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
Tuesday in Paris, Sept. 26
While Vickie and Lisa headed off on a tour of castles and wine country, Kaye and I did a more local tour of Paris, beginning with our neighborhood. Here's the true owner of the pet shop down the street. It sells only dogs, but you can tell which pet rules the...
Monday in Paris, Sept. 25
Monday meant Le Marais, Sainte-Chapelle, Montmartre, and Moulin Rouge. It also meant some delightful photos of Kaye Wilkinson Barley. Although we all had a wonderful trip, no one exemplified joy as much as Kaye did. Le Marais We didn't shop much, but when we did,...
A Hunt in Winter by Conor Brady
I loved Conor Brady's new Joe Swallow mystery, A Hunt in Winter. It's the third in the series, and you don't have to read the earlier ones. But, I wish I had. So, I have one suggestion and one cautionary note. The suggestion? Start with A June of Ordinary...