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?
It’s been a good week; no appointments and the weather has been warmer. Best of all, no snow. My kind of week. But, after finishing The Astral Library, I can’t get into a novel. I just dropped two of them, one after I read a third of it. So,...
Kevin Tipple’s Corner Annex – Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot
Kevin Tipple’s Corner Annex – Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot
There have been a number of authors who took over Robert B. Parker’s series after his death. It’s Christopher Farnsworth’s turn to take over the Jesse Stone series. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for his review of Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot....
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
“Have you ever wanted to live inside a book?” Kate Quinn departs from her usual historical fiction to enter the world of magical realism, libraries and books in The Astral Library. While some of her usual readers might be disappointed, this book hit...