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
New York, New York
I'm back in New York with my sister, Linda, flying home on Sunday. And, I didn't bring my laptop. This was purely a pleasure trip, four shows in three days, and maybe the Met. I'll let you know when I get home. In the meantime, where are you for the weekend, either...
Winners and A Thousand Miles to Freedom Giveaway
The winners of the last giveaways are both out west. Ellie L. from Albuquerque, NM will receive Michael Sears' Long Way Down. And, Reine C. from Tucson, AZ won the copy of Larry D. Sweazy's See Also Murder. Congratulations! This week, I have an unusual title to...
August Book Chat – Cozy Mysteries from Penguin’s Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian
I owe author Nancy Martin an apology. My chat about her book, A Little Night Murder, was edited incorrectly due to cat misadventures. Jinx and Josh are both in today's book chat, and two cats led to a couple problems. Here's the list of August's cozy paperback...