Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Of course I was interested in reading about J.P. Morgan's personal librarian, the woman who later became the first director of the Morgan Library. Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray stuck close to facts in their historical novel, The Personal Librarian....
Winners and Give Me an “S” Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Lockdown. Lisa W. from Akron, IN will receive Columbus Noir. The books are going out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away books by authors whose last name begins with "S"....
What Are You Reading?
Do you have plans for the July 4th weekend? I know some of you in the Pacific Northwest just have plans to try to stay cool. I'm sorry. I hope you have air conditioning. I know you don't all have it, just as my nephew and his wife in Massachusetts don't. There are...
Runner by Tracy Clark
While you could actually read Tracy Clark's latest Chicago mystery, Runner, without having read the previous three books, you can meet her PI, Cass Raines, and Cass' found family if you start with the first book, Broken Places. However, Runner is the most intimate of...
August Treasures in My Closet
This is not a complaint. It's an explanation. I love sharing Treasures in My Closet with you, but it's really time-consuming to write this. It takes hours over the weekend before the post. So, I still have 150 pages to read in the book that was planned for today. I'm...
The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton
When I reviewed Jeffrey B. Burton's The Finders, I referred to the series debut as an intense, sometimes graphic novel with a remarkable dog. The second book, The Keepers, says "A Mace Reid K-9 Mystery" on the cover. Make no mistake, the cadaver dogs, especially Vira,...
