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
Put a Ring on It by Beth Kendrick
"What's the point of being alive if you don't take a few risks now and then?" That question is contrary to everything Beth Kendrick's heroine stands for in the fun romp, Put a Ring on It. But, the one time she takes a rash step, she'll have to live with the...
A Knights Bridge Christmas by Carla Neggers
After a hectic week, a Carla Neggers Swift River Valley romance is a perfect break. And, if it's a Christmas romance, Knights Bridge Christmas, it's even better. Add in the link with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and it's a sentimental treat....
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan kicks off his new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, with a fabulous book, The Sword of Summer. The author who has taken on the Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythologies now introduces readers to the Norse myths. And, this introductory book...