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
Congratulations to the Lefty Award Nominees
Left Coast Crime, the mystery conference held in areas west of the Mississippi, recently announced the nominees for this year’s awards. These are some of my favorite awards, nominated and voted on by mystery readers. Here’s the announcement as it appears on the...
Have You Heard? Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle
Latte Trouble Coffee House Mystery #3 Written by Cleo Coyle, Narrated by Rebecca Gibel Unabridged Audiobook, Listening Length: 8 hours and 7 minutes Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Audible.com Release Date: November 9, 2011 ASIN: B00654G23Y The third...
Have You Heard? – Demons are a Ghoul’s Best Friend by Victoria Laurie
“Have You Heard?” is a column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques. It features many reviews of audiobooks (fiction, with a concentration in mysteries) but these reviews will include recent and past books for an interesting mixture of titles. Content is...