Literary Escape Challenge 2022

 

Literary Escapes Challenge
Hosted By: Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Official Challenge Page
#LiteraryEscapes

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2022

Summary of Rules:
Try to read 1 book that is set in each of the 50 USA states + District of Columbia (51 points). If I complete the challenge, I earn a bonus 50 points.  Other bonus points are given for each country around the world.  Only 1 point per state/country can be earned.  If a book goes from one state to another, use the state that the majority of the book is located in. Any genre, or format can be used.

MY GOAL: 
26 States + 4 Countries  

PROGRESS: 
33 States + 9 Countries  Goal Completed

States: (not read yet/suggestions)

• Alabama ~ 
• The Darling Dahlias & The Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert
• I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
• Ghost of a Potion (Magic Potion #3) by Heather Blake 
• Alaska ~ 
• I Know You Remember by Jennifer Donaldson
• Arizona ~ 
• Sprinkle With Murder (Cupcake Bakery #1) by Jenn McKinlay
• Arkansas ~ 
• Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris 
• California ~ 
• Fake Plastic Girl by Zara Lisbon
• Bayview High series #1-2 by Karen M. McManus
• Tourist Trap series #5.25 and 6.5 by Lynn Cahoon
• Please Don't Tell by Elizabeth Adler
• Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
• Blue on Black by Michael Connely
• Witchcraft Mystery series #1 by Juliet Blackwell
• Under Lock and Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian
• Toby Peters series #1-2 by Stuart M. Kaminsky
• Haunted Home Renovations series #1-2 by Juliet Blackwell
• Colorado ~ 
• Knitting Mystery series #2-4 by Maggie Sefton
  
