Lesa's Book Critiques
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A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert, author of the Blue Ridge Library mysteries, launches the Hunter & Clewe series with A Cryptic Clue. While all the action led me to suspect the perpetrator, the two main characters are delightful. I think we’re in for a fun version of...
Crook o’Lune by E.C.R. Lorac
I don’t know what I’d do without Martin Edwards’ informative introductions when I read a British Library Crime Classic. He sets the scene, which in the case of E.C.R. Lorac’s Crook o’Lune is so important. He also provides the...
Winners and a Coffee or TEA Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Elizabeth S. from Auburn, AL won Three Can Keep a Secret. Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL will receive The Cloisters. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away cozy...
What Are You Reading?
Well, when I commented about weather last week, I didn’t realize how bad it would be here. I was lucky, though. We had torrential rain on Thursday, with 70 mile an hour winds, and some places had hail. We had rain during the night on Friday and Saturday. Some...
My Good Life in France by Janine Marsh
I have no idea how some of the books in my spare bedrooms arrived there. My Good Life in France by Janine Marsh is subtitled “in Pursuit of the Rural Dream”. Those of you who dream of living a pastoral life or renovating a house someplace in Europe...
On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen
I know some of you will stop right now when I tell you the main character of Jane L. Rosen’s novel, On Fire Island, died of cancer. That’s not a spoiler. Julia Morse is the narrator of the book, and she starts the story at her funeral. But, cancer will...
