Literary Escape Challenge 2022

 


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

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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


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