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
Murder She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran
I'm sure you can tell by the title, Murder She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle, that mystery writer Jessica Fletcher is heading to Ireland, with the assistance of Terrie Farley Moran. It's Northern Ireland, with stops in Belfast and Bushmills. Moran blends...
Christmas Thoughts
Merry Christmas! Last year, I paraphrased columnist Connie Schultz. "May the season lie lightly on your heart." For one reason or another, and I don't know why, this holiday season is not easy for a number of my friends this year. It may be that we're aging, and...
25 Days ‘Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander
Oh, Poppy Alexander. She's the author of The Littlest Library. Even her Christmas novels tear my heart apart before the happily-ever-after ending. And, she certainly knows how to do that in 25 Days 'Til Christmas, the story of a single mother who hasn't appreciated...