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
Mrs. Claus and the Nightmare Before New Year’s by Liz Ireland
The fifth Mrs. Claus mystery, Mrs. Claus and the Nightmare Before New Year's, is another delightful cozy by Liz Ireland. This time, April Claus has to recruit everyone to help keep Santaland a secret when three human strangers show up. It's bad enough that Nick,...
A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert’s second Hunter and Clewe mystery brings back the unusual detecting duo in a traditional mystery, A Killer Clue. Red herrings, a cold case, a current case, and stolen books all add up to an interesting story for book lovers. Gilbert throws in some...
The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
In 2021, Madeline Martin's The Last Bookshop in London was one of the best books I read that year. I just finished her historical novel, The Booklover's Library, and it's going on this year's list. Martin knows how to tell an emotional story of family, found...