SharronA 75 in 2013

January 2013:
Death of a Kingfisher by M. C. Beaton: 2012 addition to the Hamish Macbeth series
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King: provides some background on the TV series "Haven"
The Cove by Ron Rash: another terrific Southern Gothic book from a favorite author
Innocent by Scott Turow: 20-year follow-up to the characters and events of his Presumed Innocent
Make the Break (If You Can) by Reginald J. Exton: a logician's argument against religious beliefs
The Seventh Month by Lisa Gardner: novella following book 5 in her series featuring Boston police detective D. D. Warren
Black Water Rising by Attica Locke: an excellent first book makes me look forward to reading her second, The Cutting Season. I believe both are stand-alone novels.
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner: 6th novel in her Boston police detective D. D. Warren series
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball by George Will

9 of 75, 66 more to read

February 2013:
First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors edited by Lee Child, Unabridged Audio
Game of Shadows by Mark Fainaru-Wada: exposing some of the secrets of performance-enhancing drugs in pro baseball and other sports
Scattered Graves by Beverly Connor: 6th in the series featuring Diane Fallon, forensic anthropologist, museum director and reluctant detective
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends by Barney Hoskyns
The Help by Kathryn Stockett: best-seller I just had to read before seeing the movie

15 of 75, 60 more to read

March 2013:
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton: first in the series featuring the former PR exec newly retired to a small English village
Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross: fast-paced thriller that will scare anyone who remembers the Manson Family murders
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke: dreary comedown from her marvelous first novel (see January list)
200% of Nothing : An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy by A. K. Dewdney: Great fun to read, even for non-math-geeks. And useful, too!
The Malice of Fortune by Michael Ennis -- the female narrator's garbled speech is quite a challenge, but the story is fantastic!
Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain by Martha Sherrill, unabridged narration by Laurel Merlington -- excellent true story of the man who saved Japan's Akita breed from extinction in the mid-20th century
The Beggar's Opera by Peggy Blair -- first in the Inspector Ricardo Ramirez mystery series set in Havana, Cuba
Death of Yesterday by M. C. Beaton, unabridged audio narrated by Graeme Malcolm, 29th in the author's charming Hamish Macbeth mystery series

24 of 75, 51 more to read

Welcome! Nice list for the year so far.

April 2013:
Two Graves by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, unabridged audio narrated by René Auberjunois, in the Pendergast series
Night by Elie Wiesel, 2006 re-translation with new preface by the author, my second reading after 50 years
Down River by John Hart, unabridged audio narrated by Scott Sowers
Music of Ghosts by Sallie Bissell, 5th in the Mary Crow series
The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle, re-reading an old favorite
Breaking Point by C. J. Box, 13th Joe Pickett story
The Poisoned Pawn by Peggy Blair, 2nd in the Inspector Ricardo Ramirez mystery series set in Havana, Cuba

31 of 75, 44 more to read

May 2013:
Visions in Death by J. D. Robb, unabridged audio (Why did I borrow this?)
What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
The Pyramid and Other Stories by Henning Mankell, unabridged audio read by Dick Hill, short stories about Kurt Wallander
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell, unabridged audio read by Dick Hill, 1st Wallander novel
The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell, unabridged audio read by Dick Hill, 2nd Wallander novel
The White Lioness by Henning Mankell, unabridged audio read by Dick Hill, 3rd Wallander novel

37 of 75, 38 more to read

June 2013:
38. Inferno by Dan Brown, 4th Robert Langdon story, unabridged audio
39. A Serpent's Tooth by Craig Johnson, 9th Walt Longmire story, unabridged audio read by George Guidall
40. The Lineup edited by Otto Penzler, unabridged audio
41. The Dead Room by Robert Ellis
42. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris, 1st Lily Bard mystery, unabridged audio narrated by Julia Gibson
43. The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter by Ian O'Connor
44. The Buzzards' Table by Margaret Maron, unabridged audio narrated by C. J. Critt
45. 13½ by Nevada Barr, unabridged audio narrated by Dan John Miller (not part of the Anna Pigeon series)
46. All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen, unabridged audio read by Grover Gardner, first in the Henri Poincare mystery series

Ahhh, more than halfway to 75 books and less than halfway through the year!

