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
Winners & Journalist Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill K. from Mesa, AZ won the copy of Ann Cleeves' Cold Earth. Nancy H. from Deephaven, MN will receive A Date with Death. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away mysteries involving...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Let's talk about what we're reading or listening to this week. I've just started Linda Castillo's forthcoming Kate Burkholder mystery, Down a Dark Road. I love this series. But, I'm also reading a book you probably haven't heard about. I have a...
Martin Edwards on The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books
It's my honor to kick off Martin Edwards' blog tour as he discusses his new book, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books. I can already see the award nominations for this title. I think it's a book to be treasured by those of us who love crime fiction. Thank...