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
Whisper Room by Thomas Kies
Thomas Kies follows his Sue Grafton Award nominee, Shadow Hill, with another compelling mystery featuring Geneva Chase, a crime reporter whose drinking cost her a career. Now, the journalist is working freelance in her Connecticut hometown. It's a call from the...
September Treasures in My Closet
I know we still have summer yet to enjoy, but are you ready to think about fall? I have September book releases, Treasures in My Closet, to talk about. Let me know what September books you're excited about. Let's kick off the list with Ellery Adams' Murder on the...
The Fragrance of Death by Leslie Karst
What do you do if you're a restaurateur who has lost your sense of smell? In the case of Sally Solari, the amateur sleuth in Leslie Karst's The Fragrance of Death, she sticks her nose in everyone's business. It was only a cold, followed by a sinus infection, but...