What I've Been Reading - An Obsessive-Compulsive Monthly Compilation Of The Books I've Been Reading - Or, A Thirty-Eight Year Retrospective - Books - http://maxpages.com/readersplace/Jan_1974_thru_Dec

January 1974 - I actually began listing the author's name in my notebook! No more "author unknown" listings. And I began rating my reads but I went through some really bad books back then.

JANUARY 1974
The Shivering Sands - Victoria Holt - A-1
The Phone Call - Lillian O'Donnell - Excellent
The Tamarind Seed - Evelyn Anthony - A-1
The Curse Of Carranca - Elsie Lee - A-1
Doctor Napier's Nurse - Pauline Ash - Good
Nurse At Rowanbank - Flora Kidd - Excellent
Borrower Of The Night - Elizabeth Peters - Very Good
Deborah - Colette Davenat - A-1
Besides The Wench Is Dead - Margaret Erskine - Very Good
Countess Carrots - Molly Costain Haycraft - Good
The White Peacock - Mary Linn Roby - Excellent

FEBRUARY 1974
Valley Of The Ravens - Nancy Buckingham - Very Good
Falls The Shadow - Regina Ross - A-1
The Chaperone - Ethel Gordon - Excellent
Prior Betrothal - Elsie Lee - Excellent
Reckless Lady - Rae Foley - Excellent
The Castle Of The Demon - Patrick Ruell - A-1
The Broken Key - Mary Linn Roby - Excellent
The Victorian Album - Evelyn Berckman - Excellent
The White Pavilion - Velda Johnston - Good
Deck With Flowers - Elizabeth Cadell - Good
Ten Thousand Several Doors - Mary Craig - Excellent
Goodbye To Yesterday - Arlene Hale - Very Good
Last Seen In Samarra - Janet Gregory Vermandel - Good
The Boxwood Maze - Bentz Plagemann - Good
The Woman From The Glen - Chloe Gartner - A-1
The Voice Of Air - Evelyn Berckman - Good
Darsham's Tower - Harriet Esmond - Very Good
The Moonlit Trap - Ruth Willock - A-1

MARCH 1974
Stranger At The Gates - Evelyn Anthony - A-1
The Livingston Heirs - Helen Maxwell - Very Good
An Improbable Fiction - Sara Woods - Good
Dancers In Mourning - Margery Allingham - Very Good
Mansion Of Smiling Masks - Daoma Winston - Good
A Silent Voice - Susan Claudia - Good
Winter Of The Witch - Julia Watson - Very Good
Cry Of The Cat - Sharon Wagner - Good
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin - A-1
Green Darkness - Anya Seton - A-10!
Surrender My Love - Glenna Finley - Very Good
Romantic Lady - Sylvia Thorpe - Excellent
Foxfire - Anya Seton - A-1
The Island Of Pearls - Margaret Rome - Excellent
Lessons In Love - Barbara Cartland - Very Good
The Glass Virgin - Catherine Cookson - A-10
Girl From Nowhere - Rae Foley - Good
Never To Be Alone - Laura Saunders - Good
Holly Andrews: Nurse In Alaska - Suzanne Roberts - Very Good
The Sophisticated Urchin - Rosalie Henaghan - Fair

APRIL 1974
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand - A-10
Feversham - Diane Davidson - Very Good
A Man Of Kent - Isobel Chace - Excellent
The Dancing Doll - Janet Louise Roberts - Good
Legend Of The Swans - Flora Kidd - Excellent
Friends And Lovers - Helen MacInnes - Very Good
Painted Wings - Lucy Gillen - Excellent
Fear Of A Stranger - Rae Foley - Excellent
Petals Drifting - Anne Hampson - Very Good
Girls On A High Wire - Rae Foley - Very Good
A Family Affair - Lynn Benedict - Awful! Bad!
House Of Lorraine - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
Trust A Woman? - Rae Foley - Very Good
Man Of Destiny - Rose Burghley - Fair
Enchanting Samantha - Betty Neels - Excellent
Sister Peters In Amsterdam - Betty Neels - Very Good
Nurse In Holland - Betty Neels - Excellent
Tangled Autumn - Betty Neels - Excellent
Alpenrose - Madeline Charlton - Very Good
Nurse Harriet Goes To Holland - Betty Neels - Very Good
Devon Interlude - Kay Thorpe - Good

