Books Read in 2014

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December - 7

64. Death of a Swagman - book 9 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1946
Kindle
finished 12/29/14

63. Bushranger of the Skies - book 8 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1940
Kindle
finished 12/22/14

62. Spot's First Christmas
by Eric Hill
children's book 1983
finished 12/19/14

61. The Mystery of Swordfish Reef - book 7 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1939
Kindle
finished 12/18/14

60. The Bone is Pointed - book 6 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1938
Kindle
finished 12/11/14

59. Winds of Evil - book 5 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1937
Kindle
finished 12/4/14

58. Mr. Jelly's Business - book 4 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1937
Kindle
finished 12/1/14


November - 5

57. Wings Above the Diamantina - book 3 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1936
Kindle
finished 11/24/14

56. The Sands of Windee - book 2 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1931
Kindle
finished 11/17/14

55. Holiday Buzz - book 12 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series
by Cleo Coyle
mystery 2012
Kindle
finished 11/12/14

54. Mystery in White
by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
mystery 1937
Kindle
finished 11/9/14

53. The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe - book 15 in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction 2014
Kindle
finished 11/1/14

October - 7

52. The Barrakee Mystery - book 1 in the Inspector Bonaparte series
by Arthur Upfield
mystery 1928
Kindle
finished 10/30/14

51. The Tale of the Witch Doll - book 1 in the Penny Parker mysteries
by Mildred A. Wirt
young adult mystery 1939
Kindle
finished 10/25/14

50. Danger at the Drawbridge - book 3 in the Penny Parker mysteries
by Mildred A. Wirt
young adult mystery 1940
Kindle
finished 10/23/14

49. The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds - book 9 in the Isabel Dalhousie series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction 2012
Kindle
finished 10/18/14

48. The Perils of Morning Coffee - book 8.5 in the Isabel Dalhousie series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction novella 2011
Kindle
finished 10/13/14

47. The Forgotten Affairs of Youth - book 8 in the Isabel Dalhousie series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction 2011
Kindle
finished 10/12/14

46. The Charming Quirks of Others - book 7 in the Isabel Dalhousie series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction 2010
Kindle
finished 10/7/14

September - 3

45. The Singing Bone - book 5 in the Dr. Thorndyke series
by R. Austin Freeman
mystery short stories 1912
Kindle
finished 9/19/14

44. The Mystery of 31 New Inn - book 4 in the Dr. Thorndyke series
by R. Austin Freeman
mystery 1912
Kindle
finished 9/14/14

43. The Eye of Osiris - book 3 in the Dr. Thorndyke series
by R. Austin Freeman
mystery 1911
Kindle
finished 9/2/14

August - 2

42. John Thorndyke's Cases - book 2 in the Dr. Thorndyke series
by R. Austin Freeman
mystery short stories 1909
Kindle
finished 8/20/14

41. The Red Thumb Mark - book 1 in the Dr. Thorndyke series
by R. Austin Freeman
mystery 1907
Kindle
finished 8/15/14

July - 7

40. The Scent of Water
by Elizabeth Goudge
fiction 1963
Kindle
finished 7/27/14

39. Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
fiction 1872
finished 7/23/14

38. Sheep Out To Eat - book 4 in the Sheep series
by Nancy E. Shaw
Illustrated by Margot Apple
children's book 1992
finished 7/17/14

37. Marmalade's Nap - book 2 in the Marmalade series
by Cindy Wheeler
children's book 1983
finished 7/16/14

36. Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
middle grade fiction 2000
Kindle
finished 7/12/14

35. The Secret Lives of Litterbugs: and Other (True) Stories
by M.A.C. Farrant
nonfiction essays 2009
Kindle
finished 7/9/14

