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
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
Cynthia Swanson's novel, The Bookseller, is a remarkable debut. The unusual story takes readers back to the early 1960s in a story that can't be called time travel. Dream travel sounds too gimmicky, which this story is not. At times, it reminded me of It's a...
Winners and English Murder Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Austin C. from Evansville, IN and Julia H. from Excelsior, MN won the copies of Charlaine Harris' Midnight Crossroad. The publicist will be sending out the books. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in...
Michael Lister, Guest Author
Over the years, I've read several of Michael Lister's John Jordan mysteries. It's good to see that he's finally getting some recognition. Publisher's Weekly recently gave his latest book, Innocent Blood, a starred review. They're also doing a piece on the...