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
What Are You Reading?
Sometimes, my social life gets in the way reading. I'm not far into P.J. Tracy's The Sixth Idea. I want to read Bill Crider's new book, Survivors Will Be Shot Again. And, I have a book to read and review by Tuesday. But, I'm enjoying the evenings I've...
Winners and A Wicked Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the copies of P.J. Tracy's The Sixth Idea. Tracey P. from Westerville, OH and Mary S. of Goodyear, AZ won the two copies. This week, I have two copies of Linda Castillo's new Kate Burkholder novel to give away. One is an ARC, one a...
I’ve Got Sand in All the Wrong Places by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
Although I read the new collection of columns by mother-and-daughter team Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella, I'm going to make a recommendation based on a friend's viewpoint. She hasn't yet listened to I've Got Sand in All the Wrong Places. But, she's...