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While not required, many like to share their reading plans. This is the place to do so.

I'm not positive the best way to post these:

Dressed for Death - RID (R-I, I-B, D-E - Series R, Island, Double Letters)
Death Comes to Cambers - DIE (D-D, I-E, E-B, - "Death", Initials, Europe)
Fog of Doubt - SET (S-C, E-D, T-E - series #5, No "E", No "The")
An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew - THEN - (T-D, H-E, E-D, N-B - Translated, Highly Rated, 8+words, Not a Novel)
A Death in Vienna - GAL (G-B, A-B, L-C - No "G", Austria, 400+ pgs)
The Exiled - GENT (G-C, E-C, N-C, T-B - GR Author, "Ex", Nordic Noir, The Plus)
The Veiled One - LET - (L-B, E-C, T-B - LitMap Christie - pub'd 80s, born 30s)
Those Who Walk Away - WHY (W-C, H-C, Y-B - "Who", Begin H, Italy)
Washington Black - LET (L-D, E-B, T-B - Last, 2Es, Teens)
In Pale Battalions - TINY (T-C, I-C, N-E, Y-D - Thriller, "in", New to Me, Mystery)

And a spare, just in case:
Giovanni's Room - RAT (R-B, A-C, T-E - Ratings, Aug birth, Title char)

How it's looking so far..... I own half of these, so there is a chance to make a tiny (really tiny) dent in my tower of books!

Antic Hay
hey
h-c 'h' name
y-c 'y' name
e - d 'no E' titile

The Scarred Woman
den
n - c nordic noir
e - b 2 es
d- e 2 letters

Reflex (or other 1980s DF)
let
t -e no the
l - b lit map, christie
e -c pub in 80s

Emma: A Modern Retelling
rig
r - d a retelling
i - b island
g - b no letter g

When Will There Be Good News?
wry
r - e series 'r'
w - c 'when'
y - d mystery

Mr Hire's Engagement
set
s - b short
e - b born in europe
t - d translated

The Redeemer
rigs
r - b ratings
i - d no i
g - c GR author
s - c 6

The Hunger Games
sand
a - c born in Aug
d -c dystopia
n - e new
s -e sci-fi

The Hound of the Baskervilles
tag
a - e pub 1901
g - d Guardian list
t -c thriller

Agent Running in the Field
tilt
i - c in
t - b 2019
l - d most recent
t - b b. 1931

First set:

�� 1. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Square 2E - letter E - the word END contained in title or author
Square 11D - letter H - pub 2020 or 2021
Square 15E - letter L - MPG LGBT
Square 16E - letter E - novel with 8 or more named characters (checked preview)
Word = HEEL

�� 2. The Critical Path by D.J. Johnson
Square 4B - letter D - debut novel
Square 5E - letter I - author publishes with initials
Square 15D - letter L - author's last novel (it's his only book)
Word = LID

�� 3. The Other Elizabeth Taylor by Nicola Beauman
Square 6B - letter N - not a novel
Square 9B - letter I - set on an island (UK, approved)
Square 15C - letter L - page count over 400
Word = NIL

�� 4. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
Square 2B - letter E - author name has 3+ Es
Square 6E - letter N - new to you author
Square 11E - letter H - highly rated (rated 5* by Lisa)
Square 13E - letter T - title includes name of a character
Word = THEN

�� 5. The Valley of Bones by Anthony Powell
Square 4E - letter D - double letters in title or author name
Square 5D - letter I - author name has no letter I
Square 7D - letter G - Guardian 1000 list
Square 12C - letter S - series #4-7
Word = DIGS

�� 6. You Don't Know Me by David Klass (Lexile 970)
Square 1C - letter R - MPG Romance
Square 10E - letter T - title has no "the"
Square 14E - letter Y - title words "you, your, you're, yore"
Word = TRY

�� 7. Comeback by Dick Francis
Square 7B - letter G - author name has no G
Square 15B - letter L - literature map (Agatha Christie)
Square 16B - letter E - author born in Europe (UK)
Word = LEG

�� 8. Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Square 10C - letter T - MPG Thriller
Square 11C - letter H - author first or last name begins with H
Square 14D - letter Y - MPG Mystery
Word = THY

�� 9. The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante
Square 10D - letter T - translated
Square 11B - letter H - MPG Historical fiction
Square 14B - letter Y - setting Italy
Word = THY

�� 10. Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett
Square 3E - letter A - pub'd 1866-1913
Square 8D - letter W - wild card (I know it wouldn't have to be W, but it works)
Square 12B - letter S - page count 75-199
Word = WAS

Second set:

�� 1. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Square 1B - letter R - Ratings 10K plus
Square 4B - letter D - debut novel (his other books were non-fiction)
Square 14D - letter Y - MPG Mystery
Word = DRY

