Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Reluctant Sheriff by Chris Offutt
Chris Offutt's Mick Hardin novels have their ups and downs for me. I loved the first in the series, The Killing Hills, and then I seem to appreciate all the odd-numbered ones more than the even ones. The Reluctant Sheriff is the fourth to feature Mick Hardin, an...
David Chaudoir’s Favorites of 2024
Last year, David Chaudoir had one of the earliest submissions for Favorite Books Read. This year, I'm finishing up the Friday posts with his Favorite Books Read in 2024. David reads the posts here more than he comments. He's an anthropologist and storyteller who...
What Are You Reading?
So many tornadoes, and more predicted for Thursday as I write this. I hope you're all okay. Such a good weekend. My sister, Linda and I went to visit my Mom for a long weekend. We stopped first at my sister, Christie's who was babysitting for her grandson. Of...
Needed – a Little Time
Between errands and conversations with family, I didn't finish Paranoia yet. I'm sure the review will be up as soon as possible. In the meantime, you and I both need to read books to share on Thursday for "What Are You Reading?" Enjoy whatever you're...
A Fun Moment – Paranoia
Well, now you can see the book I'm going to read today, Paranoia by James Patterson and James O. Born. It's the seventeenth Michael Bennett thriller, but there's a whole story behind why I'm reading this. A year or two ago, Jim Born messaged me and asked if it was...
Lefty Awards
Congratulations to the Lefty Award winners. The awards were presented at Left Coast Crime 2025 on Saturday night. Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Rob Osler, Cirque du Slay Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel for books covering before 1970 (Bill...
