Reviews + Articles
Christmas Thoughts
Christmas 2021 brings so many emotions, and the photo above expresses all of them. That's my sister, Linda's, dining room table. Is it waiting for guests? Christmas brings the excitement and joy of time with family and friends, gathering together. Historically, the...
A Surprise for Christmas, edited by Martin Edwards
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries is the fourth collection of short stories with a wintry theme published as part of the British Library Crime Classics series. Martin Edwards is once again the editor, providing the introduction and background...
What Are You Reading?
Welcome to Thursday at Lesa's. On today's menu, per Rick's request, eggnog. For those of us who don't like eggnog (me), I can also serve Harney & Sons Hot Apple Spice tea, or sparkling cider. And, of course, there are book chats as entertainment. In fact, let's...
Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings by Liz Ireland
Just an off-the-wall thought. I have problems with romances in which there are too many misunderstandings. There are tropes in some cozy mysteries that I object to - the romantic triangle that goes on too long; the amateur sleuth who ignores her business for the...
Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson's story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I'll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but I can...
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
A gorgeous cover. Descriptions of Edinburgh, Scotland at Christmastime that would make anyone want to be there, even a snow grinch like me. The Christmas Bookshop is another delightful novel by Jenny Colgan, with a little bit of romance, and a great amount of...