Lesa's Book Critiques
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Edgar and Lefty Award Nominees
I was remiss last week, and didn't share the Lefty Award nominees with all of you. Since the 2021 Edgar Award nominees were announced yesterday, I thought I'd share both now. First, here's the press release from Mystery Writers of America about the Edgar nominees....
A Will to Kill by RV Raman
I feel as if I owe RV Raman an apology. If I had read A Will to Kill last year when I actually received it, it probably would have gone on my favorites list for 2020. This mystery, set in India, written by an Indian author, is the closest I've seen any author come to...
Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
First, I want to thank one of the readers here. It might have been Jeff? One of you mentioned that Cynthia Harrod-Eagles had a new book coming out in January. I ordered Cruel as the Grave immediately. But, I may have been reading too many mysteries. I hate it when I...
Sharon Kay Penman, RIP
Yesterday, we lost Sharon Kay Penman, bestselling historical novelist and mystery author. Here was the message on her Facebook page yesterday. "As many of you know, Sharon has been having various health issues for some time. In the past 18 months, things escalated,...
Winners and A Give Me a “B” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Diane M. from State College, PA won A Solitude of Wolverines. Cold as Ice is going to Carol E. from San Jose, CA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, the authors of the books for giveaway begin with...
What Are You Reading?
Let's celebrate Thursday! I'm in a great mood today. Actually, I was in a great mood since noon yesterday. So, let's talk about what we're reading this week. I'm reading an April release for review. Caro Ramsay is a Scottish writer, and On an Outgoing Tide is the...
