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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Bitterfrost by Bryan Gruley
I met Bryan Gruley years ago when his first book, Starvation Lake, was out. In fact, I took him to lunch, hosted him at the Velma Teague Library, and I still have the tee shirt he gave me with Starvation Lake on it. It's been a few years since his last book. Kevin...
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner
If you're a fan of Travis Baldree's fantasy novels, such as Legends & Lattes, you'll want to try J. Penner's A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic. Arleta Starstone is a human, a baker who sells her goods at the local market in Adenashire. But, since she has no...
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen brings back The Martini Club in the second book in the series, The Summer Guests. Once again set in Purity, Maine, it features a small group of former CIA agents who dig into trouble in the small tourist town. The book opens with a flashback to 1972...