Week Five - 47 To Go

Anyone who has ever used a box of crayons will be smiling and nodding after reading Duncan’s letters.

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Week Four - 48 To Go

Set in the early 20th-century in South Bend, Indiana, Jeanne M. Dams fifth installment in her Hilda Johansson series is truly as Dams likes to call her books a “cheerful mystery”. Inspired by a 1904 unsolved murder case, Dams allows Hilda to showcase her deductive skills.

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Week Three - 49 To Go

Stuart Woods is on a roll. He introduces Stone Barrington to new characters of interest and provides a twist or two. Expect for the newly pardoned Teddy Fay to reappear in the near future.

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Week Two - 50 To Go

Anne Perry's annual Christmas mysteries never disappoint her readers. This year’s novella featuring Claudine Burroughs and Squeaky Robinson continues that tradition.

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Week One - 51 To Go

If you are a fan of Dana Stabenow, taking a pass on this book may prove worthwhile.  If cliffhangers usually disappoint you, definitely forego this read. That said, if this is your first Kate Shugak adventure and you are a speed reader, this book might hold your interest.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2014

Freda's Voice 100+ Book Challenge 2014

The Philosopher Stone Reading List

January 2014 Reviews

#1 - Bad Blood by Dana Stabenow

#2 - A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry

#3 - Nature Wars by Jim Sterba

#4 - Winter World by Bernd Heinrich

#5 - Standup Guy by Stuart Woods 

#6 - Still Life by Louise Penny 

#7 - Crimson Snow by Jeanne M. Dams 

#8 - Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George

#9 - Secret Santa by Fern Michaels 

#10 - iPad for Dummies (6th Edition) by Edward C. Baig & Bob “Mr. Mac” LeVitus

#11 - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (Pictures by Oliver Jeffers)

#12 - Death by Pantyhose - A Jaine Austen Mystery by Laura Levin

#13 - Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levin 

#14 - Birds & People by Mark Cocker (Author), David Tipling (Photographer)

#15 - Cross My Heart by James Paterson 

#16 - Andrew's Brain by E.L. Doctorow

February 2014 Reviews

#17 - Takedown Twenty - A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich 

#18 - The Way of All Fish: A Novel by Martha Grimes

#19 - Foreign Gods Inc. by Okey Ndibe

#20 - Indigo Christmas by Jeanne M. Dams 

#21 - A Dark and Stormy Night - A Dorothy Martin Mystery -by Jeanne M. Dams 

#22 - Private L.A. by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan

#23 - Murder at the Castle by Jeanne M. Dams 

March 2014 Reviews  

#24 - Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd

#25 - Faces of the Gone by Brad Park

#26 - Stone Cold by C.J. Box

#27 - The Broken Places - A Quinn Colson Novel by Ace Atkins 

#28 - Photography Outdoors by Mark Gardner & Art Wolfe 

#29 - Missing You by Harlan Coben 

#30 - NYPD RED 2 by James Patterson & Marshall Karp

April 2014 Review

#31 - The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

#32 - By Its Cover by Donna Leon 

#33 - The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman 

#34 - Black Horizon (Jack Swyteck #11) by James Grippando 

#35 - About Birds: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill Illustrated by John Sill

#36 - Children of the Revolution - An Inspector Banks Novel by Peter Robinson 

#37 - The Nine Mile Walk: The Nicky Welt Stories of Harry Kemelman by Harry Kemelman 

#38 - The Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill (Author), Art Wolfe (Photographer)

#39 - The Counterfeit Agent - A John Wells Novel by Alex Berenson

#40 - A Nice Little Place on the North Side - Wrigley Field At One Hundred by George F. Will

May 2014 Review

#41 - Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman 

#42 - That Day the Rabbi Left Town by Harry Kemelman

#43 - The Girl With A Clock For A Heart by Peter Swanson 

#44 - Unlucky 13 by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

#45 - The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 

#46 - Live To See Tomorrow by Iris Johansen

#47 - The Skin Collector (Lincoln Rhyme) by Michael Deaver 

June 2014 Review

#48 - iPad For Seniors for Dummies (6th Edition) by Nancy C. Muir

#49 - The Rosary Murders - A Father Koesler Mystery by William Kienzle

#50 - The Gathering by William X. Kienzle

#51 - Carnal Curiosity - A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods 

#52 - Where Nobody Knows Your Name - Life in the Minor Leagues of Baseball by John Feinstein  

#53 - ZIM - A Baseball Life by Don Zimmer with Bill Madden

#54 - Fellowship of Fear - A Gideon Oliver Mystery by Aaron. J. Elkins 

July 2014 Review

#55 - Dragonflies through Binoculars by Sidney W. Dunkle (A Reread)

#56 - Shorebirds of North America: the Photographic Guide by Dennis Paulson 

#57 - Dying on the Vine by Aaron Elkins

#58 - The Target (Will Robie #3) by David Baldacci 

#59 - The Night Searchers (A Sharon McCone Mystery) by Marcia Muller 

#60 - One Summer - America 1927 by Bill Bryson

#61 - Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin illus Harry Bliss  

#62 - If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator

#63 - Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller

#64 - There's a Whale in the Canal! by Ron Mazzarella 

#65 - The Spook Lights Affair by Marcia Muller  & Bill Pronzini

August 2014 Review

#66 - Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

#67 - Mr. Mercedes - A Novel by Stephen King 

#68 - A Pet for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

#69 - Top Secret Twenty-One - A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich

#70 - Don’t Look Back - An Inspector Sejer Mystery by Karin Fossum 

September 2014 Review

#71 - Seneca Ray Stoddard: Adirondack Illustrator:  by William Crowley 

#72 - Terminal City (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries) by Linda Fairstein 

#73 - An Unwilling Accomplice - A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd 

#74 - Invisible by James Patterson & David Ellis

#75 - Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 

#76 - Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky

October 2014 Review

#77 - Personal - A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child 

#78 - Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky  

#79 - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

#80 - City of Whispers by Marcia Muller 

#81 - Rose Gold by Walter Mosley

November 2014 Review 

#81 - Wait Till Next Year - A Memoir by Doris Kearns Goodwin

#82 - Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline 

#83 - Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon

#84 - Strega Nona's Harvest by Tomie dePaola

#85 - A Thanksgiving Wish Hardcover by Michael J. Rosen (Author), John Thompson (Illustrator)

#86 - An Unbreakable Bond: The Brotherhood of Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman by Pat Farabaugh

#87 - Deadline (A Virgil Flowers Novel) by John Sandford

#88 - Paris Match (A Stone Barrington Novel) by Stuart Woods

December 2014 Review

#89 - Bleeding Orange: Fifty Years of Blind Referees, Screaming Fans, Beasts of the East, and Syracuse Basketball by Jim Boeheim

#90 - Everglades: America's Wetland by Mac Stone

#91 - The Escape (John Puller Series) Hardcover by David Baldacci

#92 - History of Horse Racing: First Past The Post: Champion Thoroughbreds, Owners, Trainers and Jockeys, Illustrated with 220 Drawings, Paintings and Photographs – by John Carter

#93 - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

#94 - Burn (Michael Bennett) by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

#95 - Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel

#96 - The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

#97 - Baby Bear Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson 

#98 - Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation by Joel Selvin 

#99 - Children of the Northlights by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

#100 - Is there a dog in this book? by Viviane Schwarz

 Be careful about reading health books.

You may die of a misprint.

 - Mark Twain

 Freda's Voice 100+ Book Challenge 2015