Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Silent House of Sleep by Allan Gaw
Allan Gaw’s novel, The Silent House of Sleep, won the 2024 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize, and deservedly so. The historical mystery introduces Dr. Jack Cuthbert in a story that beautifully entwines Cuthbert’s years in medical school in Edinburgh, his time...
Libraries and Bookmobiles
After our conversations yesterday, I changed the heading for today’s post. Bookmobiles are libraries, and some of you might want to talk about school libraries, so I just made it libraries, rather than public libraries. This is the Huron Public Library, my...
What Are You Reading?
It’s been a quiet week here, so I have nothing to discuss except for tomorrow and the book I’m reading. Tomorrow, we’re going to talk about libraries, favorites or memories. I have no other bright ideas about Friday topics, so unless one of us...
The Last Chance Road Trip by Sara Jane Woodley
I got sucked into this romcom by the words “Road Trip”, plus the fact it was a novella, and I was looking for something short. Sara Jane Woodley’s story, The Last Chance Road Trip wasn’t quite what I expected. Yes, there was a road trip, but...
Deadly Force by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ DCI Bill Slider mysteries may be my favorite police procedurals. I’ve read all twenty-six of the books. Deadly Force, the latest in the series, is witty with the teamwork, grunt work, and black humor emblematic of an excellent...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Lost Angels by Michele Dominguez Greene
How does Kevin Tipple know when I need a book review? I don’t email and ask. I only met him at a conference once. He just has a sixth sense. He sent his review of The Lost Angels by Michele Dominguez Greene just in time. Thank you, Kevin. The Lost Angels: A...
