Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners & A Dog & Cat Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of last week's contests. Hannah Reed's Hooked on Ewe will go to Jeannette M. from Ventura, CA. Jane R. of Driftwood, TX won Paul Levine's Bum Rap. And, Sue F. of Crosslake, MN will receive James O. Born's Scent of Murder. Do you want to...
Caught Read-Handed by Terrie Farley Moran
If you're looking for an atmospheric mystery with two spirited amateur sleuths, you can't go wrong with Terrie Farley Moran's Caught Read-Handed. The first in this series, Well Read, Then Dead, won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. The new mystery is...
Thanks to Jen – The Half Way Point
My friend, Jen Forbus, reminded me today that we're half-way through 2015 already. She posted "The Half Way Point" on her blog, Jen's Book Thoughts, summarizing her reading for the year so far. Thanks, Jen! So, as of June 30, I had read seventy-four books. My reading...
Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed
Hannah Reed's latest atmospheric mystery takes readers to the Scottish Highlands of sheep dog trials, charming pubs, and the Northern Lights. Throw in a murder just to stir up trouble, and you have the cozy mystery, Hooked on Ewe. As American aspiring romance...
The Fraud by Brad Parks
Our carefree investigative reporter Carter Ross has become a little more responsible now that there's a baby on its way. That doesn't mean Carter doesn't get in trouble, as shown in the opening chapter of Brad Parks' The Fraud, when he says in forty-three hours...
Someday Home by Lauraine Snelling
Although I read Lauraine Snelling's Someday Home for a review for a journal, and found the story itself enjoyable, I had one big problem with the book. Why would anyone refer to women of 47, 51, and 52 as old or aged? Lynn Lundberg's husband dropped dead one year and...
