IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2024

OUR BOOKS FOR SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2024


The Keeper of Stars -Buck Turner - (Indiana)
The Keeper of The Stars series Book #1
Publication date: March 25, 2023
Who says you can’t rewrite the stars? 1962—Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question. Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie’s first love, Jack Bennett. It tells the story of a young man and woman who meet at the water’s edge and fall madly in love, only to have their romance cut short by forces beyond their control. Ellie quickly realizes this is no ordinary story; it’s their story. Captivated by Jack’s words, she immerses herself in the pages, reliving the adventures they shared that magical summer. To her astonishment, hidden among the tales of star-gazing and stolen kisses is a detail that has her questioning everything. Seeking answers, Ellie turns to her sister for help, but before they can get to the bottom of the mystery, news reaches them of their aunt’s death, sending Ellie back to the water’s edge with the hopes of finding the truth and rewriting the stars.


Ward D - Freida McFadden
Standalone
Publication Date: May 8, 2023
Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy’s worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D. And now she might never escape.


Stay Hidden - Paul Doiron - (Maine)
Mike Bowditch Series Book #9
Publication Date: June 4, 2019
A supposed hunting accident becomes a dangerously complicated murder investigation in Stay Hidden, the intricately plotted new thriller from Paul Doiron featuring Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch. A woman has been shot to death by a deer hunter on an island off the coast of Maine. To newly promoted Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch, the case seems open and shut. But as soon as he arrives on remote Maquoit Island he discovers mysteries piling up one on top of the other. The hunter now claims he didn’t fire the fatal shot, and the evidence proves he’s telling the truth. Bowditch begins to suspect the secretive community might be covering up the identity of whoever killed the woman, known as Ariel Evans. The controversial author was supposedly writing a book about the island's notorious hermit. So why are there no notes in her rented cottage? The biggest blow comes the next day when the weekly ferry arrives and off steps the dead woman herself. Ariel Evans is alive, well, and determined to solve her own “murder” even if it upsets Mike Bowditch’s investigation and makes them both targets of an elusive killer who will do anything to conceal his crimes.

Remember, Mystery /Suspense/Thriller books only, please. Thank you...have fun.
The Challenge
1. Read any of the above books or any books written by any of featured authors.
2. Read any book other than those above by any of these 3 featured artists.
3. Read a M&S book set in Indiana or Maine.
4. Read a M&S book that a character is an author or writes a story.
5. Read a M&S book that a character works in a hospital of some type.
6. Read a M&S book that someone disappears
7. Read a M&S book that a character is murdered by being shot.
8. Read a M&S book that a character reappears after being thought to be dead.
9. Read a M&S book that the authors first and last initials can be found in MIKE BOWDITCH.
10 Read a M&S book that was published in any month of the years of 2019 or 2023.

10/10 - Done 10/30
📕 - ★
Carol Has A Partner To Help Look For Cues (He works cheap)

📕1. Read any of the above books or any books written by any of featured authors.
Almost Midnight - Paul Doiron - 4.5★

👻2. Read any book other than those above by any of these 3 featured artists.
Ward D - Freida McFaden - 3★

👻3. Read a M&S book set in Indiana or Maine.
One Last Lie - Paul Dorion - 5★ (set in mostly in Maine)

👻4. Read a M&S book that a character is an author or writes a story.
The Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz - 4.5★

👻5. Read a M&S book that a character works in a hospital of some type.
Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell

👻6. Read a M&S book that someone disappears.
Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box 3.5★

👻7. Read a M&S book that a character is murdered by being shot.
No One Can Know- Kate Alice Marshall - 4★

📕 8. Read a M&S book that a character reappears after being thought to be dead.
The Last Thing She Told Me - Linda Green - 5★

📕 9. Read a M&S book that the authors first and last initials can be found in MIKEBOWDITCH.
The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah - 4.5★ (K &H)

📕10 Read a M&S book that was published in any month in the years 2019 or 2023.
My Darling Girl -Jennifer McMahon - 4 ★ (published 2023)

Onilyn's attempt

The Challenge
1. Read any of the above books or any books written by any of featured authors.

2. Read any book other than those above by any of these 3 featured artists.

3. Read a M&S book set in Indiana or Maine.

4. Read a M&S book that a character is an author or writes a story.

5. Read a M&S book that a character works in a hospital of some type.

6. Read a M&S book that someone disappears
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older - 4* (Jupiter & Io)

7. Read a M&S book that a character is murdered by being shot.

8. Read a M&S book that a character reappears after being thought to be dead.

9. Read a M&S book that the authors first and last initials can be found in MIKE BOWDITCH.

10 Read a M&S book that was published in any month of the years of 2019 or 2023.
The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian - 4* (California)

Dear Little Corpses - Nicola Upson 4★s (Main character is author Josephine Tey)
Maxwell’s Chain - M. J. Trow 5★s (Author’s first and last initials found in MIKE BOWDITCH)
A Mischief of Rats - Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 4.5★s (Published in 2023)
The Marriage Hearse - Kate Ellis 4.5★s (Character authors a play)