Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen
The Shadow Friends is my favorite of the three Martini Club thrillers by Tess Gerritsen. However, you really need to read the earlier books, meet the ex-CIA friends, and learn a little about their current lives before you delve into the latest book. So, pick up The...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dirty Little Town by Frank Zafiro
Before I send you to Kevin Tipple's review, I promised you a reminder. Tim Sullivan, author of the DS. George Cross mysteries, will be appearing for The Poisoned Pen tonight at 7 PM MST (9 PM EST). You can watch the live event on the Pen's Facebook or YouTube page....
These Ancient Bones by Heather Graham
These Ancient Bones is the second book in The Crows series by Heather Graham, a spin-off of her Krewe of Hunters books. Jackson Crow, head of the FBI's Krewe, is establishing a "special circumstances" unit. He started it in Salem, Massachusetts with two recruits, Skye...
Community Book Tasting for September
We had our Community Book Tasting at the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library System yesterday. Although I was in the minority there, those of you who spoke up yesterday agreed with me that The Midnight Library by Matt Haig wasn't for us. I can...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
For someone like me who reads for character, Matt Haig's The Midnight Library is not an easy book. Nora Seed, the main character, is hard to like, in whatever version of life she's living. And, of course, we all bring our own view of life to a book, so I was never...
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
When podcaster and author Kemper Donovan said he rated Agatha Christie's Five Little Pigs as Christie's best novel, I was intrigued. Better than And Then There Were None or Murder on the Orient Express? When I learned it was a cold case, I was even more interested....
