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
Winners and Florida Law & Order Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA won Carolyn Hart's Don't Go Home. Anne Hillerman's Rock with Wings is going to Judy S. of Hazel Green, AL. The books will go out tomorrow. We have two crime novels this week that are set...
August Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Today, I'm leading off the August releases with my personal pick. But, Louise Penny's eleventh Chief Inspector Gamache novel would be my personal pick no matter what month it came out. I'm prejudiced, though. In The Nature of the Beast, Penny introduces us to a...
August Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
Prepare yourself. August has innumerable book releases, and I have quite a few of them for the Treasures in My Closet posts. There's something here for everyone, I hope. Let me know which forthcoming books you find exciting. I'll lead off with my personal pick,...