Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
I know I'm in a minority of crime fiction readers. This was my first novel by Alexander McCall Smith. And, unless I receive another one to review, The Department of Sensitive Crimes will be my last. The slow pace, and the story in which very little happens,...
Reading in Bed by Brian Doyle
In between mysteries, essays are just what I need. Brian Doyle's collection, Reading in Bed, was entertaining and interesting for someone who is a reader. I bought it for several friends who are writers as well because there is so many ideas in this book with the...
Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks
Mariah Fredericks brings back Jane Prescott, a ladies' maid in the early twentieth century in New York, in Death of a New American. The first in the series, A Death of No Importance, was one of Library Journal's top ten mysteries of 2018. While this historical...
Winners & A March Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won The Perfect Alibi. Broken Bone China is going to Jane T. from West Linn, OR. The books will go out in the mail today. I have two more March mystery releases to give away today....
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Let's talk about what you're reading, or what you've read in the last week, since the last time we "talked". How many of you remember the cartoon "Cathy"? I read the cartoon regularly, and identified with Cathy's body image issues. I didn't identify...
A Dream of Death by Connie Berry
I love the start of a new mystery series. So much promise! In this case, so much promise, and a great mature character. I'm looking forward to many more books following Connie Berry's A Dream of Death. Three years ago, Kate Hamilton's husband died on the Isle of...
