Lesa's Book Critiques
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January 2019 Treasures in My Closet
Do you believe we're already talking about books to be released in January 2019? Time goes so fast. I hope there's something in this list that intrigues you. If not, are you waiting for a different January release? Peter Caine is a cutthroat Manhattan defense attorney...
Murder in the Dark by Simon R. Green
If you haven't yet discovered Simon R. Green's Ishmael Jones mysteries, Murder in the Dark is a good place to start. It's not quite as graphically violent as some of the earlier ones in the series. In fact, this one is reminiscent of Agatha Christie's And Then...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! The end of the work week is in sight! I hope you're all reading good books (or in Glen's case, I hope he's reading books that he'll summarize with snarky one-liners that make us laugh.) I'm reading Cora Harrison's A Gruesome Discovery. It's a Reverend...
The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin
Welcome to the world of geek culture in Meghan Scott Molin's fun, fast-paced mystery, The Frame-Up. Even if you don't attend cons or read comic books, MG Martin's world is entertaining. It's repetitive to say it, but this is just a fun mystery. MG (Michael-Grace)...
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
It's always difficult to review one of Louise Penny's books. The plots are so entwined with the characters that it's not easy to summarize the book without revealing too much. It's release date for Kingdom of the Blind, the first book Penny wrote after her beloved...
Just Plain Murder by Laura Bradford
Whatever you do, don't enter Laura Bradford's Amish world in Pennsylvania expecting it to be the same as Linda Castillo's world in Ohio's Amish country. Just Plain Murder, the sixth in Bradford's Amish mystery series, is a cozy set in a community that usually...
