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
A Note from Lynn
My friend, Lynn Kaczmarek, stopped by with a note that's perfect for the season, and this weekend. I hope you enjoy hearing from her occasionally. ***** I’ve been thinking a lot about books lately. Perhaps it’s the need to bury myself in something so I don’t think...
All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
I kept expecting the grand reveal in All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. They had certainly gathered the suspects together as in any Agatha Christie mystery. It just shows how clever the book is that they even managed to switch up the...
Winners and a Christmas Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the Ashton Lee two-packs of Cherry Cola Book Club books. I'm mailing the books to Jeannette M. from Ventura, CA, and Linda R. of Dickinson, TX. 'Tis the season to give away Christmas books so they'll arrive in December. This week,...