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Title: Mystery VBB Round 17
Description: Starts 25th Dec order more or less same


giz-angel - December 25, 2007 08:13 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 29th Dec?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:

Books in for one round
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel)
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Do Us Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**The Attorney by Steve Martini (wss4)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Clear and Present Dangerby Tom Clancy (AlterEgoZoe)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson (wss4)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:


Cheesy, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

:pm: to la fromage by Giz

cheesygiraffe - December 26, 2007 05:09 AM (GMT)
I'm going to have to skip again. :sigh: Sorry nothing is catching my eye. :(

redhot-brat - December 26, 2007 05:07 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Cheesy Skips



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 29th Dec?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:

Books in for one round
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel)
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**The Attorney by Steve Martini (wss4)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Clear and Present Dangerby Tom Clancy (AlterEgoZoe)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson (wss4)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:


Ace, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

:pm: to Ace by Brat

AceofHearts - December 26, 2007 07:04 PM (GMT)
I will take

Ice Station (Luckaye ---> AceofHearts)

and put in

Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts)

:pm:

AlterEgoZoe - December 26, 2007 10:30 PM (GMT)
Take out:
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames)

Replace:
**Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy (AlterEgoZoe)

With:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell

wss4 - December 26, 2007 10:51 PM (GMT)
I wil take my turn and update later tonight.

wss4 - December 27, 2007 02:29 AM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Cheesy Skips

Ace takes out:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)

Ace puts in:
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts)

AEZ takes out/replaces:
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
**Clear and Present Dangerby Tom Clancy (AlterEgoZoe)

AEZ puts in:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)


wss4 takes out/replaces:
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
**The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson (wss4)
**The Attorney by Steve Martini (wss4)

wss4 puts in:
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)




1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4

5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)



cowgirl-up, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

luckaye - December 27, 2007 02:36 AM (GMT)
Cats is away until 6th January apparently :)

wss4 - December 27, 2007 03:18 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (luckaye @ Dec 26 2007, 10:36 PM)
Cats is away until 6th January apparently :)

:D Thanks Lucie. I have edited my post with the new away date.

cowgirl-up - December 27, 2007 02:35 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Cheesy Skips

Ace takes out:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)

Ace puts in:
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts)

AEZ takes out/replaces:
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
**Clear and Present Dangerby Tom Clancy (AlterEgoZoe)

AEZ puts in:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)


wss4 takes out/replaces:
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
**The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson (wss4)
**The Attorney by Steve Martini (wss4)

wss4 puts in:
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)

cowgirl-up skips this round




1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up

6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)



nursie, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

nursiegirl42 - December 27, 2007 04:19 PM (GMT)
OMG this is sooo exciting! Woooohooooo!

I will take out:

Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4-->nursie) I WANT THIS SOOOOOOO BAD!! LMAO! THANKS FOR PUTTING IT IN!

I will put in:

Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris(nursie)

Off to PM Noumena!

wss4 - December 27, 2007 04:24 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (nursiegirl42 @ Dec 27 2007, 12:19 PM)
OMG this is sooo exciting! Woooohooooo!

I will take out:

Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4-->nursie) I WANT THIS SOOOOOOO BAD!! LMAO! THANKS FOR PUTTING IT IN!

I will put in:

Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris(nursie)

Off to PM Noumena!

:lol: It not even a TBR as I have a second copy.

But :whip: shame on you. I need Grave Surprise and it will never make it around to me again. :P

wss4 - December 27, 2007 04:35 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Nursie takes out:
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)

and puts in:
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42

7. Noumena
8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)



Nou, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

shaunesay - December 27, 2007 04:56 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (nursiegirl42 @ Dec 27 2007, 10:19 AM)
OMG this is sooo exciting! Woooohooooo!

I will take out:

Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4-->nursie) I WANT THIS SOOOOOOO BAD!! LMAO! THANKS FOR PUTTING IT IN!

I will put in:

Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris(nursie)

Off to PM Noumena!

yeah, how did I know I'd have NO chance at that one! :rolleyes: :P :lol:

nursiegirl42 - December 27, 2007 05:17 PM (GMT)
Oops sorry Wendy.. guess I assumed you would already have read it.. please dont beat me! LOL


LOL Shaunie.. I have no clue! :whistle:

nursiegirl42 - December 27, 2007 05:18 PM (GMT)
OK I have a thought...


NO ONE TAKE GRAVE SURPRISE WENDY WANTS IT NEXT ROUND OR I WILL BE VERY VERY UPSET WITH YOU!!


