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 in an Italian Village by Michael Falco
Michael Falco kicks off his Bria Bartolucci cozy mystery series with Murder in an Italian Village. Readers who enjoyed Lorenzo Carcaterra's Nonna Maria mysteries might enjoy this one. Just a warning, though, that there's quite a number of Italian phrases thrown...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Lost Mountain Pass by Larry D. Sweazy
I read quickly, but not that quickly. I need to add one of Kevin R. Tipple's reviews here and there. Thank you, Kevin. And, for those who don't know Larry D. Sweazy's writing, Kevin is right. Sweazy doesn't write a bad book. Lost Mountain Pass by Larry Sweazy...
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Are you ready for cats who are management, and dolphins who want to unionize? I love John Scalzi's imagination, and Starter Villain is a joy from start to finish. Most people would look at Charlie Fitzer and see a loser. At thirty-two, he's divorced, working as a...