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 Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Meet Veronica Speedwell. She's a literary descendent of Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody and an ancestor of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce. She's also the intrepid heroine of Deanna Raybourn's new mystery series, beginning with A Curious Beginning. Veronica...
Idyll Threats by Stephanie Gayle
Stephanie Gayle's first Thomas Lynch novel, Idyll Threats, is intense and suspenseful, with a brooding, introspective hero. It's set in Idyll, Connecticut, a town whose name is ironic and mocking to Thomas Lynch. It's a police procedural with a troubled...
The Paris Key by Juliet Blackwell
Juliet Blackwell is one of my favorite mystery writers. She brings to life unforgettable characters, and writes intriguing plots. She does the same with her novel,The Paris Key, because Blackwell is a remarkable storyteller. When Genevieve Martin's marriage falls...