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 Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
If you enjoyed Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, you'll want to try Robert Thorogood's The Marlow Murder Club. They're nothing at all alike. The connection comes with the amateur sleuths who are often overlooked by other people. Then there's the subtle...
The 2022 Edgar Awards
I'm back! Also exhausted. I'm going to share the Edgar Award information today, but I'll share photos tomorrow. I'll also get to work on the Treasures in My Closet. In the meantime, congratulations to all the Edgar Award winners and nominees who were recognized at...
What Are You Reading?
I know some of you will pick up the slack today since I'm in New York. I should have time to drop in this morning. I haven't really decided what I'm doing today, although I'm heading to the Met tomorrow to see the Winslow Homer exhibit. I will tell you what book I...