Cruisin' thru the Cozies 2022

Cruisin' thru the Cozies

Hosted By: Socrates' Book Review

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Active Dates: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

Summary of Rules/Details:
2 Different ways to participate
A) Read any cozy mystery of your choice.
B) Read 1 book from each of the sub-genres 

Level I'm attempting: 4B  Completed 7/28

Level 4 (Sleuth Extraordinaire)
A) Read 40 cozies of your choice 
B) Read 2 books in each sub-genres + 20 cozies your choice = 40 books

Sub-genre List:

• Culinary (food, restaurant, etc.)
1. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (Seaside Cafe #2) by Bree Baker
2. Brownies and Broomsticks (Magical Bakery #1) by Bailey Cates
• Animal (cat, dog, bird, etc.)  
1. Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft #1) by Juliet Blakwell
2. Some Like It Witchy (Wishcraft #5 )by Heather Blake
• Craft/Hobby (knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)  
1. The Secret, Book, & Scone Society (#1) by Ellery Adams
2.  The Whispered Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #2) by Ellery Adams
• Paranormal (Witches, vampires, etc.) 
1. The Good, The Bad, & The Witchy (Wishcraft #3) by Heather Blake
2. The Goodbye Witch (Wishcraft #4) by Heather Blake
• Based outside USA (anywhere but here) 
1. The Loch Ness Papers (Scottish Bookshop #4) by Paige Shelton 
2. The Stolen Letter (Scottish Bookshop #5) by Paige Shelton
• Career-based (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
1. Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries (Campers & Criminals #1) by Tonya Kappes 
   
2. Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things (Wedding Planner #1) by Rachelle J. Christensen
• Holiday (set during any holiday)
1. Forests, Fishing & Forgery (Campers & Criminals #3) by Tonya Kappes (Labor Day)
2. Christmas, Criminals & Campers (Campers & Criminals #4) by Tonya Kappes
• Travel (on a cruise, touring other areas, etc.) 
1. The Heist (Fox & O'Hare #1) by Janet Evanovich
2. The Chase (Fox & O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich
• Historical Mystery (any that are not set in the present)
1. The Grave's A Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce #9)
2. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (Darling Dahlias #1) by Susan Wittig Albert
• Your Choice (freebie!)
1. Darker Than Any Shadow (Tai Randolph #2) by Tina Whittle
2. The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin #1) by Boris Akunin

My Choice Books (or extra books):

1. Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts (Campers & Criminals #2) by Tonya Kappes
2. Deadly Editions (Scottish Bookshop #6) by Paige Shelton
3. Body Movers (Body Movers #1) by Stephanie Bond
4. 2 Bodies For the Price Of 1 (Body Movers #2) by Stephanie Bond
5. Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder (Campers & Criminals #5) by Tonya Kappes
6. Veils and Vengeance (Wedding Planner #2) by Rachelle J. Christensen
7. Mothers Day Mayhem (Tourist Trap #6.5) by Lynn Cahoon
8. The Job (Fox & O'Hare #3) by Janet Evanovich
9. The Christie Curse ( Book Collector #1) by Victoria Abbott
10. Tide and Punishment (Seaside Cafe #3) by Bree Baker
11. Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers (Campers & Criminals #5) by Tonya Kappes
12. Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase #1) by Gigi Pandian
13. Murder is Binding (Booktown #1) by Lorna Barrett
14. The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) by Alan Bradley
15. To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type #1) by Paige Shelton
16. Bookman Dead Style (Dangerous Type #2) by Paige Shelton
17. Needled To Death (Knitting Mystery #2) by Maggie Sefton
18. Party Crashers (Body Movers #0.5) by Stephanie Bond
19. If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovations #1) by Juliet Blackwell
20. Comic Sans Murder (Dangerous Type #3) by Paige Shelton
21. A Deadly Yarn (Knitting Mystery #3) by Maggie Sefton
22. Dead Bolt (Haunted Home Renovations #2) by Juliet Blackwell
23. At The Drop Of A Hat (Hat Shop #3) by Jenn McKinlay
24. Copy Cap Murder (Hat Shop #4) by Jenn McKinlay
25. Assaulted Caramel (Amish Candy Shop #1) by Amanda Flower
26. Proposals and Poison (Wedding Planner #3) by Rachell J. Christensen
27. The Dream (Hercule Poirot ss #38) by Agatha Christie
28. Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Hercule Poirot ss #51) by Agatha Christie
29. The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot #12) by Agatha Christie
30. The King of Clubs (Hercule Poirot ss #16) by Agatha Christie
31. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (Hercule Poirot ss #22) by Agatha Christie
32. Gone With The Witch (Wishcraft #6) by Heather Blake
33. Pies and Prejudice (Charmed Pie Shoppe #1) by Ellery Adams
34. A Killer Stitch (Knitting Mystery #4) by Maggie Sefton
35. Elementary, She Read (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #1) by Vicki Delany
36. An Occupied Grave (Brock & Poole #1) by A.G. Barnett
37. Dyer Consequences (Knitting #5) by Maggie Sefton
38. You Bet Your Life (Toby Peters #3) by Stuart M. Kaminsky
39. The Witch and the Dead (Wishcraft #7) by Heather Blake
40. Grave Sight (Harper Connelly #1) by Charlaine Harris
41. A Dark and Stormy Murder (Writer's Apprentice #1) by Julia Buckley
42. Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters #1) by Leighann Dobbs
43. Sprinkle With Murder (Cupcake Bakery #1) by Jenn McKinlay
44. Ghost of a Potion (Magic Potion #3) by Heather Blake
45. The Ghost and the Mystery Writer (Haunting Danielle #9) by Bobbi Holmes
46. The Ghost and the Muse (Haunting Danielle #10) by Bobbi Holmes
47. Working Stiff (Mattie Winston #1) by Annelise Ryan
48. The Sayers Swindle (Book Collector #2) by Victoria Abbott
49. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) by M.C. Beaton
50. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2) by M.C. Beaton
51. A Deadly Brew (Tourist Trap #5.25) by Lynn Cahoon
52. A Plus One For Murder (Friend For Hire #1) by Laura Bradford
53. For Whom The Book Tolls (Antique Bookshop #1) by Laura Gail Black
54. Be My Ghost (Haunted Haven #1) by Carol J. Perry
55. Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn #1) by Karen MacInerney
57. Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicide (Campers & Criminals #7) by Tonya Kappes
58. Assailants, Asphalt, & Alibis (Campers & Criminals #8) by Tonya Kappes
59. Peach Pies and Alibis (Charmed Pie Shoppe #2) by Ellery Adams
60. Agatha's First Case (Agatha Raisin #0.5) by M.C. Beaton
61. Christmas Cocoa Murder (Irish Village #3.5) by Carlene O'Connor
62. Christmas Cocoa and A Corpse (Country Store #6.5) by Maddie Day
63. Death By Hot Cocoa (Bookstore Cafe #7.5) by Alex Erickson
64. Chili Cauldron Curse (Kitchen Witch #0.5) by Lynn Cahoon