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
Murder in Retribution by Anne Cleeland
I'm in agreement with the reviewers who call Anne Cleeland's New Scotland Yard mysteries original. These clever stories feature two fascinating, reclusive police detectives whose personal lives are even more intriguing than their cases. And, the more Doyle learns...
Book Chat – January Cozy Mysteries from Penguin’s Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian
Just a peek at Josh, an ear here or there in this chat. But, then, it's about books anyways, isn't it? Here is the list of cozy mysteries to be released by Penguin's Berkley Prime Crime and Obsidian in January. The Cakes of Monte Cristo by Jacklyn Brady (6th Piece...
Murder in Thrall by Anne Cleeland
Anne Cleeland's characters and her writing style in her first Acton and Doyle Scotland Yard mystery, Murder in Thrall, completely captivated me. This unusual book launched what is now a three-book series, with, hopefully many more to come. Acton and...