Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Winners and European Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Jeannine C. from Roseburg, OR won The Body in the Casket. A Case of Syrah, Syrah will go to Sharon B. in Albuquerque, NM. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in...
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading this week? Or, what book are you listening to? I've taken a page out of Jeff's book. I'm reading an anthology, Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer. It includes three recently discovered short stories. I always loved Heyer's Regency...
Waking Up in Winter by Cheryl Richardson
I'll admit I picked up Cheryl Richardson's personal development book, Waking Up in Winter because of the subtitle. She calls it "In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife." I always discover something when I read a self-development book. In this case, I learned I'm...
Have You Heard? Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
I'm always grateful when Sandie Herron steps in with a review of an audiobook. It gives me one day to finish whatever I'm reading. And, she reviews audiobooks, which I don't listen to. I know many of you do, so it's one more chance for you to discover a book. Thanks,...
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
If you're getting tired of my reviews of Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London books, you'll be happy to know I only have one more after Foxglove Summer. But, this fifth one was one of the best in the series. Police constable Peter Grant is on his own this...
Vanishing Ireland by James Fennell and Turtle Bunbury
Vanishing Ireland is a beautiful, but sobering book. Fennell and Bunbury set out across Ireland to capture and preserve the stories of ordinary Irish people, people who worked the land, worked with horses, worked on the water, celebrated the music. Vanishing...
