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
Moonlight on Butternut Lake by Mary McNear
Moonlight on Butternut Lake is Mary McNear's third novel set in the northern Minnesota community, but each one stands alone. Main characters appear in minor roles in subsequent novels, but the leads change. And, Mila Jones, the lead in this story, appears for the...
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber
I'm a little late reading this book, but it's really never too late to read a book about a woman who finds the inner courage to move ahead, protecting herself and her daughter, after an abusive marriage. But, this is Debbie Macomber's Last One Home, so it's...
Bye, Bye Love by K.J. Larsen
It's been two years since the last Cat DeLuca mystery, way too long in my opinion. I always feel as if I need to remind readers what they're missing if they haven't discovered K.J. Larsen's funny series. It doesn't get much better than a large Italian family of...