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Queen of the Cookbooks by Ashton Lee
Although Ashton Lee hasn't wrapped up his Cherry Cola Book Club series, he brings one of Library Director Maura Beth McShay's dreams to a successful conclusion in Queen of the Cookbooks. Faithful readers will rejoice along with the members of the club, but it's...
Have You Heard? – Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
Holiday party at work. Board meeting. And, other excuses for "busyness". I'm glad Sandie Herron is willing to fill in now and then with "Have You Heard?" “Have You Heard?” is a new column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques. It features many reviews of...
Glow of Death by Jane K. Cleland
Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries are some of the best traditional mysteries I read every year. Josie continues to grow and develop as a character. The antiques involved are relevant to the mystery, and the information about those antiques is...
It’s That Time of Year
It's that time of year when there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day. Of course, the work day is the same. But, I had books and a present and Christmas cards to open when I arrived home yesterday. (Yes, I was supposed to open that present now.) And, a friend to...
Into the Lion’s Den by Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein is the perfect author to set a series of juvenile mysteries in New York City. Who knows it any better than the author of the Alexandra Cooper novels? Fairstein, a former prosecutor for Manhattan, utilizes the city's landmarks as essential elements in...
The Whole Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg
While the book jacket says Fannie Flagg's latest novel, The Whole Town's Talking, is about what it means to be truly alive, I looked at the book differently. I saw it as the story of a town, from birth to death. And, it's the story of the people who built the town,...
