Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Spider Ring by Andrew Harwell
It may have taken me a while to get around to Andrew Harwell's juvenile fantasy, The Spider Ring, but I'm glad I kept it in the TBR pile. It's an excellent novel about a young girl who felt like an outcast, abandoned by friends, who discovered revenge wasn't quite...
The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit
I actually read Tarashea Nesbit's The Wives of Los Alamos a year ago. However, it's the book we discussed last night for our book club. Knowing I wasn't home in the evening to read, it's appropriate to re-run the review of that fascinating novel. We were no longer in...
Caught Dead Handed by Carol J. Perry
What better setting for a Halloween mystery than Salem, Massachusetts? Carol J. Perry launched her Witch City Mysteries by bringing her amateur sleuth home to Salem in Caught Dead Handed. And, Salem doesn't disappoint the reader. Lee Barrett returns home from...
Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves
Sometimes, I forget how much I love police procedurals. Then I read a book such as Ann Cleeves' latest Vera Stanhope mystery, Harbour Street. Cleeves makes me regret every book I'm reading that is not a procedural. Just before Christmas, Detective Joe Ashworth...
Favorite Gift Books
When I received all of these books yesterday, I joked on Facebook that they were all presents from Santa. Well, they weren't really from Santa. But, I do appreciate the books from publishers, authors, and agents. Over the years, I've received wonderful gifts from...
Winners and the last Christmas Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Joyce I. from Porter Ranch, CA won the personalized copy of Cleo Coyle's Dead to the Last Drop. And, I'll be sending a copy to Judy M. from Bradenton, FL. It's time for the last giveaway of Christmas mysteries. The...
