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2013 Mystery & Suspense Challenge for the Year

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The challenge will be to read 13 books by 13 different authors from our sister group's Author of the Week list by the end of the year.
Alpha Listing of Authors (by first name)
Alex Kava
Allison Brennan
Andrea Kane
Anne Perry
Anne Stuart
Beverly Barton
Beverly Connor
Brenda Novak
Charlaine Harris
Chris Carter
Chris Mooney
Christy Reece
Cody McFadyen
Dan Brown
Dick Francis
Donna Leon
Dorothy L. Sayers
Ed McBain
Elizabeth George
Ellis Peters
Faye Kellerman
Greg Iles
Gregg Olsen
Harlan Coben
Iris Johansen
J. A. Nance
J. D. Robb
Jacqueline Winspear
James Grippando
James Patterson
James Rollins
James Twining
Jan Burke
Jane Haddam
Janet Evanovich
Joan Hess
John Connolly
John Lescroart
John Sandford
Jonathan Kellerman
Joy Fielding
Karen Rose
Lawrence Block
Libby Fischer Hellmann
Linda Barnes
Lisa Gardner
M. C Beaton
Mary Higgins Clark
Matthew Reilly
Meg O'Brien
Michael Connelly
Michael Cordy
Michael Dobbs
Michael Palmer
Michael Prescott
Minette Walters
Nancy Atherton
Nicci French
P. J. Tracy
Pamela Clare
Peter Livesey
Preston and Child
Reginald Hill
Rex Stout
Robert Crais
Robert Goddard
Robert Harris
Roxanne St. Claire
Sam Bourne
Scott Mariani
Stieg Larrson
Susanna Gregory
Tami Hoag
Tess Gerritsen
Tom Clancy
Tony Hillerman
Vince Flynn
Here is the link for the "Best In" list of the authors of the week to date with the first book of their most popular series or most favorite/popular standalone book. You can click on each author's names to access their author page, which includes the bibliography.
http://www.shelfari.com/Best-Of/10266/Mystery-Suspense-Authors-of-the-Week

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Andrew (edited)

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Going to aim to do two Author of the Week Challenges
Authors of the Week Challenge 1 (already on the AoW list as of 29/1/13):
Dick Francis - For Kicks
Ed McBain - Lady Killer ★★★ 12/2/13
Ellis Peters - The Summer of the Danes
Libby Fischer Hellmann - An Image of Death ★★★1/2. 29/3/13
James Patterson - Cat and Mouse
James Rollins - Amazonia
Mary Higgins Clark - I Heard that Song Before
Michael Connelly - Void Moon
Minette Walters - Acid Row ★★★1/2 1/4/13
Nicci French - Beneath the Skin ★★★★ 23/4/13
P J Tracy - Monkeewrench (Want to Play) ★★★★1/2, 9/2/13
Robert Goddard - Past Caring
Robert Harris - Fatherland ★★★★★ 23/2/13
Authors of the Week Challenge 2 (AoW from February 2013 onwards):
James Twining - The Gilded Seal
Scott Mariani - The Mozart Conspiracy ★★★★1/2. 30/3/13
Michael Dobbs - Never Surrender
Susanna Gregory - To Kill or Cure
Sam Bourne - Pantheon
Matthew Reilly - The Six Sacred Stones
M C Beaton - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death ★★★1/2. 25/4/13
Harlan Coben - Long Lost ★★★★1/2 10/5/13

Watch this space!

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- Andrew (edited)
  
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  Just gave myself a nice surprise - didn't realise I had Monkeewrench on my physical shelf as got copy published under other title Want to Play. Yey! Little things! :)
  
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- Kris
  
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  Love when that happens.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  One author every month, right? Or more than one book by an author?
  
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- Andrew
  
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  A book by each author and 13 different authors over the year.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I'm also aiming for mixing it up on my list.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Variety is the spice of life.
  
