Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Winners and Winter Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Paige Shelton's If Onions Could Spring Leeks will go to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. Sandy G. of North Plainfield, NJ won Fran Stewart's A Wee Dose of Death. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm...
What are you reading?
When I finish one book over 200 pages at 8 PM one night, I hardly have time to get through a 300 page book the next day. Only on the weekends. So, I'm only 1/4 of the way through Susan C. Shea's latest Dani O'Rourke mystery, Mixed Up with Murder. It's set in the...
Agatha Award Nominees
Malice Domestic has announced the nominees for this year's Agatha Awards. The awards for traditional mysteries are named after Agatha Christie. Winners will be announced at this year's Malice Domestic Convention, held April 29-May 1. The 2015 Agatha Nominees...
Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany
I read most of Vicki Delany's mystery series, but the Constable Molly Smith mystery series set in Trafalgar, British Columbia is my favorite. The police procedurals are set in a fascinating town with a mixture of tourists, hippies who moved there during the Vietnam...
March Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
There's still a wealth of treasures in my closet, books to be released in March. I always enjoy sharing these titles. I loved Daisy Goodwin's The Fortune Hunter, so I'm looking forward to Sisi: Empress on Her Own, a novel by Allison Pataki. It's the story of Empress...
March Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
Welcome to February, and the chance to talk about March books. With Treasures in My Closet, I'm always looking ahead one month so you have time to place your holds on books at your favorite public library, or to pre-order books from your favorite bookstore. Let's kick...
