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
March Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for more titles? These are March releases. I hope you find something to add to your TBR pile. Adrian McKinty's latest Detective Sean Duffy novel, Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly, finds the CID officer dealing with crossbow shootings...
March Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
We're already talking about March books! Hard to believe isn't it? Are you ready to add some titles to your TBR list? Let's start with a debut domestic thriller. In A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell, a single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend...
The Road to Enchantment by Kaya McLaren
Not having read Kaya McLaren's novels before, I was unfamiliar with her theme of searching for home and second chances. I'll admit I cried off and on throughout The Road to Enchantment, so there's your warning about this bittersweet novel. Willow tells the...