Lesa's Book Critiques
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What ARe You Reading?
I’m sorry. I haven’t been around this week. I was in Columbus, Ohio, looking for a place to live since I’m planning to move there in September or October after I retire. Speaking of weather, it was lousy there, low 40s, rain or drizzle, and wind...
The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
It’s been years since I read one of Amanda Quick’s romantic mysteries, and I hadn’t read any set in Burning Cove, California in the 1930s. If The Bride Wore White is an example, I should have been reading these fast-paced novels all along....
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Nonna Maria is back in the second rich, atmospheric mystery that takes readers to Ischia, a small island in the Bay of Naples. Lorenzo Carcaterra shows a widow, grandmother, and great-grandmother, well-respected by most on Ischia, in Nonna Maria and the Case of the...
June Treasures in My Closet
The day I’m writing this is also the day I’m getting ready to drive to Columbus, Ohio for four days, so at some point, I may just have to list the rest of the titles. And, I won’t be online much today, probably just at the end of the day. That...
Hallowed Ground by Linda Castillo
“Hallowed Ground” is one of Kate Castillo’s Kate Burkholder short stories. It’s only available on Kindle, unfortunately. It’s set just before the events of An Evil Heart, the latest novel. That book will be published on July 11. For...
Edgar Awards 2023
A year ago, I was in New York City to receive the 2022 Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. Such an honor! A new group of people just received their awards at the 2023 award ceremony. Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners. Below is the news...
