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
What Are You Reading?
When I don't have time to finish a book, I enjoy turning to you. It's always fun to see what others are reading. I'm halfway through T.C. LoTempio's Claws for Alarm. I love the characters, Nora Charles, and her cat, Nick. But, after this one, I'm taking a short...
A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay
Would you believe a mystery about a librarian starts with a delivery of books to an island, picks up speed, and never lets up the suspense?You'll probably say, "A Likely Story". Just the name of Jenn McKinlay's latest Library Lover's mystery, A Likely Story....
November Cozy Mysteries from Penguin’s Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian
No Jinx this month. He's been off taking a nap when I filmed the last couple months. But, there are lots of cozy mysteries to talk about, November releases from Penguin's Berkley Prime Crime & Obsidian. Here's the extensive list of forthcoming mysteries, due...