Calendar of Crime Challenge 2019

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This is a reading challenge  hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block that allows mystery readers to include any mystery regardless of publication date. If it falls in a mystery category (crime fiction/detective novel/police procedural/suspense/thriller/spy & espionage/hard-boiled/cozy etc.), then it counts and it does not matter if it was published in 1892 or 2019.

The Challenge runs from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. All books should be read during this time period and you can sign up on Bev’s blog at any time between now and November 1, 2019.

My chart is not up to date – I’ll update it at the end of the challenge.

January:

• Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch – original publication month
• The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories, edited by Martin Edwards – month related scene on the cover

February:

• Dirty Little Secrets by Jo Spain – original publication month (7 February 2019)
• The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea – couple has major role
• The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister – author’s birth month
• Fell Murder by E C R Lorac – book title has word starting with ‘F’

March:

• The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull – Money/Fortune/Inheritance has a major role
• Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver – original publication month
• Murder by Matchlight by E R C Lorac – book title has word starting with ‘M’

April:

• The King’s Evil by Andrew Taylor -original publication month
• Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer – author’s birth month
• An April Shroud by Reginald Hill – month in the title
• The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective by Susannah Stapleton – book title has word starting with ‘A’

May:

• The Lying Room by Nicci French author’s birth month (Sean French)
• The Seeker by S G Maclean – original publication month
• Who Killed Ruby? by Camilla Way – mother has a major role
• Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves – action takes place this month

June:

• Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas – original publication month
• Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers – author’s birth month

July:

• Destroying Angel by S G MacLean – original publication month
• The Island by Ragnar Jónasson – author’s birth month
• A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty – takes place in the US

August:

• Greenmantle by John Buchan – author’s birth month 
• The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons – beach scene
• The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry – original publication month
• An Advancement of Learning by Reginald Hill – book title has word starting with ‘A’
• The Seagull by Ann Cleeves – wild card book (my birth month)
• The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis – action takes place this month

September:

• Excellent Intentions by Richard Hull – author’s birth month
• A Snapshot of Murder by Frances Brody – book title has word beginning with ‘S’
• Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings – original publication month
• Ruling Passion by Reginald Hill – primary action takes place this month
• Blood on the Tracks edited by Martin Edwards – month related item on cover
• The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon – setting is place of employment

October:

• Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves – author’s birth month
• Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister – original publication month
• Operation Pax by Michael Innes – book title has word beginning with ‘O’

November:

• The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths – primary action takes place in this month
• The Lost Man by Jane Harper – Family relationships play major role
• Not Dead Enough by Peter James – book title has word beginning with ‘N’

December:

• Fallen Angel by Christopher Brookmyre – House party/family gathering important
• Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield – original publication month
• The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon – snow scene on cover