Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners & A Halloween Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. John S. from Iowa City, IA will receive David Handler's The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes. Julia H. of Excelsior, MN won Ziskin's Cast the First Stone. The books will go out today. This week, I'm giving away cozy...
What Are You Reading?
My confession is that I'm not reading much. I need to get into one of the books I'm reviewing for a journal, but after all of my travels, I just can't settle into anything. The cats are needy. I've been talking to family and friends on the phone. I can't get into a...
A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly
Everyone who knows me knows I love cats. And, I frequently read mysteries involving cats. But, I'm not a pushover for every book about cats, especially magical cats. I've always been a little skeptical about Sofie Kelly's Magical Cats Mysteries. Yes, I can suspend...
The House at Baker Street by Michelle Birkby
Welcome to 221b, one of the most recognizable addresses in literature. In her debut mystery, Michelle Birkby takes readers behind the scenes of the lower part of that house. Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes' landlady, and Dr. Watson's wife, Mary, become amateur sleuths in...
Congratulations to the Award Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of mystery awards that were presented this past week at Bouchercon. But, Louise Penny deserves an extra congratulations. She swept Best Novel with A Great Reckoning, taking all three mystery awards, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the...
The Witches’ Tree by M. C. Beaton
I'm a latecomer to M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of a character who is man-hungry and doesn't feel as if she's complete without a man in her life. I've read and reviewed the books when there has been an anniversary, or, in this...
