Reviews + Articles
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 in the Back Country,...
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 that, Lara...
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 name for the blog that sounded...
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 Janet Marsh...
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 the giveaways on Fridays. Today,...
Giveaway – Mysteries about Books
What better way to kick off 2018 than to give away two mysteries about books? They also kick off new series, so you can enter the giveaways, hoping to discover a new series you like. A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert is "A Blue Ride Library Mystery"....