WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE? - SEPTEMBER 2021?

As of August 31st 16 people visited 37states 79 times. 13 people visited 21other countries of the world 63 times. Those Strange & Unusual places have been visited by 9 people 9 times. This gives us a grand total of 769 places visited. Let's see where September will take us. Bon Voyage!

Most Visited State: - California - 10 visits
Runners Up: - New York -8 visits, South Carolina - 5 visits
Most Visit Other Country: England - 29 visits
Runners Up: Australia - 6 visits, Scotland - 4 visits
Visits to Strange & Unusual Places: Parallel Worlds, an enchanted island, speaking with unworldly characters, Outer space, time traveling, in the middle of the ocean.

VISITS TO THE U.S.A.
Alaska
Arizona
California +16
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine +2
Maryland +1
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska +1
New Jersey +8
New York +9
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island +1
South Carolina +3
Tennessee
Texas+1
Vermont
Virginia +1
Washington D.C.
Wisconsin
Wyoming +2

75- 9/30

VISITS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
Algeria
Bosnia
Canada +2
Egypt
England +19
France +3
Germany
India
Ireland +2
Italy +1
Poland
Scotland +1

40-9/30

7-VISITING THOSE STRANGE & UNUSUAL PLACES
The Atlantic Ocean - The Stowaway - James S Murray
The northern countries of Thedas - Tevinter Nights - Patrick Weekes
Threadsong - In the middle ages messing around with the Black Death - The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death
The Most -John Kelly a hostile world transformed by the absence of men. Afterland - Lauren Beukes
Trotting around Middle Earth - The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two - J. R. R. Tolkien
Heather - Hanging out with Cyborgs - Exit Strategy - Martha Wells
Caroline - Hanging out with all kinds of strange creatures - Chain of Iron - Cassandra Clare

7- 9/27

I've been in Connecticut and Maine with two teenaged sisters who went missing for 3 years but only 1 returns with a very complicated story. It's Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker.

I've been in Maine again with a police chief trying to figure out who will be killed next based on predictions from an unearthed time capsule. It's Without Warning by David Rosenfelt.

I have been in Norfolk, East Anglia with Dr Ruth Galloway in Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths- apologies as touchstones will not pick up the title of this first novel featuring the brilliant forensic archaeologist.
Many thanks to members of this group as it was through looking at past group reads that I picked up on this terrific book. Ms Griffiths writes brilliantly with a terrific sense of place and in Ruth and DI Nelson has created two great characters. Lucky me, to have the rest of this series yet to read.

>4 Maura49: I'm so glad to see that you enjoyed Ruth and Nelson. We've been doing that series as a group read for quiet some time. We're behind on several of our series reads since Andrew, our "Question Master", has had his hands full with the school that he runs and now more personally with the virus. Hopefully we'll be back to "normal" soon and can resume our reads.

I've been in France with Detective Gamache whose trying to figure out who wants his godfather dead. It's All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny.

I've been in Scotland on the Shetland Islands with Detective Jimmy Perez trying to figure out what happened to a young woman who was found dead after being a bridesmaid in a wedding. It's Thin Air by Ann Cleeves.

>7 gaylebutz: If you like the books you might also like the DVD's. All 4-or 5 of her early books including this one is on DVD. Shetland Island... another of her series is also on DVD. Oh ...and her Vera series also. There is several seasons of Vera on DVD but the first season is all based on her books.

>8 Carol420: I've read and enjoyed quite a few of her books. I should take a look at the DVDs. Good suggestion!