Books J's Read - 2010

1. 44 Scotland Street (44 Scotland Street, 1) - Alexander McCall Smith - 5 out of 5
   
2. A Charmed Death (Bewitching Mystery, 2) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
3. A Hoe Lot of Trouble (A Nina Quinn Mystery, 1) - Heather Webber - 3 out of 5
4. A Killer Workout (A Fat City Mystery, 2) - Kathryn Lilley - 3 out of 5
   
5. A Rose from the Dead (Flower Shop Mystery, 6) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
6. Arsenic and Old Paint (Annie Kincaid, 4) - Hailey Lind - 3.5 out of 5
   
7. A Toast to Murder (Wine Lover's Mystery, 6) - Michele Scott - 3 out of 5
8. A Vintage Murder (Wine Lover's Mystery, 4) - Michele Scott - 3 out of 5
9. A Wedding to Die For (Yellow Rose Mysteries, 2) - Leann Sweeney - 4 out of 5
   
10. A Witch in Time (Bewitching Mystery, 6) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
11. Acts of Violets (Flower Shop Mystery, 5) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
12. Armed and Glamorous (Crime of Fashion, 6) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
13. Bed Rest - Sarah Bilston - 4 out of 5
14. Better Off Wed (Annabelle Archer Mystery, 1) - Laura Durham - 3.5 out of 5
    
15. Bookmarked for Death (Booktown Mystery, 2) - Lorna Barrett - 4 out of 5
16. Bookplate Special (Booktown Mystery, 3) - Lorna Barrett - 4 out of 5
    
17. Bride and Doom (Carnegie Kincaid, 6) - Deborah Donnelly - 3.5 out of 5
18. Brush with Death (Annie Kincaid Mystery, 3) - Hailey Lind - 4 out of 5
    
19. Catch As Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 10) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
20. Catering to Nobody (Goldy Schulz Catering, 1) Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
21. Cat On the Scent (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 7) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
22. Cat's Eyewitness (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 13) - Rita Mae Brown - 3 out of 5
23. Chapter & Hearse (Booktown Mystery, 4) - Lorna Barrett - 3 out of 5
    
24. Chopping Spree (Goldy Schulz Catering, 11) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
25. Class Mothers - Katherine Stewart - 3 out of 5
    
26. Claws and Effect (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 9) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
27. Clubbed to Death (Dead-End Job, 7) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
    
28. Cooking Up Murder (Cooking Class Mysteries, 1) - Miranda Bliss - 3.5 out of 5
29. Corked By Cabernet (Wine Lover's Mystery, 5) - Michele Scot - 3 out of 5
30. Crossing the Lion (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 9) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
    
31. Damsel Under Stress (Katie Chandler, 3) - Shanna Swedsen - 4 out of 5
32. Dark Tort (Goldy Schulz Catering, 13) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
33. Dead Air (A Talk Radio Mystery, 1) - Mary Kennedy - 3.5 out of 5
34. Dead Canaries Don't Sing (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 1) - Cynthia Baxter - 4 out of 5
    
35. Dead Giveaway (Yellow Rose Mysteries, 3) - Leann Sweeney - 3.5 out of 5
    
36. Dead Men Don't Get the Munchies (Cooking Class Mysteries, 3) - Miranda Bliss - 3.5 out of 5
37. Dearly Depotted (Flower Shop Mystery, 3) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
38. Death By Panty Hose (Jaine Austen Mystery, 6) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
39. Death of a Trophy Wife (Jaine Austen Mystery, 9) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
40. Death Takes a Honeymoon (Carnegie Kincaid, 4) - Deborah Donnelly - 3.5 out of 5
    
41. Death Takes the Cake (Della Cooks Mystery, 2) - Melinda Wells - 4 out of 5
42. Decaffeinated Corpse (Coffeehouse Mystery, 5) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
43. Designer Knockoff (Crime of Fashion, 2) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
44. Died to Match (Carnegie Kincaid, 2) - Deborah Donnelly - 3 out of 5
    
