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
Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters
'Tis the season for agony aunt mysteries. Although Anastasia Hastings' Of Manners and Murder was released in February, I read Mary Winters' Murder in Postscript in October, and it's just released now. In 1860 London, Amelia Amesbury secretly longs for adventure....
The Only Game in Town by Lacie Waldon
I'm not sure I'm going to do justice to Lacie Waldon's engaging novel, The Only Game in Town. It's amusing, relaxing, and the little bit of conflict in this story is easily handled. I like the people of Redford, Georgia, and it's just fun to watch them compete for...
Yours Truly, The Duke by Amelia Grey
Amelia Grey kicks off her Say I Do trilogy with Yours Truly, The Duke, a fun historical romance with a little too much poetry for me. It's a marriage of convenience. The Duke of Wyatthaven (Wyatt) needs a wife within seven days if his grandmother's considerable...