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- Andrew (edited)
  
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  Finished Monkeewrench (Want to Play). 4.5 Stars.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Updated books to be read.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished Lady Killer by Ed McBain, gave it three stars. A good enough and quick read, but like a bit more depth and characterisation in books.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I like how you've spiced up this challenge! FYI, I am updating the above list of authors each week.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Given we're only in February I can see at least a challenge 3 if not 4!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Lol! Go for it!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Too many good books by too many good authors not to go for it.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished An Image of Death by Libby Fischer Hellmann, 3.5 stars.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished Acid Row by Minette Walters, 3.5 Stars, from Challenge 1 and The Mozart Conspiracy by Scott Mariani, 4.5 stars, from Challenge 2.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished Beneath the Skin by Nicci French. I enjoyed the book but think I've enjoyed the other books I read by them more - 4 stars. Possibly because main character changed every100 pages.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, 3.5 stars. Enjoyable light read. A good introduction to the series.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Finished Long Lost by Harlan Coben
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  You're doing pretty well on both challenges!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Slow but sure, but mainly because most of the recent books I have read have been Mystery and Suspense. Not added a new book to Challenge 2 for a few weeks as last few M&S authors of week not really spoken to me.
  
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jguidry (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
1. Lawrence Block Hope to Die 4 stars
2. Preston and Child Cold Vengeance 3 stars
3. Elizabeth George Great Deliverance 5 stars
4. Cody McFadyen Shadow Man 4 stars
5. Ellis Peters Assizes of the Dying 2 stars
6. James Patterson Double Cross 2.5 stars rounded to 3
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winterslights (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
man, that's a lot of books!!
✔1. Dorothy L. Sayers -- Whose Body (5 ★)
✔2. Janet Evanovich -- One for the Money (3.5 ★)
✔3. James Patterson -- Kill Alex Cross (4 ★)
✔4. J.D. Robb -- Divided in Death (4 ★)
✔5. Jacqueline Winspear -- Maisie Dobbs (4.5 ★)
✔6. Michael Connelly -- Lincoln Lawyer (4.5 ★)
✔7. Dan Brown -- Angels and Demons (5 ★)
✔8. Kerry Greenwood -- Cocaine Blues: Phryne Fisher #1 (4 ★)
✔9. James Patterson -- Along Came a Spider: Alex Cross #1 (4 ★
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Looks like I got hooked on Sayers. I love Lord Peter Wimsey and I especially enjoyed Whose Body. But my favorite Wimseys are the ones where he finally meets up with Harriet Vane, saves her from hanging Strong Poison, and woos her for six years which end at the end of Gaudy Night. So, if there is anyone in our group who would like to discuss these books and the ones which were written by Sayers and Jill Patton Walsh, I would love to chat about them.

 I realize it was supposed to be one author each week, but I got the first Patterson for $3.99 from BookBub and thought this was a good time to read it.

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Tracey (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
1. J D Robb - Rapture in Death 4 ★
2. Jacqueline Winspear - Birds of a Feather 4 ★
3. Michael Conelly - The Lincoln Lawyer 4 ★
4. Nicci French
5. Robert Harris
6. Susanna Gregory - A Plague on Both Your Houses 4 ★
7. Dorothy L Sayer
8. M C Beaton
9. James Grippando
10. Harlan Coben - Tell No One 4 ★
11. Allison Brennan - The Prey 3 ★
12. Reginald Hill
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- Andrew
  
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  Some common authors here.
  
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- Tracey
  
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  Have finished Rapture in Death and Birds of a Feather. Started The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly this afternoon.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Loved The Lincoln Lawyer, one of my favourites.
  
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  That's the only Connelly book that I have read so far and I liked it very much too! I have to get back to this series soon!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Was also my first.
  
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  So good, they made a movie, I believe!
  Movie Info:
  Matthew McConaughey stars in this legal thriller as a low-rent defense attorney named Mickey Haller. Most of the time, Mickey barely keeps his head above water, representing low-life clients and working out of the back of his car. He thinks he's landed the case of a lifetime when he's hired to defend a rich playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who stands accused of rape and attempted murder, and eagerly accepts his new client and the massive payoff that's sure to come with him. But Mickey soon discovers that he's become ensnared in a twisted plot where no fee in the world is high enough to pay for the deadly workload, and his only hope of survival may just lay in his own skills as a long-practiced double-crosser. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
  
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  Movie is no where as good as the book. I was very disappointed in it. Loved the book, I think I gave it 5 stars a couple of years ago. Watched the first 10 minutes of the movie and sent it back to Netflix unfinished.
  
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- Eadie B
  
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  Thanks for letting me know. I won't waste my time.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  If you're a Matthew McConauhey fan you may enjoy it. If you subscribe to Netflix, it won't hurt to get it and decide for yourself. I'm not a fan.
  
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- Eadie B
  
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  Might give it a try. Checked reviews and it got a lot of 4 stars!
  
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- Tracey
  
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  I am enjoying The Lincoln Lawyer so far!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Great book!
  