45. Digging Up Trouble (A Nina Quinn Mystery, 3) - Heather Webber - 3 out of 5
46. Dirty Rotten Tendrils (Flower Shop Mystery, 10) - Kate Collins - 3.5 out of 5
    
47. Don't Hex With Texas (Katie Chandler, 4) - Shanna Swedsen - 4 out of 5
48. Double Dog Dare (Kendra Ballantyne, 6) - Linda O. Johnston - 3 out of 5
49. Double Shot (Goldy Schulz Catering, 12) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
50. Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz Catering, 2) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
51. Dying for Dinner (Cooking Class Mysteries, 4) - Miranda Bliss - 3.5 out of 5
52. Dying to Be Thin (A Fat City Mystery, 1) - Kathryn Lilley - 3 out of 5
    
53. Dying to Call You (Dead-End Job, 3) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
    
54. Enchanted, Inc. (Katie Chandler, 1) - Shanna Swedsen - 4 out of 5
55. Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse Mystery, 7) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
56. Espresso Tales (44 Scotland Street, 2) - Alexander McCall Smith - 5 out of 5
    
57. Evil in Carnations (Flower Shop Mystery, 8) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
58. Fatally Flaky (Goldy Schulz Catering, 15) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
59. Family Affair - Caprice Crane - 3 out of 5
60. Feline Fatale (Kendra Ballantyne, 9) - Linda O. Johnston - 3 out of 5
    
61. Fine Feathered Death (Kendra Ballantyne, 3) - Linda O. Johnston - 4 out of 5
62. For Better or Hearse (Annabelle Archer Mystery, 2) - Laura Durham - 3.5 out of 5
    
63. French Pressed (Coffeehouse Mystery, 6) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
64. Fundraising the Dead (Museum Mystery, 1) - Sheila Connelly - 3 out of 5
65. Feint of Art (Annie Kincaid Mystery, 1) - Hailey Lind - 4 out of 5
    
66. Grave Apparel (Crime of Fashion, 5) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
67. Half-Price Homicide (Dead-End Job, 9) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
68. Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 4) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
    
69. Hex Marks the Spot (Bewitching Mystery, 3) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
70. Holiday Grind (Coffeehouse Mystery, 8) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
71. Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery, 1) - Kate Carlisle - 4 out of 5
72. Hostile Makeover (Crime of Fashion, 4) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
73. Howl Deadly (Kendra Ballantyne, 8) - Linda O. Johnston - 3.5 out of 5
74. How to Crash a Killer Bash (Party Planning Mystery, 1) - Penny Warner - 4 out of 5
75. How to Host a Killer Party (Party Planning Mystery, 2) - Penny Warner - 4 out of 5
    
76. Hunger Point - Jillian Medoff - 3.5 out of 5
77. If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile Mystery, 2) - Kate Carlisle - 3.5 out of 5
78. Killer Blonde (Jaine Austen Mystery, 3) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
79. Killer Cuts (Dead-End Job, 8) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
    
80. Killer Mousse (Della Cooks Mystery, 1) - Melinda Wells - 4 out of 5
81. Killer Pancake (Goldy Schulz Catering, 5) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
    
82. Killing Bridezilla (Jaine Austen Mystery, 7) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
83. Last Writes (Jaine Austen Mystery, 2) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
84. Latte Trouble (Coffehouse Mystery, 3) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
85. Lead a Horse to Murder (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 3) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
86. Love Over Scotland (44 Scotland Street, 3) - Alexander McCall Smith - 5 out of 5
    
87. Love You To Death - Melissa Senate - 3 out of 5
88. Makeovers Can Be Murder (A Fat City Mystery, 3) - Kathryn Lilley - 3 out of 5
    
