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
Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber's books are comfort reads, but don't get too comfortable. There are sometimes surprises in her books, as in Silver Linings. Macomber takes readers back to the Rose Harbor Inn in Cedar Cove, Washington, where widow Jo Marie Rose has now owned the...
My Southern Journey by Rick Bragg
In a number of essays in this collection, Rick Bragg refers to magic, usually in relation to food, particularly in New Orleans. But, I use that term in relation to his writing. His latest collection is poetry, pure magic. My Southern Journey: True Stories...
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths, winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award for her first mystery featuring Dr. Ruth Galloway, launches a new series with The Zig Zag Girl. Out last year in England, the first book is set in Brighton, England, where a small team called the Magic Men...