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
A Triple Boost of Appreciation
Credit where credit is due. Kristopher Zgorski of BOLO Books had an interesting idea. What happens when three established book bloggers join forces to call attention to some underappreciated writing? You get this: the start of an occasional feature where Dru...
The Skeleton Haunts a House by Leigh Perry
Leigh Perry's latest Family Skeleton mystery is a delightful Halloween treat. However, The Skeleton Haunts a House will be delightful whenever a reader has time to pick it up. In this case, the emphasis isn't on Halloween or the skeleton, although they're both...
Winners and A Deceptive Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill Crider's Half in Love with Artful Death is heading to James P. in West Monroe, LA. Robert R. from San Antonio, TX won Terry Shames' Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow....