Lesa's Book Critiques
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What Are You Reading?
It's been an interesting reading week. I started the week by cramming three books in in two days so I could get them read and reviewed. Then, I spent Monday and Tuesday night cramming in the politics of the Democratic National Convention. By Wednesday morning, I was...
The Gatekeeper by James Byrne
I was lucky enough to read James Byrne's forthcoming book, Chain Reaction, the third in the Dez Limerick series of thrillers. That book will be released January 28. In the meantime, I went back and picked up The Gatekeeper. I still have the second, Deadlock, to read....
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 Regency...
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 that the...
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 opinion. Girl’s Night Out...
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, cemeteries and...
