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
What are you reading this weekend?
I could have stayed up last night, finished my book, and blogged at some ungodly hour. But, I didn't. It was a long day - a good one, but long. I started work at 7:30, went home to feed the cats late in the day, back to work, and arrived home at 9:30 p.m. We had a...
Winners & A Dog & Cat Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of last week's contests. Hannah Reed's Hooked on Ewe will go to Jeannette M. from Ventura, CA. Jane R. of Driftwood, TX won Paul Levine's Bum Rap. And, Sue F. of Crosslake, MN will receive James O. Born's Scent of Murder. Do you want...
Caught Read-Handed by Terrie Farley Moran
If you're looking for an atmospheric mystery with two spirited amateur sleuths, you can't go wrong with Terrie Farley Moran's Caught Read-Handed. The first in this series, Well Read, Then Dead, won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. The new mystery...