There are specific rules and one of the differences in this challenge is that each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2013 or later.
I have many books that sit on my TBR piles for many years and I don't know why I don't read them or give up on them. Clearly I do want to read those books but other new, "shiny" books get bought and read.
So I join in on this challenge to make a small dent in that part of my TBR pile.
There is more explanation of the rules and procedures at the sign-up post at the blog. One thing to keep in mind is the list must be completed and the challenge joined by January 15th, 2014.
My 2014 TBR Pile Challenge List:
1. Lie in the Dark by Dan Fesperman (1999) Vlado Petric series, set in Sarajevo (October 2014)
2. Slicky Boys by Martin Limon (1997) George Sueño and Ernie Bascom series, set in Korea (December 2014)
3. The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill (2004) Dr. Siri Paiboun series, set in Laos (October 2014)
4. Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron (2003) Sarah Tucker / Zoe Boehm series (November 2014)
5. The Ghosts Of Belfast by Stuart Neville (2009) Jack Lennon series, set in Northern Ireland (December 2014)
6. Siren Of The Waters by Michael Genelin (2008) Jana Matinova series, set in Bratislava, Slovakia (October 2014)
7. The Malcontenta by Barry Maitland (1995) Kathy and Brock Mysteries (May 2014)
8. Loot by Aaron Elkins (1999) standalone, art-related mystery (August 2014)
9. Garden of Beasts by Jeffrey Deaver (2004) standalone, set in Berlin of 1936 (October 2014)
10. Death Is a Lonely Business (1985) by Ray Bradbury Elmo Crumley series (October 2014)
11. The Jasmine Trade (2001) by Denise Hamilton Eve Diamond series (November 2014)
12. Garnethill (1998) by Denise Mina Garnethill series (November 2014)
Alternates:
The Last Enemy (2007) by Grace Brophy Commissario Cenni Investigations, set in Italy
Diamond Solitaire (1992) by Peter Lovesey Peter Diamond series