July 2013:
47. The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris, first in the Dr. Thomas Silkstone mystery series
48. The Shanghai Moon by S. J. Rozan, #9 in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith mystery series
49. Stray Bullets by Robert Rotenberg, #3 in the Ari Greene mystery series
50. Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black, #4 in the Theresa Maclean mystery series
51. Between Worlds by Bill Richardson, abridged audio read by the author

August 2013:
52. Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black, #2 in the Theresa Maclean mystery series
53. Trail of Blood by Lisa Black, #3 in the Theresa Maclean mystery series
54. Christmas in Absaroka County by Craig Johnson, Walt Longmire stories
55. Divorce Horse by Craig Johnson, another Walt Longmire story
56. Messenger by Craig Johnson, yet another Walt Longmire story
57. Panic by Nick Stephenson, first Leopold Blake thriller
58. The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti, non-fiction
59. 44 by Jools Sinclair: first in a series featuring Abby Craig, set in Bend, OR ("paranormal romance"--how did I wind up reading this?)

Slowing down a bit this summer but reading will pick up after the fall equinox.

September 2013:
60. How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny, unabridged audio narrated by Ralph Cosham, latest in the Inspector Armand Gamache series
61. Flatland by Edwin Abbot -- rereading an old favorite. When I read it at age 13 I thought it was about math; now I see it's about politics/society, with math as the vehicle. What a difference a half-century makes!
62. Blunt Impact by Lisa Black, unabridged audio narrated by Kirsten Potter, 5th in the Theresa Maclean series about a forensic investigator in Cleveland, OH
63. Winter & Night by S. J. Rozan, 8th in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, unabridged audio read by William Dufris
64. Night Film by Marisha Pessl, unabridged audio read by Jake Weber

October 2013:
65. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, unabridged audio read by Jesse Bernstein
66. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison -- I was reminded to reread this (50+ years after first reading) by a discussion of banned books.
67. The Vicious Vet by M. C. Beaton, second in her Agatha Raisin mystery series
68. Cat's Claw by Susan Wittig Albert, recent addition to the China Bayles series, but this one "stars" Police Chief Sheila Dawson.
69. The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills by Daniel Coyle
70. Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison, historical fiction set in WWI Russia

November 2013:
71. Joyland by Stephen King
72. Double Down: Game Change 2012 by Mark Halperin & John Heilemann, unabridged audio read by Robert Fass
73. The Ghost by Robert Harris
74. It Happens in the Dark by Carol O'Connell, 14th Mallory novel
75. Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming, in the Clare Ferguson / Russ VanAlstyne series

December 2013:
76. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith, #12 in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series (second reading, for C)
77. Widow's Tears by Susan Wittig Albert, 21st China Bayles novel (though Ruby Wilcox takes the lead in this story) (last w/C)
78. W Is for Wasted by Sue Grafton, #23 in the Kinsey Milhone mystery series
79. Our Favorite Mexican Fiesta Recipes by Gooseberry Patch
80. Taken by Robert Crais, read by Luke Daniels, an Elvis Cole & Joe Pike novel
81. Testimony by Anita Shreve
82. The Dinosaur Feather by S. J. Gazan
83. The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart, #4 in the Nora Gavin series
84. Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods in the Stone Barrington series
85. Flight by Jan Burke, in the Irene Kelly series
86. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon by Alexander McCall Smith, in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
87. A Winter Kill by Vicki Delany

I hoped to reach 100 books (as I do most years) but "real life" pulled me into more important endeavors.

Hey, you passed 75! Congrats!!

Thanks. I hope there's a 2014 Challenge coming up. I already have 2 books to add!

Yep. Go here: http://www.librarything.com/groups/75booksin2014