Once again this year, I participated in the GoodReads Reading Challenge. My goal was 30 books. I’d like to read more, but with a full-time day job, and work on the novel, the goal seemed achievable but at the same time, a challenge. I’m happy to report that I’m a winner! Where’s the Publisher’s Clearing House novelty check when you want it? My final tally is 38 books. Here’s what I read:
- Dynamic Story Creation in Plain English, Maxwell Alexander Drake
- Writing Mysteries, (various)
- Pack Dynamics, Julie Frost
- Interviews & Interrogations, Darren Drake
- Clownfish Blues, Tim Dorsey
- Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
- Ordinary Grace, William Kent Kruger
- Knots and Crosses, Ian Rankin
- Ten Dead Comedians, Fred Van Lente
- A Case of Espionage, Paula Longhurst
- This Fallen Prey, Kelley Armstrong
- Dark Matter, Blake Crouch
- Bound to Die, Laurie Rockenbeck
- Protocol, Kathleen Valenti
- The Bishop’s Wife, Mette Ivie Harrison
- Death of a Cozy Writer, G. M. Malliet
- Holding, Graham Norton
- Abra Cadabra, David Kranes
- Think of a Number, John Verdon
- Odds On, John Lange
- Bluebird Bluebird , Attica Locke
- Money Shot, Christa Faust
- Hollywood Homicide, Kellye Garrett
- The House of Silk, Anthony Horowitz
- An Exaggerated Murder, Josh Cook
- A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton
- Tiny Crimes, (various)
- Winterkill, C. J. Box
- Follow Me Down, Sherri Smith
- A Year of the Monkeys, (various)
- Lethal White, Robert Galbraith
- The Facts of Life and Death, Belinda Bauer
- Killshot, Elmore Leonard
- Dodgers, Bill Beverly
- A Different Kind of Evil, Andrew Wilson
- The Killer Inside Me, Jim Thompson
- Pistols and Petticoats, Erika Janik
- Elusive Elixir, Gigi Pandian
So what does 2019 look like? I’m going again with 30 books. I think I can do more, but 30 is still a stretch. It will again be a mix of anthology, mystery, and craft improvement titles. What is your reading goal for 2019? Hit me up on Goodreads. Let’s keep each other moving forward to meet our goals.
