Lesa's Book Critiques
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A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman
At the time I wrote this (in March), there was no cover art available for the book, so the formatting for Katharine Schellman’s A Scandal in Mayfair may be a little off. The London season is just beginning in the fifth in the Lily Adler mystery series, set in...
Death Scene by Carol J. Perry
I love Carol J. Perry’s Witch City cozy mysteries. I will admit I guessed the killer in the first third of the book, but there are a few cozy series I read for the characters and setting rather than the mystery itself. So, it didn’t really matter to me...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – “Girls’ Night Out” by J.A. Jance
I have to say, Kevin Tipple is certainly honest with his book reviews. I enjoyed his review of J.A. Jance’s novella, “Girls’ Night Out” more than Kevin enjoyed the story. He can have a wicked sense of humor. Thank you, Kevin, for your honest...
This Place of Silence by Ian Adams, Randall Lee Schieber and Robin L. Smith
I raved about this book on Thursday. Now that I’ve finished This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds, I haven’t changed my opinion. This beautifully photographed book, with text by Robin L. Smith, combines two of my interests,...
Where’s Margie?
I know how many of you enjoy Margie Bunting’s posts on Thursday for “What Are You Reading?”, and wondered where she was this week. Margie emailed me, and the day after she brought her son home from the hospital, she had a car accident. It was...
Winners and an English Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Both books are heading to California. Jean U. from Burbank won A Dream of Death. All the Rage is going to Doreen D. from Long Beach. The books are going out in the mail today. I may have mentioned it, but...
