Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
There’s No Murder Like Show Murder by M.S. Greene
M.S. Greene's background in the theater is obvious in this excellent debut cozy mystery, There's No Murder Like Show Murder. He takes us behind-the-scenes with his amateur sleuth, Tasha Weaver, who is the costume shop head at Connecticut's Eastbrook Playhouse. Tasha...
A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron
Ellen Byron is the award-winning author of the Cajun Country mysteries, the Vintage Cookbook cozies, and, as Maria DiRico, the Catering Hall ones. Now, she puts her experience as a TV sitcom writer to good use with the first Golden Motel Mystery, A Very Woodsy Murder....
The Last Line by Scott Lyerly
Scott Lyerly's debut mystery, The Last Line, is set in the world of community theater. It's not unusual for a body in such a mystery to be a disliked cast member. What is unusual, and what you'll remember, is the owner of the theater, Ellie Marlowe, the amateur sleuth...
Sunday Spotlight – Ellen Byron
Ellen Byron is the author of a number of mysteries including her award-winning Cajun Country mysteries, the Vintage Cookbook mysteries, the Catering Hall mysteries, and, now, the first in her Golden Motel Mystery series, A Very Woodsy Murder. Tuesday is release date...
Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts
Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in Trouble in Queenstown. It's hard enough to be a black woman and a cop, but once Vandy Myrick's world was shattered she moved back to her hometown of Queenstown, New Jersey to become a private investigator....
Winners of Byron’s Bears
Congratulations to the winners of Ellen Byron's bears. Ellen is sending them to Autumn T. from Portland, OR and Carol K. of Omaha, NE. I'll be home next Friday to kick off a new contest.
