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
A Churn for the Worse by Laura Bradford
Nowadays, it's often hard to tell what's happening with my favorite mystery series. Will the series continue? Is this the last book? I'm not starting rumors. I have no idea, other than, if A Churn for the Worse is the last Amish mystery by Laura Bradford, it's...
What Are You Reading?
I'm just back from a long weekend, and before that a trip to Arizona. You would think I'd have plenty of time to read, right? Actually, I seldom read much when I'm traveling with other people. And, that's what's happening right now. I couldn't finish my book last...
The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy
I'll admit I was one-third of the way through Sarah McCoy's novel The Mapmaker's Children before the characters caught my interest. It was the juxtaposition of the modern story in New Charlestown, West Virginia with the story of Sarah Brown, daughter of...