�� 2. Fright by George Hopley
Square 6E - letter N - new to you author
Square 14C - letter Y - one of author's names ends in Y
Square 16D - letter E - title has no E
Word = YEN

�� 3. Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller
Square 3D - letter A - MPG Adventure
Square 4E - letter D - double letters in author name
Square 7C - letter G - ŷ������ author
Word = GAD

�� 4. Policing South Wales Docks: An Illustrated History by Viv Head
Square 9B - letter I - set on an island (Great Britain)
Square 11C - letter H - author name begins with H
Square 12B - letter S - page count 75-199
Word = HIS

x. Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Square 5E - letter I - author publishes with initials
Square 10C - letter T - MPG Thriller
Square 11B - letter H - MPG Historical Fiction
Square 15C - letter L - over 400 pages
Word = HILT

x. The Wise Virgins by Leonard Woolf
Square 5D - letter I - author name has no I
Square 7B - letter G - author name has no G
Square 8B - letter W - author first or last name begins with W
Word = WIG

x. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Square 6D - letter N - title has a number
Square 8D - letter E - wild card
Square 8E - letter W - ŷ������ Choice Award
Square 11E - letter H - rated 5 stars by Joanna
Word = WHEN

x. The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective: Secrets and Lies in the Golden Age of Crime by Susannah Stapleton
Square 2D - letter E - 8+ word title
Square 5C - letter I - title word "in"
Square 6B - letter N - not a novel (non-fiction)
Square 10B - letter T - pub'd in the teens (2019)
Word = TINE
(gets non-fiction points)

x. Mother's Milk by Edward St. Aubyn
Square 10E - letter T - title has no "the"
Square 12C - letter S - series #4-7
Square 16E - letter E - novel has 8 or more named characters
Word = SET

x. A Dreadful Murder: The Mysterious Death of Caroline Luard
Square 2B - letter E - author name has 2+ Es
Square 4D - letter D - title word Death
Square 13E - letter T - title includes name of character
Word = TED

Thank you!
Now for some planning, (grinning and rubbing my hands in gleeful anticipation)
✔️#297 15.1 The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris
H E R D

✔️#298 15.2 Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras
H I L T

✔️ #299 15.3 Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
T H Y

✔️ #300 15.4 "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity by Beverly Daniel Tatum
N E W

✔️#301 15.5 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
N A I L

✔️ #302 15.6 Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
N E S T

✔️ #323 15.7 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Y E T

✔️ #330 15.8How Many Miles to Babylon? by Jennifer Johnston
H I T

✔️ #362 15.9The Suitcases by Anne Hall Whitt
W E T

✔️ #444 15.10Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand
D I G

Round 2
The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life by Deepak Chopra
E-b, E-d,I-b,I-d,N-b,G-b,G-c,I-c2, Y-e,

✔️ No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming of Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine by Rachel Pearson
E-b, D-e, I-d, N-b, N-e, G-b,I-b, T-b, T-e, E-e

✔️Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare
A-b, I-c, G-b, G-d, T-d, T-e, T-b, E-b

✔️ Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen
R-b, E-b, E-d, D-e, N-b, N-e, G-a, H-d, A-c, T-d,L-c, L-d

✔️ Excursion to Tindari by Andrea Camilleri
R-e, E-a, D-e, G-a, I-a, T-d, T-c, S-c, T-c, Y-a, Y-d

Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People by Jackson MacKenzie
E-b, D-e, N-b, G-b, T-b, T-e

✔️ Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
R-1d, I-5e, E-16b, L-15b

✔️ Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott
R-1c, A-2e, I-5d, T-10c, S-12b, Y-14c, Y-14d

✔️ Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery
E-a, A-d, D-e, I-d, G-c, W-c,T-b,N-b, N-e, T-e,Y-c

✔️ Washington's End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle by Jonathan Horn
E-2e, H-11c, N-6b, G-

✔️ The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them by David Richo
N-d, G-b, D-e, N-b, N-e, I-d2,

Death at Sea: Montalbano's Early Cases by Andrea Camilleri



Born in Ireland, Samuel Beckett, Sebastian Barry, John Boyne, Elizabeth Bowen, Emma Donoghue, Maria Edgeworth, Oliver Goldsmith, Jennifer Johnston, Morgan Llewelyn (1937), Colum McCann, John McGahern, Christina McKenna, Irish Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Jonathan Swift, Colm Toibin, William Trevor, Ethel Voynich,

�� Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
DIN-De Double trouble, Ic Title word "in", Ne New to you author

�� The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry
WHY-Wb Author's name begins with w, Hb Historical fiction, Yc Name ends in y

�� Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
GET-Gb Author's name without g, Eb Authors name with two e, Tc Thriller

Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett
TIN- Te Title has no "the", Id Author's name without i, Nb Not a novel

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
TEN- Td Translated, Eb Author born in Europe, Nc Nordic noir

The Dry by Jane Harper
HAT- He Highly rated, Ab Set in a country beginning with A, Tc Title plus one word

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
HIT- Hc Name begins with h, Ie Author's name with initials, Tb Pub in the teens (2013)

The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
GAL- Gd Guardian's list, Ac August birthday, Le LGBT

�� The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
HID- Hd Hot off the press 2020, Ib Born in India, Db Debut novel

When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
WRY- Wc When, Re Series, Yd Mystery

My list:

From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell
Square 13B - letter T - author born 1930
Square 5D - letter I - no letter I in author name
Square 2E - letter E - END in author last name
Word = TIE

Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
Square 4D - letter D - title word: death
Sqaure 5E - letter I - author name uses 2 initials
Square 7B - letter G - author name has no G
Word = DIG

A Little Yellow Dog by Walter Mosley
Square 12C - letter S - series #5
Square 10E - letter T - title has no "the"
Square 14C - letter Y - author name ends in Y
Word = STY

Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison
Square 11B - letter H - MPG: Historical Fiction
Square 10D - letter I - title word rhymes with "I" (sky)
Square 4E - letter D - author name has consecutive double letters (RR)
Word = HID

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
Square 7C - letter G - GR Author
Square 16E - letter E - novel has 8+ characters
Square 10C - letter T - MPG: Thriller
Word = GET

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens
Square 1B - letter R - 10K+ ratings (10,582)
Square 3E - letter A - published 1870 (1866-1913)
Square 13E - letter T - title = name of character
Word = RAT

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Square 6E - letter N - new author to me
Square 9B - letter I -set on an island (Hawaii)
Square 15C - letter L -over 400 pages (405p)
Word = NIL

The Dry by Jane Harper
Square 13C - letter T - title = The +
Square 3B - letter A - set in an "A" country (Australia)
Square 4B- letter D - debut work
Word = TAD

Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
Square 15B - letter L - Lit map Edith Wharton
Square 16C - letter E - published in the 80s (1985)
Square 3C - letter A - author born in August (8/7)
Word = LEA

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
Square 10D - letter T - translated (original language: Polish)
Square 3D - letter A - MPG: Adventure
Square 6B - letter N - not a Novel (Short Stories)
Word = TAN

My current list:

Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb
DITS - death, no i in auth name, not "the" in title, sci fi

Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
RID - Romance, 2 initials, double trouble

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
LEG - Lit map - Mitchell, b. Europe, Guardian List

When Will There Be Good News? Kate Atkinson
WIG - when, island setting, good

The Gender Game by Bella Forrest
TED - teens (2016), END, Dystopia

Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
SATE - b. S. Am., b. August, char name in title, published 1980s

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
WITH - GR choice, Into, Thriller, Auth. H

Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
HER - pub 2020, 8+ named characters, Series R

Followers by Megan Angelo
GENE - GR auth, 2+e in auth name, New to me auth, Wild Card (E)

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
DRY - Debut, 10k+ ratings, Name ends in Y

Could replace either Wasp Factor or Good News:
The Black Book by Ian Rankin
SIG/SEG - Series #5, Island setting or Auth b. Europe, No G auth

My list

RET for Trust by Jana Aston
R - C - Romance
E - D - no "E" in title
T - B - published 2016

WIT for The Red Room by M.S. Morris
W - D - wild card - letter M
I - E - author published with initials
T - C - thriller

RED for Death and Her Devotion by Kendra Elliot
R - E - R in series title
E - E - "end" in name
D - D - death in title

GIN for The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
G - C - goodreads author
I -E - set in Ireland
N - E - new to me author

LET for The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg
L - C - 400+ pgs
E - B - born Europe - Sweden
T - D - translated

HIT for The Dry by Jane Harper
H - C - author name starts with H
I - D - no "I" in title
T - C - The "plus" one word

LED for The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
L - B - literature map - Agatha Christie
E - E - 8 or more characters
D - E - double letters in title

RAG for The Last Mile by David Baldacci
R - B - +10k rating
A -C - born August 5th
G - B - no "G" in author name

SEA for White Dog by Peter Temple
S - C - 4th is series
E - B - two or more "E's" in author name
A - B - Australia

HIT for Blue Bird by Trish Finnegan
H -D - published 2020
I - B - set on an island - UK
T - E - no "THE" in the title

1 �� HEELS for Intimations by Zadie Smith
H �� Pub 2020
E �� No E in title
E �� 8+ letter word in title
L �� Most recent book
S �� 97 pages