89. May the Best Man Die (Carnegie Kincaid, 3) - Deborah Donnelly - 3 out of 5
    
90. Misery Loves Cabernet - Kim Gruenenfelder - 3 out of 5
91. Meow for Murder (Kendra Ballantyne, 4) - Linda O. Johnston - 3.5 out of 5
92. Monkey See, Monkey Die (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 7) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
    
93. Mum's the Word (Flower Shop Mystery, 1) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
94. Murder At Monticello (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 3) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
95. Murder Between the Covers (Dead-End Job, 2) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
    
96. Murder By the Glass (Wine Lover's Mystery, 2) - Michele Scott - 3 out of 5
97. Murder Had a Little Lamb (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 8) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
    
98. Murder Has A Sweet Tooth (Cooking Class Mysteries, 5) - Miranda Bliss - 3.5 out of 5
99. Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery, 1) - Lorna Barrett - 4 out of 5
    
100. Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery, 4) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
101. Murder On the Menu (Cooking Class Mysteries, 2) - Miranda Bliss - 3.5 out of 5
102. Murder on the Prowl (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 6) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
103. Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover's Mystery, 1) - Michele Scot - 3 out of 5
104. Murder Unleashed (Dead-End Job, 5) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
     
105. Murder, She Meowed (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 5) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
106. Murder with Reservations (Dead-End Job, 6) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
     
107. Never Say Sty (Kendra Ballantyne, 7) - Linda O. Johnston - 3 out of 5
     
108. Nothing to Fear but Ferrets (Kendra Ballantyne, 2) - Linda O. Johnston - 4 out of 5
     
109. No Rest of the Wiccan (Bewitching Mystery, 4) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
110. On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, 1) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
111. Once Upon Stilettos (Katie Chandler, 2) - Shanna Swedsen
112. Pawing Through the Past (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 8) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
113. Pay Dirt (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 4) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
114. Pick Your Poison (Yellow Rose Mysteries, 1) - Leann Sweeney - 3.5 out of 5
     
115. Prime Cut (Goldy Schulz Catering, 8) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
116. Pushing Up Bluebonnets (Yellow Rose Mysteries, 5) - Leann Sweeney - 3.5 out 5
     
117. Puss 'n Cahoot (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 15) - Rita Mae Brown - 3 out of 5
118. Putting on the Dog (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 2) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
     
119. Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes - 3 out of 5
120. Raiders of the Lost Corset (Crime of Fashion, 3) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
121. Rest in Pieces (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 2) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
122. Reel Murder (A Talk Radio Mystery, 2) - Mary Kennedy - 3 out of 5
     
123. Rich Again - Anna Maxted - 3 out of 5
124. Right from the Gecko (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 5) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
     
125. Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse Mystery, 9) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
     
126. Santa Clawed (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 17) - Rita Mae Brown - 3.5 out of 5
127. Shoes to Die For (Jaine Austen Mystery, 4) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
128. Shoot from the Lip (Yellow Rose Mysteries, 4) - Leann Sweeney - 3.5 out of 5
129. Shooting Gallery (Annie Kincaid Mystery, 2) - Hailey Lind - 4 out of 5
     
130. Shoots to Kill (Flower Shop Mystery, 7) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
131. Shop Till You Drop (Dead End Job, 1) - Elaine Viets - 3.5 out of 5
     
132. Silenced By Syrah (Wine Lover's Mystery, 3) - Michele Scot - 3 out of 5
133. Slay it with Flowers (Flower Shop Mystery, 2) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
134. Sleeping with Anemone (Flower Shop Mystery, 9) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
135. Snipped in the Bud (Flower Shop Mystery, 4) - Kate Collins - 3 out of 5
136. Sour Puss (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 14) - Rita Mae Brown - 3 out of 5
137. Sticks and Scones (Goldy Schulz Catering, 10) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
138. Sweet Revenge (Goldy Schulz Catering, 14) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
     
