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
Locations, Italy, and Winners
So, I'll reverse the title at the top. Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer will go to Susan B. from Seattle, WA. Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue will go to Mary H. from St. Louis, MO. Due to the holidays, that was the...
What Are You Reading?
I just can't settle in with a book right now. Maybe it's the time of year. Maybe it's all the errands I've been running on my lunch hour, so I miss that hour of reading. It doesn't happen often for me, but sometimes I just can't find the right book. Sounds...
The Spider Ring by Andrew Harwell
It may have taken me a while to get around to Andrew Harwell's juvenile fantasy, The Spider Ring, but I'm glad I kept it in the TBR pile. It's an excellent novel about a young girl who felt like an outcast, abandoned by friends, who discovered revenge wasn't quite...