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
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
I'll be the first to admit I wasn't a fan of the last Gamache book, The Madness of Crowds. I won't say I breathed a sigh of relief when I read the eighteenth book, Louise Penny's A World of Curiosities. A reader can't breathe a sigh of relief until the last page...
Sandie’s Corner – A Fearsome Doubt by Charles Todd
I've been working on Thursday's Treasures in My Closet post, quite a lengthy one, so today I'm using one of Sandie Herron's blog posts. She reviewed Charles Todd's A Fearsome Doubt. Thank you, Sandie. A FEARSOME DOUBTBy Charles ToddSeries: Inspector Ian Rutledge,...
Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld
Tom Gauld's cartoon book, Revenge of the Librarians, is the latest one circulating around the library staff. Well, of course. But, this isn't just a cartoon book for librarians. Writers and bibliophiles will enjoy this book by the cartoonist and illustrator...