Lesa's Book Critiques
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Bloody Genius by John Sandford
John Sandford is a bloody genius. I wish I could tell you how he messed up my book review for Bloody Genius, the twelfth Virgil Flowers novel, but it would spoil the book. In fact, that's what happened. I had an opening sentence all set after I read the first...
Have You Heard? – Donna Andrews’ Swan for the Money
Because I gave away Donna Andrews' latest Meg Langslow mystery this week, I thought it was the perfect time to run one of Sandie Herron's reviews of a book in the series. If you read the blog regularly, you know Sandie reviews audiobooks here, which I really...
Winners & An Ann Cleeves Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Sue F. from Crosslakes, MN won Terns of Endearment. Liz V. of Annapolis, MD will receive Killer in the Carriage House. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away books in two different...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday, that day we all get to talk about what we've been reading in the last week.Yay! I'm finishing the third book in Anna Lee Huber's Verity Kent mystery series, Penny for Your Secrets, although I haven't read the earlier ones. It's a fascinating book, a...
The Off-Islander by Peter Colt
Although debut author Peter Colt is younger than his character, Andy Roark, his experiences and his acquaintances must have helped create the Vietnam vet turned private investigator. Colt himself is a police officer in a small New England city. He spent over twenty...
Lies in White Dresses by Sofia Grant
Sofia Grant's Lies in White Dresses takes readers back to 1952, and to a subject that I haven't seen addressed in a novel before. Do you know about Nevada's residency requirements for people seeking divorces during that time? It wasn't always easy to get a divorce in...
