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
Ireland – Day 4 – Friday, Oct. 7 – The Ring of Kerry
More Ireland photos? I hope you're not tired of them. Friday, October 7, we did the 111 mile Ring of Kerry Drive. But, before I talk about that, I have a photo to share from Adare Manor, where we stayed. I would have loved to see the falconry, but it was $125 an hour...
Winners and Christmas Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of this week's contest. Charlaine Harris' All the Little Liars is going to Theresa deV. from Champaign, IL and Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR. Love Literary Style is going to Karen R. from Katy, TX and Bonnie K. from Sacramento, CA....
Inheriting Edith by Zoe Fishman
Zoe Fishman's novel, Inheriting Edith, could have been a depressing novel about a single mom, a woman with Alzheimer's and a suicide. Instead, it's a novel with heart and love, and a story of two people growing to understand each other, with a little push from a...