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
The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes
It's always fun to discover a new mystery series. And, when the sleuth is a mature woman, a retired police chief, it's even better. Emily Barnes brings Katherine Sullivan home in the debut mystery, The Fine Art of Murder. A few years after her husband, Sully,...
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
Although I'm going to include the publisher's information at the end of the review, I do disagree about one comment. The blurb says it's the perfect book for any women's fiction fan. I think J.D. Robb's Brotherhood in Death is an excellent book for police...
Long Man by Amy Greene
There are library customers who tell us they like our summer reading program because it challenges them to read books they wouldn't normally pick. I feel the same way about the book club I attend monthly. I never would have selected Amy Greene's Long Man, and...