I hope to finish three or more books before the end of this month, mainly the four I'm currently trying but I'm guessing that might be unlikely with only 4 days left in the month. I hope that I might be able to read 10 books a month for Oct - Dec, which should mean I can achieve my overall Goodreads aim of 120 books for 2017. I have finished two 12 + 4 challenges this year and now I'm just working on my Individual Challenges. Back in November 2106 I did a few BLog posts outlining my challenges and what I hoped to achieve. So let's see how I've been doing so far. You can click on the title of each section and it will take you back to the original post.
23 November - Mystery Series, The Cops
My plan was to try and read 25 books in this category. I listed a potential 10 books I was interested in trying in my entry. So far, I've read 16 in this category. (Having said that I did read some Cop - related stories in my second 12 + 4 challenge, but I'll not count those) So, I've read 17 so far. Of the ten suggested books, I've read 7 of them. The books I haven't tried yet are -
(You can read the synopses for the above books by clicking on the title of the thread.)
If I finish those three I will have read 20 books in this challenge. If I have time, I might include a couple of more, like -
"This latest Baantjer mystery delves into a grotesque double murder in a well-known Amsterdam hotel. Inspector DeKok must unravel clues from two unexpected characters: a six-year-old girl who has trouble sleeping and a respected accountant who seeks DeKok's advice on committing the perfect crime. In a surprising twist, DeKok meets with the murderer and tries everything possible to prevent the man from giving himself up to the police. Risking the anger of his superiors, DeKok goes so far as to disappear in order to prevent the perpetrator from being found. With Dead Harlequin, Baantjer has created yet another intelligent, absorbing tale.
"The first corpse was found hooded, bound, and naked, kneeling on a bare mattress in a seedy hotel room. This was no ordinary murder but rather the work of a killer driven by something special, something spectacular. The fact that the dead man was a convicted rapist recently released from prison only increases the bizarre nature of the gruesome crime ... and the police's reluctance to apprehend the perpetrator. It's the body count that troubles Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, as brutal slaying follows brutal slaying, each victim more deserving than the last. Though he has no sympathy for the dead, Thorne knows he must put an end to a cruelly calculating vigilante's bloody justice before time runs out and a horrifically efficient serial killer targets a life worth fighting for."
24 November - Mystery Series, The Sleuths
I've finished 16 books in this category as well. Of the ten suggested books, I've read 7. Sounds familiar. The books below are the remaining three that I plan to read. As before you can read the synopses by clicking on 24 November -
Other possibilities if I have time might include -
"Nero Blanc's crossword mysteries have been creating a buzz up, down, and across the aisles of bookstores-and now, the series debut is available in mass market paperback for the first time. Join P.I. Rosco Polycrates as he fills in the blanks of an investigation into a flamboyant crossword editor's death...."
"Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now she will see for the first time how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murder…
The Prodigal Son Mission on Mulberry Bend stands as a refuge for girls who otherwise would have to live by selling the only thing they have of value—themselves. The work being done there so impresses Sarah that she volunteers to help out however she can—with clothes, with medical assistance, with the organisation of a benefit dinner. And when one of the girls is found dead and refused burial because of her former life, Sarah’s passion for justice is aroused.
Reluctantly, Sergeant Frank Malloy agrees to look into the death, if only to keep Sarah from endangering herself by pursuing the matter. But Sarah cannot be kept out of the investigation—and just as Malloy feared, her attempts to find the cause of the unfortunate girl’s death in the circumstances of her life put her in deadly danger—from an unexpected source"
Well, that's a start. I have a few other challenges and will go over them in future entries. See any books you might find interesting?
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