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
Willow Brook Road by Sherryl Woods
There are some romance series I read, no matter how predictable they are. They're also emotionally satisfying. Sherryl Woods' Chesapeake Shores novels are perfect examples. It's obvious early on which couple will end up together. The reader knows they'll face...
Ornaments of Death by Jane K. Cleland
Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries continue to get better. Josie Prescott has not only grown her antiques business over ten years, she has grown as a character. Readers of Ornaments of Death will find an intelligent, strong amateur sleuth, a...
When Good Cozies Go Bad
All of my readers know I read multiple cozy mysteries each month. And, I do a regular book chat featuring cozy mysteries. One of my sisters reads cozies as well, and she's a better critic of them than I am. We appreciate mysteries set in small towns with a cast of...