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
Best Served Cold by David P. Wagner
I do know that the common saying is "Revenge is a dish best served cold." However, in David P. Wagner's latest Rick Montoya Italian mystery, as in the other books in the series, so much of the emphasis is on food that the title and jacket cover imply food. In fact,...
Winners and Culinary Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The publicist will be sending a copy of The Killer's Wife to Lynn T. from Madison, WI. This morning, I'm mailing the copy of A Newlywed's Guide to Fortune and Murder to Dianne O. from Oak Park, IL. This week, I'm...
What Are You Reading?
With this heat that we're having, I would imagine we all have complaints. Stay inside! Read! Or, listen to an audiobook. At least we all have a hobby that can keep us indoors. Yesterday, when I reviewed Connie Willis' The Road to Roswell, I agreed with Jeff that...