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 Ex by Alafair Burke
I finally read the book everyone has been raving about, and, it deserves all the accolades. Alafair Burke's The Ex is a riveting story of a woman who is convinced she ruined a man's life twenty years later. Now, she has the chance to try to save him one last time....
Once Upon a Crime by P.J. Brackston
The fairy tales I loved to read as a child are full of crime. So, it only makes sense that in recent years authors and TV writers have discovered the world and characters of fairy tales, perfect for crime series. In Once Upon a Crime, P.J. Brackston tells of a...
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Recently, the editorial cartoonist for the local newspaper raved about Ian Rankin's books, and I realized I had never read a Rebus crime novel. That's as bad as the days when I said how much I loved police procedurals, but was saving Ed McBain's books for...