Lesa's Book Critiques
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Into the Thinnest of Air by Simon R. Green
I'm a big fan of Simon R. Green's Ishmael Jones mysteries. They feature an unconventional sleuth, an alien who crashed landed in England in 1963, and some fifty years later he works for the Organization, protecting humanity from otherworldly threats. He looks like us,...
Weekend in Washington, D.C.
My sister, Linda, and I went to Washington, D.C. this past weekend. First, though, I drove to her house in Columbus. Linda & I don't believe in down time. Even though I drove for over five hours, we went to a play that night, "Daddy-Long-Legs". It's an enjoyable...
Have You Heard? A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
Because I was out of town this weekend, and didn't arrive home until late, it's the perfect time to use one of Sandie Herron's reviews of an audiobook. Thank you, Sandie, for sharing your comments about Victoria Laurie's A Vision of Murder. ***** A Vision of Murder...
Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer is recognized as "The" author of Regency Romances. Her Regencies are considered the model of all other ones. When Heyer's official biographer, Jennifer Kloester, discovered three short stories that had not been republished since they originally...
Rattlesnake Hill by Leslie Wheeler
After reading Leslie Wheeler's Rattlesnake Hill, you might not think of the Berkshires in Massachusetts in quite the same way. If you think of Tanglewood and vacations and fall foliage, you might not think of the dark side of the hilltowns. That's the atmosphere...
Winners & A First in a Series Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mark B. from Santa Clarita, CA won the copy of Another One Bites the Crust. Ginger Snapped is going to Kathleen F. from Blue Springs, MO. The books went out in the mail on Wednesday. This week, I'm offering two books...
