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
Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle
I'm not sure which is my favorite Bibliophile mystery, but it just might be Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle. Maybe it was the combination of all the bird books and an Audubon exhibit, along with Brooklyn Wainwright's happiness. Whatever it is, I really enjoyed...
A Good Month for Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
Sometimes narrative nonfiction can be as compelling as a good novel. Del Quentin Wilber's book, A Good Month for Murder, is an excellent example. The award-winning reporter spent months with the Prince George's County, Maryland, Homicide Squad, and then distilled his...
Give Me a B Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the copies of Laura Bradford's Eclair and Present Danger. The books will go to Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL and Sally S. of Antioch, CA. This week, it's a give me a B giveaway, featuring authors whose last names begin with B....