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
Book Chat – Jinx and Cozy Mysteries
Well, Jinx has his cameo right at the beginning of this month's book chat, so those of you who are only watching for him don't need to watch the entire video. I hope you do, though. There are wonderful authors on this month's list of June mysteries from Penguin...
Winners & No Contest Next Week
Congratulations to the winners of last week's contest. Fear the Darkness by Becky Masterman will be going to John B. from Grass Valley, CA. CB McKenzie's Bad Country is going to Willeta H. from Dearborn, MI. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm sorry....
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for the second list of enticing books, releases for July? Let's dive right in. Jonas Karlsson's novel, The Invoice, explores the nature of happiness through the eyes of a carefree idealist who is content with very little. He's a passionate film buff,...