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 Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney
I don’t remember the last time I enjoyed a debut mystery so much. The Primrose Murder Society is Stacy Hackney’s first adult book. She leaves room for a sequel, but I don’t know if a second book would be written as well with the emotional details...
Never Spar with a Viscount by Lindsay Lovise
Lindsay Lovise’s Never Spar with a Viscount is the third in her historical romance series, The Secret Society of Governess Spies, however it works just fine as a standalone. The reader does meet the governesses from the previous two books, but those books are...
What Are You Reading?
The big news this week is that Kim Hays was nominated for a Barry Award for Splintered Justice, in case you missed the blog on Tuesday. Congratulations again, Kim! As for me, it’s been a quiet week again. Linda and I went to see the Tony Award-winning...