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
Margie Bunting’s Favorite Books of 2022
Today, Margie Bunting is the final reader to share her favorite books of 2022. Before we launch into her post, I just want to thank the others who shared their favorite books: Rosemary Kaye, Jeff Meyerson, Glen Davis, Kevin Tipple, and Sandie Herron. Everyone has a...
A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie
It has been several years since fans have been able to catch up with Duncan Kincaid, Gemma James, their police teams, and their family. A Killing of Innocents, the nineteenth in the series, doesn't disappoint. Detective Sergeant Duncan Kincaid noticed the young...
Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
I would have expected that J.D. Robb's Encore in Death, a police procedural set in the world of Broadway and Hollywood, would have been one of my favorites in the series. But, it wasn't quite up to the tension of Desperation in Death, the previous book in the...