Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
I wonder if I can entice you to try a debut mystery called The Coroner by telling you about the author. The author's bio on the back of the book says, "Jennifer Graeser Dornbush is herself the daughter of a medical examiner, whose office was in her home. She...
Winners & Historical Sleuths
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Anita A. from Bellevue, NE and Cindi S. from Greenfield, WI will receive the copies of The Race to Save the Romanovs. I'll put the books in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries with sleuths...
What Are You Reading?
I had an off week for reading this week, just couldn't get into anything new. I'm still reading Helen Rappaport's The Race to Save the Romanovs, which is good, just slow-paced. I have a new box of mysteries to read for review though, and there are some...
A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond
Heather Redmond launches a new mystery series with Charles Dickens as the amateur sleuth. Dickens, who is working as a journalist, with his eye on a writing career, is a fascinating character in A Tale of Two Murders. It appears that the series will be called "A...
Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader- Day
Darn that Lori Rader-Day. I am not a night person, but once I started Under a Dark Sky, I had to stay up and finish it. It's the story of a troubled woman, caught up in an Agatha Christie nightmare. And, it's just right. Eden Wallace's husband, Bix, a war hero, has...
Beyond the Grave by Judy Clemens
Judy Clemens' fifth Grim Reaper mystery, Beyond the Grave, is creepy, disturbing, and darkly humorous. And, it's not the Grim Reaper who makes the novel creepy and disturbing. In fact, he's the comic relief, although he's also a thoughtful entity. Casey Maldonado is...
