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
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...
No Pity for the Dead by Nancy Herriman
Nancy Herriman's No Comfort for the Lost was one of my favorite books last year. Now, she takes us back to San Francisco in 1867 in No Pity for the Dead. It's another atmospheric mystery that brings the city, its life and politics, to life. Celia Davies knows...
TLC Book Tour – Home Field by Hannah Gersen
I'm going to do something I normally don't do with a book review. I'm going to use the document TLC Book Tours sent for the book tour for Hannah Gersen's debut novel, Home Field. Then, at the end, I'll write my comments. About Home Field • Paperback: 432...