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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store by Terry Shames
I'm actually jealous that Kevin R. Tipple had the time to read Terry Shames' Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store. I hope to get to it soon because I love the Samuel Craddock mysteries. In the meantime, I had to share this review now so you could do a little catching...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week here. I took a couple walks with my sister, Linda and her dog. We try out different trails in Columbus' Metro Parks. Saturday morning, we braved the weather and went to an Apple Butter Day at a nearby town. They had lots of vendors, and we...
Paws to Remember by Sofie Kelly
I don't get excited about very many cozy mysteries. But, Sofie Kelly's Paws to Remember, the fifteenth in her Magical Cats series, features a librarian, her two magical cats, and a cold case. Cozies don't get much better than this. It's just a few weeks before...