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
A Cold Case by Peter Turnbull
He had me with the title, A Cold Case. I'm a sucker for cold cases. Peter Turnbull launches a new mystery series with this book. If future ones are as convoluted as this one, I'll be waiting. I'll also be rooting for the well-developed main character. Maurice Mundy...
Winners, and Not So Sweet Home Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL won Carola Dunn's Requiem for a Mezzo. Melanie W. from South Huntington, NY won Murder on a Summer's Day. The books are going out today. Home isn't quite so sweet in this week's...
What Are You Reading?
Well, whatever I review on Saturday will be as big a surprise to me as to you. I just finished the ten mysteries for the April mystery column, so I have an enormous TBR pile. Unlimited choices! But, choices to be made. And, you'll get to read about those mysteries in...