Lesa's Book Critiques
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What Are You Reading?
It was gorgeous weather here this week, 70s and 80s, sunshine. Just perfect. But, as I'm writing this late Wednesday afternoon, the winds, rain and cooler temperatures are supposed to come in tonight. Oh, well. If I had a magic wand, it would always be sunny and 80,...
Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson
I have a new addiction, Janet Dawson's Jeri Howard PI novels. Kindred Crimes is the first in the series, winner of the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First PI contest. The book came out in 1990, and went on to be nominated for the Anthony,...
The Things We Keep by Janet Dawson
Janet Dawson's The Things We Keep is the kind of private investigator novel I'm always hoping to read. I don't know why I missed the first in the series, Kindred Crimes, when it came out in 1990. It won the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America best first...
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane's last novel, Since We Fell, came out in 2017. He smashes that silence with Small Mercies, the most powerful novel I've read since S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears. In fact, any book group that chooses to pair these two unforgettable novels will have enough...
A Wealth of Deception by Trish Esden
Although A Wealth of Deception is Trish Esden's second Scandal Mountain Antique Mystery, you can jump right into this series. If you're a fan of Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, you're probably going to like this series featuring another antiques...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Wayward Son by Steve Goble
When Kevin Tipple sent his review of Steve Goble's latest book, Wayward Son, I recognized Goble's name immediately. I haven't read the Ed Runyon books that Kevin is reviewing, but way back in 2017, I reviewed Goble's debut novel, The Bloody Black Flag. It was a...
