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 Countess of Prague by Stephen Weeks
Are you ready to settle in for a planned mystery series of ten books? Author Stephen Weeks, and his publisher, Poisoned Pen Press, plan to cover the years 1904-1914 in a series to feature The Countess of Prague, Beatrice von Falklenburg, known as Trixie. Her...
Let the Dead Bury the Dead by David Carlson
Here I am, catching a series again after the first one. But, I'm satisfied that David Carlson's second mystery, Let the Dead Bury the Dead, is an excellent introduction to the series and the two sleuths. Meet Christopher Worthy, a Detroit police lieutenant, and...
Winners and a Birthday Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL won Souls of Men. Jim G. of Prescott, AZ will receive Thrill Kill. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, we're celebrating a birthday, a book, and a forthcoming...