Winners & a Four Parties and a Funeral Giveaway

June 23, 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Susan B. from Hyannis, MA won The Tumbling Girl. Susan B. from Seattle, WA won Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River. (Good week to be named Susan B.) The books are going out in the mail today. Ellen Byron makes no...

Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron

February 11, 2023

When Ellen Byron launched the Vintage Cookbook Mystery series with Bayou Book Thief, I complained that amateur sleuth Ricki James was a bit of a mess. She’s still a little too impulsive for my taste, but she’s growing on me. And, I love the cast of...

Winners, Signed Mystery Giveaway, & Newsletters

January 27, 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Trisha T. from Easton, PA won Steeped in Secrets. Killer Cupid will go to Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I have signed mysteries to give away. Ellen Byron offered to...

Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron

June 06, 2022

Agatha Award-winner Ellen Byron launches a new cozy mystery series set in New Orleans with Bayou Book Thief. I love her setting, but thank heavens her latest book includes a list of characters because there are so many quirky characters involved in this one that...

Ellen Byron, Interview & Giveaway

June 03, 2022

All these years I’ve been reading Ellen Byron’s mysteries, and I’ve never interviewed her for Lesa’s Book Critiques. We are remedying that today. And, she’s launching a brand new series, set in New Orleans, with a giveaway of a copy of...