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 Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
As it gets close to Christmas, librarians are often asked for unusual holiday books. This year, my pick may be The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers. These aren't the typical Christmas stories. Eighteen Soho Crime authors present...
Winners and Going to the Cats
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Debora H. from New Castle, DE won Diane Vallere's Masking for Trouble. Heather Blake's The Witch and the Dead will go to Barbara G. of Brea, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving...
What Are You Reading?
I'm just starting a book that looks appealing. Before I talk about the book, I want to talk about the imprint. Graydon House is a new imprint from Harlequin. This is the second book I've picked up by them. I loved Something Like Happy, the earlier one I read....