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
25 Days ‘Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander
Oh, Poppy Alexander. She's the author of The Littlest Library. Even her Christmas novels tear my heart apart before the happily-ever-after ending. And, she certainly knows how to do that in 25 Days 'Til Christmas, the story of a single mother who hasn't appreciated...
Death in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert's Death in the Margins is the seventh Blue Ridge Library mystery featuring Amy Webber Muir, director of the Taylorsford Public Library. When she returned to her family hometown as library director, she had not yet met Richard Muir, a dancer and...
What Are You Reading?
I'm off work until Tuesday, Dec. 27, and I'm taking advantage of it. I'm reading four books right now, two mysteries, a Christmas novel, and a nonfiction book. I'm going to mention the nonfiction book in a minute or two. I know I'm lucky that I"m staying home for...