34. Work Song
by Ivan Doig
fiction 2010
library book
Kindle
finished 7/8/14

June - 4

33. The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
fiction 2003
library book
Kindle
finished 6/29/14

32. Kaaterskill Falls
by Allegra Goodman
fiction 1998
third reading
finished 6/22/14

31. The New House
by Lettice Cooper
fiction 1936
finished 6/16/14

30. Murder by Mocha - book 10 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series
by Cleo Coyle
mystery 2011
finished 6/6/14


May - 7

29. Roast Mortem - book 9 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series
by Cleo Coyle
mystery 2010
finished 5/29/14

28. News From Thrush Green - book 3 in the Thrush Green series
by Miss Read
fiction 1970
finished 5/25/14

27. Little Fur Family
by Margaret Wise Brown
children's book 1946
finished 5/19/14

26. Fifty Candles
by Earl Derr Biggers
mystery 1921
Kindle
finished 5/17/14

25. Border Angels - book 2 in the Inspector Celcius Day series
by Anthony Quinn
mystery 2013
Kindle
finished 5/14/14

24. Disappeared - book 1 in the Inspector Celcius Day series
by Anthony Quinn
mystery 2012
Kindle
second reading
finished 5/10/14

23. Summer Lightning
by PG Wodehouse
fiction 1929
Kindle
finished 5/6/14


April - 6

22. Blandings Castle and Elsewhere
by PG Wodehouse
short stories 1935
Kindle
finished 4/29/14

21. Nest
by Jorey Hurley
children's book 2014
finished 4/21/14

20. Leave It To Psmith
by PG Wodehouse
fiction 1923
Kindle
finished 4/21/14

19. Weeds Find a Way
Words by Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Pictures by Carolyn Fisher
children's book 2014
finished 4/10/14

18. The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig
fiction 2006
library book
Kindle
finished 4/8/14

17. Miracles on Maple Hill
by Virginia Sorenson
illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush
middle grade fiction 1956
library book
finished 4/6/14


March - 2

16. Deeds Not Words
by Katharine D'Souza
fiction 2013
Kindle
finished 3/27/14

15. Cold in the Earth - book 1 in the DI Marjory Fleming series
by Aline Templeton
mystery 2005
Kindle
finished 3/11/14


February - 6

14. The Violets of March
by Sarah Jio
fiction 2011
library book
Kindle
finished 2/28/14

13. Fancy Nancy
by Jane O'Connor; illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser
children's book 2006
library book
finished 2/24//14

12. Park Life
by Katharine D'Souza
fiction 2012
Kindle
finished 2/24/14

11. Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night - book 2 in the Grantchester Mystery series
by James Runcie
mystery 2013
Kindle
finished 2/18/14

10. Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death - book 1 in the Grantchester Mystery series
by James Runcie
mystery 2012
Kindle
finished 2/11/14

9. My Turquoise Years
by M.A.C. Farrant
nonfiction 2004
Kindle
finished 2/1/14


January - 8

8. The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie
short stories 1930
Kindle
finished 1/28/14

7. I'll Never Marry a Farmer
On Life, Learning & Vegetable Gardening
by Lois Hole
nonfiction 1998
finished 1/27/14

6. The Springs of Affection
Stories of Dublin
by Maeve Brennan
short stories (autobiographical and fictional)
published posthumously 1997 from two out-of-print collections:
Christmas Eve 1974 and In and Out of Never-Never Land 1969
Kindle
finished 1/22/14

5. Cold Poison - book 15 in the Hildegarde Withers series
by Stuart Palmer
mystery 1954
Kindle
finished 1/17/14

4. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon - book 14 in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction 2013
Kindle
finished 1/13/14

3. Last Night at the Lobster
by Stewart O'Nan
fiction 2007
library book
Kindle
finished 1/11/14

2. Mr. Lynch's Holiday
by Catherine O'Flynn
fiction 2013
Kindle
finished 1/8/14

1. The Lighthearted Quest - book 1 in the Julia Probyn series
by Ann Bridge
fiction 1956
Kindle
finished 1/5/14