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
Merry Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas Eve
I’m celebrating with friends today. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to you. Have a beautiful day. And, safe travels if you’re on the...
Choices, Choices
Choices, Choices
I’m off work now until Wednesday, December 27. And, I have piles and piles of books all over the house. How do I choose? Honestly, I pick a library book, a couple books coming out in the next couple months, a couple books I own. Then, I start sampling until...
Favorite Crime Fiction of 2017 – According to Crime Fiction Authors
Favorite Crime Fiction of 2017 – According to Crime Fiction Authors
Over on the Poisoned Pen’s blog, I’ve been working with a number of authors. I asked them what their favorite crime novels were that they read in 2017. They didn’t have to be books published in 2017. Some came out this year. Others are older. And,...