Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Memory Library by Kate Storey
My best friend suggested I pick up a book from last year, Kate Storey's The Memory Library. I cried over it, and stayed up way too late to finish it, so that's just a warning if you decide to pick it up. It's a book about family, misunderstandings, and books. Sally...
May Treasures in My Closet
I have a dozen books to share with you for May. Yes, there's a Kelley Armsrong, Paul Doiron and a Nora Roberts listed, but many of the authors are lesser known. May is for discovery! What books are you waiting to discover in May? Death at a Highland Wedding is...
Not Dead Yet by Jeffrey Siger
I've been reading Jeffrey Siger's Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mysteries since the very beginning with Murder in Mykonos, a 2008 release. Set in Greece, these outstanding police procedurals feature Greek politics and culture. Best of all, though, is the...
Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I was late coming to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' DCI Bill Slider books, but I've read all these outstanding police procedurals since I discovered them. The combination of witty dialogue and clever phrasing, along with the unconventional police team and the...
To Catch a Thief by David Dodge
Here's my confession to go with my review of David Dodge's To Catch a Thief. I never saw Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 adaptation with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. And, once I read the book that led to the film, I had a hard time seeing either Grant or Kelly in the roles....
Paranoia by James Patterson & James O. Born
I had never read one of the Michael Bennett thrillers, but, of course when my cousin told me I was a character in Paranoia, I had to pick up the book. James O. Born, James Patterson's co-author, asked me quite a while ago if he could make me a cat-loving character...
