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
Winners and a July Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Ruth H. from Austin, TX will receive A Midnight Puzzle. Pitch Dark will go to Nancy P. from Port St Lucie, FL. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two books that were published in...
What Are You Reading?
No real news or weather reports from here this week, so I'm going to dive right into books. Kim Hays recommended Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series the other day, so I picked up the first one, The Wine of Angels. I liked the premise. But, Kim? Don't feel bad if...
September Treasures in My Closet
I can't believe how fast this summer is going. I know for some of you it's already been too long. But, I enjoy summer. There are quite a number of good books in my closet, though, that are September releases. And, I'm sure you have a number of other books to add to...