Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
Harini Nagendra takes readers to Bangalore, India in 1921 in her debut mystery, The Bangalore Detectives Club. It's an excellent traditional mystery that introduces us to a country twenty-five years before its independence, a country where class structure is still...
Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham
We all know Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books are my book addiction. I read every new book as if I was scarfing down a box of chocolates. Sound of Darkness is no exception. It kicks off a new trilogy within the series, and that's one thing I enjoy about the...
Winner & A Travel Giveaway
Congratulations to the winner of Ellen Byron's Bayou Book Thief. Kay K. from Fort Collins, CO won the book, and she'll be receiving her copy through Ellen. It seems that so many of us are getting itchy feet after a two-year lockdown. So, this week, I'm giving away...
What Are You Reading?
It doesn't even feel as if I've done anything except work this week. I know I haven't read much. Instead, I've just been going to bed early or talking on the phone with family and friends. My mother's birthday was Tuesday, and we all piled on. My youngest sister and...
The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss
Every time I read a later book in a series, I regret that I didn't start with the first one. But, I picked up The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss to review for a journal. I just wish I'd read The War Widow, the first Billie Walker mystery, before reading this one. Billie...
Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman
Before I even dive into the background of Katharine Schellman's latest historical mystery, Last Call at the Nightingale, I just want to take a moment to rave about this stunning cover. Because I read a .pdf, I don't have the cover artist's details. It's a gorgeous...
