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?
It's been a good week here, starting with weather. It's been in the 80s, and we didn't get the rain that was expected. That's okay. I had things to do. Last week was fun. On Thursday, Mom, my sister, Christie, and I headed out to go to an afternoon tea. (Thank you,...
Tin City by David Housewright
I always say if I recommend a book to family, that's the highest recommendation I can make. Now that I've read David Housewright's second Mac McKenzie book, Tin City, I told my brother-in-law to read it. I'm hooked, and I suspect he will be, too. It all starts as if...
Maggie & Arthur’s Magic Moment by Leslie Rene
There might be a little too much magic for some people in Leslie Rene's debut novel, Maggie & Arthur's Magic Moment. it's a romantasy with an emphasis on the magic elements. However, I enjoyed the magical world the author created. Dr. Maggie Linden is a...