Books Read in 2011

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December - 4

81. The Old Peabody Pew: A Christmas Romance of a Country Church

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

fiction, 1907

third book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

Kindle book, 49

finished, 12/22/11

80. Christmas Every Day and Other Stories

Told For Children

by William Dean Howells

juvenile fiction - short story collection, 1892

third children's book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

Kindle book, 48

finished, 12/20/11

79. The Christmas Village

by Melissa Ann Goodwin

juvenile fiction, 2011

library book

second children's book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

finished, 12/16/11

78. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

by Agatha Christie

mystery - short story collection, 1960

Kindle book, 47

finished, 12/15/11

November - 7

77. Penny Plain

by O. Douglas

fiction, 1920

Kindle book, 46

finished, 11/29/11

76. Children of Christmas

by Cynthia Rylant

juvenile fiction, 1987

first children's book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

finished, 11/27/11

75. Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

fiction, 2001

second reading

second book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

finished, 11/26/11

74. Winter in Thrush Green - second in the Thrush Green series

by Miss Read

fiction, 1961

second reading

first book for The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

finished, 11/21/11

73. Mrs. McGinty's Dead - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1952

Kindle book, 46

finished, 11/8/11

72. No Mark Upon Her - fourteenth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2011

finished, 11/6/11

71. Landed Gently - fourth in the George Gently series

by Alan Hunter

mystery, 1957

Kindle book, 45

finished, 11/1/11

October - 7

70. Death Among Friends (Dead and Buried, English title) - ninth in the Mrs. Malory series

by Hazel Holt

mystery, 1998

finished, 10/29/11

69. Three Witnesses - a Nero Wolfe mystery

by Rex Stout

mystery, 1956

Kindle book, 44

finished, 10/28/11

68. Murder Casts a Shadow - first Hawai'i mystery

by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

mystery, 2008

finished, 10/27/11

67. Gently Down The Stream - third in the George Gently series

by Alan Hunter

mystery, 1957

Kindle book, 43

finished, 10/19/11

66. Three-Act Tragedy - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1934

Kindle book, 42

finished, 10/11/11

65. Tom's Midnight Garden

by Philippa Pearce

juvenile fiction, 1958

second reading

second book for R.I.P. VI challenge

finished, 10/7/11

64. Dead Man's Folly - an Hercule Poirot mystery
by Agatha Christie
mystery, 1956
Kindle book, 41
first book for R.I.P. VI challenge
finished, 10/3/11

September - 5

63. Death by Gumbo - second in the Jake Russo series
by Phil Edwards
mystery, 2011
Kindle book, 40
tenth book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge
finished, 9/25/11

62. Murder in Mesopotamia - an Hercule Poirot mystery
by Agatha Christie
mystery, 1936
Kindle book, 39
finished, 9/17/11

61. Dumb Witness - an Hercule Poirot mystery
by Agatha Christie
mystery, 1937
Kindle book, 38
finished, 9/11/11

60. Through the Grinder - book 2 in the Coffeehouse series
by Cleo Coyle
mystery, 2004
Kindle book, 37
ninth book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge
finished, 9/4/11

59. The First Wave - book 2 in the Billy Boyle WW II series
by James R. Benn
mystery, 2007
Kindle book, 36
finished, 9/2/11

