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
What Are You Reading?
Are you reading this week, or are you watching the horror that is Hurricane Milton? I lived in Southwest Florida for eighteen years, and have friends and relatives all over the state. I hope most of you who participate on Thursdays are okay, and I hope your loved...
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
I liked Nita Prose's first two mysteries featuring Molly the Maid, The Maid and The Mystery Guest. Molly works at the Regency Grand Hotel. When her Gran died, Molly lost the person who understood her worldview. Molly sees things a little differently than other...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeff Cohen
I'm backed up right now with books for Library Journal. I didn't read anything when I went home and worried about friends in North Carolina. So, I'm frantically reading now. When Kevin Tipple sent a review of an older title, Jeff Cohen's Some Like It Hot-Buttered,...