Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
What Are You Reading?
After I went to the Buckeye Book Fair on Saturday, the rest of the week has been quiet. I like days that I'm home and can read. I'm excited about the book I'm reading right now, Loreth Anne White's The Unquiet Bones. It's a cold case. Imagine if a classmate...
My Cousin Skinny by E.J. Copperman
What can be worse than returning home to a cousin's wedding, and facing a judgmental mother and older sister? For Sandy Moss, in E.J. Copperman's My Cousin Skinny, it's seeing the bride-to-be covered in blood while insisting she wants Sandy as her attorney. There are...
Deus X by Stephen Mack Jones
I read Stephen Mack Jones' fourth August Snow mystery, Deus X, twice. It was just as good the second time around. Jones manages to tell an engrossing story dealing with organized religion while also handling found family in a violent, sometimes humorous account. Add...
Calico by Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg's Calico might be harder to summarize and review than even Louise Penny's books. There's not a good way to describe this book without spoilers, but I'm going to try. Beth McDade is a former LAPD detective. After the scandal she was involved in, the only...
Buckeye Book Fair
I don't think I missed much yesterday by going to Wooster to the Buckeye Book Fair instead of watching the Ohio State Buckeyes' football game. Instead, I was able to spend some time with mystery authors. Oh, the fair wasn't all mystery authors. There were about 100...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Hairy Potter And Other Al Quinn Mystery Stories by Russ Hall
First of all, I love the title of Russ Hall's story collection, The Hairy Potter And Other Al Quinn Mystery Stories. I had never heard of Russ Hall until Kevin Tipple mentioned his books. I know Kevin's a fan. I'm just happy Kevin was willing to share a review here so...
