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
Thank you – The Women’s March
I want to thank Kaye Wilkinson Barley, and Erin Mitchell, Gaye Cockrell Kurmas, and Hilary Davidson, and Clea Simon, and all my other friends who are marching today, throughout this country, and some friends, such as Julie Goodson Lawes, who are even marching in...
Give Me an R Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Nancy S. from Whittier, NC and Wendy A. from Ferndale, WA won the copies of Jane K. Cleland's Glow of Death. Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo is going to Dianna C. of Elk Grove Village, IL. The books will go out...
What Are You Reading?
The weekly question is a day late, but I wanted to participate, and until yesterday, I was reading for journal reviews. Now, I'm reading something I can share. I'm reading Larry D. Sweazy's latest novel, Where I Can See You. Hud Matthews returns to his hometown as...