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
Brooklyn Wars by Triss Stein
Have you ever enjoyed the background of a book, but wanted to shake the amateur sleuth? I know some of my friends who love Triss Stein's Erica Donato mysteries are not going to be happy with my comments about Brooklyn Wars. I love history, and I appreciate...
A Humorous Debut Giveaway
This week, I'm giving away two humorous debut novels. The first one is Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beasley. The publicist is handling the mailing for this one. Here's the book's description. Keep Me Posted Two sisters share the surprising highs and cringeworthy lows of...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually in Cleveland for a conference today, but I do have books with me. However, the one I'm reading is for a book review for Library Journal, so I can't discuss it. The book comes out in October, so my review will be up then. In the meantime, why don't you...