Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Spirit Moves by Carol J. Perry
Carol J. Perry's Haunted Haven mysteries are some of my favorite cozies. I like the setting of Haven, Florida, the Haven House Inn, the ghosts, and the characters. There were a few too many characters in The Spirit Moves, and I had a hard time remembering which...
Mrs. Pargeter’s Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett
If a health spa sounds like an unlikely spot for Mrs. Pargeter, you're right. But, the kindly widow agrees to accompany a friend, Kim Thurrock, to Brotherton Hall health spa for a few days. In fact, Mrs. P and Mrs. Thurrock have something in common. They both had...
What Are You Reading?
Slow week so I had time to catch up with some reading. I love a week like that. It precedes a busy one with a dentist appointment and a musical. Linda and I are going to see "Kimberly Akimbo". I wasn't really familiar with the show, although it did win five Tony...
Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney
I haven't read any of the books in Elizabeth Penney's other cozy series, including the Cambridge Bookshop or Mysteries of Blackberry Valley. But, the first Ravensea Castle mystery, Bodies and Battlements, is one of the best cozy mysteries I've read in a while....
Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts
Once again, a master turns in an addicting book. Hidden Nature features Sloan Cooper, a Natural Resources Police officer in Maryland who survives a shooting, only to find herself investigating what appears to be a case of disappearing people and a serial killer. Sloan...
The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg by Krista Davis
As usual, Krista Davis brings readers back to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, where she reintroduces us to old friends, new recipes, decorating tips, and a mystery. The eighteenth book in the Domestic Diva series, The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg, also brings a character...





