Lesa's Book Critiques
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All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
I can see why Kaye Wilkinson Barley said she treasures this book. My friend, Donna, recommended Patrick Bringley’s All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. They are both right. It’s a beautiful, sometimes moving, book. Patrick...
September Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready to talk about September book releases? I’ve already read some terrific books that will be out that month, and there are some other ones you might like as well. Let me know what September books you’re looking forward to reading. Don’t...
Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello
When you think of a true crime novel, do you think of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood? It’s a classic, but Sara DiVello follows in his footsteps with the compelling book, Broadway Butterfly. If you’re a fan of true crime or true crime podcasts, you...
Whispers at Dusk by Heather Graham
While I’m a big fan of Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters series, and I liked one aspect of the first in her new Blackbird Trilogy, Whispers at Dusk took a turn I don’t like. I like that Blackbird is a new Euro Special Assistance Team, and the FBI...
Best Served Cold by David P. Wagner
I do know that the common saying is “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” However, in David P. Wagner’s latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, as in the other books in the series, so much of the emphasis is on food that the title and jacket cover...
Winners and Culinary Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The publicist will be sending a copy of The Killer’s Wife to Lynn T. from Madison, WI. This morning, I’m mailing the copy of A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder to Dianne O. from Oak Park,...






