Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
I missed Danielle Trussoni's first book to feature puzzle master Mike Brink, The Puzzle Master, but that's okay. She provides enough background so a reader can easily meet Brink in The Puzzle Box, an ingenious fast-paced adventure that goes from New York City to...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually on a Western Maryland Scenic Railroad trip with my Mom and sisters today, so I won't be checking in until this evening, if we have Internet. The last time we went on a train trip, we were in the mountains with no Internet connection. So, we'll see. We...
Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly
The third Scottish Isle mystery by Lucy Connelly, Death at a Scottish Christmas, didn't quite live up to the earlier ones, in my opinion. While I loved the concept, there were too many other elements in the story. Dr. Emilia McRoy never had a month off when she worked...
The Arizona Triangle by Sydney Graves
Sydney Graves introduces Jo Bailen, a hardboiled PI based in Tucson in the first in a proposed series, The Arizona Triangle. Jo is a queer woman, almost forty, who works for an all female detective agency, and lands in the middle of a case involving her own past. Jo's...
Good Morning
It is a good morning here. I'm visiting my Mom, and enjoying our time together. Reading a lot. That doesn't help you or my blog right now, but in a few months, it will. Enjoy your weekend!
Winners and No Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Donna S. from Milford, CT won Death at the Sanatorium. The Dark Wives will go to Lynn T. from Madison, WI. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. There won't be any contest for the next couple weeks since...
