HI
EVERYONE…IT’S ELLEN!!
It’s been
two weeks since the library closed to patrons.
And boy do I miss everyone!!
Since I
can no longer visit my children or grandchildren in person, and my husband works
at Whole Foods, I find that I, like a lot of you, have plenty of time on my
hands. After all, we can only do so much
cleaning!!
I’ve
managed to read several books in the last weeks and two of them are by “new to
me” authors. I like books with a crime
that isn’t too graphic, has a strong and likable crime solver, whether it’s a
lawyer, FBI agent, or police detective, male or female, and a little romance
thrown in doesn’t hurt either! Anyone
who knows me knows that I’m a fan of, among others, James Patterson, David
Baldacci, Harlan Coben, and Linda Castillo, with a little Janet Evanovich and
Elin Hilderbrand on the side.
People in
the library are always asking me to recommend other authors. Now I have two new authors to add to my
list…Melinda Leigh and Lynette Eason.
“Say
You’re Sorry”, by Melinda Leigh is the first of six books in the Morgan Dane
series.
The
crime: The babysitter is murdered, and
the neighbor’s son is accused of the crime.
Crime
solver: Widow and mother of three,
Morgan Dane has spent her career working on the side of the prosecution and now
decides to defend the accused teenager. She asks
her friend Lance Kruger, an ex-cop turned private eye (who’s had a crush on her
for years) for help.
At the
end of the book I’m left wondering what direction Morgan Dane’s career will go
in. Has this one case swayed her enough
that she will continue to defend clients, or will she return to prosecuting? How will her relationship with Lance
progress…or not?
I rate this book….
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“Oath of Honor” by Lynette Eason is the first of four
books in the Blue Justice series.
The crime:
Police officer murdered while investigating a criminal organization,
possibly with cops on the payroll.
Crime solver:
Izzy St. John, partner of the murdered police officer and member of a
close-knit law-enforcement family. She
and her partner’s brother, longtime friend police detective Ryan work together
to solve the case.
I always enjoy when the main character has close family ties and
Izzy has that. I look forward to
learning more about the other family members in future books.
I rate this book….
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| out of 10 cookies |
I usually give a book 50 pages and if it hasn’t grabbed me by then, I’m done with it. Well, these two books grabbed me from the first page. I for one can’t wait for the library to reopen so I can get my hands on the next one in each of the series.
For your reading or listening pleasure while the library is closed “Oath of Honor” is available on Hoopla in both e-book and audiobook format, and the e-book is available on Libby. Unfortunately, “Say You’re Sorry” is currently unavailable through either Hoopla or Libby. You’ll have to wait until the library reopens to read that one!
