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 – Mystery Magazine, July 2024
I was up at my Mom's for a couple days for a family reunion. So, I really appreciate it when Kevin Tipple steps up and offers a review I can share. Thank you, Kevin, for this one. MM July 2024 Mystery Magazine: July 2024 opens with the cover story, “Cocaine Cowboy”...
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
I reminded you earlier, and I'll say it again, if you haven't yet read Ann Cleeves' The Rising Tide, you might want to pick it up before reading The Dark Wives. This eleventh in the series is a major spoiler for the previous one. In fact, there is a point in my...
The Jig is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews
Lisa Q. Mathews' cozy mystery, The Jig Is Up, launches her new Irish Bed & Breakfast Mystery series. It's a delightful kickoff to a series set in Shamrock, Massachusetts, a year-round theme town. But, the town's St. Patrick's Week celebration starts with the...