Lesa's Book Critiques
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What’s Happening
Greetings to everyone, whether you're joining me for your first cup of coffee or tea in the morning, or sometime later in the day. I want to keep you in the loop. This week is hectic, and it was unplanned until Mystery Writers of America announced they were presenting...
2021 Agatha Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Agatha Awards, announced Saturday night at Malice Domestic. The awards were presented in 2022 for books published in 2021. Best Contemporary Novel Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron Best Historical Novel Death at Greenway by...
How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James
Pure joy. If you asked me to describe Eloisa James' historical romance, How to Be a Wallflower, my best description would be pure joy. There are two wonderful lead characters, some excellent supporting characters, and humor as well as the romance. There's also a...
The King Arthur Case by Jean-Luc Bannalec
I love the cover of Jean-Luc Bannalec's The King Arthur Case. I'm going to admit that's my favorite part of this seventh book in the Brittany Mystery Series. I read the first in the series years ago, and liked it, but didn't love it. I never know with a translation...
Winners and Library Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The copies of The Secrets We Share will go to Lisbeth M. from Kingwood, TX and Caryn S. from St. Louis, MO. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two books dealing with libraries. Eva...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Time to talk books with a group of friends again. So, let's talk about what we're reading. Winslow Homer: American Passage by William R. Cross is a dense book. It's 560 pages, and I'm sure I'm not going to get through it. At least the last 100 pages or...
