Thomas Kies, Guest Author

August 16, 2021

I met Tom Kies at a Poisoned Pen book conference just about the time his first book, Random Road, was released. Now, his fourth Geneva Chase Crime Reporter novel, Shadow Hill, is out. His short bio on The Poisoned Pen Bookstore’s website doesn’t do justice...

Joyce Yarrow, Guest Author

August 11, 2021

2020 and 2021 have been horrendous years for creatives – authors, musicians, actors. I can’t help the last two groups, but I offered authors the opportunity to write a post for Lesa’s Book Critiques. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming them to...

John McMahon, Guest Author

June 21, 2021

John McMahon is the author of three books featuring P.T. Marsh, a police detective in Mason Falls, Georgia. The first one, The Good Detective, was nominated for Edgar and Thriller Awards for Best First Novel. He followed that with The Evil Men Do, and now, A Good...

Clea Simon, guest Author

January 27, 2021

When author Clea Simon asked me if I wanted this guest post, I responded that I’d love to share it, but only if she sent a photo of her cat, Thisbe, that I could use with it. I think it’s appropriate that Thisbe get a little recognition for her role as...

Laura Jensen Walker, Guest Author

January 19, 2021

Today, I’d like to welcome Laura Jensen Walker, the first guest author of 2021. Laura Jensen Walker has loved mysteries ever since she read Trixie Belden in the fourth grade in her Danish-founded hometown of Racine, Wisconsin–America’s Kringle...