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
Winners & a Historical Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the book-related mystery giveaway. As I mentioned, the books will go to Carol K. from Omaha, NE, and Carli S. from NYC, NY, mailed on Nov. 7. This week, I'm giving away two historical mysteries. Rosemary Simpson's latest Gilded Age...
What Are You Reading?
I'll be honest. I'm in Ohio visiting my Mom and other family members, and haven't read a word since I drove here last Friday. We've visited with other family members and friends, gone out to eat several times, and worked on jigsaw puzzles. I walked down on the pier...
The Perfect Crime, ed. by Vaseem Khan and Maxim Jakubowski
The Perfect Crime is subtitled "22 Crime Stories from Diverse Cultures Around the World". The book features writers of color and various ethnic backgrounds. "Gathered together for the first time are authors from a variety of culture and ethnic backgrounds..." Crime...