Read 2019

January

1. The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis (kindle unlimited)  3***
2. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Murder on the Marshes by Clare Chase  (kindle  unlimited) 2.5**
4. The Clockmaker ‘s Daughter by Kate Morton (nccls/hc ) 3***
5. Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Aunt Bessie Tries by Dianna Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. Murder in the Dark by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Best Murder in Show by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. Trick or Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***
11. Murder in the Manger by  Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***

February 

1. Murder by the Book by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
2. The Au Pair by Emma Rous (nccls/pb) 3***
3. Murder on the Old Bog Road by David Pearson (kindle unlimitewd) 3***
4. Murder at the Old Cottage by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Feared by Lisa Scottoline (nccls/digital) 3.5***
6. The Infirmary by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
7. The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen Loigman (nccls/hc) 4****
8. Springtime for Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
9. The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher (nccls/) bookclub 4****
10. Murder on Payday by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. Murder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3***
12. The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison (pb) 3***
13.  New Corpse in Town by Lucy Quinn (kindle) 2**
14. Engulfed by Kathleen Cosgrove (kindle) 2**

March 

1. Dead on Demand by Sean and Daniel  Campbell (DCI Morton bk 1 kindle) 3***
2. The Lost Bird by Margaret Coel (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. Small Great Things by Jodi Picault  (SA book club) (hc) 2.5**
4. When Winter Comes by Celestia Whitehead  (kindle) 2**
5. Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (nccls/hc) 4****
6. We Must be Brave by Frances Liardet (nccls/hc) 3***
7. The  Withdrawing Room by Charlotte MacLeod (hc) 3.5***
8. Engineered Murder by Virginia Benson (kindle) 2.5**
9. Diamonds Aren't Forever by Connie Shelton  (kindle) Heist ladies bk 1) $.99
10. Edited for Death by Michele Drier (kindle) 3.5***

April 

1.  Impact for Murder by Cherri Galbiati (kindle) 3***
2. Let Me Whisper in your Ear by Mary Jane Clark (pb) 3.5***
3. Dangerous Shadows by Stella Whitelaw (kindle) 3***
4. Running of the Bulls by Christopher Smith (kindle) 3***
5. Twisted Perception by Bob Avery (kindle) 2.5**
6. Death Wore Brown Shorts by Audrey Claire (kindle)y2**
7. Writing can be Murder by Marilyn Rausch & Mary Donlon (kindle) 3***
8. The Moor by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4**** $2.99
9. Classic in the Barn by Amy Meyers (hc) 3***

May

1. Buttercream Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 2**
2. Ancestral Truths by Sara Maitland (hc) 1.5*
3. Cake Icing, Butt Paste nd Tea Lids by Renee Andrews (kindle) 1*
4. Death at a Drop-In by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle)3.5***  $2.99
5. Be Still My Beading Heart by Janice Peacock (kindle) 1.5*
6. Zoned for Murder by Evelyn David (kindle)
7. Wedding Bells and a Body by Holly Plum (kindle) 3***
8. Death at Penrose Hill by Rebecca Moisio (kindle) 2**
9. Child of Silence by Abigail Padgett (kindle) 4****
10. Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa ( kindle )  $2.99
11. The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam  (nccls/digital) 3***
12. Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4****
13. A Murder of Honor by Robert Andrews (hc) 2.5**
14. The Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) ***

June 

1. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
2. Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***
3. Postcards from the Past by Marcia Willett (nccls/hc) 3.5***
4. The Marmalade Murders by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (nccls) 3***
6. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (nccls/hc) 2.5**
7. No, I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by Virginia Ironside (nccls/hc) 2.5**
8. The Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***
9. Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc) 3***
10. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (nccls/hc) 3.5***
11. Broken Bone China by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. Queen Bee by Dorothea B. Frank (nccls/hc) 4****
13. Teatime Murder by Faith Martin (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
14. The Patrone Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3*** $.99
15. Steamed Open by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***

