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 – “The Havana Run” by Ace Atkins
Well, I hate to write to my review editor and tell her I had the wrong date on my calendar for this month's reviews. That means I'm reading frantically again for a couple days. I do have a review already posted for tomorrow. So, I'm happy that I had Kevin R....
A Clock Stopped Dead by J.M. Hall
I made a few mistakes with J.M. Hall's A Clock Stopped Dead. First, I thought this cozy British mystery was the first in the series featuring retired teachers Pat, Liz, and Thelma. It's actually the third. A Spoonful of Murder is the first. I guess my biggest...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Clete by James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke's latest novel, Clete, was just released. Kevin Tipple jumped on the chance to read and review it, so I want to share his review. But, before I do that, I want to mention something Kevin seldom talks about. He's recently had three short stories...