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 Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley
It's been five years since Alan Bradley's last Flavia de Luce mystery. I was surprised to see his new one, What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust. I thought he and Flavia had retired, although Flavia has so many fans. Eleven? Twelve? It's hard to say how old Flavia...
Passions in Death by J.D. Robb
Passions in Death may be the fifty-ninth book in J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas series, but the stories are still fresh. Best of all, though, is the chance to catch up with Eve Dallas, her husband, Roarke, and Dallas' co-workers and friends. It's the early hours of the...
Fatal Intrusion by Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado
Two bestselling authors, Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado, team up for the first in a new series featuring two people with unusual hunting skills. But Carmen Sanchez and Professor Jake Heron also have an unpleasant history. Carmen Sanchez is a former FBI agent...