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 Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Are you ready for the third Thursday Murder Club Mystery? I'll admit Richard Osman's The Bullet That Missed starts slowly. But, let's face it. Many of us read the books for the characters as much as the mystery itself. This time, I really didn't care about the cold...
Server Issues
Server Issues
Good morning! I'm fine. There was supposed to be a blog here today, but the server was having issues yesterday. It's back up, so there will be one tomorrow. We'll talk...
Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower
Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower
Most of us would recognize the title of Amanda Flower's first Emily Dickinson mystery, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, as a quote from a poem. In a departure from her cozy mysteries, Flower's latest is a historical mystery grounded in the facts of Dickinson's...