Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Harvey Girl by Dana Stabenow
It's 1890. Railroads are being robbed regularly in the New Mexico Territory. Railroad men see it as the cost of doing business. Fred Harvey, owner of the Harvey Houses, doesn't agree after a conductor is killed on a train. He hires a Pinkerton agent to go...
Congratulations to Kim Hays
Thanks to Jennifer for passing on the news that Kim Hays was nominated for the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery for Splintered Justice. The winners, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, will be announced at Bouchercon on Oct....
Bookworm by Lucy Mangan
I am the wrong nationality to appreciate Lucy Mangan's Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading. She's younger than I am, but her childhood reading in the '80s is certainly different than mine in the '60s. I preferred her Bookish, her memoir of adult reading. The...
Tryst by Elswyth Thane
I have a fondness for paranormal romance-like mysteries. I say romance-like, because, despite the overall feeling, there's no physical romance. The man in these books is dead, a ghost. Despite the attraction, there's nothing to be done about it. There's The Ghost...
Saturday, March 14
From Lesa's site admin: There will be no Saturday blog post on March 14 due to an internet outage. Hoping it will be resolved in time for Sunday's...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan
Well, I'm caught up in basketball fever. I'm a big college basketball fan, and I've watched almost every Duke basketball game that's been televised. I've been a fan for over twenty-five years. This week is the tournament, and March Madness starts next week. I do...
