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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Encore in death by J.D. Robb
I'm reading Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, but Kevin Tipple had a bigger task ahead of him. He's reading J.D. Robb's "In Death" series. She's up to number 60, and he's up to number 56, Encore in Death. Thank you, Kevin, for your review. It...
Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O’Connor
I never saw the final twist coming in Carlene O'Connor's Murder in an Irish Garden. Although the villain always seemed one step ahead of the Gardai in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, the final reveal came as a surprise to me. Perfectly logical, but it came as a...
Johnny Careless by Kevin Wade
Johnny Careless may be Kevin Wade's debut novel, but he was a screenwriter and showrunner for "Blue Bloods" for years, so he has experience with police procedurals. Jeep Mullane is Police Chief in Bayville, near Long Island, but he answers to four mayors, some of...