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
What Are You Reading?
I have a terrific cup at work that the former library director gave me. I can write on it, and erase it. It says, "Today I'm reading...", and one of my co-workers expressed surprise at how often the title changes. I told her that's because I read fiction, and she...
Fudging the Books by Daryl Wood Gerber
I love so many elements of Daryl Wood Gerber's Cookbook Nook mysteries. Jenna Hart is a caring, warm amateur sleuth. The Crystal Cove, California setting is charming. The latest story, Fudging the Books has not one, but two appealing young cats. And, the store...
If Onions Could Spring Leeks by Paige Shelton
Paige Shelton's ghost stories set in Broken Rope, Missouri continue to enchant me. Broken Rope is where the Old West and a contemporary tourist town intersect, where the ghosts of the past search for answers to their murders. And, it's where Betts Winston and her...