Lesa's Book Critiques
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Pistols and Petticoats by Erika Janik
The subtitle of Erika Janik's nonfiction book, Pistols and Petticoats, is "175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction". Although the two subjects should fit together perfectly, they didn't seem to flow as well as they should have in the book. However, if you are...
June Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Let's "jump" (you'll understand in a second) right into the second part of the June Treasures in My Closet postings. These books will all be released in June. The first book is Keith McCafferty's latest Sean Stranahan mystery, Buffalo Jump Blues. After the Fourth...
June Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
Welcome to part 1 of Treasures in My Closet, featuring the June releases. It's quite an eclectic mix, so we'll dive right in. Italian novelist Nanni Balestrini brings us We Want Everything. In the autumn of 1969, Italy exploded as workers went on strike for...
Not a Thing
I have nothing to post for today. Wait until tomorrow, though, because I'll have at least the start of the June Treasures in My Closet. I was up too late on Thursday night with the Edgar Awards, and posting. Friday, I had friends over. We had Staff Institute at work,...
Winners and An Amish Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Barbara W. of Auburn, WA will receive Here Comes the Bribe. Debbie GS won Terror in Taffeta. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I have two mysteries set in the world of the Amish, two very...
Edgar Award Winners 2016
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Edgar Awards, presented by Mystery Writers of America. Mary Higgins Clark Award – Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day Robert L. Fish Award - Russell W. Johnson for "Ching Ling Soo's Greatest Tricks" 2016 Best...
