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
What Are You Reading?
I'm excited about the book I picked up at the library yesterday. It's Craig Johnson's new Walt Longmire book, The Western Star. I'll admit, as much as I adore the author, sometimes the books are over my head. But, I love his story collections. And, The Western...
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
I don't know if I can summarize Ruth Hogan's debut novel, The Keeper of Lost Things, any better than she does on the final page. "It was a sweeping story of love and loss, life and death, and, above all, redemption." For a little while, I feared it was going to be...
Something Like Happy by Eva Woods
Do you remember the "Hundred Happy Days" project that was popular about three years ago? Now, take one miserable thirty-five-year-old and thrust her into daily contact with another woman determined to celebrate those hundred happy days. That kicks off Eva Woods'...