139. The Accidental Virgin - Valerie Frankel - 1 out of 5
140. The Cereal Murders (Goldy Schulz Catering, 3) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
     
141. The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund - Jill Kargman - 2 out of 5
142. The Fright of the Iguana (Kendra Ballantyne, 5) - 3.5 out of 5
     
143. The Girl's Guide to Witchcraft - Mindy L. Klasky - 3 out of 5
144. The Grilling Season (Goldy Schulz Catering, 7) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
145. The Hunt (Rachel Benjamin, 4) - Jennifer Sturman - 4 out of 5
     
146. The Jinx (Rachel Benjamin, 2) - Jennifer Sturman - 4 out of 5
147. The Key (Rachel Benjamin, 3) - Jennifer Sturman - 4 out of 5
     
148. The Killer Hair (Crime of Fashion, 1) - Ellen Byerrum - 3 out of 5
149. The Kitchen Witch - Annette Blair - 2 out of 5
150. The Last Suppers (Goldy Schulz Catering, 4) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
151. The Main Corpse (Goldy Schulz Catering, 6) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
152. The Pact (Rachel Benjamin, 1) - Jennifer Sturman - 4 out of 5
     
153. The PMS Murder (Jaine Austen Mystery, 5) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
154. The Proof is in the Pudding (Della Cooks Mystery, 3) - Melinda Wells - 4 out of 5
155. The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 16) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
156. The Tail of the Tip Off (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 11) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
157. The Ten Best Days of My Life - Adena Halpern - 4 out of 5
158. The Trouble with Magic (Bewitching Mystery, 1) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
159. The World According to Bertie (44 Scotland Street, 4) - Alexander McCall Smith - 5 out of 5
160. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (44 Scotland Street, 5) - Alexander McCall Smith - 5 out of 5
     
161. This Pen for Hire (Jaine Austen Mystery, 1) - Laura Levine - 4 out of 5
162. To Love and To Perish (Annabelle Archer Mystery, 3) - Laura Durham - 3 out of 5
     
163. Through the Grinder (Coffeehouse Mystery, 2) - Cleo Coyle - 3 out of 5
164. Tough Cookie (Goldy Schulz Catering, 9) - Diane Mott Davidson - 4 out of 5
     
165. Trophies - Heather Thomas - 4 out of 5
166. Trouble in Bloom (A Nina Quinn Mystery, 2) - Heather Webber - 3 out of 5
167. Trouble in Spades (A Nina Quinn Mystery, 4) - Heather Webber - 3 out of 5
168. Undead and Unappreciated (Queen Betsy, 3) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
169. Undead and Uneasy (Queen Betsy, 6) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
170. Undead and Unemployed (Queen Betsy, 2) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
171. Undead and Unfinished (Queen Betsy, 9) - MaryJanice Davidson - 4.5 out of 5
     
172. Undead and Unpopular (Queen Betsy, 5) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
173. Undead and Unreturnable (Queen Betsy, 4) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
174. Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, 1) - MaryJanice Davidson - 4 out of 5
175. Undead and Unwelcome (Queen Betsy, 8) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
176. Undead and Unworthy (Queen Betsy, 7) - MaryJanice Davidson - 3 out of 5
177. Veiled Threats (Carnegie Kincaid, 1) - Deborah Donnelly - 3 out of 5
     
178. Weeding out Trouble (A Nina Quinn Mystery, 5) - Heather Webber - 3 out of 5
179. Where There's a Witch (Bewitching Mystery, 5) - Madelyn Alt - 3 out of 5
180. Whisker of Evil (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 12) - Rita Mae Brown - 3 out of 5
181. Who's Kitten Who (Reigning Cats and Dogs, 6) - Cynthia Baxter - 3.5 out of 5
     
182. Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, 1) - Rita Mae Brown - 4 out of 5
183. You May Now Kill the Bride (Carnegie Kincaid, 5) - Deborah Donnelly - 3.5 out of 5