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
April Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
I'm afraid there will undoubtedly be a part 3 to the Treasures in My Closet this month because of my schedule this week. I'll post what I can today, and the rest will be up on Saturday. Let's kick today off with a debut mystery, Leslie Karst's Dying for a Taste....
April Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
It's slightly late, but I do have an April Treasures in My Closet post. Here's the first day, with some interesting looking books. The 14th Colony is Steve Berry's eleventh Cotton Malone novel. In three days, a new President will be sworn into office. A former KGB...
Left Coast Crime 2016
We'll see how much I can write in an hour. (I do need some reading time!) Thursday morning, I volunteered, working with tireless volunteer coordinator Lucinda Surber. I don't think she stops during the entire conference. I admire her for that. The first panel of...