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
Rosemary Kaye’s Favourite Reads of 2023
Rosemary Kaye is a favorite of some of our Thursday readers who enjoy her descriptions of life in Scotland. Thank you, Rosemary, for your ongoing posts. Today, she's sharing her Favourite Reads of 2023. I'm sure they'll be a little different from others, with a...
March Treasures in My Closet
Treasures in My Closet is a little early this time. Tomorrow is the post featuring Rosemary Kaye's Favorites of 2023, and Thursday is "What Are You Reading?", so I moved Treasures up by a few days. I know the Treasures posts aren't quite what they used to be. Let...
To Conjure a Killer by Clea Simon
I felt a little melancholy in reviewing Clea Simon's fourth Witch Cats of Cambridge mystery, To Conjure a Killer. Sandie Herron reviewed the third one, A Cat on the Case, a couple years ago. Sandie should have been here to review the latest one. Becca Colwin works...