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 – Storm Watch by C.J. Box
C.J. Box's twenty-third Joe Picket novel, Storm Watch, will be released Tuesday, Feb. 28. That's perfect timing because Kevin Tipple has a review of the forthcoming book, naturally with no spoilers. Thank you, Kevin! The worsening weather this day in late March for...
Winners & a Cozy Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. River of Fallen Angels will go to Brenda W. from Hattiesburg, MS. Kathy S. from Saugus, MA won Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away cozy mysteries with...
What Are You Reading?
Monday was the first time I've had Presidents' Day off in ten years. I spent much of it at my friend Donna's house. In January, we did a movie day, the first we had done since Covid in 2020. That was a western day. We watched a 1951 movie that I love, Westward the...