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
Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin
Ziskin's fifth Ellie Stone mystery, Heart of Stone, is an Edgar nominee for Best Paperback Original this year. Now, he takes his small-town reporter to 1962 Hollywood in Cast the First Stone. Ellie finally caught a break. By default, she's the one sent to...
Treble at the Jam Fest by Leslie Budewitz
If you like intelligent amateur sleuths who successfully juggle family, business and community, try Leslie Budewitz' Food Lovers' Village mysteries. The fourth in the series, Treble at the Jam Fest, even has a community jazz festival and recipes. Something for...
Winners and a Southern Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Cheryl S. from Fort Pierre, SD won the Grantchester book. Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR will receive the copy of G.M. Malliet's Devil's Breath. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving...