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
Murder on Tour by V.M. Burns
While I always enjoy catching up with Samantha Washington, her grandmother, Nana Jo, and Nana Jo's friends, I have to admit my favorite part of V.M. Burns' mysteries is the parallel historical mystery in each of them. In Murder on Tour, Samantha's debut historical...
Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett
I know SJ Bennett intends to go back in Queen Elizabeth's life for future mysteries in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. There's just something a little sad about Murder Most Royal, though. While this third book is my favorite in the series so far,...
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
Nita Prose's debut mystery, The Maid, was a hit, nominated for six awards, and winner of The Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel. While I liked it, I liked The Mystery Guest even more, the book that marks the return of Molly Gray. Three years after...