Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Mysterious Bookshop Presents The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2026
I have a lot of little things this week. I went to a terrific library program I'll talk about on Thursday. Linda and I have a play tonight, "Death Becomes Her". I'm reading a debut by an author I hope to see next month. Things just added up sucking up time, so I...
A Date with Santa by Debbie Macomber
I needed something light and fluffy, and it doesn't get much fluffier than Debbie Macomber's annual Christmas romance. This year's is A Date with Santa. Sage Madison's sister, Saffron, always was the more impulsive one of the two. There she was, a widow with a young...
Twenty Over Sixty: Short Stories
In Twenty Over Sixty, editors Beth Weinhouse and David Galef gathered twenty stories by authors over sixty, stories that reflect the lives of people over that age. There are as many variations in stories as there are different lifestyles for people. Some of the...
Ten Perfect Guests by Jonathan Santlofer
Personal Note: This has nothing to do with my book review, other than it took me longer than expected to finish the book. I've been so angry as I read articles and posts about the Cornell 7, or maybe I should say the Cornell 57. Then, I read about the police, the DA's...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dead Drop by James L’Etoile
It was a busy couple days between Treasures in My Closet and "What Are You Reading?" as well as a trip to the library. I'm also judging short stories for an anthology, and spent yesterday afternoon reading stories. All these little things added up, and I didn't finish...
