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
Red, White & Blue Murder by Bill Crider
After finishing Bill Crider's twelfth Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery, Red, White & Blue Murder, I admire his storytelling skills even more. Although the books are all set in a small area in Texas, Crider doesn't hesitate to include the regular residents of Blacklin...
A Slant of Light by Kathryn Lasky
I'll admit I bogged down in the middle of Kathryn Lasky's third Georgia O'Keeffe historical mystery, A Slant of Light. Lasky had to bring together so many characters, so much history. And, some of what I love about these books was missing at times. O'Keeffe, as an...
Lindy Gomm’s Favorites of 2024
I like to host the Favorites of 2024 posts. We get to see what our online friends are reading from all over the world. Today, it's Lindy Gomm's turn to talk about her favorite books of 2024. Thank you, Lindy! THE NIGHT IN QUESTION by Susan Fletcher - An absolutely...