MAY 1974
Report From Engine Co. 82 - Dennis Smith - Good
The Haunting Of Clifton Court - Dana Ross - Fair
Girl In The Tiffany Dress - Marie Eyre - Fair
House On Windswept Ridge - Katheryn Kimbrough - Very Good
The Glass Castle - Violet Winspear - Excellent
The Runaway Visitors - Eleanor Farnes - Good
Laird Of Gaela - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
When The Clouds Part - Anne Hampson - A-10
The Love Theme - Margaret Way - Very Good
Pay Me Tomorrow - Mary Burchell - Excellent
A Savage Beauty - Anne Mather - A-1
The Trees Of Tarrentall - Linden Grierson - Fair
Sweeter Than Honey - Hilary Wilde - Good
Business Affair - Rachel Lindsay - A-10
Errant Bride - Elizabeth Ashton - Excellent
The Velvet Spur - Jane Arbor - Fair
Lydia: Or Love In Town - Clare Darcy - A-1
A Reckless Lady - Mira Stables - A-1
A Match For Elizabeth - Mira Stables - A-1
The Reluctant Adventuress - Sylvia Thorpe - Very Good
The Jewelled Snuff Box - Alice Chetwynd Ley - Excellent
A Promising Affair - Glenna Finley - Excellent
The Wilderness Walk - Sheila Bishop - Very Good
Black Niall - Mary Wibberley - Very Good
Moonflete - Veronica Black - Fair
Portrait Of Sarah - Veronica Black - Fair
The Wayward Madonna - Veronica Black - Fair

JUNE 1974
Fair Kilmeny - Veronica Black - Fair
The Craghold Crypt - Edwina Noone - Awful!
Curse Of Ravenswood - Sarah MacIvers - Fair
Sandbar Sinister - Phoebe Atwood Taylor - Fair
The Romany Curse - Suzanne Somers - Awful!
Ellery Queen's Mystery Jackpot - Ellery Queen ed - Good
Shadow Of A Lady - Jane Aiken Hodge - A-1
Queen's Full - Ellery Queen - Good
Crown Of Aloes - Norah Lofts - Excellent
Murder In Spades! - Ellery Queen, editor - Very Good
9 Buck's Row - T. E. Huff - A-1
Evil At Whispering Hills - Kate Cameron - Good

JULY 1974
The Cloisonne Vase - Edwina Noone - Fair
The Victorian Crown - Edwina Noone - Fair
A Footfall In The Mist - Veronica Black - Good
Legend Of Molly Moor - Linda duBreuil - Good
The Curse Of Whispering Hill - Kate Cameron - Good
The Marriage Masque - Catherine Fellows - Very Good
Daughter Of Darkness - Edwina Noone - Fair
The Benedict Man - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
A Family Affair - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
Forbidden Island - Rachel Cosgrove Payes - Awful!
Uncertain Summer - Betty Neels - Excellent
She Walks In Shadow - Leslie Paige - Awful!
House By The Bridge - Melissa Napier - Very Good
Three Sisters Of Briarwick - Kathryn Kimbrough - Awful!
The Walter Syndrome - Richard Neely - Very Good
Night Falls Too Soon - Francesca Chimenti - Fair
The Silent Room - Francesca Chimenti - Fair
The House On Eagle Ledge - Ann Mallet - Good
The Party Nurse - Jane Converse - Fair
Nurse Kay's Conquest - Willo Davis Roberts - Very Good
Nurse In Danger - Willo Davis Roberts - Very Good
Psychiatrist's Nurse - Francesca Chimenti - Good
Crime Carousel - Ellery Queen, editor - Excellent
Penthouse Nurse - Jane Converse - Fair
Enchanted Circle - Alicia Grace - Very Good

to add to LT below 27 titles:

