Lesa's Book Critiques
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Breaking the Dance by Clare O’Donohue
I loved Clare O'Donohue's first World of Spies mystery, Beyond the Pale. I'm sure it didn't hurt that most of it took place in Ireland. But, I loved her accidental spies, the American college professors Finn and Hollis Larsson. This time, though, while the couple...
Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White
It's been a little while since I read one of Kate White's Bailey Weggins mysteries. This series just gets better, and there's no reason you can't pick it up with Such a Perfect Wife. I have a weakness for mysteries featuring journalists, and this one was a page...
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary by Terry Shames
I'll tell you the truth. I actually read Terry Shames' latest Samuel Craddock mystery last November. At the time I received it to review for a journal, it was scheduled for a January release. Then, release date was changed. This won't be a typical review because I...
Agatha Award Winners
MALICE DOMESTIC announced the winners of the Agatha Awards over the weekend. Congratulations to all of the winners! Best Contemporary Novel Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books) Best Historical Novel The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata...
The Body in the Wake by Katherine Hall Page
I'm the first to admit I haven't read all twenty-five Faith Fairchild mysteries. But, twenty-five books in any series is cause for celebration. Katherine Hall Page manages to throw in a celebration as well as an issue-oriented, hit-close-to-home traditional mystery...
Night Watch by David C. Taylor
David C. Taylor's author's note in Night Watch says that it's the third book in the Michael Cassidy series, but the second in chronological order. Although I haven't read either of the other two, including the Edgar Award nominated Night Life, if you want to read...
