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?
What Are You Reading?
Should we try again this week? I’m going to talk about the Captiva Library tomorrow, and, if there’s anything you’d like to add about libraries or bookmobiles, feel free to jump in . Last Friday was a mess on my blog, and I know some of you...
Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman
Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I reviewed The Last Mandarin, a political thriller of terror on a grand scale, a novel about a mother-daughter relationship. Today, it’s Matt Goldman’s Liar’s Creek. It’s about a father and son who...
The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa FunG
The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa FunG
I don’t read political thrillers. What a mistake that would have been to say “I don’t read political thrillers”, and miss The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellisa Fung. This fast-paced adventure takes the world to the brink of war while...