Lesa's Book Critiques
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Margie Bunting’s Favorite Reads of 2025
I've known Margie Bunting for quite some time now. She read and commented on the blog before I met her at a Left Coast Crime conference in Monterey, CA. We made sure we spent some time together when that conference was held in Phoenix as well. Margie's Thursday...
What Are You Reading?
I hope everyone survived last week's weather. I finally moved back home on Sunday after spending a week at Linda and Kevin's. As much as I love them, and all the company and good food, it was good to be home. Kevin even came over and cleaned my driveway before I came...
Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe
When I was looking for a "hot" book during the cold snap, I stumbled across Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe. Although that title could refer to an engagement or wedding ring, the first book in the new romantic series actually refers to a Super Bowl ring. Lauren Rowe's...
Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
While Stolen in Death was as complicated and terrific as any of J.D. Robb's books, the sixty-second in the series was also an uncomfortable one. Roarke's youth in Ireland as a thief comes back to haunt him, and haunts Eve Dallas even more. Eve and her husband Roarke...
A Study in Secrets by Jeffrey Siger
Jeffrey Siger is known as the bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Andeas Kaldis series set in Greece. A Study in Secrets is a departure for him and for readers, the first in his Redacted Man series. Instead of a police procedural, Siger takes readers into the...
March 2026 Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
This sounds a little crazy. Even though there are fifteen books on this post, this isn't near all of the books I have that are coming out in March. Because I haven't yet moved back home after last week's storm, I don't have access to the physical books that are piled...
