Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Ireland – Day 1
Are you ready for Ireland photos in between book talks? I could always put these on my personal blog for memories, but so many of you were patient while I was on my dream trip. So, I'm going to tell the story of that trip, but it will be here and there between...
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Before Halloween; before Thanksgiving. It's too early for Christmas books, but the 2016 ones have already been coming out for a couple months. I guess it's never too early to read comfort reads. And, Debbie Macomber's Christmas romances, predictable as they are, are...
The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness by Maddie Dawson
If you like flawed characters who struggle with day-to-day life, quirky, engaging characters, you'll want to meet Nina Popkin in Maddie Dawson's The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness. Nina won my heart. I don't know that I'd want to live with her, but it's fun...
Murder in Containment by Anne Cleeland
How to describe Anne Cleeland's Doyle and Acton mysteries? They are as difficult to summarize as Louise Penny's works. While Cleeland's characters work for Scotland Yard, she's created her own unusual world for them. Murder in Containment, the fourth in the...
Little Grey Cells: The Quotable Poirot by Agatha Christie, edited by David Brawn
The minute you saw the phrase "Little Grey Cells" you knew it was about Hercule Poirot, didn't you? Mystery readers would recognize the phrase that identifies the man who is aware of his own abilities. "My name is Hercule Poirot, and I am probably the greatest...
Darkest Journey by Heather Graham
Heather Graham takes readers back into the world of the Krewe of Hunters in Darkest Journey. As a fan of the series, I enjoy the return to the paranormal investigations of an elite group of FBI agents, as well as the romance. And, Graham knows the setting well,...
