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
Death on a Winter Stroll by Francine Mathews
I've always been a fan of Francine Mathews' police procedurals set on atmospheric Nantcucket Island. They aren't published on a regular basis so any new one, such as Death on a Winter Stroll, is cause for celebration. And, the residents and visitors on Nantucket do...
Winners and A Book-Related Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Ann S. from Apple Valley, MN won The Bullet That Missed. Carol K. from Columbia, CT received The Rising Tide. Because of my schedule this week, the books went out in the mail on Wednesday. My schedule will be off...
What Are You Reading?
I'm getting ready to head to northern Ohio for a week to visit with family. And, to me, fall in northern Ohio also means apple cider. I'm not at all one of those people who likes all those pumpkin spice drinks. But, I love good cider. What about you? Is there...