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
August Treasures in My Closet
I'm not rushing through summer, although when I say I'm talking about August book releases, some of you may think I am. There are so many possibilities in August, including books by several of my favorite authors. But, if you're not ready to talk about August books...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan
My Treasures in My Closet post will be up tomorrow. Lots of interesting sounding books coming out in August. So, today I'm posting one of Kevin Tipple's reviews. The Bookseller is the last DS George Cross book until the August release of The Tailor. As the father of...
Mercy Knows No Color by Heather Graham
Well, this was my own fault. When I read about a wounded Confederate soldier at Appomattox Courthouse, I foolishly thought Heather Graham's novella Mercy Knows No Color was about a man who became a ghost. I read too many of her Krewe of Hunters books and forgot she...