Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves
Bundle up and stay warm as you read the third Detective Matthew Venn novel by Ann Cleeves. The Raging Storm takes readers to Greystone in Devon, a storm-tossed coastal community where townspeople volunteer to work on lifeboats to save struggling sailors. This time,...
Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue
While I enjoy the Witches' Brew cozy mystery series by Gretchen Rue, amateur sleuth Phoebe Winchester irritated me at times in the second book, Death by a Thousand Sips. I can accept an amateur sleuth who is a suspect, and wants to clear her name, so she investigates....
Murder Off Stage by Mary Miley
I hadn't read Mary Miley's Roaring Twenties Mysteries, although I have read her Mystic's Accomplice series, set in Chicago in the same time period, the 1920s. Murder Off Stage is the fifth in her Roaring Twenties series featuring Jessie Beckett, a former Vaudeville...
Kevin’s Corner Annex: The Best Laid Plans
I hope Kevin Tipple knows how much I appreciate his reviews. I have four reviews coming up, beginning tomorrow. That might be it for a week or so. In the meantime, thank you, Kevin. The Best Laid Plans anthology Reviewing an anthology takes far more skill and finesse...
October Treasures in My Closet
I interrupt the packing process to bring you October Treasures in My Closet. I had a couple pleas for this one. I'll tell you right up front that November and December will not be large lists. There is very little coming out those two months, and I'm not the only one...
What Are You Reading?
Before we even dive into books, I have to know if you're all okay. Weather is so uncertain right now, but I don't think any of us were in the path of Hurricane Idalia. Just checking. And, I don't know if Margie will be here today. She's attending Bouchercon this week,...
