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 Are You Reading?
I'm getting ready to head to northern Ohio for a week to visit with family. And, to me, fall in northern Ohio also means apple cider. I'm not at all one of those people who likes all those pumpkin spice drinks. But, I love good cider. What about you? Is there...
Black Hollywood by Carell Augustus
Do you ever wonder what book is the hottest title among the library staff in the back room where they get to see everything that comes into the public library? Right now, this is it, Black Hollywood: Reimaging Iconic Movie Moments by Carell Augustus. I just...
No Strangers Here by Carlene O’Connor
I like Carlene O'Connor's Irish Village mysteries, a cozy series set in her imaginary town of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland. But, she's topped that entire series with the darker mystery set in Dingle in County Kerry. The atmosphere is perfect, and the characters...