AUGUST 1974
Children Of Houndstooth - Katheryn Kimbrough - Fair
Heartbreak Nurse - Jane Converse - Fair
Transplanted Nurse - Teresa Holloway - Good
Condemned Nurse - Jane Converse - Good
Love's Magic Spell - Glenna Finley - Very good
Witch's Hammer - Caroline Farr - Fair
The Evil That Waited - Mona Farnsworth - Very Good
Rangeland Nurse - Suzanne Roberts - Very Good
King's Castle - Leslie Ames - Awful!
Heiress Of Wolfskill - Katheryn Kimbrough - Good
A Cross For Tomorrow - Mona Farnsworth - Excellent
House On Mt. Vernon Street - W.E.D. Ross - Fair
Sea Nurse - Diana Douglas - Good
Casino Nurse - Diana Douglas - Fair
Resort Nurse - Diana Douglas - Good
Dude Ranch Nurse - Diana Douglas - Very Good
Beauty Doctor's Nurse - W.E.D. Ross - Awful!
New Orleans Nurse - Diana Douglas - Very Good
Witches Of Brimstone Hill - Helen Arvonen - Excellent
House On Crow's Nest Island - Arlene Hale - Awful!
House Of Deadly Night - Iris Barry - Good
Secret Of The Willows - Elna Stone - Very Good
Sutter's Sands - Marilyn Cram Ronahue - Very Good
The Nurses - Willo Davis Roberts - Good
Five Days To Love - Daisy Thomson - Awful!
Be My Love - Daisy Thomson - Awful!
A Woman in Love - Daisy Thomson - Awful!

SEPTEMBER 1974
The Scent Of Water - Elizabeth Goudge - Excellent
The Italian For Love - D.H. Thomson - Awful!
China Court - Rumer Godden - A-1
Citadel Of Fear - Caroline Farr - Fair
Keys Of The Kingdom - A. J. Cronin - A-10
One O'clock At The Gotham - Rae Foley - Excellent
A Thing Of Beauty - A. J. Cronin - A-1
Man In The Shadow - Rae Foley - Very Good
Murders Of Richard III - Elizabeth Peters - Very Good
The Tower Room - Mary Linn Roby - Very Good
Marsh House - Mary Linn Roby - Excellent
Nurse From Mulberry Square - Arlene Hale - Fair
Journey For a Nurse - Arlene Hale - Fair
Nurse On The Run - Arlene Hale - Good

OCTOBER 1974
Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers - A-1
Accompanied By His Wife - Mary Buchell - Very good
The Judas Tree - A. J. Cronin - Excellent
Logan's Island - Mary Wibberley - A-1
The Silver Nightingale - Sylvia Thorpe - Excellent
The Mill In The Meadow - Jane Donnelly - Very Good
Victoire - Clare Darcy - Excellent
Witch - Barbara Michaels - A-1
Web Of Intrigue - Barbara Cust - Very Good
Starcrossed Road - Mona Farnsworth - Very Good

NOVEMBER 1974
The Tiffany Caper - Joseph Purtell - Excellent+
Dark Cypress - Edwina Noone - Very Good
Glen Of Sighs - Lucy Gillen - Very Good
Face In The Fog - Marilyn Ross - Awful!
Dark Angel - Elizabeth Ashton - Excellent
The Legend Of The Green Man - Sara Hely - A-1
The Diplomatic Lover - Elsie Lee - A-1
Castle Of Dark Evil - Melissa Napier - Awful!
The Dark Wing - June Wetherell - Fair
If She Should Die - Mary Linn Roby - Good
Under Purple Skies - Virgnia Smiley - Fair
Willoughby Manor - June Wetherell - Fair
The Shimmering Stones - Maryann Young - Good
The Yesteryear Phantom - W.E.D. Ross - Awful!
Dark Villa - Dorothy Daniels - Fair
Arctic Nurse - Dorothy Dowdell - Good
Black Alice - Thom Demijohn - Excellent
A Man Lay Dead - Ngaio Marsh - Excellent
Lorena Veiled - Millie Ragosta - Good
Medley Of Mystery - Lynn Williams - Fair
Surprise! Surprise! - Agatha Christie - Very Good
The Dark Rider - Geraldine Thayer - Fair

