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
No Comfort for the Lost by Nancy Herriman
Nancy Herriman's first Mystery of Old San Francisco, No Comfort for the Lost, is a riveting historical mystery set in 1867, a compelling story that brings the city and the times to life. This issue-oriented story is intense and dramatic with two strong lead...
Clea Simon, Guest Author
I've known of Clea Simon for ten years, although we've never met. I read her first mystery, Mew is for Murder, back then, and included it on my blog as one of the books read in July 2005. Next year, she and I will finally meet up at Left Coast Crime in Phoenix....
Enchantress of Paris by Marci Jefferson
If you love sweeping historical novels featuring the kings and queens, you won't want to miss Marci Jefferson's latest novel, Enchantress of Paris. Marie Mancini might not be a household name, but the story of her love for Louis XIV, the Sun King, will break...