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
Winners & No Contest Next Week
Congratulations to the winners of last week's contest. Fear the Darkness by Becky Masterman will be going to John B. from Grass Valley, CA. CB McKenzie's Bad Country is going to Willeta H. from Dearborn, MI. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm sorry. There...
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for the second list of enticing books, releases for July? Let's dive right in. Jonas Karlsson's novel, The Invoice, explores the nature of happiness through the eyes of a carefree idealist who is content with very little. He's a passionate film buff,...
July Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I have two days of forthcoming books for you, all books scheduled for release in July. And, one of the titles is by a favorite author. I'll let you know when I get there. In the meantime, there are a number of interesting titles here. I love to start off with a debut...