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- Tracey
  
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  Ooh just discovered I have When Dearkness Falls by James Grippando.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  What a nice surprise!
  
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- Tracey
  
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  I have lots of nice surprises on my kindle. Just need to read them!! LOL
  
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Christina T. (edited)

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Oh what the heck guess I'll do this too... I've started my list because I know these books are already tentatively scheduled for me I'll fill in the rest later.
Author of the Week Challenge
1) 5th Horseman and Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2) Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
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Lauren B (edited)

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2013 Author of the Week Challenge
1. Alex Kava - Damages (May 11)
2. Allison Brennan - The Prey (Feb 16)
3. Andrea Kane - Twisted
4. Anne Stuart - Ice Storm
5. Beverly Connor - Dead Secret
6. Brenda Novak - White Heat (April 20)
7. Chris Mooney - The Secret Friend (Mar 2)
8. Dan Brown - Inferno
9. Lisa Gardner - Love You More (May 2)
10. Karen Rose - Nothing to Fear (Jan 14)
11. Pamela Clare - Striking Distance
12. Roxanne St. Claire - Edge of Sight (Mar 31)
13. Tess Gerritsen - Last to Die

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- Andrew
  
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  Books and authors already. That's what I call organised.
  
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- Tracey
  
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  I know I was impressed as well!
  
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- Lauren B (edited)
  
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  I know what I want and I go for it, lol!
  A few are the next in a series that I have begun reading and a couple are ones I'm waiting to be published this year.
  
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  Pretty impressive, Lauren. I am able to come up with authors of books that I have in my possession and most, if not all, are re-reads. But, to me, that's not a problem. I have very bad memory problems, so it's like reading new not a re-read.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Love re-reads - discovering the wonderful characters and stories all over again although I don't usually re-read mysteries because I know who dun it.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Like I said, memory problems, so when I read a mystery, I don't know who dun it!
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Finished The Prey - a solid thriller but a little on the predictable side.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Finished The Secret Friend - a good sequel but not as suspenseful as the first book.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Finished Edge of Site - good suspense and a sweet romance.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Finished White Heat - Very creepy cult leader but could have been better balanced with the romance
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Finished Love You More - one of the better books in the D.D. Warren series.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Forgot to update that I finished Damages - this series is getting so off track. I wish it would get back to the tried and true serial killers.
  
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Kimberly Frantz (edited)

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Not sure if I'll get to 13, but I'll give it a try. Choosing some from the existing list, and leaving spaces open for authors to come.
1. Anne Perry
2. Anne Stuart
3. Dorothy L. Sayers
4. Elizabeth George -- In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
5. Faye Kellerman
6. PJ Tracy
7. Stieg Larrson
8. Tony Hillerman -- The Shape Shifter
9. Susanna Gregory
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Ursula (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
1. J.D. Robb ~ Delusion In Death, 4 ★'s
2. Tess Gerritsen ~ The Mephisto Club, 4 ★'s
3. Lisa Gardner ~ Catch Me, 4 ★'s
4. James Patterson ~ Cat & Mouse, 4 ★'s
5. Tami Hoag ~ Night Sins, 4 ★'s
6. Anne Perry ~ The Cater Street Hangman, 4 ★'s
7. John Sandford ~ Shadow Prey, 4 ★'s
8. Michael Connelly ~ The Black Ice, 4 ★'s
9. Iris Johansen ~ Sleep No More, 4 ★'s
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- Ursula
  
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  3 down and 10 to go!
  
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- Ursula
  
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  4 down and 9 to go!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Going great guns Ursula, pleased to see positive recommendation for Cat and Mouse, as is on my list too.
  
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- Ursula
  
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  Cat & Mouse was great. My favorite in the series so far.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Can't wait then!
  
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- Ursula
  
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  6 down and 7 to go!
  
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- Ursula
  
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  7 down 6 to go!
  
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- Ursula
  
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  8 down 5 to go!
  
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- Ursula
  
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  9 down 4 to go!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Great job, Ursula!
  
