Lesa's Book Critiques
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Other Blogs and Tributes to Great Mystery Authors
I'm interrupting my regular blogging to link to several blogs that are important to me right now. Many of you may already know the news about author Bill Crider. He shared the news of his cancer on his own site, Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine. Here's the...
A Killing in Amish Country by Gregg Olsen & Rebecca Morris
What do you look for when you read true crime? I seldom read it because I read some that went into too much graphic detail as to the crime itself. If I read true crime, I guess I want it to be like Law & Order, the investigation followed by the trial....
Margherita’s Notebook by Flumeri & Giacometti
I'm usually not a fan of translations. Quite often, I feel as if something was lost, and the book doesn't resonate with me. But Margherita's Notebook by Elisabetta Flumeri and Gabriella Giacometti is translated from the Italian, and it's beautiful. It's lush and...
Winner and Thomas Waite Post and Giveaway
Congratulations to the winner of Terrence McCauley's A Murder of Crows. Diane K. of Darien, IL will get a copy of the book. This week, I have a Q&A from author Thomas Waite, an excerpt and a giveaway of his latest Lana Elkins thriller, Unholy Code. Thank you,...
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10 has been called a psychological thriller and compared to Agatha Christie. Really? I'm missing something in Agatha Christie, then. I've read a number of Christie's mysteries, and never felt they were "psychological thrillers". I'll be...
What Are You Reading?
Are you reading, or are you glued to your TV? I'll be honest and say I can't watch. But, don't worry. I'll definitely vote in November. That really means I have time to read in the evening. I'm halfway through Ruth Ware's new novel, The Woman in Cabin 10. Don't...
