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
Thief’s Mark by Carla Neggers
Thief's Mark is the seventh in Carla Neggers' Sharpe & Donovan series, featuring two FBI agents. However, for those of us who haven't read one in the series, this may be a good start. Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are on their honeymoon, so it's a new start in...
J.T. Ellison’s Lie to Me – Excerpt 7
Today, I'm participating in J.T. Ellison's blog tour for Lie to Me. I have Excerpt 7 of the book to share. J. T. Ellison, author of LIE TO ME, on tour August/September 2017 Posted By TLC Booktours on June 26, 2017 We are so excited to announce a...
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
There are all kinds of stories about heroes, stories that say when others are running away, heroes run toward trouble. That's the best way I know to summarize Louise Penny's latest book, Glass Houses, and her lead character, Armand Gamache. Because of the unusual...