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I seem to read a fair amount of books that are part of series, so I thought I'd give Leana's Series Challenges a try. First, she has the Series Catch-up Challenge. She plans on having give-aways as well--full details at link above.
I'm going to aim for 20 points. I may do more than that, but will be able to claim the challenge finished for my 2023 tally if I complete 20.
HOW IT WORKS
📚 ANY book that is part of a series, in any format, counts
📚 +1 point if a book is a continuation of a series
📚 +3 points if a book is the latest volume of an incomplete series
📚 +5 points if a book is the final volume of a complete series
📚 +1 point if you REREAD a book in order to continue a series (i.e. you decide to reread Chain of Iron to refresh your memory before going in to Chain of Thorns)
📚 -1 point for a new series you start in 2023 (if you then continue the series it earns points the same way as any pre-2023 series)
📚 ANY book that is part of a series, in any format, counts
📚 +1 point if a book is a continuation of a series
📚 +3 points if a book is the latest volume of an incomplete series
📚 +5 points if a book is the final volume of a complete series
📚 +1 point if you REREAD a book in order to continue a series (i.e. you decide to reread Chain of Iron to refresh your memory before going in to Chain of Thorns)
📚 -1 point for a new series you start in 2023 (if you then continue the series it earns points the same way as any pre-2023 series)
1. The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson [Sir Henry Merrivale #2] (1/7/23) [+1]
2. Beauty Marks the Spot by Kelley Roos [Jeff & Halia Troy #8.1] (1/7/23) [+1]
3. The Dante Game by Jane Langton [Homer Kelly #8] (1/13/23) [+1]
4. Swing Low, Swing Death by R. T. Campbell [Professor Stubbs #8] (1/17/23) [+1]
5. The Crimson Clue by George Harmon Coxe [Kent Murdock #14] (1/30/23) [+1]
6. Madeline & the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans [Madeline #5] (1/30/23) [+1]
7. Wings Above the Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield [Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #3] (2/3/23) [+1]
8. Here Come the Dead by Robert Portner Koehler {Pecos Appleby #2] (2/5/23) [+1]
9. Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac [Insp. MacDonald #13] (2/19/23) [+1]
10. Heart of the Sun by Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski [ST: TOS #83] (2/19/23) [+1]
11. Phi Beta Murder by C. S. Challinor [Rex Graves #3] (2/20/23) [+1]
12. The Fear Sign by Margery Allingham [Albert Campion #5] (2/22/23) [+1]
13. It Walks by Night by John Dickson Carr [Henri Bencolin #1--have read others] (2/24/23) [+1]
14. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie [Miss Marple #3] (2/28/23) [+1]
15. The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie [Miss Marple #4] (3/1/23) [+1]
16. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie [Supt. Battle #5--last of the Battle books] (3/5/23) [+5]
[20 points total--Commitment met! Still Reading]
17. The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin [Major Heathcliff Lennox #2] (3/7/23) [+1]
19. Sidney Chambers & the Perils of the Night by James Runcie [Sidney Chambers #2] (3/11/23) [+1]
20. A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie [Miss Marple #5] (3/17/23) [+1]
21. Bony & the Kelly Gang by Arthur W. Upfield [Inspector Bonaparte #25] (3/23/23) [+1]
22. Gone West by Carola Dunn [Daisy Dalrymple #20] (4/6/23) [+1]
