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?
I spent the evening last night scaring poor Josh while I vacuumed, packing for a weekend trip to New York (Southwest, not Delta, so hopefully we get there and back okay), and doing wash. No reading time. I am reading Susan Crandall's book about a trio of barnstormers,...
The Governor’s Wife by Michael Harvey
Michael Harvey's crime novels are set in Chicago, a city with a reputation for dirty politics and strong, determined people. And, his private investigator, Michael Kelly, embodies all the strength and a determination to clean up some of the dirt. Kelly takes on an...
Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams
Somehow, I missed Ellery Adams' latest Charmed Pie Shoppe mystery when it came out a few months ago. If any series of cozy mysteries has a cast of strong females, it's this one. Time and again, Ella Mae LaFaye, her mother and aunts must face the evil in the world....