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 moved a little over a week ago, and I still feel snowed under. Unfortunately, I spoke with someone today who said she moved eight years ago, and she still feels unsettled. I hope that doesn't happen to me. I'll get there. The best part of being here? Time with...
Mrs. Claus and the Trouble with Turkeys by Liz Ireland
Mrs. Claus and the Trouble with Turkeys is Liz Ireland's fourth Mrs. Claus mystery, featuring April, an innkeeper from Oregon who married Nick Claus, the real Santa Claus and moved to Santaland with him. They do go back to Cloudberry Bay, Oregon for summer...
Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer
If heist novels are favorites, you might want to pick up Jeffrey Archer's latest William Warwick novel, Traitors Gate. I'll admit it's easier to jump into it, though, if you're following the series. The series began with Nothing Ventured. Next in Line was the fifth...