Reviews + Articles
Rich Zahradnik, Guest Blogger
Let’s talk about Rich Zahradnik’s book, Lights Out Summer, before I discuss his guest blog. Lights Out Summer (Camel Press; October 1, 2017) In March 1977, ballistics link murders going back six months to the same Charter Arms Bulldog .44. A serial...
A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames
I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of Police Chief Samuel Craddock of Jarrett Creek, Texas. The small town lawman is authentic and believable as he deals with crimes in the small community. In Terry Shames’ latest mystery, A Reckoning...
The Devil’s Claw by Lara Dearman
The format of today’s review may look a little odd. I originally intended this review to be for a journal, only to discover this title had already been assigned to someone else. Why waste a good review? This is formatted for that journal. However, saying...
Fourteen Years and Counting
Happy Anniversary to all of us! Fourteen years ago today, I started Lesa’s Book Critiques. It wasn’t called that at the time. It was originally called “Nikki’s World”. After I had reviewed for a while, Maddee James suggested I needed a...
Scones and Scoundrels by Molly MacRae
If you haven’t read Molly MacRae’s first Highland Bookshop mystery, Plaid and Plagiarism, it might take a little time to become familiar with her amateur sleuths in the second book. Scones and Scoundrels takes readers to Inversgail, Scotland, where...
What Are You Reading? – Part 2
As promised, I’m going to use Thursday and Friday to post lists of favorites from those who regularly comment on Thursday’s What Are You Reading? post. If you’re looking for this week’s contest, check the previous post. I’ll still host...