Reviews + Articles
The Survivors by Jane Harper
While I appreciate Jane Harper's descriptions of Evelyn Bay, a small coastal town in Tasmania, in The Survivors, I found the story extremely slow moving until the explosive drama of a grieving mother's speech. That occurred two thirds of the way through the book. When...
What Are You Reading?
My favorite day of the week, Thursday at Lesa's! I can't wait to see what you've all done this week and what you've been reading. I have nothing really to tell you about my week. Yesterday, I had a doctor's appointment. Then, I took myself out to breakfast, followed...
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill
Fans of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express will want to travel with Sulari Gentill to discover her take on the historic train haunted by ghosts of the past in Five Found Dead. Australian twins Joe and Meredith Penvale board the train in Paris as an escape...
The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan
I am in love with DS George Cross, not as a person, but as a character in a police procedural. I have the feeling he would be an exasperating person in real life, and very difficult to work with. But, his partner, DS Josie Ottey is making progress in Tim Sullivan's...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Three Strikes – You’re Dead
Once again, it's Monday and I'm halfway through two books and neither is ready for review yet. Thanks, as always, to Kevin Tipple for his review of a story collection, Three Strikes - You're Dead. After an interesting introduction by SJ Rozan that points out the...
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O’Neal
I hadn't read one of Barbara O'Neal's novels in a few years. Thanks to Kaye Wilkinson Barley for mentioning that The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth was coming out, and that she loved it. I've been a fan of O'Neal's for over fifteen years. Veronica Barrington is at a...