7th Canadian Book Challenge Roundup (Part I)

Almost a month after the close of the 7th Canadian Book Challenge hosted by John Mutford at the Book Mine Set blog this post will list the books I read for the Challenge from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014:

1.) Stranglehold by Robert Rotenberg;

2.) The Third Riel Conspiracy by Stephen Legault;

3.) Diefenbaker for the Defence by Garrett Wilson and Kevin Wilson;

4.) The Shaman's Knife by Scott Young;

5.) The Gifted by Gail Bowen;

6.) How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny;

7.) Fire on Ice by Darrell Davis;

8.) Furies by D.L. Johnstone;

9.) A Cold White Sun by Vicki Delany;

10.) Frisky Business by Jill Edmondson;

11.) Open Secret by Deryn Collier;

12.) Kill All the Lawyers by William Deverell;

13.) Gold Web by Vicki Delany;

14.) Presto Variations by Lee Lamothe;

15.) Walls of a Mind by John Brooke;

16.) Miss Montreal by Howard Shrier;

17.) An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James; and,

18.) The Hero of Hopewell Hill by Barbara Martin.

Other years I have participated in the Challenge I barely fulfilled the Challenge to read 13 books by Canadians during the 12 months from Canada Day to Canada Day. With 18 for the 7th Challenge I expect I have reached my maximum. I doubt I will read as many during the 8th Challenge.

Out of the 18 books read during the 7th Challenge 4 were part of the shortlist for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. I have now finished the 5th book on the shortlist and next week will have a post discussing the shortlist and stating which one I liked the best.

My next post will examine the books I read for the 7th Canadian Book Challenge.