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
Winners and Mysteries in the 1800s
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Wendy A. from Ferndale, WA and Lisa G. of Pensacola Beach, FL won the copies of A Tale of Two Kitties. Cat Shining Bright is going to Pauline B. from Rochester, MI. The books will go out today. This week, I have...
What Are You Reading?
The day that has become my favorite day of the week! I love Thursdays. I love to find out what you're reading each week. I'm reading way ahead. Martin Edwards' next collection comes out at the beginning of January. It's The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police...
December Treasures in My Closet
Ah, December. The month when none of us have enough time to get much reading done. I hope you find time for some of these forthcoming books, though. The second book in Stefan Ahnhem's Fabian Risk thriller series, The Ninth Grave, happens six months before the first...