Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
In the case of Sarah Pearse's The Retreat, I may be glad I didn't read the previous book in the series, The Sanatorium. A fellow librarian said she loved the earlier book, and couldn't get into this one. I didn't have that problem because I hadn't read the earlier...
Peppermint Barked by Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz' Spice Shop mysteries are somewhere on the spectrum between cozy mystery and hardboiled ones. Peppermint Barked, with its recipes and holiday-themed book cover, tends toward the cozy end. But, Budewitz' books have a depth of character that is often...
The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier
If you haven't read the previous three books featuring veteran Mercy Carr, and her bomb-sniffing dog, Elvis, you must have ignored my reviews. A Borrowing of Bones, the first in Paula Munier's series, was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, and deservedly so....
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander
I wish I could remember who recommends a book to me when I love it. It's usually not a mystery because I'm up-to-date with those. It's usually just a good story, such as Poppy Alexander's The Littlest Library. I "think" it might have been Kaye Wilkinson Barley who...
Sandie’s Corner – Linda Castillo’s The Hidden One
Although Sandie Herron has read all of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder mysteries, and I've been sharing them with you occasionally, I thought I'd share the most recent book in the series. I don't have a copy of The Hidden One, and don't know when I'll get a chance to...
Winners and Murders at the Manors
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Leeza S. from Highland Park, IL and Robert R. from San Antonio, TX won the copies of The Blue Diamond. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD will receive No Accident. The books are going out in the mail today. Manors and...
