About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
Glen DAvis’ Favorites of 2023
Glen Davis is one of our regular participants on Thursdays for "What Are You Reading?" I always enjoy his comments about books. So, of course, I was looking forward to his summaries of his favorite books read in 2023. Thank you, Glen! This year, it seems I spent...
Dream Town by Lee Goldberg
Anyone who enjoys police procedurals with humor should be reading Lee Goldberg's Eve Ronin books. Dream Town is the fifth in the series, and it's as strong as earlier entries. As always, Goldberg adds realistic details about crime to add to the authenticity of the...
The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh
Nishita Parekh's debut thriller, The Night of the Storm, is a locked room mystery with several different twists. The Indian-American family stuck together in a mansion is trapped by Hurricane Harvey as it hits Houston. And, the protagonist is a single mother of a...