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
A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries by Edith Maxwell
A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries by Edith Maxwell
Although Edith Maxwell ended her Agatha Award-winning Quaker Midwife series, she hasn't forgotten about Rose Carroll. The Amesbury, Massaschusetts midwife is featured in most of the short stories in A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Tracy Clark’s Hide
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Tracy Clark’s Hide
Even when Tracy Clark's Hide first came out in January, I said it won't get the attention it deserves because it was released so soon after the new year. Fortunately, for all of us, Kevin Tipple sent a review. If you missed Hide the first time around in January,...