Reviews + Articles
“In the Bleak Midwinter”
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 some titles for...
Have You Heard? – Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle
“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
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 mysteries to end on a...
Winners and a 1920s British Giveaway
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 giving away...
Montgomery Rabbit by Sandy Little
Sandy Little's juvenile book, Montgomery Rabbit, has won several awards for early readers from various independent publishing groups, including an IPPY bronze medal. Second or third graders could read the book, but anyone would enjoy the story of a rabbit who falls...
Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James
I'll admit I'm prejudiced because I am a librarian, but anyone who has attended a conference, or worked in a job where gossip swirls, will appreciate the conversations in Miranda James' latest Cat in the Stacks mystery, Twelve Angry Librarians. James easily...