Lesa's Book Critiques
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Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein
Laurie Loewenstein's first Dust Bowl Mystery, Death of a Rainmaker, was the most evocative book I've read since Larry D. Sweazy's last Marjorie Trumaine mystery, See Also Proof. The author says she was inspired by Timothy Egan's nonfiction book, The Worst Hard...
Laurie Loewenstein, Author Interview
I was so impressed with Laurie Loewenstein's first Dust Bowl mystery, that I asked if I could interview her. Tomorrow, I review Death of a Rainmaker. Thank you, Laurie, for taking time for the questions. Laurie, Would you introduce yourself to readers? I am a...
November Treasures in My Closet
I can't believe we're already talking about November book releases. But, hopefully, you'll have a treasure or two in this list. Because I refuse to read anything about Louise Penny's fourteenth Chief Inspector Gamache novel, Kingdom of the Blind, before I read...
Dangerous Undertaking by Mark de Castrique
When I read the seventh Buryin' Barry mystery, Secret Undertaking, I liked the cast of characters enough to go back and pick up the first in the series, Dangerous Undertaking. Mark de Castrique is skilled in introducing a new series. This reader, at least, felt...
The Guilty Dead by P.J. Tracy
A new Monkeewrench novel by P.J. Tracy is always a treat. While the mother half, P.J., of P.J. Tracy died in 2016, Traci successfully keeps the series interesting. Some will want more of the Monkeewrench team in the current novel, The Guilty Dead. As a fan of the...
Winners & A Ripped From the Headlines Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Natalie S. from Hyde Park, MA will receive Julia Keller's Bone on Bone. A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier goes to Willetta H. from Dearborn, MI. The books are going out in the mail today. I have two mysteries to...
