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
May Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I have almost fifty titles with May release dates. At least that's how it appears before I start looking them up. That pile will be slightly smaller with release dates postponed, or pushed up. And, I won't be able to discuss all of them. I'll pick the ones that...
Winners and A Cozy Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Eileen K. from Island Lake, IL won The Gates of Evangeline. Heart of Stone will go to Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two cozy mysteries. The...
Clea Simon, Guest Author
Clea Simon is an author and cat lover. All of her mystery series have cats in them, as you can see at her web site www.cleasimon.com. But, today, she's going to talk about a classic that inspired her. I hope you check out her fascinating piece. Thank you, Clea....