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
City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
I love a good con novel. Although City of Fortune is Victoria Thompson's sixth Counterfeit Lady novel, you don't have to have read previous ones to catch up quickly with the characters. The plot itself stands alone. But, it's the three main characters, Elizabeth...
Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott
Lauren Elliott, author of the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mysteries, launches a new series with Steeped in Secrets. It features a likable heroine, an appealing supportive cast, and paranormal elements, including one of the most interesting dogs I've come across...
Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday
If Jenny Holiday’s books, A Princess for Christmas, and its follow-ups, Duke, Actually, and So This is Christmas, remind you of the Christmas movies on a certain network, they’re supposed to. The author admits her editor said just add spice. And, she also...