DECEMBER 1974
The Witches Of Windlake - Miriam Lynch - Fair
Dare I Be Happy? - Mary Burchell - Awful
Dragon's Lair - Isabel Wenzell - Very Good
Heart Of The Lion - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
The Japanese Screen - Anne Mather - A-1
The Mysterious Mr. Quin - Agatha Christie - Excellent
A Man Like Daintree - Margaret Way - A-1
Maggy - Sara Seale - A-1
Frederica - Georgette Heyer - A-1
The Taming Of Laura - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
Don't Look Behind You - Margaret Erskine - Fair
A Graveyard Plot - Margaret Erksine - Fair
Thread Of Intrigue - Arlene Hale - Fair
The Case Of Mary Fielding - Margaret Erskine - Good
Brood Of Folly - Margaret Erskine
Shadows - Jan Alexander - Fair
Blood Moon - Jan Alexander - Fair
The Wolves Of Craywood - Jan Alexander - Fair

JANUARY 1975
Love Is For The Living - Elisabeth Kyle - Very Good
The Storm Within - Sue Peters - Very Good
Taking Gary Feldman - Stanely Cohen - Very Good
The Iron Man - Kay Thorpe - Excellent
The Fiend - Margaret Millar - A-1
The Black Eagle - Anne Hampson - Very Good
The Reluctant Maiden - Glenna Finley - Excellent
Innocent Deception - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
All Creatures Great & Small - James Herriot - A-1
Caroline - Anne Mather - A-1
Candles In The Wood - Alexandra Manners - A-1

FEBRUARY 1975
Stormy Petrel - Sara Seale - Excellent
Curse Of The Kings - Victoria Holt - Very Good
Rachel Trevellyn - Anne Mather - Excellent
The Bird In The Tree - Elizabeth Goudge - A-1
Love In Disguise - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
Pilgrim's Inn - Elizabeth Goudge - A-1
In This House Of Brede - Rumer Godden - A-1

MARCH 1975
The Little Minister - James Barrie - Excellent
Castle In The Trees - Rachel Lindsay - Very Good
Copper Moon - Margaret Way - Excellent
Fetters Of Hate - Anne Hampson - A-1
Stairway To Enchantment - Lucy Gillen - Good
Runaway Bride - Jane Aiken Hodge - A-1
Cruise To A Wedding - Betty Neels - Very Good
No Love Lost - Margery Allingham - Excellent
Heart Of The Family - Elizabeth Goudge - Very Good
Friday's Laughter - Joyce Dingwell - Excellent
A Grain Of Gold - Wynne May - Awful
Theophilus North - Thornton Wilder - Excellent
A Slither Of Silk - Wynne May - Fair
A Change Of Heart - Eleanor Farnes - Very Good
The Corpse That Walked - Roy Winsor - Good
Sweet Sundown - Margaret Way - Very Good
Dark Viking - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Island Dreams - Elizabeth Dawson - Good
Means To An End - Lucy Gillen - Excellent
Mark Of Scars - Anne Mather - Good