LMAO

wss4 - December 27, 2007 06:07 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (nursiegirl42 @ Dec 27 2007, 01:18 PM)
OK I have a thought...


NO ONE TAKE GRAVE SURPRISE WENDY WANTS IT NEXT ROUND OR I WILL BE VERY VERY UPSET WITH YOU!!


LMAO

:rofl: :rofl: Yeah that is going to work. :lol:

noumena12 - December 27, 2007 08:36 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Nursie takes out:
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)

and puts in:
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)

Nou skips this round



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena

8. Ri
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)



Ri, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

shaunesay - December 27, 2007 11:44 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (nursiegirl42 @ Dec 27 2007, 11:18 AM)
OK I have a thought...


NO ONE TAKE GRAVE SURPRISE WENDY WANTS IT NEXT ROUND OR I WILL BE VERY VERY UPSET WITH YOU!!


LMAO

um, sorry, cause I want that one too! Not that it will still be there by my turn! :rolleyes:

redhot-brat - December 28, 2007 12:38 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (shaunesay @ Dec 27 2007, 06:44 PM)
QUOTE (nursiegirl42 @ Dec 27 2007, 11:18 AM)
OK I have a thought...


NO ONE TAKE GRAVE SURPRISE WENDY WANTS IT NEXT ROUND OR I WILL BE VERY VERY UPSET WITH YOU!!


LMAO

um, sorry, cause I want that one too! Not that it will still be there by my turn! :rolleyes:

LOL - Yup, Cause I want it too. :giggle:

Ri - December 28, 2007 02:57 AM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Nursie takes out:
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)

and puts in:
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)

Nou skips this round

Ri skips this round



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri

10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss
12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)



Sunny, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

Sunlightbub - December 29, 2007 09:01 AM (GMT)
Sorry all, skipping this round. I'll pm the next in line :)

missbagpuss - December 29, 2007 11:43 AM (GMT)
Nothing really grabs me this round either, so i'll just replace the one i need to:

Waiting by Frank Robinson replaced by
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George (2346781)

wss4 - December 29, 2007 04:03 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

Nou skips this round

Ri skips this round

Sunny skips this round

MissBP replaces:
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)

with:
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George(MissBagpuss)



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss

12. Meshe
13. redhot-brat
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George(MissBagpuss)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)



meshe, can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

elsi - December 31, 2007 02:14 PM (GMT)
Checking in ... I'm watching the plays, and see that it will be several days before it's my turn.

wss4 - December 31, 2007 04:04 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

MissBP replaces:
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)

with:
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George(MissBagpuss)

meshe bumped for no show



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss

13. redhot-brat
14. Ramson
15. rebeccaljames
16. Krin
17. Chronic
9. Catsalive (away 21st Dec - 6th Jan?)
18. Famfatale
19. Nikel27
20. Tribefan
21. Ladyjanet
22. Shaunesay
23. Danes
24. cestmoi
25. luckaye
26. Giz-angel
27. dancing-dog
28. sejent
29. Franci-Jo
30. Elsi
31. Bibliocrates
32. Geishabird
12. Meshe (bumped for no show)
33. DaughterofCokie (didn't make it last few rounds)
34. Suefitz (skip for the mo)




The Booklist: (let me know if you see any messed up linkies I need to tinker on)

Books New to the Box this round:
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie (AlterEgoZoe)
Bernie Rhodenbarr #3: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (wss4)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell (AlterEgoZoe)
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl)
Heyoka Blood by Hewitt Schlereth (TBR) (wss4)
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George(MissBagpuss)
Plain Murder (A Hana Shaner Mystery) by Roma Greth (AlterEgoZoe)

Books in for one round
*Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (cowgirl-up)
*Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Redhot-Brat)
*The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver (MissBagpuss)
*Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
*Counterstroke by Andrew Garve (dancing-dog)
*Dark Water by Sharon Sala (nikel27)
*The Evidence You Will Hear by Hamilton Jobson (catsalive)
*The Forgotten By Faye Kellerman (ladyjanet)
*Germline by Nelson Erlick TBR (luckaye)
*Hard Truth by Nevada Barr (elsi)
*The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Jessie Arnold #3: Sleeping Lady By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #4: Death Takes Passage By Sue Henry (TBR) (shaunesay)
*Jessie Arnold #11: Murder at Five Finger Light by Sue Henry (elsi)
*No Night Is Too Long by Barbara Vine (geishabird)
*Now You See Me by Tina Wainscott (TBR) (nikel27)
*Only Child by Jesse Osburn (Redhot-Brat)
*Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (geishabird)
*Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter (Redhot-Brat)
*The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter (wss4)
*The Serpent's Trail by Sue Henry (Famfatale)
*The Shadow of Venus by Judith Van Gieson (elsi)
*Tell No One by Harlan Coben (catsalive)
*Till Death Us Do Part:A True Murder Mystery by Vincent Bugliosi (Redhot-Brat)
*The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (geishabird)
*Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin (Giz-angel)
*Waxwork by Peter Lovesay (luckaye)
*Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown (Tribefan)



