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 Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Alison Goodman's Regency mystery, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, starts out a little slow for me, but once it picked up speed, the characters and difficult cases keeps the story moving. Goodman's notes say she's inspired by Georgette Heyer's Regency...
Winners and Golden Age Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Joan R. from Staten Island, NY won A Death in Denmark. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA will receive Intrigue in Istanbul. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving two Golden Age mysteries. Let's...
What Are You Reading?
I hope every one of you is having gorgeous weather this week. We've had low humidity, sunshine and 80s, just perfect. The humidity will be here next month, so I've been enjoying moments outside right now. If you can combine that with reading, all the better! I want...