Lesa's Book Critiques
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Elaine Viets, Guest Author – A Reboot
The Dead-End Jobs Re-release By Elaine Viets I can't believe it's been 15 years since Shop till You Drop, my first Dead-End Job mystery, was published. I can't believe all the jobs Helen and I have...
The Magic Chair Murder by Diane Janes
There are a lot of creepy people in Diane Janes' The Magic Chair Murder. Who would guess that the mystery, set in the 1920s in England, would revolve around the author of children's poems and stories? The Robert Barnaby Society is having a conference. Robert Barnaby...
A Funeral in Mantova by David P. Wagner
If David P. Wagner's A Funeral in Mantova doesn't make you yearn for a trip to Italy to eat authentic Italian food, I think there's something wrong with you. I know that's not the purpose of Wagner's latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, but the author brings the food...
Sunday Reading Corner
Some of you have missed the book chats featuring the mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. Or, maybe you just miss the book chats featuring Jinx. I can't help with the fact that Berkley is now doing just a few paperback mysteries a month. But, I can still do book chats...
Sibanda and the Black Sparrowhawk by C.M. Elliott
I'll admit C.M. Elliott's third Sibanda mystery may not be easy to find in libraries. The publisher is a South African press. But, the setting is so unusual, Zimbabwe, that I wanted to introduce Sibanda and the Black Sparrowhawk. Detective Inspector Jabulani...
Winners & Food Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jackie B. from Waxhaw, NC won A Reckoning in the Back Country. The Long Arm of the Law is going to John B. from Grass Valley, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I have a couple cozy mysteries...
