Freda's Voice 100+ Book Challenge 2015

The Philosopher Stone Reading List

January 2015 Reviews

#1 - Blood On the Water by Anne Perry
#2 - Private India: City on Fire (Private 8) by James Patterson & Ashwin SanghiSantosh Wagh
#3 - Hope To Die - The return of Alex Cross by James Patterson

#4 - He Who Fears the Wolf (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) - Karin Fossum

#5 - Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying the Technology in Your Life Paperback by David Pogue

#6 - AMERICA -- FARM TO TABLE: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers by Mario Batali and Jim Webster

#7 - In the Company of Sherlock Holmes edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger

#8 - Blizzard by John Rocco

#9 - Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet

#10 - The Animals’ Santa by Jan Brett

#11 - Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate

#12 - Shooting at the Stars - The Christmas Truce of 1914 - Written and illustrated by John Hendrix

#13 - The Last Christmas Tree by Stephen Krensky (Author), Pascal Campion (Illustrator)

#14 - Simon and the Bear - a Hanukkah Tale by Eric A. Kimmel illlustrated by Matthew Trueman

#15 - The Caller by Karin Fossum

#16 - Tennessee Williams - A Biography - Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr

#17 - Gray Mountain - A Novel by John Grisham

#18 - Die Again: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel by Tess Gerritsen

#19 - The Cinderella Murder (An Under Suspicion novel) by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke 

#20 - A Question of Honor - A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd 

#21 - Capture the Magic - Train Your Eye - Improve Your Photographic Composition by Jack Dykinga

#22 - The Baby Tree by Sophie Blackall

#23 - The Finger Lakes - nature’s beauty by Den Linnehan 

#24 - The Body Snatchers Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Hardcover by Marcia Muller  & Bill Pronzini 

February 2015 Reviews

#25 - The Confession by Charles Todd

#26 - Private Vegas by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

#27 - Insatiable Appetites - A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods 

#28 - Salt Marsh Diary - A Year on the Connecticut Coast by Mark Seth Lender

#29 - The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle

#30 - Five Star Trails - Finger Lakes & Central New York - Your Guide to the Area’s Most Beautiful Hikes by Timothy Starmer

#31 - Dick Francis’s Gamble by Felix Francis

#32 - What Happens On Wednesdays by Emily Jenkins Pictures by Lauren Castillo  

#33 - A Fine Summer's Day - An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery by Charles Todd

#34 - Dick Francis’s Bloodline by Felix Francis

March 2015 Reviews

#35 - Death of a Liar - A Hamish Macbeth Mystery by M.C. Beaton

#36 - Photography - The Definitive Visual History by Tom Ang 

#37 - Jerry Lee Lewis - His Own Story  by Rick Bragg 

#38 - Dick Francis’s Damage by Felix Francis 

#39 - Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death (The Grantchester Mysteries) by James Runcie

#40 - Twelve Days - A John Wells Novel by Alex Berenson

#41 - Endangered by C.J. Box 

#42 - Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife by John M. Marzluff Illustrations by Jack DeLap

#43 - The Martini Shot - A Novella and Stories by George Pelecanos 

#44 - Unnatural Causes (Adam Dagliesh Mystery Series #3) by P.D. James

#45 - Your Photos Stink! by David D. Busch & Rob Sheppard

April 2015 Reviews

#46 - Paddington by Michael Bond Illustrated by R.W. Alley 

#47 - Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil (The Grantchester Mysteries) by James Runcie

#48 - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald 

#49 - NYPD RED 3 by James Patterson & Marshall Karp

#50 - Who Buries the Dead - A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris

#51 - The Stranger by Harlan Coben

#52 - The Gardener's Garden by Madison Cox (Introduction), Toby Musgrave (Contributor), Bill Noble (Contributor), Lindsey Taylor (Contributor) 

#53 - What Angels Fear - A Historical Mystery by C. S. Harris

#54 - Finding Spring by Carin Berger

#55 - The B-Side: the Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song by Ben Yagoda 

May 2015 Reviews

#56 - My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell

#57 - Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner

#58 - Falling In Love - A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon

#59 - Billy Martin - Baseball’s Flawed Genius by Bill Pennington

#60 - Blood on Snow - Jo Nesbø

#61 - When Gods Die - A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris

#62 - Dragonflies by Pieter van Dokkum

#63 - Gathering Prey by John Sandford  

#64 - Fireflies by Margaret Hall

#65 - Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook by Better Homes and Gardens Cooking

#66 - 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

#67 - Gathering Prey by John Sandford

#68 - Dragonflies by Pieter van Dokkum 

June 2105 Reviews

#69 - Hurry Up and Slow Down by Layn Marlow 

#70 - Tin City - A Rushmore McKenzie Novel By David Housewright

#71 - Curse of the Jade Lily - A Rushmore McKenzie Novel By David Housewright 

#72 - Solitude Creek - A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver 

#73 - Hot Pursuit - A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods 

#74 - Landed Gentry by Alan Hunter

#75 - Peterson Reference Guides: Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds Hardcover by Kevin Karlson and Dale Rosselet

#76 - Gently by the Shore by Alan Hunter

#77 - Monkey And Duck Quack Up! by Jennifer Hamburg 

#78 - Gently With Love by Alan Hunter

#79 - Truth or Die by James Patterson & Howard Roughan 

July 2105 Reviews

#80 - Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets – by Steve Keitmann

#81 - Gently in Trees by Alan Hunter 

#82 - The World of Birds by Jonathan Elphick

#83 - The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone Roach

#84 - The Sherwood Inn: The Cornerstone of Skaneateles Since 1807
by Bill Eberhardt, Denise Owen Harrigan, James Scherzi (Photographs) 

August 2105 Reviews 

#85 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

#86 - Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely

#87 - Badlands by C.J. Box

#88 - How to Archive Family Photos - A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally by Denise May Levenick 

#89 - The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer 

#90 - Alert - A Michael Bennett Novel by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

#91 - Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, Marc Brown (Illustrator) 

#92 - Naked Greed - A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods

#93 - The English Spy by Daniel Silva 

#94 - The Book Boat’s In by Cynthia Cotten, illustrated by Francé Lessac

September 2105 Reviews 

#95 - Vixen - A Nameless Detective Novel by Bill Pronzini

#96 - The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt (Author), Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

#97 - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! by Lucille Colandro

#98 - The Nature of the Beast - A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

#99 - Sprinkle With Murder by Jenn McKinlay

#100 - Make Me - A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

October 2105 Reviews  

#101 - At the Drop of a Hat (A Hat Shop Mystery) by Jenn McKinlay

#102 - A Full Life - Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter 

#103 - The Girl In The Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz

#104 - Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins - A Jesse Stone Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman 

#105 - Faceless Killers - A Mystery - Henning Mankell

#106 - Shadow Play by Iris Johansen 

#107 - Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham 

November 2105 Reviews

#108 - Once in a Great City - A Detroit Story by David Maraniss

#109 - The Survivor (Mitch Rapp Series #14) by Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills 

#110 - Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen

#111 - The Murder House by James Patterson & David Ellis 

#112 - Foreign Affairs (A Stone Barrington Novel) by Stuart Woods 

#113 - The Guilty (Will Robie) by David Baldacci

December 2105 Reviews

#114 - The Promise (An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel) by Robert Crais

#115 - A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry

#116 - Cross Justice by James Patterson

#117 - Unconquered - The Saga of Cousins - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley by J.D. Davis 

#118 - Dishing the Dirt - An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M.C. Beaton

#119 - Tricky Twenty-Two - A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich 

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