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
The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
I missed Danielle Trussoni's first book to feature puzzle master Mike Brink, The Puzzle Master, but that's okay. She provides enough background so a reader can easily meet Brink in The Puzzle Box, an ingenious fast-paced adventure that goes from New York City to...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually on a Western Maryland Scenic Railroad trip with my Mom and sisters today, so I won't be checking in until this evening, if we have Internet. The last time we went on a train trip, we were in the mountains with no Internet connection. So, we'll see. We...
Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly
The third Scottish Isle mystery by Lucy Connelly, Death at a Scottish Christmas, didn't quite live up to the earlier ones, in my opinion. While I loved the concept, there were too many other elements in the story. Dr. Emilia McRoy never had a month off when she...