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
Judgment Prey by John Sandford
I enjoy John Sandford's Prey novels so much more when Virgil Flowers is an essential character. Judgment Prey is called "A Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers Novel". I hope Flowers' fans are as happy as I am with this book. Lucas and Virgil were both shot in the...
One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley
Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon is a heartbreaking book. While it's a mystery, it also tells of Edie Green Havercraft's dementia, and the reader watches it grow worse in the course of the book. It's difficult to read at times. In 2018, Edie "sees" Lucy...
November Treasures in My Closet
By November, I'll be feeling settled and at home. In the meantime, I have some November book releases to share with you. Since the list isn't long because of the move, please share the November titles you're anticipating! I'm read all but four of these books....