Lesa's Book Critiques
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May Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I have almost fifty titles with May release dates. At least that's how it appears before I start looking them up. That pile will be slightly smaller with release dates postponed, or pushed up. And, I won't be able to discuss all of them. I'll pick the ones that...
Winners and A Cozy Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Eileen K. from Island Lake, IL won The Gates of Evangeline. Heart of Stone will go to Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two cozy mysteries. The Silence...
Clea Simon, Guest Author
Clea Simon is an author and cat lover. All of her mystery series have cats in them, as you can see at her web site www.cleasimon.com. But, today, she's going to talk about a classic that inspired her. I hope you check out her fascinating piece. Thank you, Clea. *****...
What Are You Reading?
It's Wednesday, a good day this week to ask what you're reading. I'm reading Anne Cleeland's latest Doyle and Acton mystery, Murder in All Honour (love the cover). I'll admit her books aren't for everyone. Some readers don't care for Acton's obsession with Doyle....
Desert Vengeance by Betty Webb
Recently, author Anne Perry posed a moral question. Should you do something morally repugnant to you in order to fulfill a duty? Private investigator Lena Jones faces a moral question in Betty Webb's latest mystery, Desert Vengeance. Should she hunt for the...
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
There was something poignant about reading Amy Krouse Rosenthal's memoir, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. I checked it out of the library when I read her piece in The New York Times, "You May Want to Marry My Husband,"http://nyti.ms/2mFk0fE. Rosenthal wrote the...
