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
Sunday in Paris – Day 2, Sept. 24
Sunday was a full day for us, beginning with check-in for our day time tour, the Louvre, lunch at the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame. After check-in, we started with breakfast at Le Carrousel. First, though, the environment, including the gold statue of Jeanne d'Arc,...
Arriving in Paris – Day 1
Time to share some of the Paris photos. Evansville, Indiana to Nashville, Tennessee. I drove there on Friday, Sept. 22. Flew to Charlotte, North Carolina. And, it's there the four of us gathered, four women with plans to see Paris, and hopes to find friendship and...
The Ninja’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian
The latest Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, The Ninja's Illusion, takes Gigi Pandian's historian to Japan. It's another whirlwind adventure for the historian who specializes in the East India trading companies. Her recent adventures in Italy are not enough to keep...