Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Winners and Island Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bev M. from Boise, ID won Peggy O'Neal Peden's Your Killin' Heart. Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beasley is going to Charlotte W. from Covington, GA. I'll take care of the books today. This week, I'm giving away island...
What Are You Reading?
It's the day after #BookLoversDay, but it's still #BookLoversMonth. It's always that day and month in my world. This week, I'm reading John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America. I've never read it. On Tuesday, I was reading an article about Norman...
Path into Darkness by Lisa Alber
I wish I had discovered Lisa Alber's County Clare mysteries before the third book. You can start with Path into Darkness, but I recommend you start with the first, Kilmoon. The relationships are complicated enough that you should meet the characters in the...
Dead Man’s Bridge by Robert J. Mrazek
Fans of Glen Erik Hamilton's Van Shaw mysteries may want to pick up Robert J. Mrazek's Dead Man's Bridge. The protagonist is an Army veteran, courtmartialed after his tour in Afghanistan. But, Jake Cantrell is in the tradition of Robert B. Parker's tough, ex-veterans...
Among the Dead by J.R. Backlund
If you're a fan of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder mysteries, you'll want to try J.R. Backlund's debut, Among the Dead. Meet Rachel Carver, former police officer, former agent for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. She's an investigator who feels...
On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen
Although Lady Georgiana is still as candid as ever, the latest Royal Spyness mystery takes a serious turn. Rhys Bowen takes Georgie to pre-World War II Italy in On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. When Darcy O'Mara has to leave the family estate in...