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Eadie B (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
[✔] James Rollins - Blood Gospel - read - 5 stars
[✔] Chris Mooney - The Secret Friend - 4 stars
[✔] Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste For Bones - read - 4 stars
[✔] Cody McFadyen - Shadow Man
[✔] Robert Harris - The Ghost Writer - read - 4 stars
[✔] Robert Goddard - Sea Change - read - 5 stars
[✔] P. J. Tracy - Monkeewrench - read - 5 stars
[✔] Elizabeth George - The Edge of Nowhere - read - 4 stars
[✔] M.C. Beaton - Death of A Gossip - read - 4 stars
[✔] Minette Walters - The Dark Room - read- 4 stars
[✔] Jane Haddam - Not a Creature Was Stirring - 4 stars
[✔] James Twining - The Double Eagle -read - 5 stars

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  Good to see Sea Change. Will be interested to see what you make of it when you get to it. Like with Lauren very impressed to see authors and books already.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  A Necessary Evil is very good and I will also be reading The Secret Friend this month. Enjoy!
  
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- Eadie B
  
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  @ Andrew: Saw that you enjoyed Sea Change, so I thought I would give it a try.
  @ Lauren: I am really enjoying the Alex Kava series and also looking forward to getting back to Chris Mooney. We will have to compare notes.
  
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  Sure. We are having a buddy read of The Secret Friend this month in the Buddy Read group. We would love you to pop on in whenever you finish (doesn't have to be this month).
  
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  Sounds good!
  
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- Eadie B
  
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  Finished The Ghost Writer by Robert Harris - 4 stars
  This is the first Robert Harris book that I have read. I found it very entertaining and intriguing. I will, of course, be reading more of Harris' books as I really like his writing style. This book was a real page-turner and I loved the ending!
  
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  Finished Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy - 5 stars
  Really liked this book. A real-page turner and I never figured out the killer. A real surprise!
  Reading Sea Change by Robert Goddard next.
  
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  Finished Sea Change - 5 Stars.
  This book was hard to put down. Some really great adventures and an awesome story. Goddard at his best!
  Starting The Double Eagle by James Twining.
  
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  The Double Eagle was my first James Twining book but it won't be my last. I have already ordered his second book, The Black Sun. This book had major twists and turns and the ending was so surprising. Can't believe this was Twining's debut thriller. I have to say that this book is extraordinary!
  
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Beverly R. (edited)

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We'll start with this partial list of authors (leaving room for new ones), based on books I have immediately available and have been meaning to read:
Author of the Week Challenge
1. Michael Prescott--Stealing Faces--FINISHED
2. P. J. Tracy
3. Elizabeth George
4. Charlaine Harris
5. Stieg Larrson
6. J. D. Robb
7. James Grippando
8. Robert Harris--The Ghost--FINISHED
9. Allison Brennan--The Prey--FINISHED
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  Good to see someone else giving Robert Harris a go Beverly.
  
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- Beverly R.
  
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  He sounds interesting and the library has some of his books!! :)
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Loving the Avatar Beverly.
  
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- Tracey
  
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  Yes I was admiring it as well!
  
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- Beverly R.
  
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  Thank you very much--I love it as well!! :)
  
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- Beverly R. (edited)
  
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  Finished Stealing Faces by Michael Prescott. 4 stars.
  
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- Beverly R.
  
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  Finished The Prey by Allison Brennan. 3 stars.
  
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Kris (edited)

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(6/13)
1. Beverly Connor - One Grave Too Many (Book 1)
2. Brenda Novak - Inside (Book 1)
3. Chris Mooney - The Secret Friend (Book 2) in February✔
4. Christy Reece - No Chance (Book 4)✔
5. J. D. Robb - Ceremony in Death (Book 5)✔
6. Jacqueline Winspear - Birds of a Feather (Book 2) in February✔
7. Marion Chesney (aka MC Beaton) - Snobbery with Violence (Book 1)✔
8. Joy Fielding - Shadow Creek
9. Karen Rose - Don't Tell (Book 1)
10. Lisa Gardner - The Third Victim (Book 2)
11. Michael Connelly - The Black Ice (Book 2)
12. P. J. Tracy - Live Bait (Book 2)
13. Roxanne St. Claire - First You Run (Book 4)✔

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- Andrew
  
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  I need to get hold of Live Bait as now read Monkeewrench.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I've downloaded that audiobook. Maybe we can buddy read it when you get a hold of the book.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Will let you know when I get hold of a copy.
  
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- Kris
  
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  I found a paperback copy in my library so I am in too!
  
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winterslights

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Got a question: Does Time and Again by Jack Finney fit into this category?

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- Eadie B (edited)
  
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  I would say that they fit the science fiction or historical fiction category or genre.
  
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- Tracey
  
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  WS, did you mean for this post to be in the February challenge thread?
  
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- winterslights
  
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  sorta, i was wondering if it fit into the feb challenge? so, with eadie's answer, i think that Time and Again does not fit into our challenge. right??
  
