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
Have You Heard? – Cleo Coyle’s The Ghost and the Stolen Tears
I'm a big fan of Cleo Coyle's ghostly PI Jack Shepherd, so when Sandie Herron mentioned a review of the audiobook of The Ghost and the Stolen Tears, I took it. If you like paranormal mysteries, I hope you know Jack and Pen! The Ghost and the Stolen TearsWritten by...
Have You Heard? – Lois Winston’s Assault with a Deadly Glue gun
Sandie Herron knows just when to step up when I'm on deadline for Library Journal. She offered a couple reviews, and I grabbed them. I'll have a review of a new book on Tuesday, release day for it. In the meantime, thank you, Sandie, for reviewing this audiobook....
Foster by Claire Keegan
I'm not the only one impressed with Claire Keegan's spare, beautifully written novels. If you don't want to read my review, check out Alexandra Alter's article in The New York Times, http://bit.ly/3X0manJ. Keegan, the author of Small Things Like These, a Booker...