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
Have You Heard? – Cat Raise the Dead by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Thanks to Sandie Herron for the review of Shirley Rousseau Murphy's audiobook Cat Raise the Dead. Cat Raise the Dead Joe Grey Mystery Book 3 Written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Narrated by Susan Boyce Unabridged Audiobook, Listening Length: 9 hours and 8...
The Lies We Tell by Theresa Schwegel
Because I'm reviewing mysteries for Library Journal, I'm picking up books that I wouldn't normally read. That means I'm discovering authors and books that others read but I've passed on because I was more interested in other books. Theresa Schwegel's...
August Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Did I mention that Louise Penny's Glass Houses comes out on August 29? A mysterious figure appears in Three Pines, and Chief Inspector Gamache knows something is wrong. However, because no laws are being broken, he does nothing. There's an uneasy atmosphere in the...