Lesa's Book Critiques
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A Case of Bier by Mary Daheim
If you like the title of Mary Daheim's latest Bed-and-Breakfast mystery, A Case of Bier, you'll probably enjoy the book more than I did. I'm not a fan of broad humor, the hit you in the face, Three Stooges type of humor. But, this is the thirty-first book in the...
Winners and Give Me an H Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Anita Y. from Barnesville, GA won A Deadly Divide. John S. of Iowa City, IA will receive Watcher in the Woods. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I'm giving away books with authors whose names...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually "playing" with a book right now, rather than reading it. As an early birthday present, a friend gave me a copy of an oversized book,The Lost Files of Nancy Drew. It purports to be Nancy Drew's newly discovered notes about her early cases, beginning with...
If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura
I seldom read translated books because something always seems to be lost in the translation. I don't think that happened with Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared from the World. Eric Selland seems to have brought all the magic and thoughtfulness that made this...
Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins
S. C Perkins won the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition for Murder Once Removed, and deservedly so. The first Ancestry Detective mystery is a fascinating debut, with likable characters. If you're interested in genealogy, or like cold...
S.C. Perkins, An Interview
S.C. Perkins' debut mystery, Murder Once Removed, is one of my favorite mysteries this year. My review of the book will run tomorrow. In the meantime, it's my pleasure to introduce you to S.C. Perkins. I hope you enjoy the interview, and give her mystery a try....
