Lesa's Book Critiques
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Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I was late coming to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' DCI Bill Slider books, but I've read all these outstanding police procedurals since I discovered them. The combination of witty dialogue and clever phrasing, along with the unconventional police team and the investigations...
To Catch a Thief by David Dodge
Here's my confession to go with my review of David Dodge's To Catch a Thief. I never saw Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 adaptation with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. And, once I read the book that led to the film, I had a hard time seeing either Grant or Kelly in the roles....
Paranoia by James Patterson & James O. Born
I had never read one of the Michael Bennett thrillers, but, of course when my cousin told me I was a character in Paranoia, I had to pick up the book. James O. Born, James Patterson's co-author, asked me quite a while ago if he could make me a cat-loving character in...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! I look forward to catching up with you; what you've been doing, what you've been reading. Thanks for sharing with all of us. It was a quiet week here, which I needed after all my appointments, so I have nothing to share, other than the book I'm reading....
Lethal Prey by John Sandford
While I read the Lucas and Letty Davenport novels, the Prey novels featuring Davenport and Virgil Flowers are my favorites. Lethal Prey has a smart killer, and all the witticisms you expect from the two protagonists. And, it's a cold case, which I love. In 2003, an...
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
As much as I liked John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society, I liked When the Moon Hits Your Eye even more. This is a standalone, but Scalzi said it's sort of in a group with his last two novels, The Kaiju Preservation Society and Starter Villain. It begins at the...
