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
How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James
Pure joy. If you asked me to describe Eloisa James' historical romance, How to Be a Wallflower, my best description would be pure joy. There are two wonderful lead characters, some excellent supporting characters, and humor as well as the romance. There's also a...
The King Arthur Case by Jean-Luc Bannalec
I love the cover of Jean-Luc Bannalec's The King Arthur Case. I'm going to admit that's my favorite part of this seventh book in the Brittany Mystery Series. I read the first in the series years ago, and liked it, but didn't love it. I never know with a translation...
Winners and Library Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The copies of The Secrets We Share will go to Lisbeth M. from Kingwood, TX and Caryn S. from St. Louis, MO. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two books dealing with libraries....