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
Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire
Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire
There's a meme going around on Facebook that mentions words often used in mystery reviews, and then says what those words "really" mean. When I say that Ann Claire's first Christie Bookshop Mystery, Dead and Gondola, is charming, I mean that the cozy mystery has...
Winners and a Christmas Book Giveaway
Winners and a Christmas Book Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Dede W. from Pearland, TX won Dewey Decimated. Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV will receive Crime for the Books. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I always end the book giveaways around Thanksgiving, and...