Books in for two rounds and to be replaced on your turn
**A Death in Tokyo by Guy Stanley (luckaye)
**Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan (elsi)
**By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass (TBR) (krin511)
**Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard (Famfatale)
**Danger in the Air by R.M. Jackson - this is a spiral bound ARC (Danes)
**Double Dealer by max Allan Collins (Famfatale)
**Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (rebeccaljames)
**In Silence by Erica Spindler (Nikel27)
**In The Cold by Lynn Erikson (Tribefan)
**The Longer the Thread by Emma Lathen (Famfatale)
**Malice Domestic #3 by Nancy Pickard (Ramson)
**Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, et al. (TBR) (krin511)
**Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Famfatale)
**Prancing Tiger by Philip Singerman (Danes)
**Sacrifice Bid by Susan Moody (luckaye)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)
**Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)
**The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (elsi)



Books in for THREE OR MORE rounds and to be replaced on your turn

****Borderline by Gerry Boyle (Suefitz)
****House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman (Suefitz)
****The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh (daughterofcokie) -- we need to check the status on this book before anyone takes it out of the box.
****Sphere by Michael Critchon (Suefitz)
******All That Glitters (Landry) by V.C. Andrews (Suefitz)
******Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Suefitz)
******The Client by John Grisham (Suefitz)
******E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (Suefitz)



Books out of Play:
Rounds 1-16

Moved to out of play thread

Round 17:
*Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (luckaye--> AceofHearts)
*Eleven on Top TBR by Janet Evanovich (rebeccaljames--> AlterEgoZoe)
*12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Giz-angel--> AlterEgoZoe)
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (AceofHearts--> wss4)
Harper Connelly #3: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (wss4--> nursiegirl)



redhot-brat , can you help to sort out the mystery?!!!!? :shrug: :lol: user posted image

redhot-brat - December 31, 2007 06:48 PM (GMT)
Thanks for the PM Wendy. I'm having a REALLY crappy day right now. I'll take a quick peek and be back a bit later with my move. Sorry , but my brain just isn't working quite right at the moment.

redhot-brat - December 31, 2007 07:16 PM (GMT)
ATTENTION: This box has been going now since June 2006, please take a look at the status of your books out of play owed to others, especially from the earlier rounds to make sure you've mailed them, or please provide an update to their status (ex. still TBR by 3/07, or to be mailed by 3/07, or mailed 2/15/07, 3/07 just as an example not a deadline :) ) SOME PLAYERS owe books from a YEAR ago - please update status!!!!!!!!!
BOOKS OUT OF PLAY LIST



Welcome to Round 17 of the Mystery Virtual Bookbox!


If you would like to join, just let us know, you will be added to the bottom of the list. This is an international book box so all players need to be prepared to send books internationally. Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible. Any updates with mailing go into the books out of play thread.

If you are already on the list, please check in and give any dates that you will be out during the course of play so we know to wait on you or not.

Let Shaunie or Giz know if you see anything amiss that they need to check on.

Turn time is 2 full days (unless we've had dates from the player)

If you have any books with 2 stars this time (**) you will need to replace them on your turn this round (but not until your turn, someone might still want them before it gets to you!). Thanks!

Please could you make sure there is a description of the book in the JE, so people know what the book is that you are offering.


Moves:

MissBP replaces:
**Waiting by Frank M Robinson (MissBagpuss)

with:
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George(MissBagpuss)

meshe bumped for no show

Brat Takes Out/Replaces
Harper Connelly #2:Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (nursiegirl---->Brat)
**The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin(Redhot-Brat)

Brat Puts In
Monday Mourningby Kathy Reichs (Redhot-Brat)
Red Harvestby Dashiell Hammet(Redhot-Brat)



1. Cheesy
2. Aceofhearts
3. AlterEgoZoe
4. wss4
5. cowgirl-up
6. Nursiegirl42
7. Noumena
8. Ri
10. Sunlightbub
11. MissBagpuss