in month)
December - An Orphan of Hell's Kitchen by Liz Freeland (book mostly set in December)

Round 2:

January - Fatal First Edition by Jenn McKinlay (book set in month, blizzard)
February - Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz (original release month)
March - Secrets of a Scottish Isle by Erica Ruth Neubauer (book set in month)
April - Molten Death by Leslie Karst (release month)
May - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (mother/daughter relationship)
June - Knot Ready for Murder by Mary Marks (Wedding/Cake on cover)
July - Yankee Doodle Dead by Carolyn Hart (key scene takes place during 4th of July fireworks)
August - Yosemite by Sandy Dengler (book set in month)
September - Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley (Labor Day)
October - Love Me or Grieve Me by Diane Vallere (Book set in month)
November - Under the Radar by Annette Dashofy (Book set in month)
December - The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning by PJ Fitzsimmons (Christmas setting)

Round 3:

January - The Paris Mistress by Mally Becker (Release month)
February - A Feast Most Foul by Sarah E. Burr (Title begins with F)
March - Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman (birthday month wild card)
April - Brie Careful What You Wish For by Linda Reilly (Release month)
May - Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews (Book set in month)
June - Torn Asunder by Barbara Ross (Wedding)
July - Murder on the Med by Nancy Cole Silverman (Book set in month)
August - A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron (Summer Vacation Setting)
September - Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay (Employment football team & cupcake baker + football)
October - Pretty Lentil Liars by Cathy Wiley (Book set in month)
November - The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly (Book set in month)

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