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
A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara
Maxie Dara's debut SCYTHE mystery wasn't at all what I expected. A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer was better than I expected with more humor and a lot more love. Kathy Valence is forty-two, mid-divorce, and six months pregnant with her ex's baby. The only...
No Treasures Today
I know this is the day you normally expect Treasures in My Closet for the November books. I'm sorry. I'm just not feeling it right now. I spent the weekend with family, but, like many of you, I spent time worrying about family and friends in North Carolina and...
The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson by Terry Shames
Earlier this year, when Terry Shames launched her Jessie Madison series set in the Bahamas, I worried that she was leaving Samuel Craddock behind. Not to worry. She recently signed a contract to continue both series. And, with The Troubling Death of Maddy Benson, she...