Lesa's Book Critiques

Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on Mysteries

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Tim Dorsey, RIP

Tim Dorsey, RIP

Update – Thank you to Deb for sending the link to the Tampa Bay Times with Tim Dorsey’s obituary. https://bit.ly/3uE8zIZ So, this is a little unusual for me. I can’t find a verified source that says author Tim Dorsey died this week. However, Ace...

Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns

Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns

While I always enjoy catching up with Samantha Washington, her grandmother, Nana Jo, and Nana Jo’s friends, I have to admit my favorite part of V.M. Burns’ mysteries is the parallel historical mystery in each of them. In Murder on Tour, Samantha’s...

Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett

Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett

I know SJ Bennett intends to go back in Queen Elizabeth’s life for future mysteries in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. There’s just something a little sad about Murder Most Royal, though. While this third book is my favorite in the series...

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Nita Prose’s debut mystery, The Maid, was a hit, nominated for six awards, and winner of The Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel. While I liked it, I liked The Mystery Guest even more, the book that marks the return of Molly Gray. Three years...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Thank you to everyone who dropped by yesterday, wished me Happy Thanksgiving, and even shared your Thanksgiving meals here. It’s just part of being friends, isn’t it? I had a wonderful Thanksgiving afternoon at my sister’s and...

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Meet Lesa

I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana.