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
One of Those Days
It was just one of those days. I had planned to talk about a short story collection here today, but I haven't even had a chance to start it. So, for my sister, Christie, and all those who check in to make sure I'm okay, I'm around. Just really busy. But, I will...
Off to The Poisoned Pen
One of you recently mentioned The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the fact that you can watch their author events on their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonedPenBookstore. You can subscribe to their channel, which makes it easy...
The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning
Kirsty Manning takes readers into the opulence, glamour and decadence of 1930s Paris in her historical mystery, The Paris Mystery. The atmospheric story is an excellent introduction to pre-World War II Paris as seen through the eyes of an outsider, reporter...