Lesa's Book Critiques
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Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello
When you think of a true crime novel, do you think of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood? It's a classic, but Sara DiVello follows in his footsteps with the compelling book, Broadway Butterfly. If you're a fan of true crime or true crime podcasts, you might want to try...
Whispers at Dusk by Heather Graham
While I'm a big fan of Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series, and I liked one aspect of the first in her new Blackbird Trilogy, Whispers at Dusk took a turn I don't like. I like that Blackbird is a new Euro Special Assistance Team, and the FBI agents Mason Carter...
Best Served Cold by David P. Wagner
I do know that the common saying is "Revenge is a dish best served cold." However, in David P. Wagner's latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, as in the other books in the series, so much of the emphasis is on food that the title and jacket cover imply food. In fact,...
Winners and Culinary Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The publicist will be sending a copy of The Killer's Wife to Lynn T. from Madison, WI. This morning, I'm mailing the copy of A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder to Dianne O. from Oak Park, IL. This week, I'm...
What Are You Reading?
With this heat that we're having, I would imagine we all have complaints. Stay inside! Read! Or, listen to an audiobook. At least we all have a hobby that can keep us indoors. Yesterday, when I reviewed Connie Willis' The Road to Roswell, I agreed with Jeff that his...
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
Science fiction and fantasy author Connie Willis has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards. She has written comic novels, and stories of time-traveling historians. So, why not an alien who looks like a tumbleweed in The Road to Roswell? Francie Driscoll owed...
