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
The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson by Terry Shames
Earlier this year, when Terry Shames launched her Jessie Madison series set in the Bahamas, I worried that she was leaving Samuel Craddock behind. Not to worry. She recently signed a contract to continue both series. And, with The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson,...
Sunday Spotlight – Terry Shames
I'm so pleased to host Terry Shames for a Sunday Spotlight. I've been a fan of her Samuel Craddock series since 2013 when she came out with A Killing at Cotton Hill. It went on to win the 2014 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Shames launched a second series...
Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge by Kjersti Herland Johnsen
Although I read Kjersti Herland Johnsen's Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge as a mystery, it would be better to read it as a Hallmark style book set in a small Norwegian village. Translated to English by Olivia Lasky, the book is filled with Norwegian Christmas...