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
How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
For a reader, Samantha Ellis' subtitle tells the true story of this book. It's actually called How to Be a Heroine, Or, What I've Learned From Reading Too Much. The author and playwright looks back at the books and heroines she's loved over the years, in order to...
Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace
Anyone who has been to Manhattan in December will recognize the wonderful setting of Margaret Grace's latest mystery. Fortunately, most of us won't be involved in theft and murder investigations as Grace's characters are in Manhattan in Miniature. Gerry...
What Are You Reading?
I had book group last night, so didn't finish my book. I'm reading Margaret Grace's Manhattan in Miniature, the latest mystery featuring Grace Porter and her granddaughter, Maddie. They head to Manhattan for a crafts show, and end up investigating a murder. And, we...