Lesa's Book Critiques
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What Are You Reading?
How was your week? Have you been reading? Sometimes, reading is my escape. It was a rough week here. I had to put my oldest cat, Nikki, to sleep. Nikki was almost seventeen, but she was queen of the house. She was failing at the end. Just because I want to share, here...
Rizzio by Denise Mina
Denise Mina's novella, Rizzio, tells the dramatic story of the murder of David Rizzio, Mary, Queen of Scots' private secretary. On, March 9, 1566, a team of assassins, including Lord Darnley, Mary's husband, dragged Rizzio from a small supper of friends hosted by the...
All These Ashes by James Queally
I'll read almost any crime novel featuring a journalist. A journalist turned PI? I'm in. James Queally's All These Ashes brings back Russell Avery in the sequel to Line of Sight. While I didn't read the first one, I'd suggest interested readers start at the beginning....
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
If you read and loved Richard Osman's debut, The Thursday Murder Club, as I did, you'll be happy to see The Man Who Died Twice. The follow-up brings back the primary characters from the previous mystery. The story is just as witty, just as intriguing. And, we get to...
Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac
Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac is another of the British Library Crime Classics with an introduction by Martin Edwards. After I read and reviewed Checkmate to Murder by Lorac in March, I ordered the rest of her mysteries that are available in the British Library...
Jekyll & Hyde Inc. by Simon R. Green
I know Simon R. Green's Jekyll & Hyde Inc. is not what I normally read. There's something about Green's dark humor that sucks me into many of his books. And, as violent and gory as this book is, it's really about a good man striving to stay good in the worst...
