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
Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt
Mick Hardin is back! Code of the Hills is Chris Offutt’s third novel featuring Hardin, a product of the Kentucky hills. Offutt’s writing style is economical in these books, but it’s beautiful and descriptive, and the reader never doubts that...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
Kevin Tipple just seems to have a special sense as to when I could use an extra book review. I appreciate that! His latest review is of Elly Griffiths’ The Last Remains, the latest Ruth Galloway mystery. Thank you, Kevin. The Last Remains It is Friday, June...
Flesh and Blood by David Mark
I have to admit I hadn’t heard of David Mark’s Aector McAvoy series until Mark was on the mystery panel for the LJ Day of Dialog. Flesh and Blood is the eleventh police procedural in a series set in Hull, England. Several of the books were nominated for...