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
Bark to the Future by Spencer Quinn
"Do you think we go through high school in an intense fog?" Heck, yes. That's the only way most of us can survive high school. In the thirteenth Chet and Bernie mystery, Bark to the Future, Bernie discovers most of what he remembers from high school is wrong. Chet...
The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis
I realize there are a number of Randall Silvis fans out there. In fact, one of my dearest friends loves his books. Silvis has also been a finalist for two Hammett Prizes. But, I found The Deepest Black to be one of the weirdest books I ever finished. I really only...
Winners and a Cozy Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Elizabeth V. from Sacramento, CA won The Lies I Tell. Her Dying Day is going to RaeEllen B. from Rochester, NY. The books are going out in the mail today. Before I kick off the giveaway, just a note that you'll...