APRIL 1975
Opportune Marraige - Kay Thorpe - Excellent
Design For Destiny - Sue Peters - Excellent
A Plume Of Dust - Wynne May - Good
A Pavement Of Pearl - Iris Danbury - Excellent
Leopard In The Snow - Anne Mather - A-1
One Way To Venice - Jane Aiken Hodge - Excellent
House Of Many Shadows - Barbara Michaels - Excellent
The Dragon's Teeth - Ellery Queen - Good
Valcour Meets Murder - Rufus King - Good
The Player On The Other Side - Ellery Queen - Good
By Fountains Wild - Anne Hampson - Excellent
Listen, Please Listen - Naomi Hintze - A-1
The Noble Savage - Violet Winspear - Very Good
Mission To Malaspiga - Evelyn Anthony - Excellent
The Snow On The Hills - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Dark Avenger - Anne Hampson - A-1
The Brave In Heart - Mary Burchall - Excellent
The Lansing Inheritance - Ann Hyman - Excellent
Dark Hills Rising - Anne Hampson - Very good
Silver Fruit On Silver Trees - Anne Mather - Excellent
Luise - Dawn Stewart Field - Excellent
Spirit Of Melissa Norgate - Elizabeth Mande - Awful
To Catch A Unicorn - Sara Seale - Excellent

MAY 1975
Sister Peters In Amsterdam - Betty Neels - Good
Nurse In Holland - Betty Neels - A-1
Surgeon From Holland - Betty Neels - Excellent
Nurse Harriet Goes To Holland - Betty Neels - Very Good
Damsel In Green - Betty Neels - A-1
The Scapegrace - Sylvia Thorpe - Very Good
Fate Is Remarkable - Betty Neels - A-1
Tulips For Augusta - Betty Neels - Very Good
Wish With The Candles - Betty Neels - Excellent
Sweet Savage Love - Rosemary Rogers - A-10!
Victory For Victoria - Betty Neels - Very Good
Moon Of Darkness - Miriam Lynch - Good
Face To Face - Ellery Queen - Excellent
Fifth Day Of Christmas - Betty Neels - Excellent
Saturday's Child - Betty Neels - Excellent
Cassandra By Chance - Betty Neels - Excellent
Three For A Wedding - Betty Neels - Excellent
Winter Of Change - Betty Neels - Fair
Stars Through The Mist - Betty Neels - Excellent
Enchanting Samantha - Betty Neels Excellent
Uncertain Summer - Betty Neels - A-1
The Gemel Ring - Betty Neels - Very Good
The Magic Of Living - Betty Neels - Very Good
The End Of The Rainbow - Betty Neels - Very Good

JUNE 1975
The Light In The Tower - Miriam Lynch - Fair
The Dutch Shoe Mystery - Ellery Queen - Fair
Whistle And I'll Come - Flora Kidd - Good
Love Alters Not - Flora Kidd - Very Good
Strange As A Dream - Flora Kidd - Excellent
The House On The Left Bank- Velda Johnston - fair
Danger At Olduvai - Jennifer Blair - Good
The Other Side Of Midnight - Sidney Sheldon - A-1
The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - A-1
The Toll Gate - Georgette Heyer - Very Good
My Heart Remembers - Flora Kidd - Excellent
The Millionaire's Daughter - Dorothy Eden - Fair
Affair In Venice - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent

JULY 1975
A Book Of Ruth - Syrell Rogovin Leahy - Excellent
A Man without Mercy - Margery Hilton - Excellent
The Flame And The Flower - Kathleen Woodiwiss - A-10
The Dazzle On The Sea - Flora Kidd - Excellent
The Accessory - Mary Lockwood - Very Good
Love Is Fire - Flora Kidd - Excellent
The Wildest Heart - Rosemary Rogers - A-1
The Taming Of Lisa - Flora Kidd - Excellent
Allegra - Clark Darcy - Excellent
My Dear Lover England - Pamela Bennetts - Excellent
Castle Ugly - Mary Ellin Barrett - Very Good
Sanditon - Jane Austen & Another Lady - Excellent
Pride And Power - Anne Hampson - Very Good
Star Of Danger - Elsie Lee - Poor

