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
My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi
I can see why Masateru Konishi's My Grandfather, the Master Detective was a bestseller in Japan. It's filled with mystery, short tales, suggestions of romance, and evil. The author, and the translator, Louise Heal Kawai, lovingly portray the relationship between a...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! I've had a quiet week. It's been windy here, but I still took a walk and sat on my patio one day. Other than that, I've been reading. I do have a busy weekend coming up. Linda's son and granddaughter are coming in, so my Mom and Christie will come...
Last One Out by Jane Harper
I've read several of Jane Harper's books, and Last One Out is my favorite of the ones I read. It's heartbreaking, as her novels tend to be. It's atmospheric, set in New South Wales, with vivid descriptions of a dying rural community. It's bleak and stark, and...