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
What Are You Reading?
I hope you all had a good week, whether working, shopping, reading, or whatever you enjoy doing. I had a productive week at home, and then yesterday went to the Franklin Park Conservatory with my sister, Linda, to see a couple exhibits....
Tim Dorsey, RIP
Update - Thank you to Deb for sending the link to the Tampa Bay Times with Tim Dorsey's obituary. https://bit.ly/3uE8zIZ So, this is a little unusual for me. I can't find a verified source that says author Tim Dorsey died this week. However, Ace Atkins reported it...
Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns
While I always enjoy catching up with Samantha Washington, her grandmother, Nana Jo, and Nana Jo's friends, I have to admit my favorite part of V.M. Burns' mysteries is the parallel historical mystery in each of them. In Murder on Tour, Samantha's debut historical...