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
Destiny by Paul Aurandt
Yesterday, I volunteered at one of our branches for three hours, working their book exchange during a bazaar. Although I took a book with me, it was a book someone turned in for the exchange that hooked me. Destiny by Paul Aurandt may not ring a bell, but the...
Code Grey by Clea Simon
Clea Simon takes readers into the world of scholars and book theft in her latest Dulcie Schwartz feline mystery,Code Grey. If that phrase "feline mystery" makes you think of cozy mysteries, think again. Simon's mysteries are darker than cozy, tending towards the...
Winners and an Ann Cleeves Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the suspense giveaway. Sophie McKenzie's You Can Trust Me will go to Connie H. from Sherman, TX. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson will go to Nancy M. from Joliet, IL. This week, there was discussion of the PBS TV show, Vera,...