Lesa's Book Critiques
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So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
Claire Keegan's So Late in the Day is a collection of three of her short stories that were previously published elsewhere. Her stories, like her novels, are provocative and not easily forgotten once they're read. They're evocative of Ireland, but they could be set...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – An Unforgiving Place by Claire Kells
I thought I'd have a review today, but power went off here for over an hour yesterday, which threw my whole schedule off. Instead, I'm sharing one of Kevin Tipple's reviews, An Unforgiving Place by Claire Kells. Thank you, Kevin! This is one of those series that one...
Winners, and Next Up
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Mary M. from Traverse City, MI won Stalking Around the Christmas Tree. Dixie C. from Glendale, AZ will receive Death by Peppermint Cappuccino. The books will go out int he mail in the next couple days. Thanks to...
What Are You Reading?
Mornings have been cold here, 32 degrees when I get up. I know my sister still has to walk her dog, but she and I haven't been going for long walks in the parks. Instead, I've been tucked in at home, reading for deadline for Library Journal. We did go to see the new...
Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny
Tim Maleeny's latest Cape Weathers mystery takes readers to San Francisco's Chinatown, into the world of art, and to China itself. Best of all, though, Hanging the Devil takes readers on a fast-paced adventure. Eleven-year-old Grace wasn't really supposed to be at the...
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower
Amanda Flower won the 2022 Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery for her first one featuring Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa Noble, I Could Not Stop for Death. Those who enjoyed the mystery that introduced the Dickinson family will welcome the sequel, I Heard a...
