Winners, and Not So Sweet Home Giveaway

February 24, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL won Carola Dunn’s Requiem for a Mezzo. Melanie W. from South Huntington, NY won Murder on a Summer’s Day. The books are going out today. Home isn’t quite so sweet in...

What Are You Reading?

February 23, 2017

Well, whatever I review on Saturday will be as big a surprise to me as to you. I just finished the ten mysteries for the April mystery column, so I have an enormous TBR pile. Unlimited choices! But, choices to be made. And, you’ll get to read about those...

Tucson Festival of Books

February 22, 2017

Last year, I went to Phoenix for Left Coast Crime, and I realized how much I missed Arizona in March. Well, let’s face it, I always miss Arizona. But, I’m going back this year. I’ve also missed the Tucson Festival of Books. It’s a two-day...

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...