Lesa's Book Critiques
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A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas George
How about a new cozy mystery series that involves walking tours set in England? Although most of Nicholas George's A Deadly Walk in Devon involves the murder investigation, the early part of the book describes the scenery and background of Exmoor in northern Devon....
The Blacklin County Files by Bill Crider & Judy Crider
Although I'm reading Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, I stumbled across a story collection, The Blacklin County Files. The stories in the book were published in various magazines before they were collected here. They're quick reads, with Crider's...
Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac
There are other authors from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction that are better known than E.C.R. Lorac, but I enjoy her books with the wit and clever plots. Martin Edwards, who wrote the introduction to Death of an Author, suggests that Lorac had fun with the...
Winners and A Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Autumn T. from Portland, OR will receive Murder at the College Library. W.W. from Oakland, CA won Murder at an Irish Chipper. The books went out in the mail. This week's mysteries couldn't be more different. In...
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday! Well, despite snow that had to be scraped off my car (thanks to my sister) for doing that!), we had a terrific week. We went to see Mamma Mia! last Thursday night. We had both seen it before, but this one was one of best live versions I've seen. And,...
