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
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! And, remember - when the Americans fought for independence, women couldn't vote, minorities couldn't vote. If you're a woman, a minority, anyone with common sense and a brain, please exercise your right to vote in...
Intrusion by Mary McCluskey
Mary McCluskey may have meant to end her debut novel on a frightening note. Instead, with Intrusion, she tells the story of a couple, heartbroken by loss, just trying to hang on. Just over three months ago, Christopher Hamilton died. Scott and Kat are...
August Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
I have another enormous pile of August releases to discuss, so let's get started. First up, Imbolo Mbue's debut novel, Behold the Dreamers. It's the story of an immigrant couple from Cameroon striking to make a new life in New York City, just as the Great Recession...