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
Hell’s Detective by Michael Logan
If you're a reader who appreciates Simon R. Green's twisted view of the world with it's violence and gore and monsters, you'll enjoy Michael Logan's Hell's Detective. It's definitely not for everyone, with the gritty story of a private detective condemned to Hell...
Bad Housekeeping by Maia Chance
Tired of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books? Or, if not, are you looking for another fun romp? Try Maia Chance's Bad Housekeeping, and meet Agnes Blythe and her Great-Aunt Effie. No cars explode, but the inept pair of amateur sleuths drive around Naneda, New...
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...