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
Winners and a Charlaine Harris Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Anne Perry's Murder on the Serpentine will go to Glen D. from Yuba City, CA. Anita Y. of Barnesville, GA will receive Will Thomas' Hell Bay. I'm mailing the books today. This week, I'm giving away copies of...
What Are You Reading?
I'm home! When it's Thursday, and we're talking about books, it does feel as if I'm home. I'm 2/3 of the way through Bibliomysteries, edited by Otto Penzler. It's a collection of "Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores" by authors such as Laura Lippman,...
Lost Luggage by Wendall Thomas
Wendall Thomas' debut mystery, Lost Luggage, is a romp that may remind readers of the best of Janet Evanovich or Tonya Kappes. But, Cyd Redondo, narrator and amateur sleuth, may actually be more reminiscent of MacGyver. She's resourceful, intrepid, and uses her...