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 at the College Library by Con Lehane
Con Lehane's amateur sleuth, Raymond Ambler, crime fiction curator at New York City's 42nd Street Library, steps out of his comfort zone in the latest in the series, Murder at the College Library. There's nothing gentle about academic politics, and when Ambler...
The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White
Loreth Anne White combines the best of a cold case investigation with a suspense novel in The Unquiet Bones. And, after following the entire investigation carefully, the ending still came as a surprise. A good surprise with a satisfying ending. In April 2023, two...
Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton
Despite my best intentions, I found myself rooting for PI Noland Twice to succeed in Ash Clifton's Twice the Trouble. The antihero is likable, although he doesn't mind getting his hands dirty in order to make money and handle a case for his client. He's an...