2 �� DRY for The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
D �� Consecutive letters Anniversary
R �� MPG: Romance
Y �� Name ends with Y

3 �� SYN for Your Madness Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon by Makuchi
S �� Wild card!
Y �� Your in title
N �� Not a novel (short stories)

4 �� WRY for My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
W �� Winner ŷ������ choice awards
R �� >10.000 ratings
Y �� MPG Mystery

5 �� DINT for Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
D �� Debut novel
I �� No letter I surname
N �� New to me author
T �� No The in title

6 �� DIGS for The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
D �� MPG Dystopia
I �� Set on island
G �� No G in name
S �� MPG Science Fiction

7 �� RENT for Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes
R �� Series name inc R (Vernon Subutex)
E �� >2 Es in name
N �� Number in title
T �� Translated from French

8 �� HEH for The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
H �� Highly rated
E �� Pub 1989
H �� MPG Historical fiction

9 �� TAW for Svik 1938 by Kjell Westö
T �� Published 2014
A �� Born 6th august
W �� Author name W

10 �� GEY for Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
G �� ŷ������ author
E �� Author born in Turkey
Y �� Set in Turkey

Current plans:

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
S - 12C 4th in series
H - 11E Rated 5 stars
I - 5C “In��
R - 1E Series name has R (Wayward Children)
T - 10E No “the��

The Haunting of Tram Car 015, by P. Djèlí Clark
G - 7B no “G�� in author name
E - 8D Wild card
N - 6D title has a number
T - 10B published in the teens
S - 12B page count 75-199

��Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
R - 1B 10K+ ratings
I - 5D no letter I in author name
G - 7C ŷ������ author
S - 12E MPG Sci Fi

Exit Strategy By Martha Wells
D - 4E Author double letters
E - 2C EX word
W - 8B Author last name W

Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States by Maya Schenwar
N - 6B Not a novel
E - 2D 8 word title
W - 8C - Who in title


��Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
T - 13E Title is the name of a character
H - 11D published 2020
E - 16B Author born in Europe

It Ends with Her by Brianna Labuskes
Y - 14D MPG mystery
E - 2E End in the title
N - 6E New to me author

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
G - 7D Guardian 1000
E - 16C Published ��80s (1782)
T - 10D Translated

Sin by Josephine Hart
H - 11C Author last name H
I - 9E Author born in Ireland
E - 2B Author name 2 Es

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
D - 4B Debut novel
I - 5E Author publishes under 2 initials
E - 16E 8 or more named characters

Here goes, from paper to computer:

1. ��Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
Square 8B - letter W - author last name begins with W
Square 2B - letter E - author name two or more Es
Square 4E - letter D - double trouble-consecutive letters in title
Word = WED

��Business as Usual by Jane Oliver
Square 6E - letter N - new to me author
Square 16E - letter E - more than 8 named characters (customers, co-workers, friends, family, relationships)
Square 10E - letter T - no "the" in title
Word = NET

��The Chosen by Chaim Potok Lexile 900
Square 4B - letter D - debut novel
Square 9C - letter I - instructor (father is a teacher)
Square 1B - letter R - 10K+ ratings
Square 13C - letter T - Title is The and one other word
Word = DIRT

��Rumpole at Christmas by John Mortimer
Square 15D - letter L - author's last book (according to Wikipedia bibliography; he died 2009, the year of publication)
Square 9B - letter I - island (England)
Square 6B - letter N - not a novel (short stories)
Square 13E - letter T - title has name of character
Word = LINT

��5. Death of a Novice by Cora Harrison
Square 4D - letter D - Death in title
Square 9E - letter I - set in and author born in Ireland
Square 12C - letter S - series #4 - 7
Square 11C - letter H - author last name begins with H
Word = DISH

��Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Square 1C - letter R - MPG Romance
Square 5D - letter I - no "I" in author name
Square 7D - letter G - Guardian 1000 (#3)
Word = RIG

��7. 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
Square 11E - letter H - highly rated (Tien)
Square 15B - letter L - literature map of Agatha Christie
Square 16B - letter E - born in Europe
Square 16D - letter E - title has no "e"
Word = HEEL

��9. Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan
Square 12B - letter S - page count 75-199
Square 5B - letter I - author born in India
Square 10 D - letter T - translated
Square 2E - letter E - "end" contained in word "friends"
Word = SITE

��8. When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
Square 8C - letter W - "when" in title
Square 16C - letter E - pub'd in the eighties (1983)
Square 13B - letter T - author born in the thirties (1935)
Word = WET

��10. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Square 1E - letter R - series has letter "R" (Three men)
Square 3D - letter A - MPG adventure
Square 6D - letter N - title has a number
Square 7B- letter G - no "g" in author's name
Word = RANG