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?
Whatever I'm reading today, I'm reading on the plane as I fly back to Nashville from New York City. I've been on vacation for a week, spending time, as always, at Broadway shows, and visiting with a friend from Arizona. So, you'll actually have to talk amongst...
Have You Heard? – Charlaine Harris’ Dead Until Dark
Thanks, again, to Sandie Herron, who writes the audiobook reviews here! Dead Until Dark Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery Book 1Written by Charlaine Harris Narrated by Johanna Parker Unabridged Audiobook Listening Length: 10 hours Publisher:...
Arrowood by Mick Finlay
Mick Finlay's atmospheric debut mystery, Arrowood, reminds me of a television show from 2011-2012. "Copper" was about an Irish cop working in a dangerous neighborhood in New York City in the 1860s. Arrowood takes readers to the dangerous streets of South...