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
The Night of the Flood edited by E.A. Aymar and Sarah M. Chen
In a series of linked stories, fourteen crime authors tell the story of a disastrous night in one town. The Night of the Flood is a dark, disturbing book with an open-ended conclusion that allows readers to imagine what might have happened after. The town of...
Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Tari H. from Mount Sterling, OH won Curses, Boiled Again. Linda L. from Louisville, KY will receive Honey-Baked Homicide. The books go out in the mail today. This week, I have two thrillers to give away. The...
What Are You Reading?
After we all talk about what we're reading this week, you might want to back up and read the blog I posted earlier today about CrimeReads. Some of you might be interested in the new site. It looks like there's a wealth of interesting reading there. I've just...