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 Hangman by Louise Penny
Somehow, I missed Louise Penny's novella, The Hangman, from 2011. It does feature Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir, along with several of the residents of Three Pines. But, it appears that the novella was originally written for the Good Reads series,...
Winners and a Married Life Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Kathy S. from Lincoln, NE will receive The Bitter Past. The Poisoner's Ring will go to Margie B. in El Dorado Hills, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. I hope you saw the interview with Susan Furlong...
What Are You Reading?
Now that Jeff's home safely, I think I only have to worry about those of you suffering from that extreme heat, from Texas west. Take care of yourselves! Stay inside and read a good book. I'm reading an October release, One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley. I'm...