AUGUST 1975
Tabitha In Moonlight - Betty Neels - A-1
The Bride of Sforza - Miranda Seymour - Very Good
Dark Fires - Rosemary Rogers - A-1
Banner Bold & Beautiful - Ann F. Barron - Very Good
Mirror Mirror On The Wall - Stanley Ellin - Good
Cashelmara - Susan Howatch - A-1
The Clandestine Betrothal - Alice Chetwynd Ley - Good
Colors Of Death - Sharon Wagner - Good
Red Lion - Diana Tower - Poor
Duet - Dorothy Daniels - Awful
The Eighteenth Summer - Lillie Holland - Fair
Blacktower - Miriam Lynch - Fair
Case With 3 Husbands - Margaret Erskine - Very Good
The Key - Barbara Kevern - Fair
The Voice Of Murder - Margaret Erskine - Very Good
The Driver's Seat - Muriel Spark - Awful
The Eagle's Rest - Dorothy Daniels - Fair

SEPTEMBER 1975
The Smuggler's Bride - Rosalind Laker - Fair
I Know My Love - Catherine Gaskin - Good
Dead By Now - Margaret Erskine - Fair
The Dark Hill - Rae Foley - Excellent
Heaven Is Gentle - Betty Neels - Very Good
Cotswold Honey - Doris Smith - Excellent
Gentle Tyrant - Lucy Gillen - Good
The Dark Isle - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Rebel Heiress - Jane Aiken Hodge - Very good

OCTOBER 1975
The Captured Heart - Glenna Finley - Excellent
Love And Lucy Granger - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
Moonlight And Magic - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
Cousin Suzanne - Myrna Blyth - Good
A Question Of Marriage - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
Alien Corn - Rachel Lindsay - Very Good
The Ewe Lamb - Margaret Erskine - Excellent
Cage Of Gold - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
The Red Jaguar - Nelle McFather - Poor
Price Of Love - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
Pride And Passion - Fern Michaels - Fair
Mask Of Gold - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
The French Powder Mystery - Ellery Queen - Excellent
Food For Love - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
A Winter Of Fear - Sarah Tempest - Poor
Prince For Sale - Rachel Lindsay - Very Good
The Marble Leaf - Dorothy Daniels - Awful
The Total Woman - Marabel Morgan - NF

NOVEMBER 1975
Dance In Darkness - Dorothy Daniels - Awful
Lament For Love - Jean MacLeod - Good
Lake Resort Nurse - Arlene Hale - Poor
The Boomerang Clue - Agatha Christie - Very Good
Give Up The Ghost - Margaret Erskine - Good
The Body in The Library - Agatha Christie - Good
Murder On The Links - Agatha Christie - Very Good
Powder And Patch - Georgette Heyer - Excellent
Nurse Jean's Strange Case - Arlene Hale - Poor
Where Shadows Lie - Miriam Lynch - Poor
As The Sparks Fly - Margaret Eastvale - Good
Death In the Air - Agatha Christie - Excellent
Wife Without Kisses - Violet Winspear - Excellent
Broken Dream - Marcia Miller - Poor
The Practical Heart - Fiona Hill - Awful
The Glass Painting - Jan Alexander - Good

DECEMBER 1975
Take What You Want - Anne Mather - A-1
Waves Of Fire - Anne Hampson - Excellent
Cold Chill Of Coptos - Kay Ashby - Poor
Choose Love - Rose Palmer - Awful
Teachers Must Learn - Nerina Hilliard - Excellent
Country Of The Vine - Mary Wibberley - Good
Kyle's Kingdom - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Designs On Love - Gail Everett - Awful
Forever Amber - Kathleen Winsor - A-1
Master Of Saramanca - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Dark Intent - Rae Foley - Good
Partners In Crime - Agatha Christie - Good
The Queen Of Spades - Marjorie McEvoy - Poor
Henrietta's Own Castle - Betty Neels - Very Good
Man In A Million - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
That Man Bryce - Mary Wibberley - Good
The Girl At Dane's Dyke - Margaret Rome - Excellent

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