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
The Deadly Weed by Cora Harrison
The Deadly Weed by Cora Harrison
The Deadly Weed is the tenth Reverend Mother mystery set in Cork, Ireland in the 1920s. I appreciate Cora Harrison's series for the history and atmospheric contrast between the poor and the slums of Cork and the moneyed class. But, this time, the book was...
Taking the Weekend Off
Taking the Weekend Off
I'm taking the weekend off. I've had a busy schedule with little time to read. So, I'm using the weekend to read for both reviews and myself. Catch you on Monday! Have a good...
Winners & a Mystery Giveaway
Winners & a Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Shawn S. from Freehold, NJ won Gone But Not for Garden. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD will receive Four Leaf Clover. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away mysteries you might not have...