• Connecticut ~ 
• Girl At The Grave by Teri Bailey Black
• A Stranger Is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark
• Delaware ~ 
• Girl, Forgotten by Andrea Oliver
• District of Columbia ~ 
• Camel Club series by David Baldacci
• Florida ~ 
• Be My Ghost by Carol J. Perry
• Georgia ~ 
• Darker Than Any Shadow by Tina Whittle
• Body Movers series #0.5-2 by Stephanie Bond
• False Witness by Karin Slaughter
• Brownies and Broomsticks (Magical Bakery #1) by Bailey Cates
• Will Trent series #1-3 by Karin Slaughter
• Charmed Pie Shoppe series #1-2 by Ellery Adams
• Honest June by Tina Wells
• Hawaii ~ 
• Veils and Vengeance by Rachelle J. Christensen
• Idaho ~ 
• Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen
• The Utterly Uninteresting Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Accountant by Drew Hayes
• Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon
• Illinois ~ 
• You Bet Your Life by Stuart M. Kaminsky
• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
• Indiana ~ 
• A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckly 
• Country Store Mystery series #6.5 by Maddie Day
• Iowa ~ 
• Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
• Kansas ~ 
• The Escape (John Puller #3) by David Baldacci
• Kentucky ~ 
• Campers & Criminals series #1-8 by Tonya Kappes
• Cleaning the Gold (Will Trent #8.5) by Karin Slaughter
• Louisiana ~ 
• A Flicker In The Dark by Stacy Willingham
• The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart
• Maine ~ 
• Dead Wrong (Blackmoore Sisters #1) by Leighann Dobbs
• Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn #1) by Karen MacInerney
• Maryland ~ 
• Homicide: A Year On The True Story by David Simon
• Massachusetts ~ 
• The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
• Wishcraft series #3-7 by Heather Blake
• Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series #1 by Vicki Delany
• Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts by Kate Racculia
• The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson
• When All The Girls Are Sleeping by Emily Arsenault
• Michigan ~ 
• Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop (Beacon Bakeshop series #1) by Darci Hannah
• Minnesota ~ 
• Fudge Cupcake Murder (Cookie Jar series #5) by Joanne Fluke
• Mississippi ~ 
• Dark Of The Moon (Louis Kincaid series #1) by P.J. Parrish
• Missouri ~ 
• Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
• A Case of Two Cities by Qiu Xiaolong
• Montana ~ 
• The Royal Wulff Murders (Sean Stranahan #1) by Keith McCafferty
• Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 
• Nebraska ~ 
• Fire Storm by Nancy Mehl
• Nevada ~ 
• The Scam by Janet Evanovich
• An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
• New Hampshire ~ 
• Murder Is Binding (Booktown Mystery #1) by Lorna Barrett
• New Jersey ~ 
• I've Got My Eyes On You by Mary Higgins Clark
• New Mexico ~ 
• The Far Cry by Fredric Brown
• New York ~ 
• The Book Collector series #1-2 by Victoria Abbott
• The Topless Tulip Caper by Lawrence Block
• The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
• The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
• Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
• North Carolina ~ 
• Seaside Cafe series #2-3 by Bree Baker
• Secret, Book, & Scone Society series #1-2 by Ellery Adams
• For Whom The Book Tolls (Antique Bookshop #1) by Laura Gail Black 
• North Dakota ~ 
• The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
• Ohio ~ 
• Amish Candy Shop series #1 by Amanda Flower
• Bookstore Cafe Mystery series #7.5 by Alex Erickson
• A Brilliant Death by Robin Yocum
• Oklahoma ~ 
• Buried In Time (Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys)
• Oregon ~ 
• The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
• Haunting Danielle series #9-10 by Bobbi Holmes
• Pennsylvania ~ 
• Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards
• Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland
• Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest
• Rhode Island ~ 
• Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft
• South Carolina ~ 
• The House on Tradd Street series by Karen White
• South Dakota ~ 
• The Killing Season (Carter Blake series) by Mason Cross
• Dearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood series) by Ann Charles
• Funeral Food (Tory Bauer series) by Kathleen Taylor
• Tennessee ~ 
• Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lector #2) by Thomas Harris
• Texas ~ 
• Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson
• Utah ~ 
• Dangerous Type Mystery series #1-3 by Paige Shelton
• Vermont ~ 
• Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
• Promise Not To Tell by Jennifer McMahon
• Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
• We Have Always Lived Here by Shirly Jackson
• Virginia ~ 
• Murder In The Reading Room by Ellery Adams
• Washington ~ 
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyers
• Victim Six by Gregg Olsen
• West Virginia ~ 
• Trial by Twelve (Murder in the Mountains series #1) by Heather Day Gilbert
• Wisconsin ~ 
• Working Stiff (Mattie Winston series #1) by Annelise Ryan
• Wyoming ~ 
• Dyer Consequences by Maggie Sefton (WY and CO)

Countries:

• United Kingdom

• Edinburgh, Scotland 
• Scottish Bookshop series #4-6 by Paige Shelton
• London, England 
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Hat Shop Mysteries series #3-4 by Jenn McKinlay
• Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie
• A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams
• A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
• Bishops Lacy, England 
•  Flavia de Luce series #9-10 by Alan Bradley
• Shetland Island, Scotland 
• Shetland Island series #1-3 by Ann Cleeves
• Crouch End, England 
• Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
• Somewhere in the UK
• Brock & Poole series #1 by A.G. Barnett
• Cotswolds
• Agatha Raisin series #1-3 by M.C. Beaton

• Italy

• Rome, Italy 
• Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

• Ireland

• Dublin, Ireland 
•  Dublin Murder Squad series #2-4 by Tana French
• Kilbane, Ireland
• Irish Village Mystery series #3.5 by Carlene O'Connor

• Russia

• Moscow 
• The Winter Queen by Borin Akinun

• Indonesia 

• The Heist by Janet Evanovich

• Turkey  
• Istanbul (Between Europe and Asia) 
• The Job by Janet Evanovich
• Belgium
• Find Me Gone by Sarah Meuleman
• China
• Shanghai 
• Inspector Chen series #2-5 by Qiu Xiaolong
• Canada
• Quebec
• A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Specific Place is Unidentified

• Appalachian Mountains
• These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant