Fall into Reading 2012 Challenge Complete

I participated in the Fall into Reading 2012 challenge from September 22-December 21 hosted by Katrina at callapidder days
So here is my list! I changed Blood Work by Barbara Vine to A Dark-Adapted Eye by Vine as I had to return the book to the library. All the other books are from the initial list.
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine (27/10/2012)
Bloodline by James Rollins (30/9/2012)
The mist in the mirror by Susan Hill-(4/10/2012)
The man in the picture by Susan Hill- (1/10/2012)
The little stranger by Sarah Waters (17/10/2012)
The Caller by Karin Fossum (5/10/2012)
The lock artist by Steve Hamilton(17/11/2012)
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey (4/12/2012)
The long song by Andrea Levy (21/12/12)
Whited Sepulchres by Anne Perry(13/10/2012)
False Pretences by Margret Yorke (8/11/2012)
Service of all the Dead by Colin Dexter(22/10/2012)

Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2012 Complete

I was hoping to read 16 vintage mysteries this year. I went on to read 28 mysteries ranging from the earliest published in 1862 to 1953 in three categories London Mystery Tour, Golden Age Girls and Cherchez l'homme.

London Mystery Tour
I decided to read books with London place names in the title not necessarily based in London. So here is my Mystery tour of London streets.

London
The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix1862
The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill1895
The Piccadilly Puzzle by Fergus Hume1889
The Sorceress of the Strand by L T Meade and Robert Eustace1902
The Silent house in Pimlico by Fergus Hume1907
The Middle Temple Murder by J S Fletcher 1919
The Charing Cross Mystery by J S Fletcher1923
The Tragedy of Z- A Drury Lane Mystery by Ellery Queen 1934


Golden Age Girls
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey 1929
Behold Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer 1936
I am the Cat by Rosemary Kutak1948
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey1948
The Book of the Crime by Elizabeth Daly 1951
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey1951
I could Murder Her by E C R Lorac 1951
Shroud of Darkness by E C R Lorac1954
Escape the Night by Mignon G. Eberhart1944
Tom Brown's Body by Gladys Mitchell 1949
All new authors to me!

Cherchez l'homme

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins1868
The Great Impersonation by E Philiphs Oppenhiem 1920
Yellow Snake by Edgar Wallace1926
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 1930
The Postman always rings twice by James M. Cain1934
The Burning court by John Dickson Carr1937
The Problem of the Wire Cage by John Dickson Carr1939
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain1943
Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler1948
The Scarlet Letters by Ellery Queen1953
Except for Wilkie Collins all new authors to me!

Looking forward to Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2013.

Eclectic Reading Challenge Complete

I am signed up for the Eclectic Reader Challenge 2012. The aim is to read 12 books from the following Categories. Here are the books I read.

Literary Fiction- Small Island by Andrea Levy

Crime/Mystery Fiction- U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

Romantic Fiction- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Historical Fiction- The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

Young Adult- Fate by Amanda Hocking

Fantasy-The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

Science Fiction- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

SlaughterHouseFive by Kurt Vonnegut

Non Fiction- Number Sense by Stanislas Dehaene

Horror- Dracula by Bram Stoker

Thriller /Suspense- The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum

Classic- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Your favourite genre- The Vault by Ruth Rendell

Getting Lost in a Comfortable Book Challenge Complete

I completed the Getting Lost in a Comfortable Book 2012 Reading Challenge hosted by Gina at Book Dragon's Lair. The books I read from the list are

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Venetia by Georgette Heyer

I selected these books because it looks like everybody has read The Book Thief, I wanted to read it and find out what it is all about. I was bowled over by the Lord of the Rings when I read it a few years ago. I wanted to read something else by J R R Tolkien to see if can create the same magic for me again. I haven't read anything by Georgette Heyer, I wanted to try this. Daughter of Time and North and South sound interesting. Most of all, all these books were available in our local library. The book I enjoyed most was the Hobbit.

2012 Color Coded Challenge complete

I signed up for the 2012 Color Coded Challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block to read books with the following colours in the tiltle. Here is the list of books I read.