23. Fatal Enquiry by Will Thomas [Barker & Llewelyn #6] (4/9/23) [+1]
24. Danger at the Drawbridge by Mildred A. Wirt [Penny Parker #3] (4/10/23) [+1]
25. Nine--And Death Makes Ten by Carter Dickson [Sir Henry Merrivale #11] (4/11/23) [+1]
26. And So to Murder by Carter Dickson [Sir Henry Merrivale #10] (4/12/23) [+1]
[30 points]
27. Death Demands an Audience by Helen Reilly [Inspector McKee #9] (4/17/23) [+1]
28. Silent Witness by Margaret Yorke [Patrick Grant #2] (4/22/23) [+1]
29. Death Turns the Tables by John Dickson Carr [Dr. Fell #14[ (5/9/22) [+1]
30. The Four False Weapons by John Dickson Carr [Henri Bencolin #5--last of series] (5/12/23) [+5]
31. The Beauty Queen Killer by John Creasey [Inspector West #16] (5/14/23) [+1]
32. Murder in Burgundy by Audrey Peterson [Jane Winfield #3] (5/17/23) [+1]
[40 points]
33. Blackstone Fell by Martin Edwards [Rachel Savernake #3] (5/23/23) [+1]
34. Murder & Blueberry Pie by Frances & Richard Lockridge [Lt. Nathan Shapiro #2] (5/25/23) [+1]
35. Murder Is Suggested by Frances & Richard Lockridge [Mr. & Mrs. North #23] (6/1/23) [+1]
36. The Curriculum Murders by Marlis Day [Margo Brown #3] (6/6/23) [+1]
37. Murder Is Pathological by P. M. Carlson [Maggie Ryan & Nick O'Connor #3] (6/8/23) [+1]
38. And Be a Villain by Rex Stout [Nero Wolfe #13] (6/9/23) [+1]
39. Murder, London--New York by John Creasey [Inspector West #23] (6/22/23) [+1]
40. Inspector West Kicks Off by John Creasey [Inspector West #8] (6/23/23) [+1]
41. The Figure in the Dusk by John Creasey [Inspector West #12] (7/2/23) [+1]
42. The Birthday Murder by Lange Lewis [Lt. Tuck #4] (7/3/23) [+1]
[50 points]
43. Who Cries for the Lost by C. S. Harris [Sebastian St. Cyr #18] (7/4/23) [+3]
44. The Final Appointment by Marcia Blair [Zebra Mystery Puzzler #17] (7/16/23) [+1]
45. The Body in the Cast by Katherine Hall Page [Faith Fairchild #5] (8/1/23) [+1]
46. Ashes to Ashes by Emma Lathen [John Thatcher #12] (8/3/23) [+1]
47. The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Professor Challenger #1] (8/9/23) [+1]
48. The Alarm of the Black Cat by D.B. Olsen/Dolores Hitchens [Miss Murdock #2] (8/14/23) [+1]
49. Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier [Lucy Stone #9] (8/27/23) [+1]
50. Beverly Gray on a Treasure Hunt by Clair Blank [Beverly Gray #8] (8/31/23) [+1]
[60 points]
51. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie [Colonel Race #4] (8/31/23) [+5]
52. The Case Against Paul Raeburn by John Creasey [Inspector West #7] (9/1/23) [+1]
53. The Covenant of the Crown by Howard Weinstein [ST:TOS #4] (9/12/23) [+1]
54. Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie [Hercule Poirot #36] (9/16/23) [+1]
55. Who Is Simon Warwick? by Patricia Moyes [Inspector Tibbett #14] (9/22/23) [+1]
56. Nemesis by Agatha Christie [Miss Marple #12] (9/23/23] [+1]
[70 points]
57. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman [Thursday Club Murders #3] (9/28/23) [+1]
58. Murder on the Purple Water by Frances Crane [Pat & Jean Abbott #10] (10/8/23) [+1]
59. While the Clock Ticked by Franklin W. Dixon [Hardy Boys #11] (10/9/23) [+1]
60. Hopjoy Was Here by Colin Watson [Flaxborough Chronicles #3] (10/17/23) [+1]
61. The Will of the Tribe by Arthur W. Upfield [Inspector Bonaparte #27] (10/21/23) [+1]
62. Body Blow by Kenneth Hopkins [Dr. Blow & Prof. Manciple #3] (10/22/23) [+1]
63. The Quest of the Missing Map by Carolyn Keene [Nancy Drew #19] (12/22/23) [+1]
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