Lesa's Book Critiques
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I Sleep Around by Sue Ann Jaffarian
I’ve followed Sue Ann Jaffarian’s adventures on Facebook for several years now, from about the time she retired and hit the road in her van, Novella. So, of course I was eager to read her nonfiction account, I Sleep Around: The Humorous Memoir of a...
Evil at the Root by Bill Crider
After reading Nelson DeMille’s disappointing novel, Plum Island, I picked up a story I knew I would enjoy. I’m reading my way through Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries. The fifth in the series, Evil at the Root, finds the sheriff so...
What Are You Reading?
This was a busy week of reading for Library Journal, so I didn’t get out much. Dinner and games at my sister’s last night. Saturday, I’m going to the launch party for Connie Berry’s new Kate Hamilton mystery, A Collection of Lies. Then, next...
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
I read the 576-page novel Plum Island by Nelson DeMille. Unlike my brother-in-law, I won’t be moving on to other books featuring former homicide detective John Corey. Corey isn’t for me. And, I felt as if Plum Island was too bloated. It needed editing....
A Collection of Lies by Connie Berry
Connie Berry’s fifth Kate Hamilton mystery, A Collection of Lies, combines some of my favorite elements, a cold case, a contemporary murder investigation, and a drowned village. Kate Hamilton and her new husband, Tom Mallory, aren’t on the usual...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – “The Havana Run” by Ace Atkins
Well, I hate to write to my review editor and tell her I had the wrong date on my calendar for this month’s reviews. That means I’m reading frantically again for a couple days. I do have a review already posted for tomorrow. So, I’m happy that I...
