The Happy Hollisters

February 21, 2017

The Stratemeyer Syndicate published more than Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, the Bobbsey Twins and Tom Swift. They published a series of thirty-three books by “Jerry West”, whose real name was Andrew E. Svenson. My sister, Linda, and I devoured these books on...

“In the Bleak Midwinter”

February 20, 2017

No, unfortunately, I’m not running that series on my blog. I’m also the blogger for The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, and I’ve been running that series on their blog. Craig Johnson is the guest author over there today. I asked a few authors to recommend...

Have You Heard? – Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle

February 19, 2017

“Have You Heard?” is a column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques.  It features many reviews of audiobooks (fiction, with a concentration in mysteries) but these reviews will include recent and past books for an interesting mixture of titles. Content is...

The Mother’s Promise by Sally Hepworth

February 18, 2017

If you’re a fan of the issue-oriented novels of Jodi Picoult or Lisa Genova, you might want to try Sally Hepworth’s The Mother’s Promise. I’ll admit, it was a difficult book for me to get through. But, I’m a wimp who likes even my...

Winners and a 1920s British Giveaway

February 17, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Copies of Terry Shames’ An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock will be going to Andi D. from Phoenix, AZ and Elaine R. from Jamesville, NC. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m...