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  It will fit into the Feb challenge but not this yearly challenge as Jack Finney is not listed in the list above.
  
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Jonetta (Ejaygirl) (edited)

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Author of the Week Challenge
✔Allison Brennan - The Prey ★★★★★
2. Lisa Gardner - The Third Victim
3. Robert Harris - Fatherland
✔Chris Mooney - The Secret Friend ★★★★
5. Andrea Kane - Twisted
✔P. J. Tracy - Live Bait ★★★
7. Alex Kava - A Perfect Evil
8. Nicci French - Catch Me When I Fall
9. Robert Goddard - In Pale Battalions
10. Roxanne St. Claire - Take Me Tonight
✔Linda Barnes - The Perfect Ghost ★★★★
✔John Sandford - Rules of Prey ★★★★
13. Christy Reece - Rescue Me
✔Cindy Gerard - Killing Time
15. Michael Cordy - The Messiah Code
✔Harlan Coben - Darkest Fear ★★★★
✔Harlan Coben - Promise Me ★★★★
✔Harlan Coben - Long Lost ★★★★
✔Val McDermid - The Wire in the Blood ★★★★★
✔Gregg Olsen - A Cold Dark Place ★★
✔Harlan Coben - Live Wire ★★★★★

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- Andrew
  
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  Looks like some good reading ahead of you!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  It was hard to whittle to 13. I'm hoping to do more, especially since we've got so many more authors to consider.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  That's why I ended up with two challenges and that most probably won't be enough!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Lol!
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Some really good books on this list. Enjoy!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Thanks!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  One down, 12 to go!
  
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- Kris
  
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  yay
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Jonetta, can you look at my post and see what happened? I can't seem to get it back the way it was before I added the paragraph about Sayers and then the final paragraph. It's all been run together.
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  It is a Shelfari bug because it just happened to me in another post.
  
  However, there is a way to fix it. You need to put the following HTML symbol at the end of the line where you want a hard return (without the spaces):
  
  [ br ] [/br]
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Shelfari was hinky last night. I found if I left my post alone and then refreshed, my post was fine. I don't know if you've done what Lauren suggested yet.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Man, that was an awful lot of work and it double spaced everything. Not happy about that. Anyway, thank you Lauren for your suggestion. Jonetta, I had already shut down for the night, so that should have fixed it, but it didn't.
  
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- Lauren B (edited)
  
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  No problem.
  I wonder if it is still doing it.
  
  ETA: Yes, it is but the refresh thing seems to work - go figure.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Now, the double spacing has disappeared, but every time I enter anything I have to refresh to get it to look like it should. Maybe a complaint to Shelfari is in order, from more than one of us??
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  It's already been reported by quite a few. Shelfari doesn't work on the weekends so don't expect a resolution until Monday at the earliest.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Well, I guess I'll wait and see.
  Lauren, can you help me out. My idiot cat ate the post-it that I had put the codes for the check mark, the stars, and the hearts. Can you believe it?? She has a thing for glue! Anyway, could you send the codes again, please?
  
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- jguidry
  
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  Here's my cheat sheet, Gayle:
  
  http://www.shelfari.com/groups/92792/discussions/417063/The-Geek-Squad-
  
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- Lauren B
  
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  Thanks Jaret.
  
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- winterslights
  
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  Thank you Jaret, much appreciated.
  
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- jguidry
  
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  No problem at all. :0)
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Five more to go! Just finished my first Linda Barnes.
  
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- Kris
  
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  yay!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  You've now got 20 books on the list - as bad as me. Wait with baited breath to see what you make of books 3, 8 & 9. All strong favourites.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I'm determined to read them. Sadly, I figured out that the audiobook I downloaded for Fatherland is a dramatization. I was really hoping to listen to this one. I have the others.
  
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- K.Albertson (edited)
  
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  OMG, I finallly read this, thanks. Could not figure out how to underline...I feel empowered!
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I think I'll add this link in the M&S group.
  