Blue- Water-Blue Eyes by Domingo Villar
Green- Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
Brown- Tom Brown's Body by Gladys Mitchell
Black- The Black Tower by P D James
The Black Path by Asa Larsson
Colour- The Scarlet Letters by Ellery Queen
Yellow- Yellow Snake by Edgar Wallace
Red- When Red is Black by Qiu Xiaolong
Colour implied- Shroud of Darkness by E C R Lorac
White- Whited Sepulchres by Anne Perry

Antonym Reading Challenge 2012 Complete

I signed up for the Diploma level that is to read 6- 10 books with antonyms in title of the Antonym Reading Challenge 2012 hosted by Tasha at Book Obsessed. Here is the list of books :

Amendment of Life by Catherine Aird
Death Comes to Pemberely by P. D. James

The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill
Small Island by Andrea Levy

A Case to answer by Margret Yorke
The Question of Belief by Donna Leon

A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
Escape the Night by Mignon G. Eberhart

Shadows over paradise by Anne K Edwards
Notes from underground by Fyodor Dostovesky

The Great Impersonation by E Philiphs Oppenhiem
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
The Women's Room by Marilyn French

The Black Tower by P D James
Whited Sepulchres by Anne Perry

A to Z Mystery Author Challenge Complete

I signed up for the A to Z Mystery Author Challenge Here is the list of A to Z mystery authors read this year. This also means I completed the A to Z Reading challenge (Authors)

Aird -Amendment of Life by Catherine Aird
Baantjer -DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain by A.C. Baantjer
Cain -Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
Daly -The Book of Crime by Elizabeth Daly
Eberhart- Escape the Night by Mignon G. Eberhart
Felix-The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix
Grafton- U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Horowitz-The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Izner- The Marais Assassin by Claude Izner
James -Death Comes to Pemberely by P. D. James
Kutak- I am the Cat by Rosemary Kutak
Lorac- Shroud of Darkness by E C R Lorac
McDermid- The Retribution by Val McDermid
Nesbo- The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
Oppenhiem The Great Impersonation by E Philiphs Oppenhiem
Perry Whited Sepulchres by Anne Perry
Queen The Scarlet Letters by Ellery Queen
Rendell- The Vault by Ruth Rendell
Stabenow- A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
Tey- The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Upson-An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
Villar- Water-Blue Eyes by Domingo Villar
Wallace- Yellow Snake by Edgar Wallace
Xianglong When Red is Black by Qiu Xiaolong
Yorke- A Case to answer by Margret Yorke
Zangwill- The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill

Merely Mystery Reading Challenge 2012 Complete

I signed up for the Shamus Who Has Seen It All level of the Merely Mystery Reading Challenge 2012 and committed to read 12 books in 12 categories. I read the following:

The Whodunit: The Vault by Ruth Rendell

Locked Room Mystery: The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill

Cozy: Amendment of Life by Catherine Aird

Hard-Boiled/Noir: V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

The Inverted Detective Story: U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

The Historical Whodunnit: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

The Police Procedural: Water-Blue Eyes by Domingo Villar

The Professional Thriller: The Retribution by Val McDermid

The Spy Novel: Shroud of Darkness by E C R Lorac

Caper Stories: Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

The Psychological Suspense: The Burning court by John Dickson Carr

Spoofs and Parodies: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

What an Animal V Challenge Complete

I have read the following books for the What an Animal V Challenge.

I am the Cat by Rosemary Kutak
When Red is Black by Qiu Xiaolong
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
The Saint Zita Society by Ruth Rendell
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Yellow Snake by Edgar Wallace

2012 Bucket List Reading Challenge Complete

I signed for the Mini Cooper level to read 4 "bucket" list books of the 2012 "Bucket List" Reading Challenge. The aim is to read books you are dying to read. I completed the challenge here is my list
1. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
2. The Vault by Ruth Rendell
3. The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
4. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
5. Middlemarch by George Eliot
6. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Ebook Reading Challenge Complete

I signed up for the "Fun Size" E-Book Challenge (Read 10 E-Books ) level of the 2012 E-Book Reading Challenge hosted by The Eclectic Bookshelf and CD level (read 10 ebooks) E-book reading Challenge hosted by Workaday Reads. I completed the challenge. I read more than 10 ebooks but here are the ten I reviewed.

The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill
The Book of the Crime by Elizabeth Daly
The Burning court by John Dickson Carr
A Cold day for murder by Dana Stabenow
Dangerous Past by A F Ebbers
Fate by Amanda Hocking
I could Murder Her by E C R Lorac
Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler
The Notting hill Mystery Charles Felix
Shroud of darkness by E C R Lorac

Borrowed Book Challenge Complete

I signed up for the Bookie level of Borrowed Book Challenge 2012 to read 5-10 books borrowed from my local library from February 1 to April 30. I did little better than that, I read 11 books borrowed from my local library, haven't reviewed them all. Here they are in alphabetic order.
1. The Black Tower by P D James
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
3. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
4. Death Comes to Pemberely by P. D. James
5. DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain by A.C. Baantjer
6. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
7. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie (March mini challenge Green)
8. The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
9. The Retribution by Val McDermid
10. V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton (February mini Challenge Romance)
11. Water-Blue Eyes by Domingo Villar