Lesa's Book Critiques
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Sick to Death by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Sick to Death is Andrew Welsh-Huggins' eighth mystery featuring private investigator Andy Hayes, but you don't have to have read any of the previous ones to enjoy this one. Welsh-Huggins provides enough of Hayes' background to satisfy readers, and he jumps right into...
Sunday Spotlight – Laura Jensen Walker
Tuesday, September 10 is release day for Laura Jensen Walker's Nightingale Mystery, Death of a Flying Nightingale. It's my pleasure to welcome her to the blog for Sunday Spotlight. She can introduce herself and her new book. Thank you, Laura! Tell us about Laura...
Furever After by Sofie Kelly
Sometimes, a book just feels as if it finishes a series. I really can't say that the sixteenth Magical Cats mystery, Sofie Kelly's Furever After, is the last book. There's no indication it is, except the wedding seems to sum so much up, and the concluding line is, "We...
Winners and Series Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of hte last contest. This week, both books are going to California. Glen D. from Yuba City won Between a Flock and a Hard Place. Lynn L. of Rio Linda won Death and the Visitors. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I have...
What Are You Reading?
The weather has been nice this week, but I was a little disappointed yesterday. Over five years ago (before COVID closed the world down), I saw Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary. They performed in Denver when I was there for a conference....
What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley
It's been five years since Alan Bradley's last Flavia de Luce mystery. I was surprised to see his new one, What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust. I thought he and Flavia had retired, although Flavia has so many fans. Eleven? Twelve? It's hard to say how old Flavia is...
