Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Detective in the Dooryard by Timothy Cotton
When asked, I say my all-time favorite book is a collection of essays by Patricia Leimbach, A Thread of Blue Denim. Leimbach knows how to appreciate moments in life,; a trip to sell eggs, running to the store for parts for a tractor, the backyard as the setting for...
Have You Heard? Avoidable Contact by Tammy Kaehler
I'm reading two books right now, but I spent quite a bit of time on the phone on Saturday, so I'm turning the blog over to Sandie Herron for a Have You Heard? post. Today, she's talking about Tammy Kaehler's audiobook, Avoidable Contact. Thank you, Sandie. *****...
Lineage Most Lethal by S. C. Perkins
Is this the kind of amateur sleuth, or, actually, the kind of character you would like to see in a book? "I don't apologize for loving learning and information. I'm smart, I'm good at my job, I work hard, and I'm proud of it." Those are my favorite sentences in S.C....
Winners and a Going to the Dogs Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill T. from St. Clair Shores, MI won the copy of Long Range. Traces of Evil will go to Barbara W. from Auburn, WA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, the giveaway features two mysteries involving...
What Are You Reading?
Check in, please. How are you doing this week? I hope everyone is okay, but let us know if you need a word of encouragement or a virtual hug. I can handle both of those, and I think others would step up, too. I'm reading S.C. Perkins' second Ancestry Detective...
Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende
Somehow, I missed one of Heather Lende's books. Including Of Bears and Ballots, she's written four nonfiction accounts of her life in Haines, Alaska. The first one, If You Lived Here, I'd Know I'd Know Your Name, introduces readers to small town life in the...