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Author of the week challenge
1. Lee Burke - Hocus
2. John Stanford - Dark Of The Moon
3. Allison Brennan - The Prey ♥♥♥
4. Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil ♣♣♣♣
5. Nicci French - Killing Me Softly ♣♣♣
6. Robert Crais - The Watchman ♣♣♣♣
7. Susanna Gregory - A Plague On Both Your Houses
8. Tami Hoag - In The Woods
9. Faye Kellerman - The Ritual Bath
10. John Connolly - The Wrath of Angels
11. Johnathan Kellerman - Obsession ♣♣♣
12. Anne Stuart - Ice Storm ****
13. Michael Connelly - The Drop
14. (author not listed) James Lee Burke - Creole Belle ♣♣♣♣
15. Gregg Olsen - A Cold Dark Place ****
16. Greg Iles - The Quiet Game
17. Harlan Coben - Tell No One ****
18. Tess Gerritsen - The Silent Girl ****
19. ☊Donna Leon - About Face (PlayAway)

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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I'm looking forward to seeing the titles you select for these authors.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Likewise :)
  
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Author of the week challenge

1. Alex Kava
2. Charlaine Harris
3. Elizabeth George
4. Greg Iles
5. James Rollins
6. Jan Burke
7. John Connolly
8. Jonathan Kellerman
9. Lisa Gardner
10. Michael Connelly
11. Preston and Child
12. Robert Harris
13. Tami Hoag

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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  We may be reading some of the same titles.
  
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2013 Author of the Week Challenge

1. Lisa Gardner: Touch and Go ✔ 5 stars
2. Jonathan Kellerman: Guilt
3. Allison Brennan: The Prey
4. Alex Kava, JT Ellison & Erica Spindler: Slices of Night✔ 5 stars
5. JD Robb: Naked In Death ✔ 4.5 stars
6. Karen Rose: No One Left to Tell
7. Joy Fielding: Shadow Creek
8. Mary Higgins Clark: I'll Walk Alone
9. Jan Burke: Goodnight, Irene
10. PJ Tracy: Off the Grid
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Don't Have These Yet

11.Tess Gerritsen: {whatever title she releases this summer}
12.Tami Hoag: The Ninth Girl
13. Michael Connelly: {unknown}

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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Nice mix, Rita!
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Hope you enjoy I'll Walk Alone , certainly enjoyed it when I read it last year.
  
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Author of the Week Challenge
✔ Anne Perry--The Cater Street Hangman 3 stars
✔ Charlaine Harris--Dead Until Dark 3 stars
3. Donna Leon--Death at La Fenice
4. Dorothy L. Sayers--Whose Body? (reading now)
5. Iris Johansen--The Face of Deception
6. J. D. Robb--Naked In Death
7. Jacqueline Winspear--Maisie Dobbs
✔ Janet Evanovich--To The Nines 3 stars
9. Minnette Walters--The Ice House
10. Nicci French--Killing Me Softly
11. Robert Goddard--In Pale Battalions
12. Robert Harris--Fatherland
13. Tess Gerritsen--The Surgeon

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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  I'm glad you decided to participate, Amie!
  
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- Amie
  
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  Thanks Jonetta! I don't know how well I'll do. These are some books I've been meaning to read for a while, so I thought this will help motivate me.
  
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- Rita H.
  
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  Like your choices--I've read or have almost half of them :)
  Seeing the ones I haven't read give me new choices.
  
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- Andrew
  
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  Some cracking books in this list - enjoy!
  
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- Amie
  
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  Finished To the Nines by Janet Evanovich. It's been a while since I read her books. It was good to get back to Stephanie's world. :)
  
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- Amie
  
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  Finished The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry. I was a little annoyed by her writing style, but I enjoyed the story. I plan to pick up the next one.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  What was annoying about her style?
  
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- Amie
  
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  What bothered me was how the narrator changed. It seemed kind of jerky, not a smooth transition from one narrator to another. I have read one other book by Perry, one of her Christmas stories, and it didn't seem to happen in that one. I definitely plan to keep reading, because I really enjoyed the story.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Thanks, Amie. I didn't realize it was an audiobook.
  
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- Amie
  
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  Sorry for the confusion. I didn't listen to an audio book. I meant that the story was told by different characters, and the transition from Charlotte to her mother, or one of her sisters didn't feel smooth while I was reading it. Also, Charlotte would sometimes call her mother by her proper name, instead of my mother, or mother...I don't know why exactly, but that just bothered me.
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  Silly of me to make that leap. I did think for a moment this might be what you meant. I hate when an author does a poor job in managing transitions between characters' points of view.
  
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- Amie
  
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  Finished Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
  
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- Jonetta (Ejaygirl)
  
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  What did you think of it?
  
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- Amie
  
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  I liked it, but not as much as I wanted to. I have had it on my TBR for a while, and I was hopeful. I plan to read the next, and see how it goes. I think that I am a forgiving reader, and will give an author a fair chance. :)
  
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