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
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Some people may think the second book on today's list should be the highlighted title. But, since I'm highlighting the ones I'm most anticipating, here's my pick, a crime novel. Brad Parks' latest Carter Ross novel is The Fraud. Investigative reporter Carter Ross...
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I didn't do the July Treasures in My Closet post because I was in New York, and didn't have time ahead of time. But, one of my readers, Cindy, asked if I would still post it. It was a compliment to be asked, especially when Cindy said I post some titles here that...
Winners and The Wrong Man Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Donna Fletcher Crow's A Newly Crimsoned Reliquary will go to Debora H. of New Castle, DE. And, I'll be sending a copy of G.M. Mallet's A Demon Summer to Charlotte W. from Covington, GA. This week, I have three...