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
Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight
Every once in a while, in the midst of all my fiction reading, I pick up a self-improvement book. There's often a point or two of interest in the book, even if much of the advice is repetitive and obvious. But, someone has to point out the highlights. Sarah Knight...
Crimson Snow edited by Martin Edwards
Over on The Poisoned Pen's blog, I've asked a small group of mystery authors to write about what they're reading "In the Bleak Midwinter". I just finished the perfect book for that theme, Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards. It's a...
Winners and a Cozy Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Linda K. of Woodstock, MD won What Doesn't Kill Her. Boar Island is going to Rita R. of Searcy, AR. The books will go out in the mail today. I'm giving away cozy mysteries this week. Just Killing Time is the...