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
Death by Accident by Bill Crider
Bill Crider's Death by Accident is the ninth in his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series. It's just as good as the earlier ones. And, if I hadn't been out of town for part of the week, I might have been able to share news from Bill's family about the series. But, I'm going to...
Catching My Breath
I have a full schedule of books and book reviews for you this week, including a small Treasures in My Closet (not many December releases). But, every time I'm with my family, I just need some time to regroup since I don't read when I'm with them. I read two pages...
Maryland Trip
Well, on Wednesday, I was supposed to be making a trip to Maryland with my Mom and two sisters, where we were going to take a trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. That didn't happen. There were mechanical issues with the train, and we found out the trip had...