Lesa's Book Critiques
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If Onions Could Spring Leeks by Paige Shelton
Paige Shelton's ghost stories set in Broken Rope, Missouri continue to enchant me. Broken Rope is where the Old West and a contemporary tourist town intersect, where the ghosts of the past search for answers to their murders. And, it's where Betts Winston and her...
Destiny by Paul Aurandt
Yesterday, I volunteered at one of our branches for three hours, working their book exchange during a bazaar. Although I took a book with me, it was a book someone turned in for the exchange that hooked me. Destiny by Paul Aurandt may not ring a bell, but the...
Code Grey by Clea Simon
Clea Simon takes readers into the world of scholars and book theft in her latest Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery,Code Grey. If that phrase "feline mystery" makes you think of cozy mysteries, think again. Simon's mysteries are darker than cozy, tending towards the...
Winners and an Ann Cleeves Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the suspense giveaway. Sophie McKenzie's You Can Trust Me will go to Connie H. from Sherman, TX. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson will go to Nancy M. from Joliet, IL. This week, there was discussion of the PBS TV show, Vera,...
No Comfort for the Lost by Nancy Herriman
Nancy Herriman's first Mystery of Old San Francisco, No Comfort for the Lost, is a riveting historical mystery set in 1867, a compelling story that brings the city and the times to life. This issue-oriented story is intense and dramatic with two strong lead...
Clea Simon, Guest Author
I've known of Clea Simon for ten years, although we've never met. I read her first mystery, Mew is for Murder, back then, and included it on my blog as one of the books read in July 2005. Next year, she and I will finally meet up at Left Coast Crime in Phoenix. I've...
