Lesa's Book Critiques
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Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop by Jackie Baldwin
Jackie Baldwin's second Highland Bookshop Murder mystery, Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop has been called "cozy crime with a bite." Written by a Scottish author, it features a woman who accidentally murdered a fellow student when she was thirteen. After she was...
Kim Hays’s Ten Favorite Books in 2025
I thought Kim Hays's list of Ten Favorite Books Read in 2025 would be the last Friday post from readers. It seems as if I somehow missed Lindy's list. She resent it yesterday, so we'll have hers to enjoy next Friday. In the meantime, I'm grateful to Kim for taking...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week; no appointments and the weather has been warmer. Best of all, no snow. My kind of week. But, after finishing The Astral Library, I can't get into a novel. I just dropped two of them, one after I read a third of it. So, you'll have to tell me...
Kevin Tipple’s Corner Annex – Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot
There have been a number of authors who took over Robert B. Parker's series after his death. It's Christopher Farnsworth's turn to take over the Jesse Stone series. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for his review of Robert B. Parker's Big Shot. Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone...
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
"Have you ever wanted to live inside a book?" Kate Quinn departs from her usual historical fiction to enter the world of magical realism, libraries and books in The Astral Library. While some of her usual readers might be disappointed, this book hit straight into the...
Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove
I love a debut mystery, and I love to take a chance on the winners of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel contest. Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove is an atmospheric, delightful mystery of found family. The book, and Cameron House...
