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
A Case of Syrah, Syrah by Nancy J. Parra
Amateur sleuth Taylor O’Brian asks, “What could possibly go wrong?” Everything, beginning with Taylor herself in Nancy J. Parra’s first Wine Country mystery, A Case of Syrah, Syrah. When Taylor’s Aunt Jemma had heart problems,...
A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert launches a new cozy series, the Blue Ridge Library Mysteries, with A Murder for the Books. Fans of Miranda James and Jean McKinlay can welcome a new librarian amateur sleuth to the fold. The story involves a cold case, current crimes, research, a...
Ginger Snapped by Gail Oust
In a twist for a cozy mystery, the police chief is the primary suspect who has been suspended, so he needs help from the amateur sleuth. Gail Oust’s fifth Spice Shop Mystery,Ginger Snapped, is an entertaining story with Southern charm, small town gossip, a...