Criminal Plots Reading Challenge 2011

So, the amazing Jen Forbus from Jen's Book Thoughts is hosting her first challenge in 2011: the Criminal Plots Reading Challenge and I just have to join in on that one, even though I had promised myself I wouldn't join too many reading challenges. So far, I'm up for 4 challenges, so I should be good to go.

Rules of the Road:

So, what's involved in this challenge you ask? It isn't too difficult. It involves reading six books throughout 2011 (January 1 through December 31, 2011).

One book should be read that fits into each of the following categories:

• A book by a new to you author who's blurbed a book you enjoyed. So check out the cover of a crime fiction book you've enjoyed and see who blurbed that book and is also an author you've never read before.
  

• A book that has been made into a movie. It doesn't have to be a movie you've seen but it can be. The book, however, should be one you haven't read before. (Examples: MYSTIC RIVER, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, LONDON BOULEVARD, HOSTAGE, etc.)
  

• A book with a protagonist opposite your own gender. So if you're female, the protagonist should be male; if you're male the protagonist should be female.
  

• A book set outside the country in which you live.
  

• A book that's the first in a new-to-you series.
  

• A book by a 2011 debut author.

Other Important Details:

• You can read the books in any format you choose: print, audio, e-book, etc.
  

• You can read books from any sub-genre of crime fiction: hardboiled, P.I., police procedural, cozy, thriller, etc.
  

• You do not need to have a blog to participate.
  

• You can use the books for other challenges but one book cannot count for more than one category in THIS challenge.
  

• Books do not need to be pre-determined. You can choose them at any time throughout the year. And you can read them in whatever order you choose.
  

• At the conclusion, each participant that completes the challenge will be entered for a chance at one of three prize packs.

Now, I have not yet had a chance to create a list of possible books, but I hope to get around to it tomorrow.