2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge

The 2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge, hosted by Bev Hankins at My Reader’s Block, runs from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. Sign up any time prior to November 30, 2011. All books must have been written before 1960 and be from the mystery category. I’m participating at In a Murderous Mood Level, which requires me to read 4-6 Books. So far I’ve read:

• The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe 
• A Study In Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 
• Hickory, Dickory, Dock by Agatha Christie 
• The Innocence of Father Brown by G K Chesterton TBR
• The Moving Target by Ross MacDonald TBR

The 2011 Eastern European Reading Challenge Update

The 2011 Eastern European Reading Challenge, hosted by Amy at The Black Sheep Dances, has three different levels. I chose to participate at the tourist one which requires me to read 4 books over the 12 months period. I’m behind this one since I have only read one:

• Entanglement, by Zygmunt Miloszewski (Poland)
• The Widow Killer, by Pavel Kohout (Czech Republic) currently reading
• Possessions, by Julia Kristeva (Bulgaria)
• Muerte y un poco de amor, by Alexandra Marinina (Rusia)

2011 Aussie Author Challenge Update

The 2011 Aussie Author Challenge, hosted at Booklover Book Reviews, runs from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2011. The aim is to read and review books written by Australian Authors – physical books, ebooks and audiobooks, fiction and non-fiction. I’m participating at the Tourist Level: Read and review 3 books by 3 different Aussie Authors. And I do hope to catch up pretty soon. So far I’ve read and review:

• Diamond Dove, by Adrian Hyland

• The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple

• The Suspect by Michael Robotham TBR soon