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
Deadly Fate by Heather Graham
More than any of the other Krewe of Hunters novels that I've read, Heather Graham's Deadly Fate feels as if it's a continuation. There's a group of four characters who return from the previous book, Haunted Destiny. Readers really should read the earlier story...
Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of Linda Castillo's Among the Wicked. Mary H. from St. Louis, MO and Jacqueline F. from Chicago, IL will receive copies. I'll put them in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away books by authors whose name begins with B....
Putting on the Brakes
Putting on the brakes for a couple days. I just spend the past couple days reading a 400 page book for a journal review, which means I didn't have time to read for Lesa's Book Critiques. And, of course, there's the Olympics. I have Olympic hangover, staying up way...