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.
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Libraries

Libraries

Let's talk about libraries. For some reason, three of the books I'm reading involve libraries in one way or another (and one involves books and teenagers, while the final one has nothing to do with the subject). Let's talk as Seth Margolis did, about your childhood...

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Apr 19, 2016

Flawless by Heather Graham

Flawless by Heather Graham

Sometimes, there's just nothing like the romantic suspense writers who know how to write strong female characters, sexy men, and interesting settings. Heather Graham and Nora Roberts immediately come to mind. This time, it's Heather Graham with a novel set in an...

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Apr 18, 2016

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

I finally finished Eric Grode's The Book of Broadway, but you already heard about it when I bought that book. And, I was reading Shakespeare's Richard III last evening, since I'm going to see it today. I would never feel as if I could review Shakespeare. Maybe...

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Apr 17, 2016