Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Q & A with Donis Casey
Readers may recognize Donis Casey as the author of the Alafair Tucker mysteries, a series of books centered on Alafair, a farm wife in Oklahoma, and her large family. The books are set in the early 1900s. I love the family, but I also appreciate the detail of the...
Bouchercon Hiatus
There won't be a post for a couple days - long days into late evenings. Pictures after I get home.
December Treasures in My Closet
Not quite as many books coming out in December, but most of us don't have enough time to read then, anyways. Check out this month's Treasures in My Closet. Alice Blanchard, author of Darkness Peering, launches a series with Trace of Evil. Burning Lake, NY has a...
Giveaway – Post-World War I Mysteries
This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in the years immediately after World War I. Penny for Your Secrets is Anna Lee Huber's Verity Kent mystery. In England in 1919, Verity Kent and her husband, Stanley, are still trying to recover their marriage. In their...
Bouchercon 2019 – Dallas
I'm off to Dallas today for Bouchercon 2019, leaving the cats in good hands. And, the blog? Well, there's a book contest that kicks off tomorrow. And, Friday is December Treasures in My Closet. I'm not doing What Are You Reading this week. Please save titles for next...
Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler
Karen Schaler's Finding Christmas was a little like falling into a Hallmark movie. It will come as no surprise to anyone that Schaler is the writer of a couple Hallmark movies, including "Christmas Camp", and a Netflix one, "A Christmas Prince". But, the book could...
