Lesa's Book Critiques
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Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker
It was time for me to meet up with Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police in St. Denis, a village in the Dordogne Department of France. I know what made me wait so long. Every time I heard Martin Walker interviewed, the moderator started by speaking in French. I...
A Late Phoenix by Catherine Aird
I really liked Catherine Aird's fourth Sloan and Crosby mystery, A Late Phoenix, with its cold case aspect and the connections to World War II. And, in each book, Aird adds a little bit more about Sloan's personal life. Not only does he have a passion for the roses he...
Death Under a Little Sky by Stig Abell
Stig Abell's debut mystery, Death Under a Little Sky, is atmospheric and slow-paced. It was a perfect descriptive summer read, but I don't think I'll pick up the second book. Jake Jackson's marriage is falling apart, and he's had enough of his career as a police...
What Are You Reading?
I get my usually positive attitude from my Mom. I was complaining to her yesterday that we're supposed to have rain every day until next Thursday. She said we're lucky. We aren't dealing with fires or floods. She's right. (Mom's almost always right.) And, the rain we...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – River of Lies by James L’Etoile
I'm just starting a library book, the first in the Jake Jackson series by Stig Abell. Did one of our Thursday readers mention Death Under a Little Sky? It's atmospheric, and I'm liking it so far. But, I've only read twenty-eight pages, so I'm turning today's blog over...
Murder on the Books by T.C. LoTempio
I'm going to kick off my review of T.C. LoTempio's Murder on the Books by quoting an author, Kim Hays. "The plot sounds quintessentially cozy: heroine’s return to hometown, meet-up with childhood friend, decision opening a shop. Cue cat and descriptions of baked...