July

1. (A) Flaky Alibi by Eryn Scott (kindle) 3***
2. Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter (nccls/hc) 4****
4. Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrold-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (nccls/hc) 4****
6. Closely Akin to Murder by Joan Hess (nccls/pb) 2.5**
7. Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon  (nccls/pb) 3***
8. Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****
9. The Quinton Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3***  $.99
10. The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (nccls/hc) 4***
11. Malta Exchange by Steve Berry (nccls/hc) 4****
12. Directed Verdict by Randy Singer (nook) 3.5***

August

1. Nowhere to Hide by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** $.99
2. Crazy Love You  by Lisa Unger (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
4. Encore Murder by Marian Babson (hc) 1*
5. Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/digital) 4****
6. Vintage Teachup Club by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****
7. The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (nccls/pb) 2**
8. Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax (nccls/pb) 3***
9. The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah (nccls/hc) 4****
10. Silver Anniversary Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 2.5**
11. The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) $.99
12. The Seafront Tearoom by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****
13. Trumpet of Death by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc) 3.5***
14. Antiques Fruitcake by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb)  3***
15. Antiques St. Nicked by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb) 2.5**
16. The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) 2.5** $.99
17. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanocich (nccls/hc) 3.5***

September

1. Miss Dimple Disappears by Mignon Ballard (nccls/hc)  3***
2. Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 4****
3. The Dry by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 4****
4. Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith   (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Elinor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman  (nccls/pb) 4****
6. The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon  (nccls/hc) 3***
7. The Confessor by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3.5***
8. Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown (nccls/pb) 
9. The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan (nccls/) 4****
10. The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (nccls/hc) 4****
11. A Better Man by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. Consigned to Death by Jane Cleland (nccls/hc) 4****
13. Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle prime) 3***

October

1.  Rembering the Dead by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls) 4****
2. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. The Death of Amelia Marsh by MaryJo Dawson (kindle) 2.5**
4. Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Herman (kindle) DNF SA bk club  $1.99
5. Caramel Crush by Jenn MacKinlay (pb) 3***
6. Borderlands by  L. J. Ross (kindle) 4**** $2.99
7. Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot (kindle Prime) 3***
8. Murder and the Heir by Beth Byers (kindle Prime) 3***
9. Death a la Fenice by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3***
10. Give Murder a Hand by Beth Prentice (kindle) 2**

November 

1. Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor (kindle Prime) 4***
2. The Secret River by Kate Grenville  (kindle Prime) 3.5***
3. The Spirit Woman by Margaret Coel (nccls/ pb) 3.5***
4. The Memory of us by Camille De Maio (kindle Prime)  3***
5. Home Front by Kristin Hannah (nccls/ hc) 4****
6. Before We Were Yours by Lisa WIngate (nccls/hc) 4***
7. Force of Nature by Jane Harper (nccls/hc)  3.5***
8. Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower (nccls/ hc) 3***
9. Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc)  3.5***
10. Death on the Riviera by John Bude (nccls/pb) 2.5**
11. Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc)

December

1. Pack Up Your Troubles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles  (nccls/hc) 4****
2. The Last Nazi by Andrew Turpin (kindle Prime) 3.5***
3. The Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle Prime) 3***
4. Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry (nccls/hc) 3.5***
5. Daughters of the Lake by  Wendy Webb  (kindle Prime) 3.5***
6. The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal (kindle Prime) 4****
7. Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***
8. Indian Pipes by Cynthia Riggs on hold (nccls/hc) 3.5***
9. Red Mountain by Boo Walker  (kindle Prime) 4****
10. Town in a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood (nccls/pb) 3***
11. Broken Music by Marjorie Eccles (nccls/hc) 3***
12. Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**
13. Quietly in Their Sleep by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***
14. Red Mountain Rising by Boo Walker (nccls/pb) 4****
15.  (The) Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand  (nccls/hc) 4.5****
16. Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky 3.5***
17. The Birdwatcher by William Shaw (nccls/ hc) 4****
18. Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***
19. Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim (kindle Prime) 3.5***