Lesa's Book Critiques
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Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
I'm a big fan of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws, medicine, and...
Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs
If Aubrey Hamilton hadn't reviewed George Bellairs' Death in Isolation on her blog last week, I never would have discovered Bellairs and his Inspector Littlejohn mysteries. I read the third book in that series, Death of a Busybody. It's not always easy to find...
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
Ruth Reichl takes readers along on her journey to Paris in 1983. Food, fashion, and art are so essential to this book that it's a treat for the senses as a reluctant visitor to the city discovers it. When Stella's mother died, she was surprised to receive any...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – John Sandford’s Toxic Prey
At the moment, I am so caught up in Ruth Reichl's book, The Paris Novel, that I hadn't looked at my blog all day until after 8 PM. I'm loving this book! Some of you have already read it, but I'll review it on Monday. In the meantime, I'm sneaking in one of Kevin...
The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis
There are so many aspects of Krista Davis' Domestic Diva cozies that I enjoy. As in previous books, she has a list of characters in The Diva Goes Overboard. (Yay, I think all books with over ten characters should do this.) Because I've read almost all the books in the...
Winners and Crime Fiction Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Death of a Master Chef will go to Karen M. from San Bruno, CA. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two crime...
