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
The Final Target by Nora Roberts
I have love/hate feelings about Nora Roberts' new thriller, The Final Target. I hate women in jeopardy novels, and hate reading books that include the villain's point of view. I seldom read either. However, Nora Roberts creates wonderful characters, including the gay...
The Diva Hosts a Murderer by Krista Davis
There are very few cozy mysteries I still read when the series is up to nineteen books. Over the years, I have had issues here and there with Krista Davis' Domestic Diva mysteries, but I was still eager to read the latest, The Diva Hosts a Murderer. I've always liked...
Storm Warning by James Byrne
Dez Limerick is one of the most unorthodox thriller heroes I've read about in recent years. He ranks right there with Andrew Welsh-Huggins' Mercury Carter as a favorite. Both men have interesting skills. Dez' are on full display in James Byrne's Storm Warning, but he...