Recap – Anne Perry at The Poisoned Pen

March 20, 2017

I had never heard Anne Perry, so I was lucky enough to see her at The Poisoned Pen when I was in Arizona. I really liked her latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt book, Murder on the Serpentine. Here’s the recap of the program. It was a free-flowing conversation when...

Have You Heard – Victoria Laurie’s Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun

March 04, 2017

“Have You Heard?” is a column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques.  It features many reviews of audiobooks (fiction, with a concentration in mysteries) but these reviews will include recent and past books for an interesting mixture of titles. Content is...

Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James

February 15, 2017

I’ll admit I’m prejudiced because I am a librarian, but anyone who has attended a conference, or worked in a job where gossip swirls, will appreciate the conversations in Miranda James’ latest Cat in the Stacks mystery, Twelve Angry Librarians....

The Return of the Raven Mocker by Donis Casey

February 12, 2017

I’ll admit I read Donis Casey’s mysteries as much for the story of Alafair Tucker’s life as I do for the mystery itself. This farm wife and mother of ten has a wisdom gained from appreciation of her elders’ knowledge, and from the hard daily...

Very Important Corpses by Simon R. Green

February 06, 2017

Ishmael Jones returns in Simon R. Green’s third mystery in that series, Very Important Corpses. It’s a locked room mystery in which most of the supporting characters die. But, that’s what happens in those country house mysteries in which everyone is...