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
Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
I could just sum up Nora Roberts' Stars of Fortune by saying the book will be on my top ten list for 2015. I love Roberts' trilogies. They are page-turners filled with adventure, escape, and romance. Add in the fantasy elements in this one, and the first in The...
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
I've read almost all of Mitch Albom's books, missing only Have a Little Faith. So, I was eager to join the blog tour for his new novel, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. Albom shares his passion for music in a story about a musician who's passion changed the...
White Collar Girl by Renee Rosen
There's something about the journalism field that has always fascinated me. Combine journalism with the 1950s, Chicago politics, and an ambitious young woman, though, and you have Renee Rosen's powerful novel, White Collar Girl. Jordan Walsh came from a...