August - 6

58. Death and the Penguin

by Andrey Kurkov

translated by George Bird

fiction, 1996

Kindle book, 35

finished, 8/25/11

57. Cards on the Table - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1936

Kindle book, 34

finished 8/20/11

56. The Lake of Dreams

by Kim Edwards

fiction, 2011

library book

finished, 8/12/11

55. Retirement Can Be Murder - first in the Jake Russo series

by Phil Edwards

mystery, 2011

Kindle book, 33

finished, 8/11/11

54. The Arrivals

by Meg Mitchell Moore

fiction, 2011

Kindle book, 32

finished, 8/7/11

53. On What Grounds - first in the Coffeehouse series

by Cleo Coyle

mystery, 2003

Kindle book, 31

eighth book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 8/5/11

July - 5

52. Malice in the Highlands - first in the Erskine Powell series

by Graham Thomas

mystery, 1998

second reading

Kindle book, 30

finished, 7/31/11

51. Death in the Clouds - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1935

Kindle book, 29

finished, 7/24/11

50. Emily, Alone

by Stewart O'Nan

fiction, 2011

library book

finished, 7/19/11

49. The ABC Murders - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1936

Kindle book - 28

finished, 7/11/11

48. Gently by the Shore - second in the George Gently series

by Alan Hunter

mystery, 1956

Kindle book - 27

finished, 7/2/11

June - 3

47. Sunset's

Kitchen Cabinet Recipes

Volumes One - Three, 1944

seventh book for Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 6/30/11

46. An Old Captivity

by Nevil Shute

fiction, 1940

Kindle book - 26

finished, 6/9/11

45. Thrush Green - first in the Thrush Green series

by Miss Read

fiction, 1959

second reading

finished, 6/2/11

May - 7

44. Capable of Murder - first in the Belinda Lawrence series

by Brian Kavanagh

mystery, 2001

Kindle book - 25

finished, 5/27/11

43. Daughters-in-Law

by Joanna Trollope

fiction, 2011

Kindle book - 24

finished, 5/24/11

42. Gently Does It - first in the George Gently series

by Alan Hunter

mystery, 1955

Kindle book - 23

finished, 5/19/11

41. Necessary As Blood - thirteenth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2009

Kindle book - 22

finished, 5/13/11

40. Planting the Wild Garden

by Kathryn O. Galbraith

illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin

children's book, 2011

finished, 5/12/11

39. We'll Eat Again

A Collection of recipes from the war years selected by

Marguerite Patten

in association with The Imperial War Museum

nonfiction, 1985

sixth book for Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 5/10/11

38. Where Memories Lie - twelfth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2008

Kindle book - 21

finished, 5/6/11

April - 10

37. The Afternoon Tea Book

by Michael Smith

nonfiction, 1986

fifth book for Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 4/30/11

36. Water Like a Stone - eleventh in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2007

Kindle book - 20

finished, 4/30/11

35. Howards End is on the Landing

A year of reading from home

by Susan Hill

nonfiction, 2009

library book

finished, 4/23/11

34. In a Dark House - tenth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2004

Kindle book - 19

finished, 4/21/11

33. Now May You Weep - ninth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2003

Kindle book - 18

finished, 4/17/11

32. And Justice There Is None - eighth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2002

Kindle book -17

finished, 4/13/11

31. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

nonfiction, 2004

fourth book for the Dewey Decimal Challenge

finished, 4/9/11

30. A Finer End - seventh in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 2001

Kindle book - 16

finished, 4/7/11

29. Lord Edgware Dies (also known as Thirteen at Dinner) - thirteenth in the Hercule Poirot series

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1933

Kindle book - 15

finished, 4/4/11

28. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - twelfth in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

by Alexander McCall Smith

fiction, 2011

Kindle book - 14

finished, 4/1/11

March - 9

27. The Far Country

by Nevil Shute

fiction, 1952

Kindle book - 13

finished, 3/28/11

26. Kissed a Sad Goodbye - sixth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 1999

finished, 3/27/11

25. At Grandmother's Table

edited by Ellen Perry Berkeley

nonfiction, 2000

fourth book for Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 3/22/11

24. The Big Four - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1927

Kindle book - 12

finished, 3/22/11

23. Minding Frankie

by Maeve Binchy

fiction, 2010

seventh book for the Ireland Reading Challenge

Kindle book - 11

finished, 3/17/11

22. Bog Child

by Siobhan Dowd

young adult fiction, 2008 (published posthumously)

sixth book for the Ireland Reading Challenge

finished, 3/15/11

21. Poirot's Early Cases - Hercule Poirot short stories

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1974

Kindle book - 10

finished, 3/10/11

20. Blizzard!

by Jim Murphy

juvenile nonfiction, 2000

third book for the Dewey Decimal Challenge

finished, 3/9/11

19. Winterland

by Alan Glynn

fiction, 2009

fifth book for the Ireland Reading Challenge

finished, 3/7/11

February - 7

18. Heart and Soul

by Maeve Binchy

fiction, 2008

fourth book for Ireland Reading Challenge

finished, 2/28/11

17. Poirot Investigates - Hercule Poirot short stories

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1924

Kindle book - 9

finished, 2/28/11

16. Joie de Vivre

Simple French Style For Everyday Living

by Robert Arbor & Katherine Whiteside

nonfiction, 2003

third book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 2/20/11

15. Peril At End House - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1932

Kindle book - 8

finished, 2/18/11

14. Mrs. Malory And The Only Good Lawyer - eighth in the Mrs. Malory series

by Hazel Holt

mystery, 1997

finished, 2/8/11

13. The Mystery of the Blue Train - an Hercule Poirot mystery

by Agatha Christie

mystery, 1928

Kindle book - 7

finished, 2/3/11

12. Hypothermia (published in Iceland as Hardskafi) - eighth in the Inspector Erlendur series

by Arnaldur Indridason

translated by Victoria Cribb

mystery, 2007

finished, 2/3/11

January - 11

11. Whitethorn Woods

by Maeve Binchy

fiction, 2006

third book for Ireland Reading Challenge

Kindle book - 6

finished, 1/28/11

10. The Tapestry of Love

by Rosy Thornton

fiction, 2010

Kindle book - 5

finished, 1/25/11

9. One Special Summer

written and illustrated by Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier

nonfiction, written in 1951; published in 1974; this edition reprinted, 2006

second book for the Dewey Decimal Challenge

finished, 1/24/11

8. Lost Recipes

Meals To Share With Friends and Family

by Marion Cunningham

nonfiction, 2003

second book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 1/23/11

7. The Ingram Interview

by K. B. Dixon

fiction, 2011

finished, 1/23/11

6. Charleston : a Bloomsbury house & garden

by Quentin Bell & Virginia Nicholson

photographs by Alen MacWeeney

nonfiction, 1997

first book for the Dewey Decimal Challenge

finished, 1/20/11

5. Dreaming of the Bones - fifth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

by Deborah Crombie

mystery, 1997

Kindle book - 4

finished, 1/19/11

4. Nights of Rain and Stars

by Maeve Binchy

fiction, 2004

second reading

second book for Ireland Reading Challenge

Kindle book - 3

finished, 1/15/11

3. Something Fresh

by P.G. Wodehouse

fiction, 1915

Kindle book - 2

finished, 1/13/11

2. Consuming Passions

by Michael Lee West

A Food-Obsessed Life

nonfiction, 1999

first book for the Foodie's Reading Challenge

finished, 1/8/11

1. Quentins
by Maeve Binchy
fiction, 2002

second reading
first book for Ireland Reading Challenge
Kindle book - 1
finished, 1/4/11