Lesa's Book Critiques
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Kevin’s Corner Annex – Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeff Cohen
I'm backed up right now with books for Library Journal. I didn't read anything when I went home and worried about friends in North Carolina. So, I'm frantically reading now. When Kevin Tipple sent a review of an older title, Jeff Cohen's Some Like It Hot-Buttered, I...
The Night Woods by Paula Munier
Paula Munier's Mercy Carr mysteries are some of my favorites. Although The Night Woods is the sixth in the series, following my favorite, Home at Night, it can stand alone. It's another complex story with literary themes woven into it. This time, Munier includes The...
November Treasures in My Closet
Yes, November Treasures are a little late this month. As I said, my heart just wasn't in it earlier in the week. Then, when I looked at the short list of November book releases, I realized that was okay. I'm sure you'll still be able to get on waiting lists at your...
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Powerful. Provocative. Disturbing. Those are the words I'd use to describe Marcie R. Rendon's standalone, Where They Last Saw Her. The author of the Cash Blackbear series returns to a familiar theme, #mmiw. Missing or Murdered Indian Women. U.S. and Canadian...
Winners and Crime Fiction Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Tracey P. from Westerville, OH and Patrick M. from York Beach, ME won the copies of The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I have two crime novels to give...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a rough week, hasn't it? Last Thursday, everything was still normal. I don't live in one of the areas hit by Hurricane Helene, but I'm still in shock. My family knows people or knows of people who were affected, several who lost everything. I hope you're...
