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
The Holy Terrors by Simon R. Green
British author Simon R. Green launches a Holy Terrors mystery series with the first book, The Holy Terrors. Expect a little humor, wordplay, the paranormal, and death with any new book by Green. It's an unusual group of six that gather at Stonehaven town hall, "the...
A Wintery Crime Novel Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Susan D. of East Bridgewater, MA won A Quantum Love Story. Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV won Principles of (E)Motion. The books are in the mail. This week, I have two crime novels set in winter to give away. Simon...
What Are You Reading?
I hope you're all okay with the Nor'easter that hit the East Coast this week. I'm sure Jeff and Jackie are happy they're in Florida, and missing the weather in New York City. I'm just grateful our weather has been in the 40s. I hope everyone is okay! I'm always...