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
American Housewife by Helen Ellis
If you're looking for a snarky collection of short stories with a woman's point of view, check out Helen Ellis' American Housewife. Ellis' viewpoint of the life of an American housewife is funny, snarky, and, in a couple cases, just mean. Who wouldn't...
Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein
Chris Grabenstein's latest middle school book is for all of us who love libraries, kids in libraries, and everything libraries stand for. I can't discuss Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics as passionately as I would like to without spoiling a main plot point....
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz
After reading Jayne Ann Krentz' Secret Sisters, I wondered why it had been so long since I've read one of her books. She's a master at romantic suspense. This book is a page-turner, one that keeps the reader guessing until the very end with its twists and turns....