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
Winners and Book-Related Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Laura Childs' Ming Tea Murder goes to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL. Ripe for Murder by Carlene O'Neil was mailed to Shirley M. from Dallas, TX. I mailed the books yesterday. Since I'm attending a conference, I'm...
All Stories Are Love Stories by Elizabeth Percer
If you're like me, you probably didn't think of a novel about a disastrous earthquake in San Francisco as a love story. But,, Elizabeth Percer successfully makes that point with a story of love and tragedy, All Stories Are Love Stories. The author deftly brings a...
Springtime by Michelle de Kretser
What an odd little book. Michelle de Kretser's Springtime is called a ghost story. Well, there's a ghost, and the main character sees it, and doesn't realize it's a ghost. And, that's it. This Australian novella just surprised me. Even knowing it was a novella, and...